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extension were granted, provided that the party to that time | | had prosecuted its case in good faith and with due diligence. |
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| | E. The utility or utilities shall send the municipalities in | which any part of the proposed transmission line is to be | located a copy of the application, including a copy of the | proposed corridor or corridors. Any municipality through | which any part of the proposed transmission line is to be | located that requests to be an intervenor becomes an | intervenor to the proceeding. |
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| | | 1-A. Purchase of capacity or energy. Whenever any electric | utility or utilities propose to purchase any generating capacity, | transmission capacityand | erect any transmission line capable of operating at 100 kilovolts | or more, the construction of which is required to carry the | capacity or energy purchasedprovisions shall | apply |
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| | A. The purchase of the generating capacity, transmission | capacityshall be |
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| | B. The construction of the resulting transmission line | shall be subject to this section, except that the notice of | intent must be filed no less than 2 months in advance of | submitting the petition for approval and the commission | shall issue its order within 12 months after the petition is | filed. |
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| | | 2. Line not resulting from construction or purchase. Except | as otherwise provided in subsection 3-A, whenever any electric | utility or utilities propose to erect within this State a | transmission line capable of operating at 100 kilovolts, or more, | and the transmission line does not result from the construction | of a generating facility pursuant to this section or the purchase | of generating capacity, transmission capacity or energy, the | utility or utilities shall file a petition for the approval of | the proposed line. The petition is subject to the requirements | of subsection 1, paragraphs B and C. The commission shall issue | its order within 6 months after the petition is filed unless this | period is extended as provided in subsection 1, paragraph D. |
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| | At the time of filing of a petition for approval of a proposed | line under this section, the utility shall send a copy of the | petition by certified mail to the municipal officers of the | municipality or municipalities in which the line is to be | located. |
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| | | 3. Transmission line rebuilding or relocation projects. Each | electric utility shall file annually with the commission a |
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