ST9302-CS 9501161/16/95
Questions for the PUC in reference to transmission lines Texas Utilities.
1. Does the PUC have any regulations which govern transmission lines which have been
inactive for extended periods, i.e., would this be classified as an upgrade or a new line?
2. What steps does the City need to take to formally oppose the upgrade of the transmission
lines even though TU has not yet applied for the upgrade?
3. If the City condemns TU's land and compensates TU for the loss, what legal role do we
then play in the TU process to monitor the rerouting of the line?
a. What exactly would the City's involvement be in securing a new route if we
condemn the existing route?
b. What would be our involvement or control if TU starts condemning a route that we
as a City are opposed to? Can we then control where they condemn or do they have
free latitude to condemn any route of which the PUC approves?
4. Does the PUC review the need for any upgrades or is it the City' s responsibility for
insuring that all upgrades are appropriate and necessary?
5. Can TU share easements and/or lines, poles, etc. with the Texas New Mexico Line
currently in Denton County i.e. can PUC grant the right for TU to enter into another
certified area?
6. What are the actual guidelines for new and/or upgraded lines, i.e. what is the appropriate
sections and the documents that govern these upgrades or installation of new lines?
7. How would the City go about getting a public hearing in Coppell of the PUC
Commissioners? What are the proper procedures and guidelines?
8. How would the City go about obtaining the real cost of burying the cables and the real
cost of rerouting the existing lines?
9. What is the actual legal interpretation of the section of the PUC rules which talks about
gaining prior consent prior to the rerouting of any existing power lines i.e., if the City
condemns the current route can TU then go out and secure a different route using the
process of eminent domain without having prior owner consent of the new route.