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� � '1't); James J. Dalglish. President • Dean A. Lund, �cecutive Secretary � FR�+1. SUBJE�T: Routfc�g of Electricai Transmis�ion Lines in the Metropolitan Area Afi the Board of Directors meeting on June 29, 1967, the B;ard adopted the four recommendations contained in the report of the Intergoverc�mental Relations Comm�ttee concerning the proposed service� and activiti�s of the Metropolitan Section. One of these recomm�v:Gatfon� pertained to the routing of electricel transmission lines in t}�;�e metropolits�n area and read as follows: � "That the Metropolitan Section attempt �o obtain a thorough aald cemprehensive rev�e�v of the problem� arising frc�n the locaiion of the electrical transnission lin�s which will encircle the metropolitsn area by the i.nterested parties, i.e. tt�e munfcipalftie:a which will b� crossed by the trans- mission lines, the Metropolitan Plan�ing Comnissian, and the Northern States Power Company�" ;� i a= � � j"=: . The balance of this memorand�mn is intended as a�eport of the findings and conclu�ior�s of the st�ff rmade in the course of atteQnpting to 3mplemen� this rec�amendatf�on. I)uring the pre3.iminary investigation into this prablen, two general conclusions became quite obvious. First, as of Jctne, 1967 the Northern States Power Company fel� it was already too lafie to review the problems aris�.ng from the locatian cif tY�ese electrical transmission Iines, since agre�nent had alread� h��n reach,��l vaith a number of comnur►ities and construction had� started on certain parts of the line� Second, the possibility of placing such transmission lines underground is not a res3��*ic one because of the technical prablems whieh would have to be solvec: and because of the prohib3tive eost of such an ende�vor. Thus, it became evident at an early date that it was impossible to im lement the s eci€ic course of action ado ted b the Board oi Directors. However, it ecame equally obvious that the present machinery or determining the loeatiom of such transmission lines is grassly i.nadequate and that some iype of c�orrective legislation sh�uld be progos�d at the next session of the Legislature. At present there is no ispecific legislative fr�nework within wr�ich �he negotiai�ions between N.JS.P. and the effected municipalities take plaee� N.S.P. ha� the power of �►inent damain and exerc�.ses this power in acquiring and construct:[ng transmzssion lines thxough municipalities. Exaet�.y what �oVaers muri:Cci�a� ities have with respect to the canstructian and routing of such traiismission iines has never been determined in a court of law. kIoweve3�, the�e seems to be general agre�nent in legal 3 t � Stsw��, . . _. .. � �y 4 � /f' .