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January 4, 2022
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Will the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Accelerate Transmission Development?
In this alert, we first examine whether such superseding approval by FERC would be subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and require an environmental impact statement (EIS). Second, we explore how such backstop siting authority is likely to affect state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) permitting decisions. Overall, it is unlikely that the new IIJA will lead to a sudden acceleration of the siting of transmission lines.
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