Real Estate & Property Law

Texas Eastern Transmission Gets Serious

By Alan Ackerman

The Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Staten Island in Manhattan, NY, as well as Hudson, Union, Bergen and Morris Counties in New Jersey is a serious process which Texas Eastern is moving forward with.
    The process provides the opportunity for individuals in the community to view the proposal, but is also likely to provide a decision that is fait accompli.

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The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that will address the environmental impacts of the New Jersey-New York Expansion Project (NJ-NY Expansion Project or Project) involving construction and operation of facilities by Spectra Energy Corporation (Spectra Energy) natural gas pipeline companies; Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) and Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (Algonquin) (collectively, the Applicants); in the Boroughs of Staten Island and Manhattan, New York; Hudson, Union, Bergen, and Morris Counties, New Jersey; and Middlesex County, Connecticut. This EIS will be used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity.

This notice announces the opening of the scoping process that the Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested agencies on the project. Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues need to be evaluated in the EIS. Please note that the scoping period will close on August 20, 2010.
 

Full post as published by National Eminent Domain Blog on July 30, 2010 (boomark / email).