Gas Pipeline Tweaks Spark Call for Public Environmental Feedback
Published Date: 1/22/2025
Notice
Summary
Texas Eastern Transmission wants to change its gas pipeline plans in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, by abandoning some facilities. The government is asking the public to share their thoughts on how this might affect the environment before making a final decision. You’ve got until February 13, 2025, to speak up and help shape the project’s future!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Landowners: Easement Negotiations, Eminent Domain Risk
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, the pipeline company may contact you to negotiate an easement to construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. You do not have to agree, but if FERC approves the project the Natural Gas Act gives the company the right to initiate condemnation (eminent domain) proceedings in court; compensation would be determined by a judge under state law.
Local Environmental Impacts Will Be Evaluated
The Amendment Project would work within a roughly 55-acre property (18-acre fenced area) and would disturb about 28.70 acres during construction, including 18.10 acres inside the fence and 10.60 acres of expanded workspace. FERC staff will evaluate impacts on geology and soils; water resources and wetlands; vegetation and wildlife; threatened and endangered species; cultural resources; land use; environmental justice; air quality and noise; and reliability and safety.
Tribes and SHPOs: Section 106 Consultation
FERC is initiating consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and is soliciting views from the State Historic Preservation Office(s), interested Indian tribes, other agencies, and the public on potential effects to historic properties. The environmental document will document impacts on historic properties and summarize the status of Section 106 consultations.
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