78B-6-523. Reporting on consideration of federal public lands.
(1) As used in this section, "public utility" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 54-2-1
(2) A public utility that files any eminent domain action for a high voltage power line in a calendar year shall submit, on or before July 1 of each year, a report to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee detailing: the number of condemnation actions filed in the previous calendar year; infrastructure siting analyses completed to identify and evaluate alternatives using federal public lands prior to initiating a condemnation action; reasons for not utilizing federal public lands, if applicable; and any coordination efforts with federal land management agencies.