Factors to be considered in evaluating applications and designation of sites, corridors, and routes
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-22.1-09
in effect49-22.1-09. Factors to be considered in evaluating applications and designation of
sites, corridors, and routes.
The commission is guided by, but is not limited to, the following considerations, when
applicable, to aid the evaluation and designation of sites, corridors, and routes:
1. Available research and investigations relating to the effects of the location,
construction, and operation of the proposed facility on public health and welfare,
natural resources, and the environment.
2. The effects of new gas or liquid energy conversion and gas or liquid transmission
technologies and systems designed to minimize adverse environmental effects.
3. The potential for beneficial uses of waste energy from a proposed gas or liquid energy
conversion facility.
4. Adverse direct and indirect environmental effects that cannot be avoided should the
proposed site or route be designated.
5. Alternatives to the proposed site, corridor, or route that are developed during the
hearing process and which minimize adverse effects.
6. Irreversible and irretrievable commitments of natural resources should the proposed
site, corridor, or route be designated.
7. The direct and indirect economic impacts of the proposed facility.
8. Existing plans of the state, local government, and private entities for other
developments at or in the vicinity of the proposed site, corridor, or route.
9. The effect of the proposed site or route on existing scenic areas, historic sites and
structures, and paleontological or archaeological sites.
10. The effect of the proposed site or route on areas that are unique because of biological
wealth or because the site or route is a habitat for rare and endangered species.
11. Problems raised by federal agencies, other state agencies, and local entities.
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