Full text of Utah Utah Code § 54-18-102 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 54-18-102. Definitions.
Effective 11/6/2025 54-18-102.
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Affected entity" means the same as that term is defined in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102.
(2)
"Affected landowner" means an owner of a property interest, as reflected in the most recent county or city tax records as receiving a property tax notice, whose property is located within a proposed corridor.
(3)
(a)
"Construction" means the excavation, construction, and installation of a high voltage electric power line or upgraded high voltage transmission line.
(b)
"Construction" does not include:
(i)
the temporary use of sites; or
(ii)
studies and tests for:
(A)
requirements of this chapter;
(B)
state regulations;
(C)
federal regulations;
(D)
securing geological and survey data; or
(E)
any other actions taken by a public utility reasonably necessary to determine the location of a target study area or proposed corridor.
(4)
"High voltage power line" means:
(a)
an electrical high voltage power line with a nominal voltage of 230 kilovolts or more; and
(b)
an upgraded high voltage power line.
(5)
"Land use application" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102.
(6)
"Land use authority" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102.
(7)
"Land use permit" has the same meaning as Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102.
(8)
"Legislative body" has the same meaning as provided in Sections 10-20-102 and 17-79-102.
(9)
"Proposed corridor" means the transmission line route within a target study area selected by the public utility as the public utility's proposed alignment for a high voltage power line.
(10)
"Proposed route" means the right-of-way needed for construction of the high voltage power line.
(11)
"Public utility" has the same meaning as provided in Section 54-2-1.
(12)
"Target study area" means the geographic area for a new high voltage transmission line or an upgraded high voltage power line as proposed by a public utility.
(13)
"Upgraded high voltage power line" means increasing the voltage of an existing transmission line to 230 kilovolts or more.
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