(1) Subject to any conditions attached to the certificate by the commission, a final commission order granting a route certificate shall bind the state and each of its agencies, divisions, bureaus, commissions, boards and local governments as to the approval of the authorized transmission route and the construction and operation of the authorized transmission facility.
(2)  Issuance of a route certificate to a transmitting utility authorizes the utility to exercise the right of eminent domain pursuant to chapter 7, title 7, Idaho Code.

Terms Used In Idaho Code 61-1708

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3)  Issuance of the route certificate shall not be construed to preempt jurisdiction of any state agency or local government over matters that are not included in and governed by the route certificate including, but not limited to, employee health and safety, wage and hour or other labor regulations, other design and operational issues that do not relate to the siting of the transmission facilities.