License Agreement with Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
Summary
SCH Number
2024010990
Public Agency
City of Redding
Document Title
License Agreement with Western Area Power Administration (WAPA)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/31/2024
Document Description
The City of Redding will enter into a License Agreement with the United States of America, Department of Energy, Wester Area Power Administration (WAPA). The agreement allows a portion of the public right of way and limited fixed improvements to remain beneath WAPA's Keswick-Airport 230-Kilovolt Transmission Line. The License Agreement renewal has a term of 25 years and will expire in the year 2049.
Contact Information
Name
Amber Kelley
Agency Name
City of Redding
Job Title
Environmental Compliance Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project / Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Redding
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Mercedes Lane/Hilltop Drive
Zip
96002
Total Acres
0.50 acres
Parcel #
117430001000, 117430009000, 117430013000, 117430026000, 117430025000, 117430024000
State Highways
SR 44, SR 273, SR 299
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
none
Schools
Turtle Bay, Shasta, UPrep, Boulder Creek, Sequoia, Cypress
Waterways
Sacramento River, Terri Creek, Sulphur Creek, L Churn Creek, Boulder Creek
Township
32N
Range
5W
Section
25
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Class I exemptions include the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing facilities, structures, or topographical features involving negligible or no expansion of use. The City will renew the License Agreement to allow existing right of way and limited fixed improvements to remain. Right of way improvements are not proposed and the activity will result in no expansion of use. The property has no underlying value for sensitive environmental resources, and the project has no potential to have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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