1(1) 2No later than 45 days before the originally scheduled certification hearing, any party may propose alternate transmission line corridor routes for consideration under the provisions of this act.30(a) 31A notice of a proposed alternate corridor must be filed with the administrative law judge, all parties, and any local governments in whose jurisdiction the alternate corridor is proposed. The filing must include the most recent United States Geological Survey 1:24,000 quadrangle maps specifically delineating the corridor boundaries, a description of the proposed corridor, and a statement of the reasons the proposed alternate corridor should be certified.
99(b)1. 100Within 7 days after receipt of the notice, the applicant and the department shall file with the administrative law judge and all parties a notice of acceptance or rejection of a proposed alternate corridor for consideration. If the alternate corridor is rejected by the applicant or the department, the certification hearing and the public hearings shall be held as scheduled. If both the applicant and the department accept a proposed alternate corridor for consideration, the certification hearing and the public hearings shall be rescheduled, if necessary. If a filing for an alternate corridor is accepted for consideration by the department and the applicant, any newly affected local government must notify the administrative law judge and all parties not later than 10 days after the data concerning the alternate corridor has been determined complete as to whether the local government wishes to have such a public hearing. The local government is responsible for providing the location of the public hearing if held separately from the certification hearing. The provisions of s. 270403.527(4)(b) 271and (c) shall apply. Notice of the local hearings shall be published in accordance with s. 287403.5363288. 2892. 290If rescheduled, the certification hearing shall be held no more than 90 days after the previously scheduled certification hearing, unless the data submitted under paragraph (d) is determined to be incomplete, in which case the rescheduled certification hearing shall be held no more than 105 days after the previously scheduled certification hearing. If additional time is needed due to the alternate corridor crossing a local government jurisdiction that was not previously affected, the remainder of the schedule listed below shall be appropriately adjusted by the administrative law judge to allow that local government to prepare a report pursuant to s. 390403.526(2)(a)5391. Notice that the certification hearing has been deferred due to the acceptance of the alternate corridor shall be published in accordance with s. 415403.5363416. 417(c) 418Notice of the filing of the alternate corridor shall be published by the alternate proponent in accordance with s. 437403.5363(2)438. If the notice is not timely published or does not meet the notice requirements, the alternate shall be deemed withdrawn. 459(d) 460Within 21 days after acceptance of an alternate corridor by the department and the applicant, the party proposing an alternate corridor shall have the burden of providing all data to the agencies listed in s. 495403.526(2) 496and newly affected agencies necessary for the preparation of a supplementary report on the proposed alternate corridor. 513(e)1. 514Reviewing agencies shall advise the department of any issues concerning completeness no later than 15 days after the submittal of the data required by paragraph (d). Within 22 days after receipt of the data, the department shall issue a determination of completeness.
5562. 557If the department determines that the data required by paragraph (d) is not complete, the party proposing the alternate corridor must file such additional data to correct the incompleteness. This additional data must be submitted within 14 days after the determination by the department.
6013. 602Reviewing agencies may advise the department of any issues concerning completeness of the additional data within 10 days after the filing by the party proposing the alternate corridor. If the department, within 14 days after receiving the additional data, determines that the data remains incomplete, the incompleteness of the data is deemed a withdrawal of the proposed alternate corridor. The department may make its determination based on recommendations made by other affected agencies.
675(f) 676The agencies listed in s. 681403.526(2) 682and any newly affected agencies shall file supplementary reports with the applicant and the department which address the proposed alternate corridors no later than 24 days after the data submitted pursuant to paragraph (d) or paragraph (e) is determined to be complete. 724(g) 725The agency reports on alternate corridors must include all information required by s. 738403.526(2)739. 740(h) 741When an agency whose agency head is a collegial body, such as a commission, board, or council, is required to submit a report pursuant to this section and is required by its own internal procedures to have the report reviewed by its agency head prior to finalization, the agency may submit to the department a draft version of the report by the deadline indicated in paragraph (f), and shall submit a final version of the report after review by the agency head no later than 7 days after the deadline indicated in paragraph (f).
835(i) 836The department shall file with the administrative law judge, the applicant, and all parties a project analysis consistent with s. 856403.526(3) 857no more than 16 days after submittal of agency reports on the proposed alternate corridor.