Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
November 20, 2017Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) proposes to purchase one tax lot, 5 acres in size, and a transmission line easement from two private landowners. Purchasing the tax lot and easement will ensure BPA can access its existing Kalispell-Kerr 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line and Flathead-Hot Springs 230 kV transmission line transmission structures, and operate and maintain the lines in the future. BPA would not acquire any groundwater or mineral rights.