New utility rights-of-way in an existing corridor are not precluded
To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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New utility rights-of-way in an existing corridor are not precluded
The document says “shall not”Who acts: Secretary of the InteriorHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1)-- (i) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and (ii) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”
Section 3(c)(2)(B) of the Act. The boundary expansion does not preclude the Secretary from authorizing a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws, and subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
What the document actually says
“the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of a new utility facility right-of-way within an existing designated transportation and utility corridor referred to in paragraph (1)-- (i) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws; and (ii) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”
That sentence, in plain words
New power line paths can still be approved. They must sit in a strip already set aside. Other laws still apply.
What this is about
A corridor is a strip of land kept for lines and roads. The law named here makes an agency study effects first.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, Public Law 119-91, sec. 3, 140 Stat. 822 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ91/html/PLAW-119publ91.htm
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“New utility rights-of-way in an existing corridor are not precluded,” Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/sloan-canyon-conservation-lateral-pipeline-act/proposal/sec03-new-utility-right-of-way/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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