Agency Approvals
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
- January 2009: Rehearing requests filed by opponents
- July 2009: CPUC denies all rehearing requests
- August 2009: Appeals filed in the California Supreme Court and
Court of Appeal
United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
- March 2009: Three appeals filed by opponents, two have been dismissed
- July 2009: Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) rejects appellants “Motion to Stay” the project in its entirety
pending appeals
- Any appeals of IBLA decisions to be filed with the Federal District Court
United States Forest Service (USFS)
- July 2010: USFS issues Record of Decision approving Sunrise Powerlink