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