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Home My WebLink About20090723Petition for Reconsideration.pdfWHITE PETERSON \/r." "'..RECEI l eLi WM. F. GiGRY, il MATI A JOHNSON WILLIA F. NicHOLS · CHSTPHES. NYE ArrORNYS AT LAW iOng JUL 23 lM 8: 08WHI, PETEN, GIGRA Y, ROSSMA, NYE & NiCHOLS P.A. PH A. PEON CANYON PAR AT TH IDAHO CENR . IDJqiO PUßU¡~'''IO",LODDA.ROSSMA 5700E. FRIN RD., SUI 200 . I Tf",r.S. . COMMI~t'1 l"DAviSF.VANERVElE"NAMA, IDAHO 83687-7901 UT\U. i: 'TCER. WHI ...TE (208) 466-9272 · Also ad in ORFAX (208) 46-405 .. Al adtted in NY ... Also adtt in W AEMAL: 11ohnson(twhitepeterson.com July 22, 2009 IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMSSION P. O. Box 83720 Boise, il 83720-0074 RE: Case No. IPC-E-08-22: In the Mater of the Applicatin of Idaho Power Company for Authorit to Modif it Rule H Line Extension Tarif Related to New Service Attachments and Distributn Line Installations Intervenors: . Association of Canyon County Highway Districts; and (2) City of Nampa Dea Commssion: Enclosures: 1. (origial + 7 copies) Petition for Reconsideration - by Intervenor City of Nampa; and 2. (original + 7 copies) Petitionfor Reconsideration - by Intervenor Association of Canyon County Highway Distrcts; and Enclosed for fiing with the IPUC, please find two separte Petitions for Reconsideration in connection with the above referenced matter. Please contact ths offce if you have any questions. Than you. Sincerely,~TE~ LeAn Hembree Legal Assistant to Matthew A. Johnson Encls. Cc: counel of record Clients W:\WorkWlamp\Idaho Power - Rule H chagelLtter to ¡PUC refiling Petfor Reconsidration 07-22-09Ikdoc R.E..C. i:¡\tJ:n.. . *- \l 1"..~.. Davis F. VanderVelde Matthew A. Johnson WHITE PETERSON GIGRA Y ROSSMAN NYE & NICHOLS, P.A. 5700 East Franlin Road, Suite 200 Nampa, Idaho 83687 Telephone: (208) 466-9272 Facsimile: (208) 466-4405 ISB Nos.: 7314, 7789 dvandervelde~whitepeterson. com mjohnson~whitepeterson. com ioog JUL 23 AM 8: 08 _tt".. IOAHO P ','''S'SION UTIliTIES C Attorneys for Intervenor Association of Canyon County Highway Districts BEFORE THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF IDAHO POWER COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO MODIFY ITS RULE H LINE EXTENSION TARIFF RELATED TO NEW SERVICE ATTACHMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION LINE INSTALLATIONS CASE NO. IPC-E-08-22) ) ) ) ) ) ) PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION The ASSOCIATION OF CANYON COUNTY ,HIGHWAY DISTRICTS ("ACCHD") hereby petitions for reconsideration of Order No. 30853 in the above-captioned matter. This petition for reconsideration is brought pursuant to Idaho Code § 61-626 and IPUCRP 331. Following is an identification and summar of the issues requested for reconsideration: I. The Order is unlawful in that it exceeds the jurisdiction of the IPUC. Under the Section 10 approach, as approved by the Order, the IPUC places itself in a position of overseeing and adjudicating disputes as to the validity of relocation requests made by a public agency with authority over highways. This will place the IPUC in the position of PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 1 ORIGINAL judging whether or not a request was made due to a concern about incommoding the public use or whether there is a third pary that directly benefits from the relocation request. Such a role is . not within the jursdiction of the IPUC. The Order also fails to address the constitutional concerns raised by commenters. II. The Order fails to clarify and specify the definitions of third-part beneficiaries and local improvement districts. The Order provides no clarification on the definitions of third-pary beneficiares or local improvement districts as used in Section 10. Concern with these broad references was detailed in the City of Nampa Comments. Without fuher specification in the Order, the IPUC seems to be following the approach mentioned in Idaho Power Company's Reply Comments that these can be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Commission in a quasi-judicial role. (lD. Power Co. comments, p. 22). Again ths places the Commission in a role outside its jursdiction by leading it to re-examine and question relocation determinations by municipalities. . Additionally, the Order is uneasonably vague in its treatment of local improvement districts. The Order directs Idaho Power to "clarify its use of the phrase 'local improvement district' as it is used in Section 10," but then approves the application. So while both Idaho Power and the IPUC recognize a problem with vague language, the Order approves the application prior to any clarfication or opportunty for fuher comment on Idaho Power's "to be delivered" definition of local improvement distrcts. ACCHD will submit, within twenty-one (21) days, a written brief presenting fuher legal argument and evidence on the above issues. ACCHD also requests a hearing on reconsideration, as no hearing was held under the modified procedure in the initial deliberations on this matter. PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 2 DATED ths 22nd day of July, 2009. WHITE PETERSONBY:~ Matthew A. Johnson ~ Attorneys for the ACCHD CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, the undersigned, hereby certify that on the 22nd day of July, 2009, a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION instrent was served upon the following by the method indicated below: Lisa D. Nordstrom Baron L. Kline Scott Sparks Gregory W. Said IDAHO POWER COMPANY P. O. Box 70 Boise,ID 83707-0700 .- U.S. Mail _ Overnght Mail Hand Delivery- Facsimile: lnordstromcmidahopower.com bklinecmidahopower.com ssparkscmidahopower.com gsaidcmidahopower.com x X X X Kristine A. Sasser Deputy Attorney General IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 472 W. Washington (83702) P. O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0074 .- U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail _ Hand Delivery Facsimile: X kris.sassercmpuc.idaho.gov Michael C. Creamer Given Pursley LLP 601 W. Banock St. Boise, ID 83702 Attorneys for BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO .- U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail _ Hand Delivery Facsimile: X mcccmgivenspursley.com PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 3 "' .. 1 .. Michael Kurz, Esq. Kur J. Boehm, Esq. Boehm, Kurz & Lowry 36 E. Seventh Street, Suite 1510 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Attorneys for The Kroger Co. .i U.S. Mail _ Overnight Mail _ Hand Delivery Facsimile: X mkurzCfBKLlawfirm.com X kboehmCfBKLlawfrm.com Kevin Higgins Energy Strategies, LLC Parkside Towers 215 S. State Street, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Attorneys for The Kroger Co. .i U.S. Mail _ Overnght Mail _ Hand Delivery Facsimile: X khgginsCfenergystrat.com ~for WHITE PETERSON W:\WorkWlampa\Idaho Power - Rule H chagelACCHD - ¡PC Rule H petitionfor reconsideration 07-22-091h.doc PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION - 4