1. Energy Policy Act – 2005 West-Wide Energy Corridors

2. Secretaries of Energy, Agriculture, Interior, Commerce and Defense to: - Designate corridors for oil, gas and hydrogen pipelines and electricity transmission facilities on federal land in the 11 contiguous western states; - Perform necessary environmental reviews; - Incorporate designated corridors into relevant BLM and Forest Service land use plans; - Do so within 24 months of enactment of EPACT West; - Conduct same for the East by 2009. Energy Policy Act – 2005 Section 368

3. A designated corridor must, at a minimum, specify the centerline, width and compatible uses of the corridor. Secretaries will also take into account the need for upgraded and new electricity transmission and distribution facilities to: - Improve reliability; - Relieve congestion; and - Enhance the capability of the national grid to deliver electricity. Legislation Requirements

4. Agencies are preparing a West-Wide Energy Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) Department of Energy and BLM co-leads Forest Service, Fish & Wildlife Service, California and Wyoming - cooperating agencies Implementation of Section 368

5. Agencies will prepare a single record of decision to amend affected BLM and Forest Service land use plans; Width, centerline and compatible uses designated for each corridor segment in the land use plans; A 3,500-foot corridor width established for analysis purposes. This presentation focuses on process used to select corridor locations. Implementation of Section 368

7. First version of potential corridors high level –Based on industry & other interested party submissions Many of the first submissions were siting proposals & not necessarily components of an enhanced national grid. This map does show the main paths for energy transmission in the west. Corridor Designation

8. Corridor locations selected using a systematic three-step process Step 1 –Developed “unrestricted” conceptual West-wide network of energy transmission paths to connect energy supply areas with demand centers –Provided for the long-distance transmission of energy to meet objectives of Section 368 –Did not consider land ownership or environmental and regulatory issues Corridor Designation

9. Step 2 –Corridor segments from Step 1 screened to avoid major known environmental, land use, public concerns and regulatory constraints such as: Wilderness and wilderness study areas Military test and training areas National parks, monuments and wildlife refuges Tribal, state and private lands Important know natural and cultural resources –This process resulted in a West-wide energy corridor network that focused on compatible, federal land. Corridor Designation

10. Step 3 –Step 2 energy corridors further adjusted using corridor specific input from local federal land managers and their staffs : Avoided important or sensitive local resources Ensured consistency with resource management objectives described in each federal unit’s land use plans Key to success of this project Corridor Designation

12. Total Linear Miles and Acres of Federal Energy Corridors That Could be Designated Under Section 368 StateMile of CorridorCorridor Area (acres) Miles Incorporating Existing ROWs Arizona783288,703542 California817309,499690 Colorado414268,223289 Idaho450186,346263 Montana12952,748105 Nevada1,6661,034,446688 New Mexico301126,697212 Oregon590240,245393 Utah640335,148362 Washington567,87155 Wyoming465196,902350 Total6,3123,046,8283,949

13. The 3-step development process ensures that the proposed corridors are in the right place: –Proposed corridors meet Sect. 368 direction to facilitate siting of new infrastructure to meet growing energy demand and protect the environment –Most known important or sensitive areas have been avoided. The proposed corridor locations are consistent with local BLM and FS land use plans. Almost 70% of the proposed corridors parallels an existing major R/W facility. Key Messages

14. June 2007 – Publish draft PEIS; –Kicks off 90-day public comment period July-August 2007 – Public meetings in 11 western states and one in Washington DC (detailed communication plan will be distributed in the near future). Tribal consultations throughout process October 2007 – 60-day review by governors December 2007 – Final PEIS and record of decisions Tentative Timelines

15. DOE: Darby Collins Darby.Collins@hq.doe.govDarby.Collins@hq.doe.gov202-586-6990 DOI-BLM: Ron Montagna ron_montagna@blm.govron_montagna@blm.gov202-452-7782 Kate Winthrop kate_wintrop@blm.govkate_wintrop@blm.gov 202-452-5051 DOA-USFS: Bob Cunningham rcunningham@fs.fed.usrcunningham@fs.fed.us 202-205-2494 Web site: http://corridoreis.anl.gov For Further Information

19. Boundaries Cadastre (PLSS) Cultural Demographics Ecology Environmental Hazards Fauna Flora West-wide Corridor GIS Files

20. Geodetic Geology Hydrography Land Status Landform Military operations Transportation Utilities West-wide Corridor GIS Files