State of Oregon: Facilities - Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line

The Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line is an approved primarily 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line which includes an approved route and approved alternative routes. The approximately 272-mile transmission line crosses five counties in Oregon, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, and Malheur counties. The facility includes approved related or supporting facilities including the Longhorn Substation in Boardman, Oregon, communication stations, access roads, pulling and tensioning sites and construction laydown areas.

Approved. At its regularly scheduled EFSC Meeting On September 27, 2022, Council held a Hearing to Adopt Final Order under ORS 469.370(7) and a Material Change Hearing for the application for site certificate (ASC) for the facility, Council approved the ASC to a 6-0 vote. The EFSC Meeting recording is provided on the EFSC Meetings webpage.

The Decision and Administrative Project Record is available via One Drive (linked below on the Timeline), however, if you would like any documentation generated from the contested case proceeding, please contact the Department.

Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Baker, Malheur, Owyhee (Idaho) counties.

Applicant/Certificate holder: Idaho Power Company

ODOE contact: Kellen Tardaewether

Applicant/Certificate holder contact: Joe Stippel

**Updates to this page are currently in progress**

Project Timeline

Milestone	Additional Documents	Display Date
Notice of Intent		07/15/2010
Second Amended Project Order		07/26/2018
Complete Application (Large files)	Contents of the Application Exhibit A Exhibit B (Main) Exhibit B (Attachments B1-B4) Exhibit B (Attachments B5 Part 1) Exhibit B (Attachments B5 Part 2) Exhibit B (Attachments B6-B7a) Exhibit B (Attachments B7b) Exhibit C Exhibit D Exhibit E Exhibit F Exhibit G Exhibit H (Part 1) Exhibit H (Part 2) Exhibit I (Part 1) Exhibit I (Part 2) Exhibit J (Main Part 1) Exhibit J (Main Part 2) Exhibit J (Main Part 3) Exhibit J (JPA Part 1) Exhibit J (JPA Part 2) Exhibit J (JPA Part 3) Exhibit J (JPA Part 4) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 1) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 2) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 3) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 4) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 5) Exhibit J (Wetland Delineation Part 6) Exhibit K Exhibit L Exhibit M Exhibit N (Part 1) Exhibit N (Part 2) Exhibit O Exhibit P1 (Part 1 Main to Attachment P1-6) Exhibit P1 (Part 2a Attachment P1-7A) Exhibit P1 (Part 2b Attachment P1-7A) Exhibit P1 (Part 3 Attachment P1-7B) Exhibit P1 (Part 4a Attachment P1-8) Exhibit P1 (Part 4b Attachment P1-8) Exhibit P1 (Part 5 Attachment P1-9) Exhibit P2 (GRSG) Exhibit P3 (Elk) Exhibit Q Exhibit R Exhibit S Exhibit T Exhibit U Exhibit V Exhibit W Exhibit X Exhibit Y Exhibit Z Exhibit AA Exhibit BB Exhibit CC Exhibit DD	09/28/2018
Additions to Complete Application	Errata Table of Contents Exhibit C Errata Info Exhibit J Errata Info Exhibit K Errata Info Exhibit P Errata Info Exhibit Q Errata Info Exhibit R Errata Info Exhibit S Errata Info Redacted Exhibit S9 HPMP Errata Info Exhibit U Errata Info Exhibit W Errata Info Exhibit X Errata Info Exhibit AA Errata Info Exhibit BB Errata Info	03/28/2019
Idaho Power Company Response to Select Public Comments on the Draft Proposed Order		11/07/2019
Public Comments on Draft Proposed Order	All Public Comments (external link to single OneDrive PDF file) Index of Comments	11/07/2019
Cover Letter for the Decision-Making and Administrative Project Record	Decision-Making and Administrative Project Record	01/28/2021
August Meeting Transcripts for EFSC Review of PCCO and Exceptions	Day 1 - August 29, 2022 Transcript Day 2 - August 30, 2022 Transcript Day 3 - August 31, 2022 Transcript	08/31/2022
Final Order	Attachments (large files) Attachment 1: Site Certificate Attachment 2: DPO Comment Index and DPO Comments (Opens in OneDrive) Attachment 3: Applicant Responses to Select Public Comments on the Draft Proposed Order Attachment 4: DPO Comment, Applicant Responses, Department Response in Proposed Order Crosswalk Tables Attachment 5: Referenced Reviewing Agency Comment Letters and Documents Referenced Attachment 6: Contested Case Order (CCO), as Amended and Adopted by Council Attachment B-5: Road Classification Guide and Access Control Plan (No Maps) Attachment B-5: Road Classification Guide and Access Control Plan (Maps Only) Attachment BB-1: Plan for an Alternative Practice Attachment BB-2: Fish Passage Plans and Designs Attachment G-4: Draft Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan Attachment G-5: Draft Framework Blasting Plan Attachment H-1: Proposed Site Specific Geotechnical Work Attachment H-2: Summary of Proposed Boring Locations Attachment H-3: Seismic Tables and Maps Attachment H-4: Landslide Inventory Attachment I-3: 1200-C Permit Application and Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Attachment J-1: Draft Removal-Fill Compensatory Wetland Non-Wetland Mitigation Plan Attachment J-2: Draft Removal-Fill Temp Impacts Draft Site Rehabilitation Plan Attachment J-3: Removal Fill Permit Conditions Attachment K-1: Agricultural Lands Assessment Attachment K-2: Right of Way Clearing Assessment Attachment P1-3: Draft Reclamation and Revegetation Plan Attachment P1-4: Draft Vegetation Management Plan Attachment P1-5: Draft Noxious Weed Plan Attachment P1-6: Draft Fish and Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Plan Attachment P1-9: Avian Protection Plan Attachment P2-3: Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Mitigation Plan Attachment S-9: Draft Historic Properties Management Plan (Inadvertent Discovery Plan) Attachment U-2: Draft Transportation and Traffic Plan Attachment U-3: Draft Fire Prevention and Suppression Plan Attachment W-1: Facilities Removal and Site Restoration Cost Estimate Attachment X-4: Noise Analysis Results by NSR Location Attachment X-5: Maps - All NSRs and NSR Exceedances	09/27/2022
B2H EFSC Final Decision		09/27/2022