ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND POLICIES
Recommended by the
Illinois Department of Agriculture
The following electric line construction standards and policies are recommended by the Illinois
Department of Agriculture (IDOA) to help preserve the integrity of any agricultural land that is
impacted by electric line construction. They were developed with the cooperation of agricultural
agencies, organizations, landowners, tenants, drainage contractors and electric utility
companies.
The below prescribed construction standards and policies are applicable to construction
activities occurring partially or wholly on privately owned agricultural land. With the exception of
Item No. 3, they are not intended to apply to construction activities occurring entirely on public
right-of-way, railroad right-of-way, or privately owned land that is not agricultural land.
Conditions
The mitigative actions specified in the construction standards and policies set forth below will be
implemented in accordance with the conditions listed below:
A.
All mitigative actions are subject to modification through negotiation by landowners and
a representative of the Company, provided such changes are negotiated in advance of
any construction, maintenance, or repairs.
B.
The Company may negotiate with landowners to carry out the mitigative actions that
landowners wish to perform themselves.
C.
All mitigative actions employed by the Company, unless otherwise specified in these
construction standards and policies or in an easement negotiated with an individual
landowner, will be implemented within 45 days of completion of the electric transmission
line facilities on any affected property, weather and landowner permitting. Temporary
repairs will be made by the Company during the construction process as needed to
minimize the risk of additional property damage that may result from an extended
construction time period. If weather delays the completion of any mitigative actio