Ransom

Landowner Deals Crucial for Speedy Pipeline Certification

While claiming FERC doesn’t want pipeline companies to have topay “ransom” to landowners, Commission Chairman James Hoecker saidpipelines must do a better job of hammering out early, innovativedeals with property owners affected by their projects.

July 26, 1999

Landowner Deals Crucial for Speedy Certification

While stressing FERC doesn’t want the pipeline companies to haveto pay “ransom” to landowners, Commission Chairman James Hoeckertold a meeting of the National Association of Regulatory UtilityCommissioners (NARUC) in San Francisco yesterday pipelines have todo a better job of hammering out early, innovative deals withproperty owners affected by their projects.

July 22, 1999