# ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ANALYSIS.

**Citation:** Minn. R. 7852.1500  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Minnesota Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2007-08-21

A comparative environmental analysis of all of the pipeline routes accepted for consideration at public hearings shall be prepared by the commission staff or by the applicant and reviewed by the commission staff. This comparative environmental analysis must be submitted as prefiled testimony as requ

## Document text

A comparative environmental analysis of all of the pipeline routes accepted for consideration at public hearings shall be prepared by the commission staff or by the applicant and reviewed by the commission staff. This comparative environmental analysis must be submitted as prefiled testimony as required by part 1405.1900.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/7852.1500>
- Source ID: `mn-revisor`
- SHA-256: `e311860d262381b239010b2f770973ad89b69a34b6f66f47cba38999664af2ce`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T03:50:50.897Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T12:52:06.868Z
- Document slug: `minn-r-7852-1500`

### Source metadata

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  "pipelineScope": "pipeline-route-permitting",
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  "statutoryAuthority": "MS s 116I.015; 216G.02",
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  "stateRegisterHistory": "13 SR 2046; L 2005 c 97 art 3 s 19",
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  "historyReferences": [],
  "publishedElectronically": "August 21, 2007",
  "publishedElectronicallyOn": "2007-08-21",
  "publicationDateCaveat": "Published Electronically identifies Revisor publication and is not necessarily the date of the latest substantive amendment.",
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```