Pacific Gas and Electric Company's 2024 Annual Historic Preservation Compliance Report for the French Meadows Transmission Line

Strategic Insights -

The State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) has received an email from the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) regarding the French Meadows Transmission Line Historic Properties Management Plan (HPMP) and its implementation for the FERC Project No. 2479 in Placer County, California. The report is submitted in compliance with the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and its implementing regulation at 36 CFR 800. The report provides measures to mitigate identified impacts, establish a monitoring program, and develop management protocols for the ongoing protection of archaeological properties through the term of the license.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) a HPMP in compliance with license article 401 and United States Forest Service (Forest Service) Section 4(e) Condition 28 (Condition 28) of the Order Issuing Subsequent License, dated August 14, 2013.
  • The HPMP takes into account Project effects on properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), Native American traditional cultural values, and project impacts to archaeological properties on Forest Service lands that are located within the Area of Potential Effects (APE).
  • PG&E is required to produce an annual report summarizing project activities completed over the past year that were subject to the provisions of the HPMP.
  • The FERC approved the HPMP in its "Order Approving Historic Properties Management Plan Pursuant to Article 401 and Condition 28," issued on August 21, 2013.
  • Leslie Sakowicz, Senior Cultural Resource Specialist, has reviewed the submittal and has no further comments at this time.

Statistics:

  • 60 kV Transmission Line
  • Placer County, California
  • FERC Project Number: 2479
  • Date of HPMP filing: June 12, 2013
  • Date of HPMP supplement: August 14, 2013
  • Date of FERC approval of HPMP: August 21, 2013
  • Date of 2024 annual report submission: July 29, 2025

Sources:

  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Email to Leslie Sakowicz, Senior Cultural Resource Specialist, dated May 30, 2025, containing the 2024 Annual Historic Preservation Compliance Report for the French Meadows Transmission Line
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: "Order Approving Historic Properties Management Plan Pursuant to Article 401 and Condition 28," dated August 21, 2013
  • United States Forest Service: Section 4(e) Condition 28 (Condition 28) of the Order Issuing Subsequent License
  • National Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Section 106 and its implementing regulation at 36 CFR 800