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‘‘(2) The Commission shall issue rules specifying— 
‘‘(A) the form of the application; 
‘‘(B) the information to be contained in the application; 
and 
‘‘(C) the manner of service of notice of the permit applica-
tion on interested persons. 
‘‘(d) COMMENTS.—In any proceeding before the Commission 
under subsection (b), the Commission shall afford each State in 
which a transmission facility covered by the permit is or will be 
located, each affected Federal agency and Indian tribe, private 
property owners, and other interested persons, a reasonable oppor-
tunity to present their views and recommendations with respect 
to the need for and impact of a facility covered by the permit. 
‘‘(e) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—(1) In the case of a permit under sub-
section (b) for electric transmission facilities to be located on prop-
erty other than property owned by the United States or a State, 
if the permit holder cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to 
agree with the owner of the property to the compensation to be 
paid for, the necessary right-of-way to construct or modify the 
transmission facilities, the permit holder may acquire the right-
of-way by the exercise of the right of eminent domain in the district 
court of the United States for the district in which the property 
concerned is located, or in the appropriate court of the State in 
which the property is located. 
‘‘(2) Any right-of-way acquired under paragraph (1) shall be 
used exclusively for the construction or modification of electric 
transmission facilities within a reasonable period of time after 
the acquisition. 
‘‘(3) The practice and procedure in any action or proceeding 
under this subsection in the district court of the United States 
shall conform as nearly as practicable to the practice and procedure 
in a similar action or proceeding in the courts of the State in 
which the property is located. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize 
the use of eminent domain to acquire a right-of-way for any purpose 
other than the construction, modification, operation, or maintenance 
of electric transmission facilities and related facilities. The right-
of-way cannot be used for any other purpose, and the right-of-
way shall terminate upon the termination of the use for which 
the right-of-way was acquired. 
‘‘(f) COMPENSATION.—(1) Any right-of-way acquired pursuant 
to subsection (e) shall be considered a taking of private property 
for which just compensation is due. 
‘‘(2) Just compensation shall be an amount equal to the fair 
market value (including applicable severance damages) of the prop-
erty taken on the date of the exercise of eminent domain authority. 
‘‘(g) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this section precludes any person 
from constructing or modifying any transmission facility in accord-
ance with State law. 
‘‘(h) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR TRANS-
MISSION FACILITIES.—(1) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘Federal authorization’ means any authoriza-
tion required under Federal law in order to site a transmission 
facility. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘Federal authorization’ includes such permits, 
special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other