Opinion ID: 1759291
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Sufficiency of the Commission's Factual Findings

Text: Florida Gas's second contention relates to the Commission's final order. It asserts that the order is incomplete as a matter of law because the order fails to explain the policy rationale of the Commission's decision, as required by sections 120.57 and 120.59(2), Florida Statutes (1993). Specifically, Florida Gas asserts that the Commission has not complied with the criteria of section 120.59(2), which requires that all administrative orders must include a ruling upon each proposed finding and a brief statement of the grounds for denying the application or request. Additionally, Florida Gas argues that, because of the Commission's inadequate order, this Court is being deprived of a complete record for review as required by section 120.68, Florida Statutes (1993). We disagree. We find that the Commission's singlespaced, thirty-three page order in this case, when taken as a whole, fully and adequately discusses the reasoning behind its decision, as required by law. The fact that some of Florida Gas's proposed findings of fact were expressly rejected by the Commission as being conclusory or argumentative does not require a finding that this order is incomplete. We conclude that the Commission's order meets all statutory requirements. Accordingly, the order of the Public Service Commission approving the need for an additional gas transmission pipeline to be constructed by SunShine Pipeline Partners is affirmed. It is so ordered. BARKETT, C.J., and McDONALD, SHAW, GRIMES, KOGAN and HARDING, JJ., concur.