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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences PAGE 4-241 ACTION ALTERNATIVES IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME IMPACT ON POPULATION IMPACT ON HOUSING IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE1 NNR Alternative - MR Subroute NNR-1, NNR-2, NNR-3, MR-1, NNR-5, NNR-6, NNR-7, NNR-8 47.8 miles Temporary (one year) increase to Study Region employment of 66 jobs or 0.01 percent of Study Region total employment and $4.5 million in personal income. Impacts approximately equal to NNR Alternative. Slightly greater impacts on crowding and prices in hotels and RV parks than NNR Alternative with no MR Subroute, but minimal. -County Property Tax: $190,228 -State Property Tax: $46,490 -BLM ROW Rent: $7,806 1Reliable estimates of the total costs of ROW payments for Action Alternatives that would use JBLM YTC land cannot be made at this time because actual field appraisals by the USACE for JBLM YTC crossings needs to be performed for all Action Alternatives. *Agency Preferred Alternative 4.9.7 Mitigation Measures Impacts on socioeconomic resources are assessed as generally negligible. Impacts that may occur are mostly characterized as positive (increased demand for local goods and services, employment and income). Some potential for excess demand for transient housing (RV spaces and hotel rooms) could occur to the Action Alternatives in the peak summer/fall months, but such impacts would be temporary and ameliorated by market mechanisms if providers raise prices in response to increased demand. Since no appreciable socioeconomic impacts would occur, mitigation measures would not be needed. 4.9.8 Property Values 4.9.8.1 General Property Effects and Compensation Construction of the proposed Project would require new ROWs that would involve a combination of ROW grants and easements between the Proponent and federal, state, and local governments; other companies (e.g., utilities); and private landowners. ROWs for transmission facilities on private lands would be obtained in fee simple or perpetual easement by Pacific Power. The effect that a transmission line easement may have on property is an issue that would be negotiated between the land owner and the Proponent during the easement acquisition process. The easement acquisition process is designed to provide fair compensation to the landowner for the right to use the property for transmission line construction and operations. Pacific Power would establish land valuation for affected lands based on county assessor valuation, market research, parcel appraisal, and zonal appraisal information. The required transmission line easements may encumber the affected ROW area with land use limitations. Each easement would specify the extent of any encumbrances. Typical transmission line easement conditions include the right to clear the ROW and keep clear of trees, structures, including structure- supported crops, brush, vegetation and other potential fire and electrical hazards. Some non-structure supported agricultural crops may be allowed on some easement properties, depending on height. The impact of introducing a new ROW for transmission structures and lines can vary depending on the placement on the ROW in relation to the property’s size, shape, and the location of existing improvements. A transmission line may affect the utility of a portion of property if the line effectively severs an area from the remaining property. The introduction of a new transmission line can also have impacts on farms by reducing the acreage available for cultivation and in some cases disrupting existing harvest patterns with new transmission line structures affecting the farmer’s ability to maneuver