TUC.2.6.060 Effect of Issuance of Certificate

The issuance of a Certificate or a Permit shall be the sole approval required to be obtained from the Commission prior to commencing construction of an Electric Facility on the Reservation. A Utility's receipt of a Certificate shall not establish an easement or other property right on or across Tribal trust lands or restricted Indian lands subject to Title 25, Part 169 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations. Utilities that have acquired a valid Certificate under this Chapter and any other required permits or land use rights, may proceed to construct or improve the site covered under the Certificate for the purposes set forth therein; provided, that if such construction and improvement commences more than four (4) years after a Certificate has been issued, then the Utility must certify to the Commission that such site and associated proposed Facilit(ies) continue to meet the conditions upon which the Certificate was issued.