c-4-96 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B,C, V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, S.B.e. 1980, c. 60, as amended and An Application by BC Gas Utility Ltd. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for its Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program BEFORE: M.K. Jaccard, Chairperson; and ) L.R. Barr Deputy Chairperson ) March 7, 1996 CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. Commission Order No. G-99-95, dated November 28, 1995, approved the terms of a negotiated settlement for the BC Gas Utility Ltd. ("BC Gas") 1996-98 Revenue Requirements application and the settlement terms provided that certain capital projects would require Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") applications; and B. On February 16 1996, pursuant to Order No. G-99-95, BC Gas applied to the Commission for a CPCN for approval of its 1996 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program ("the Application"); and e. The Application involves a capital works program to be carried out on existing facilities within existing BC Gas pipeline rights-of-way or on company-owned property and therefore has limited third party impact; and D. The Commission has reviewed the costs, timing and justification contained in the Application and has determined that approval is necessary and in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1 . Pursuant to Section 51 of the Utilities Commission Act, a CPCN is granted to BC Gas to proceed with its 1996 Seismic Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program in accordance with the Application. 2. BC Gas is to file an accounting of final project costs for Commission review before applying for inclusion of the project costs in rates. DA TED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this day of March, 1996. BY ORDER Dr. Mark K. Jaccard Chairperson Orders/BeG-Seismic Risk Program
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