Staff policy regarding mitigation of school enrollment impacts
Testimony in recent geothermal power plant siting cases in the Geysers-Calistoga KGRA has established that nine local school districts have reached or exceeded the design which induces immigration into these impacted districts will aggravate the situation. Several power plant applicants have agreed to provide annual mitigation payments to local school districts which can document adverse student enrollment impacts. The Lake County agreements with Occidental Geothermal, Inc. and the California Department of Water Resources require mitigation fees for students having at least one parent who either works directly with the power plant or works indirectly with the geothermal-service industry. An adjustment is made each year so that the applicant only pays a one-time fee for each student. An annual student survey is used to help identify students qualifying for mitigation payments. This paper presents an algorithms which CEC staff will propose to be used in the event that a power plant applicant and an impacted school district are unable to negotiate a mitigation agreement. The algorithm provides a basis for calculating an annual mitigation payment which would be used to help construct new permanent facilities and to purchase additional school buses.
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2007-05-14
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Authors: | Williams, D.S. |
Subject: | geothermal energy | energy planning, policy and economy | GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS | ECONOMIC IMPACT | SOCIAL IMPACT | BOOM TOWNS | DEMOGRAPHY | EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES | GEYSERS GEOTHERMAL FIELD | PLANNING | SCHOOL BUILDINGS | TRANSPORT | BUILDINGS | GEOTHERMAL FIELDS | POWER PLANTS | THERMAL POWER PLANTS |
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