§ 121-a. Procedures with respect to certain fuel gas transmission\nlines. 1. All persons who intend to construct fuel gas transmission\nlines as described in this section shall file with the commission for\nits approval the standards and practices which will be applied to\nenvironmental management and construction of all such lines or shall\nfile a certified statement agreeing to construct such lines in\naccordance with standards and practices on file and approved by the\ncommission.\n 2. A notice of intention to construct a fuel gas transmission line as\ndescribed in subdivision two of section one hundred twenty of this\narticle, which extends a distance of less than five miles and which is\nsix inches or less in nominal diameter, shall be filed with the\ncommission and shall contain:\n (a) the date on or about which the applicant intends to begin\nconstruction of the line;\n (b) a brief statement describing and locating the line;\n (c) an indication of the approved environmental management and\nconstruction standards and practices that will be followed in an effort\nto minimize or avoid adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent\npracticable.\n A copy of such notice shall be served on each municipality in which\nany portion of such line is to be located and proof of service shall\naccompany the notice filed with the commission.\n To the greatest extent practicable, each landowner of land on which\nany portion of such fuel gas transmission line is proposed to be located\nshall be served by first class mail with a notice that such landowner's\nproperty may be impacted by a project, including a description of the\nproject and an explanation of how to file with the commission a notice\nof intent to be a party to the certification proceedings and the\ntimeframe for filing such application.\n 3. An application to construct a fuel gas transmission line as\ndescribed in subdivision two of section one hundred twenty of this\narticle, which extends a distance of less than ten miles, other than a\nline described in subdivision two of this section, shall be filed with\nthe commission and shall contain:\n (a) the information required by paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (f) of\nsubdivision one of section one hundred twenty-two of this article;\n (b) the description of the ecosystem, land use, visual and cultural\nresources which would be affected by the line; and\n (c) an indication of the approved environmental management and\nconstruction standards and practices that will be followed in an effort\nto minimize or avoid adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent\npracticable.\n A copy of such application shall be served on: (i) the department of\nenvironmental conservation; (ii) the department of agriculture and\nmarkets; and (iii) each municipality in which any portion of such line\nis to be located; and proof of service shall accompany the application\nfiled with the commission. The commission shall serve a copy of such\napplication on such other person or entities as the commission may deem\nappropriate. Such action shall be deemed compliance with the applicable\nprovisions of section one hundred twenty-two of this article. The\napplicant, the commission and those served shall constitute the parties\nnotwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred twenty-four of\nthis article.\n To the greatest extent practicable, each landowner of land on which\nany portion of such fuel gas transmission line is proposed to be located\nshall be served by first class mail with a notice that such landowner's\nproperty may be impacted by a project, including a description of the\nproject and an explanation of how to file with the commission a notice\nof intent to be a party to the certification proceedings and the\ntimeframe for filing such application.\n 4. If the notice or the application filed pursuant to subdivisions two\nor three of this section respectively does not comply with the\nrequirements of such subdivision,
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