Proposed 470-mile gas pipeline would affect 760 Tennessee landowners
A proposed 470-mile natural gas pipeline would cross 10 Tennessee counties and affect hundreds of landowners as Kinder Morgan seeks to expand natural gas capacity in growing communities statewide. The Southeast Connector Project would start in Sumner County and include Macon, Trousdale and Smith counties with a pathway that continues south into areas of Alabama and Georgia. That path, which can still be adjusted as it goes through a federally mandated approval process, now involves 760 property owners in Tennessee. Kinder Morgan, which would build and operate the pipeline, expects to submit a pre-filing request to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by the end of the year. The company plans to file its Federal Energy Regulatory certificate in the third quarter of next year. Kinder Morgan will ultimately need to obtain a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity before it starts construction. The regulatory commission will weigh market demand against potential impacts as it considers granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. 'A natural gas desert' The Southeast Connector pipeline will provide natural gas access in the short term with a longer-term boost to economic development, Kinder Morgan Vice President Allen Fore said. Kinder Morgan described areas southeast of
