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1.2 Jurisdiction At this time, there are no federal regulatory triggers that require compliance with federal historic preservation laws, specifically Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ("NHPA"), as amended. Environmental review of the Project falls under the jurisdiction of the MPUC. Xcel Energy will provide in the Application to the MPUC a description of the effects of the Proposed Route and Orono Substation expansion on archaeological and historic resources to assist ' in the preparation of an environmental impact statement under Minnesota Rules Chapter 7850.1900, Subp. 3(D). Also, Minnesota state historic preservation laws protect human burials of all types (see Minnesota Private Cemeteries Act [Minn. Stat. § 307]), and archaeological sites and historic properties that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places ("NRHP") or the Minnesota Register of Historic Sites (see Minnesota Historic Sites Act [Minn. Stat. § 138.661-138.6691]). 1.3 Project Location The proposed Project is located within Hennepin County, Minnesota. Figure 1 shows an overview ' of the general vicinity of the Project and the Proposed Route is shown in Figure 2. Figure 3 shows the planned expansion of the existin Orono Substation facili . The Project is wholl located within the municipal boundaries of in Hennepin County,Minnesota. The Project consists of a new linear transmission line that generally will run north and west for an approximate 3,136 feet and the expansion of the existing substation site. The fenced area of the existing Orono Substation is approximately 0.1 acres. The proposed 115 kV Orono Substation encompasses an area of approximately 1.2 acres within the existing Xcel Energy 16-acre site, and includes the existing 0.1 acre site. The proposed transmission line will originate at the proposed expanded Orono Substation, and initially remain on Xcel Energy property. At the point the Proposed Route exits the proposed substation expansion area,it extends approximately 866 feet northwesterly and north within the 16- acre substation site and along Xcel Energy's western property line to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe ("BNSF") railroad right-of-way. At this point the Proposed Route extends westerly across adjacent Huntington Farm Association ("HFA") property paralleling the BNSF railroad right-of-way approximately 1,795 feet before turning southwest for an additional 475 feet where it will connect to existing transmission Structure 078 that supports Xcel Energy transmission Line 0831. Xcel Energy is currently in the process of evaluating siting/routing information and collecting comments and input from the Local Government Unit("LGU"), regulatory officials, the public, and other interested parties. The Proposed Route location shown in Figure 2 is preliminary and subject to change through this process. In order to study the cultural background of the Project location and better understand the potential for impacts to cultural resources, a 1-mile buffer around the Project location was used to gather information. The Project area plus the 1-mile buffer is called the Cultural Resources Study Area (or "Study Area"). Orono Project Phase Ia Literature Review April,2011 MPUC Docket No.E002/TL-11-223 4