4. Determination of Secondary Best Use

The primary use of the site is as a ROW for SCE's transmission and subtransmission lines. Because transmission and subtransmission lines cross the site, secondary uses are limited by restrictions and height clearances. Of the land uses allowed by Compton that are compatible with SCE operations, SCE represents that leasing the site for truck and trailer parking offered a high level of potential revenues.

In a November 19, 2007 Los Angeles Times article, SCE is represented as having claimed that it launched its lease and build program under pressure from the Commission. In order to ensure that this request is indeed SCE's proposal, the assigned Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) instructed SCE to indicate through a formal filing whether it intends to proceed with this application. The ALJ also required SCE to indicate whether it was pressured to enter into this lease by the Commission. On December 13, 2007, SCE filed an amendment to the application indicating that it intended to proceed with the application and that the application was filed on its own volition in compliance with its secondary land use policy.