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Task force tackles eminent domain
Specifically, the Task Force on Wind Energy has been asked to consider reforming the state's eminent domain laws, but only as they pertain to electrical "collector" lines -- those lines needed to connect wind farms to major intrastate and interstate transmission lines.
The challenge also forces lawmakers to delve into the complexities of interrupted viewsheds that are both public and private.
May 25, 2010
by Dustin Bleizeffer
in Casper Star-Tribune
Lawmakers will discuss how to set guidelines for the siting of power lines
A legislative task force will meet in Casper on Thursday to begin work on what are perhaps the most difficult energy issues in the West: how to set guidelines for the siting of power lines.
Specifically, the Task Force on Wind Energy has been asked to consider reforming the state's eminent domain laws, but only as they pertain to electrical "collector" lines -- those lines needed to connect wind farms to major intrastate and interstate transmission lines.
The challenge also forces lawmakers to delve into the complexities... [continue via Web link]
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