Underground electric transmission lines; locality may request at own expense. (HB2119)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas) with support from co-patron Del. Michele McQuigg (R-Occoquan)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Underground electric transmission lines. Authorizes a locality in or adjacent to the Eighth Planning District to enter into an agreement with an electric utility that has proposed an overhead transmission line of 450 kV or more whereby the utility will construct the line underground and the additional cost of underground installation will be paid by the locality. The locality is authorized to create a special rate district and assess its customers in the special rate district a tax to recover its payments to the electric utility. The measure also authorizes the locality to create a stock corporation and provides that the electric utility will distribute to the corporation shares of its capital stock with a value equal to the additional cost of the underground installation that was paid by the locality. Amends § 15.2-2404, of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Outcome
History
- 01/08/2007 Committee
- 01/08/2007 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 071650396
- 01/08/2007 Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/12/2007 Impact statement from SCC (HB2119)
- 01/22/2007 Assigned CC & T sub: #2 (Dudley)
- 02/06/2007 Left in Counties, Cities and Towns