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SB431: Transmission lines; utility to submit to SCC plan to install underground.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-27)
Jill Holtzman Vogel
(R-27)
Served: 2008–
Progress
| Introduced | |
| Passed Committee | |
| Passed House | |
| Passed Senate | |
| Signed by Governor | |
| Became Law |
Status
01/22/2008: In Commerce and Labor Committee
Summary
Underground location of transmission lines. Requires a utility seeking State Corporation Commission approval for an extension of an existing electrical transmission line or the construction of a new line to submit to the Commission a plan to install the line underground. Hearings on the application would be held after the Commission has reviewed the plan. The Commission shall condition its approval of an application upon the utility's agreement to install the line underground if underground installation is technologically feasible.
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Votes were cast on this bill on the following dates for which Richmond Sunlight has video: 01/22/2008, 01/22/2008 and 01/31/2008.
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