To counter Arkansas’ Congressmen opposition to the Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission line, which would run through Arkansas but not provide electricity in Arkansas, an economic study was released.
Who authored the economic study? the Center for Business and Economic Research at UA’s Sam M. Walton College of Business
What economic boon for Arkansas did the report show?
- 30 month construction period
- $182 million in labor income
- $664 in economic output
- 693 indirect and induced jobs
- 855 direct jobs
- Once operational, the clean energy transmission line will:
- Employ 41
- Create 28 indirect or induced jobs
- Generate $3 million in labor income
- Generate economic output of $10 million
Arkansas News | Report: Clean Line transmission project would boost state economy
Lege trend: Limit Eminent Domain in Power Line Issues
- Posted Oct 29, 2015 12:57 PM
- legislation trend, private company, regulatory trend, transmission lines
What bill wants to limit eminent domain power in power line cases? Congressmen Boozman & Womack each filed the Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land, or APPROVAL, Act, which would rewrite Section 1222 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act
What is it they want to limit? Federal government eminent domain authority in power line construction.
Why do they want to limit federal eminent domain power? They want to shift leverage to the states in interstate power line construction.
Why is this imporant to 2 guys from Arkansas? There is a regional power line that Arkansas and Missouri have sought to block at the state level because neither state would receive power from the lines. The lines would simply traverse AR and MO. The feds may usurp the state’s power to block the line.
Why is this important to Texas? Mexico de-regulation will lead to power lines built in Texas that bring power to Mexico, and that raises the question whether there is a public use in Texas exactly like the Congressmen from Arkansas are addressing.
Southwest Times Record | Boozman, Womack Speak In Support Of Bill To Limit Eminent Domain