{"id":1191,"date":"2018-12-14T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/2018\/12\/14\/update-of-final-version-anatomy-of-a-bill-that-sped-up-a-pipeline-transmission-line-tunnel\/"},"modified":"2018-12-14T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T00:16:00","slug":"update-of-final-version-anatomy-of-a-bill-that-sped-up-a-pipeline-transmission-line-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/update-of-final-version-anatomy-of-a-bill-that-sped-up-a-pipeline-transmission-line-tunnel\/","title":{"rendered":"Update of Final Version. Anatomy of a Bill that Sped up a Pipeline &#038; Transmission Line Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As signed by Michigan&#8217;s Governor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(srwoiibrhdcjm5zawdpqqc0y))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2018-SB-1197\">SB 1197 (2018 | MI)<\/a>\u00a0will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include a plan for recruiting, training, and using Michigan workers for the tunnel project;<\/li>\n<li>Allow for multiple utilities to use the tunnel;<\/li>\n<li>Provide that the tunnel is built to last and will contain potential oil spills in the Straits of Mackinac;<\/li>\n<li>Limit liability for the state, the authority, and members of the authority;<\/li>\n<li>Require that all necessary government approvals be obtained for the tunnel;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibit the use of eminent domain to acquire property for the project;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure the state bears no cost for design, construction, operation and maintenance of the tunnel;<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that any privately owned portion of the project \u2013 including the above-ground entrances and any utility lines within the tunnel \u2013 are subject to taxation; and<\/li>\n<li>Reimburse the MBA for any net loss of profit for leasing space for telecommunication lines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upmatters.com\/news\/local-news\/legislation-signed-to-protect-the-great-lakes-provide-energy-security-create-jobs\/1655968143\">Upmatters | Legislation signed to protect the Great Lakes, provide energy security, create jobs<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Refreshing our recollection:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michigan has a pipeline company that wants to put in a tunnel. There&#8217;s people on both sides. How do you solve it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(srwoiibrhdcjm5zawdpqqc0y))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2018-SB-1197\">SB 1197 (2018 | MI)<\/a>\u00a0which will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>create the\u00a0The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority<\/li>\n<li>not allow the authority to use eminent domain<\/li>\n<li>not allow the authority to be sued<\/li>\n<li>will be governed by 3 governor appointees with 6 year terms<\/li>\n<li>The MI Governor&#8217;s policy statement\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;protect the Straits of Mackinac and the Great Lakes while ensuring energy stability for Michigan.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwmt.com\/news\/state\/senate-passes-bill-creating-new-authority-to-oversee-line-5-utility-tunnel\">WWMT |\u00a0Senate passes bill creating new authority to oversee Line 5 utility tunnel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As signed by Michigan&#8217;s Governor,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(srwoiibrhdcjm5zawdpqqc0y))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2018-SB-1197\">SB 1197 (2018 | MI)<\/a>\u00a0will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include a plan for recruiting, training, and using Michigan workers for the tunnel project;<\/li>\n<li>Allow for multiple utilities to use the tunnel;<\/li>\n<li>Provide that the tunnel is built to last and will contain potential oil spills in the Straits of Mackinac;<\/li>\n<li>Limit liability for the state, the authority, and members of the authority;<\/li>\n<li>Require that all necessary government approvals be obtained for the tunnel;<\/li>\n<li>Prohibit the use of eminent domain\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14,56,6,28,2,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-easement","category-legislation-trend","category-oil-gas","category-pipelines-common-carriers","category-private-company","category-private-property-rights","category-transmission-lines","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1191\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/eminentdomain\/wp-eminentdomain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}