To counter Arkansas’ Congressmen opposition to the\u00a0Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission line, which would run through Arkansas but not provide electricity in Arkansas, an economic study was released.<\/p>\n
Who authored the economic study?\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0the Center for Business and Economic Research at UA\u2019s Sam M. Walton College of Business<\/p>\n What economic boon for Arkansas did the report show?<\/strong><\/p>\n Arkansas News |\u00a0Report: Clean Line transmission project would boost state economy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n What bill wants to limit eminent domain power in power line cases?\u00a0Congressmen\u00a0Boozman &\u00a0Womack 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<\/p>\n What is it they want to limit?\u00a0Federal government eminent domain authority in power line construction.<\/p>\n Why do they want to limit federal eminent domain power?\u00a0They want to shift leverage to the states in interstate power line construction.<\/p>\n Why is this imporant to 2 guys from Arkansas?\u00a0There 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.<\/p>\n Why is this important to Texas?\u00a0Mexico 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.<\/p>\n\n
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Lege trend: Limit Eminent Domain in Power Line Issues<\/h1>\n
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