Protecting Communities from Power Line Abuse Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Communities from Power Line Abuse Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal provisions regarding: (1) mandatory fair market value compensation for right-of-way acquisitions; (2) transmission facility modifications in accordance with state law; and (3) requirements for coordination of federal authorizations for interstate electric transmission facilities, including authorization to file an appeal with the President regarding denial of an application for such an authorization.
Modifies requirements for acquisition of rights-of-way for electric transmission facilities located on property other than federal or state property. Provides that, if the permit holder cannot acquire by contract, or is unable to agree upon compensation with the owner of the property, the permit holder may acquire the right-of-way in accordance with state law for the state in which the property is located. (Thus repeals current law which allows the permit holder to acquire the-right-of-way through the exercise of eminent domain in a federal district court.)
Requires the length of at least one year for the comment period on an application for a transmission facility permit.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2007 to Jun 21, 2007, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 21, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Compensation (Law)
- Department of Energy
- Electric power transmission
- Eminent domain
- Energy
- Executive Office of the President
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Government Operations and Politics
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Licenses
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Right-of-way
- State laws
- Transportation and Public Works
- Valuation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
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