Gazette
November 25, 2008
Va. congressman wants review of power line plans
Virginia
Congressman Frank Wolf wants Gov. Timothy Kaine to take the lead in
forming a compact with other states to review plans for a regional
power line.
By The Associated Press
RICHMOND,
Va. -- Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf wants Gov. Timothy Kaine to take
the lead in forming a compact with other states to review plans for a
regional power line.
Wolf urged Kaine in a Monday letter to form a compact with the
governors of West Virginia and Pennsylvania to take a final look at the
project before it moves forward. Such a compact is allowed under
federal law.
Wolf's letter addresses a 500-kilovolt transmission line proposed
jointly by the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. and Dominion
Virginia Power. The line would stretch from Pennsylvania to West
Virginia through portions of northern Virginia.
In September, Wolf urged Virginia's attorney general to appeal a
decision by the State Corporation Commission allowing the line, known
as the TRAIL project, to move forward.
Jim Sconyers
jim_scon(a)yahoo.com
603.969.6712
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