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2007 SESSION

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HB 3031 Comprehensive plans; affect of approval of transmission lines.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Approval of transmission lines; affect on the legal status of comprehensive plans and local zoning ordinances.  Requires that certain utilities receive notice of comprehensive plan amendments affecting electrical transmission lines.  Also, provisions related to electrical transmission line corridors are added to the comprehensive plan enabling statute and to State Corporation Commission provisions.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Approval of transmission lines; affect on the legal status of comprehensive plans and local zoning ordinances.  Eliminates provision that provided that the State Corporation Commission's approval of a transmission line satisfies the requirements of § 15.2-2232 (legal status of comprehensive plan) and local zoning ordinances with respect to such transmission line.