Certain incumbent electric transmission owner rights elimination provision
This bill repeals Minnesota Statutes section 216B.246, which previously granted specific construction and maintenance rights to incumbent electric transmission owners. It eliminates the legal provision that gave these utilities (including public utilities, cooperatives, municipal agencies, and power districts) the right to build new transmission lines connected to their existing facilities. The repeal directly affects those entities classified as "incumbent electric transmission owners" under the repealed statute. This is a procedural change removing existing legal rights without creating new policy.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 21, 2025
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Jan 21, 2025
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Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
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Jan 21, 2025
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Introduction and first reading
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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