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Garrett County officials raise questions about proposed transmission route, oppose private eminent domain
Summary
Commissioners said they lack details on a proposal by NextEra and a related bill that could expand use of state forest for transmission lines; they said they will not support transferring eminent-domain powers to private companies and asked the company for public informational meetings.
Garrett County commissioners on Feb. 3 described limited information on a proposed high-voltage transmission corridor that could cross parts of the county and said they oppose any grant of eminent-domain authority to a private, for-profit company.
Commissioners said the measure under discussion — a bill filed in the state senate — would allow power companies to extend transmission lines across state forest lands in some circumstances and noted that a permit from the Maryland Public Service Commission would still be required for construction. "We are not going to support it, and we are not going to oppose it because we do not have near…
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