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Committee forwards energy-corridor amendments to better protect landowner rights

2159216 · January 28, 2025
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Senate Bill 61 (2nd substitute) was adopted and recommended unanimously. Sponsors said the bill aims to make eminent-domain processes for transmission lines more transparent and encourage use of existing federal corridors before private land is taken.

Senator Owens presented the second substitute to Senate Bill 61, titled Energy Corridor Amendments. The sponsor said the bill seeks a balance between the state's need for transmission and telecommunication infrastructure and protections for private landowners, particularly in a state with…

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