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Committee hears bill to extend KCC transmission-line permit deadline from 120 to 180 days
Summary
A legislative committee held a hearing on House Bill 2040, which would extend from 120 to 180 days the deadline for the KCC to issue transmission-line siting permits for lines at least 5 miles long and 230 kV or higher. The bill drew no oral opponents; written proponent testimony was filed.
House Bill 2040, which would extend the deadline for final orders on transmission-line siting permits from 120 days to 180 days, was presented and heard by the committee and then closed without a recorded vote.
Nick Myers, a staff member who presented the bill, told the committee the change mirrors Senate Bill 92 and concerns transmission-line…
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