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Statement of Governor Kaine

Statement

By: Tim Kaine
By: Tim Kaine
Date: Dec. 4, 2007
Location: Richmond, VA
Issues: Energy


Statement of Governor Kaine

Governor Timothy M. Kaine today released the following statement about the U.S. Department of Energy's decision to re-examine creation of a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor, which includes a large area in Northern Virginia:

"Earlier this year, the Attorney General and I wrote to the DOE, requesting that they not override our state-level process for making determinations about where to locate power lines, and in November, we filed an Application for Rehearing. I was pleased by the news that the DOE has granted that rehearing. It is my hope that they will honor the historic and traditional right of the state to make these decisions."


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