Lawmakers Weigh Power Line Tax On New Power Lines: ; Legislators Studying Manchin's Proposal; Ahead of 2010 Session

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West Virginia lawmakers are unlikely to get any legal advice from the state Supreme Court as they consider Gov. Joe Manchin's proposed tax on new high-voltage power lines, a regulatory lawyer said.

Richard Hitt, counsel to the Public Service Commission, also told the interim Joint Finance Committee subpanel that his agency cannot delay its review of one of two potentially affected projects, even though it recently bogged down in neighboring Maryland.

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Lawmakers Weigh Power Line Tax On New Power Lines: ; Legislators Studying Manchin's Proposal; Ahead of 2010 Session

Manchin requested a bill this year to apply a state business tax on electric transmission lines that carry at least 450 kilovolts over at leas...

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