2017 HB 65 First Right to Build Transmission Facilities
- CVNM Position:
- Oppose
- Year:
- 2017
- Sponsors:
-
Bob Wooley
- Topics:
- Energy & Climate Change
- Legislative Info:
- HB 65 on nmlegis.gov »
Description
This bill would have given public utilities and generation and transmission cooperatives the first right to construct, own and maintain transmission facilities in a regional transmission organization. This bill was intended to counter a specific federal regulation designed to foster competition in the transmission market.
Outcome
HB 65 died in the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
How Legislators Voted on HB 65
- = Pro Conservation Vote
- = Anti Conservation Vote
- A = Absent
- E = Excused
- R = Recused
- W = Abstain
| Legislator | Party | District | Office | Conservation Vote |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooley, Bob (R) | R | 66 | Representative | 2017 |