September 13, 2024
Four Republicans in the Kansas congressional delegation Friday offered support for legislation limiting federal authority to take control of private property for development of a national electric transmission corridor.
The bill backed by U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann and Ron Estes, who are seeking reelection in November, and U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall would ban use of federal funding to condemn private property for a proposed system of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors. The bill would prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from overruling rejection of electric transmission projects by state regulators.