Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 4 · column 1 of 3 · from the scan, no model involved
Athey s bill requiring utilities to adopt conservation measures was referred to the Rules Committee, where it was killed. However, his bill requiring the SCC to consider the effects of the power lines on those whose properties they cross was combined with Del. Joe May’s HB2614, and passed the House. Now it goes to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain fate.
Athey’s efforts in the Courts of Justice fared a little 1 letter. His bill requiring that a condemner (Dominion) prove that property taken will be for a public use for the community that is affected died in the Courts of Justice Committee, while his bill giving a property owner partial reimbursement for appraisal costs when fighting an eminent domain case passed the House in a block vote and goes on to the Senate.
Athey’s House Joint Resolutions designed to strengthen the rights of citizens when facing seizure of their property by a government were combined into HJR723, which vvas passed by on Monday and may get onto the regular calendar for a vote this week.
So, who won?
The members of the Commerce and Labor Committee who clobbered Athey’s bills easily passed legislation that will make it far easier for Dominion to raise its rates as high as they want without fear of SCC interference. And without the competition that never materialized, we can expect the same thing to happen in Virginia as what happened in Maryland: soaring rates for the consumer and windfall profits for the power company.
88.4%