Anatomy of a bill creating a moratorium on transmission lines

Where: Nebraska

The legislation: LB 409 (2021 | NE)

This bills calls for a study to determine if new transmission lines, longer than 200 miles, are necessary & creates the Electric Transmission Line Study Committee of the Legislature

So what gives? What do the legislators want to know?

• more information on routing lines
• more information on the property rights impacted
• more information on the impact to consumers through rate increases