So Far So Good on Manchin’s Power Line Tax
Clem Guttata, over at his great blog West Virginia Blue, has some good news in a comment he posted early this morning:
Vigilance pays off:
Yes, indeed, it appears that the bill is not going to be on the special session agenda. Here’s an update via FB (last night) from Delegate Tim Miley:“Tim Miley at 8:40pm May 28
The energy transmission tax bill will NOT be on the call for the special session, at least as of 400 pm today-based upon a meeting that I attended in Speaker Thompson’s office.”So, at some point yesterday the Speaker must have let the Gov. know there still isn’t enough support for this bill to pass and then they agreed it was pointless to put on the agenda.
Gov. Manchin’s continued enthusiasm for this bill shows the need for vigilance in educating our legislators about opposition to this bill and on other energy policy issues.
As Clem notes, Gov. Manchin is hot to give AEP/Allegheny their power lines. We have to remain vigilant, because if he still wants to sneak the power line tax into this session, he still has lots of time.
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