RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf wants Gov. Timothy Kaine to take the lead in forming a compact with other states to review plans for a regional power line.
Wolf urged Kaine in a Monday letter to form a compact with the governors of West Virginia and Pennsylvania to take a final look at the project before it moves forward. Such a compact is allowed under federal law.
Wolf's letter addresses a 500-kilovolt transmission line proposed jointly by the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. and Dominion Virginia Power. The line would stretch from Pennsylvania to West Virginia through portions of northern Virginia.
In September, Wolf urged Virginia's attorney general to appeal a decision by the State Corporation Commission allowing the line, known as the TRAIL project, to move forward.