Chuck Hall comments on cancellation of federal transmission corridor through Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Appropriations Chairman Chuck Hall, R-Perry, today released the following statement after the federal government canceled plans for a 645-mile federal transmission corridor that would have run through northern Oklahoma.

Plans for the corridor that would have crossed from Oklahoma’s Panhandle to the state’s border with Arkansas showed the transmission project could go through Kingfisher, Logan and Payne counties, which make up part of Hall’s Senate district.

“The Biden administration’s attempt to strip local landowners of their property for a misguided transmission corridor would have harmed Senate District 20 and all of Oklahoma,” Hall said. “I brought my numerous concerns about this massive transmission corridor to Oklahoma’s Attorney General, and I proudly worked alongside a coalition of state leaders to fight this blatant federal overreach. I’m pleased to see the federal government finally listened to the voices of Oklahomans who overwhelmingly opposed this project. By working together, we sent a clear message that Oklahoma stands firmly with our farmers, ranchers and landowners in support of private property rights and against federal land grabs.”

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For more information, contact: Sen. Chuck Hall at (405) 521-2628 or Chuck.Hall@oksenate.gov