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BD. OF SUP'RS, ETC. v. APPALACHIAN POWER CO.

Record Nos. 741073 and 741074.

215 S.E.2d 918 (1975)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CAMPBELL COUNTY et al. v. APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 13, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. David Hawkins, Richard W. Elliott, Rustberg (W. H. Overbey, Overbey & Overbey, Rustberg, on brief), for appellants.

John L. Walker, Sr., Roanoke (Thomas F. Lemons, Jr., Woods, Rogers, Muse, Walker & Thornton, Roanoke, on briefs), for appellees.

Edward Berlin, Washington, D. C. (Arthur B. Davies, III, Eric G. Peters, Lynchberg, Berlin, Roisman & Kessler, Washington, D. C., Davies, Smith & Peters, Lynchburg, on amicus curiae brief), for Central Virginia Environmental League and Lynchburg Environmental Group.

Richard D. Rogers, Jr., Richmond (Lewis S. Minter, Roanoke, on brief), for State Corp. Comn.

Before I'ANSON, C. J., and CARRICO, HARRISON, HARMAN and COMPTON, JJ.

HARRISON, Justice.

Virginia Code § 56-46.1 requires the State Corporation Commission to approve the location of certain new electric transmission lines, and as a condition to determine that the route the line is to follow will reasonably minimize adverse impact on the scenic and environmental assets of the area concerned.

On August 16, 1972, Appalachian Power Company filed application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it...

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