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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA -- A newly elected Logan County state representative has laid out a plan to put a stop to a controversial, federally subsidized green energy project that's threatening to take the land of Logan and Payne County landowners.

Coyle's Molly Jenkins, representing House District 33, has introduced a measure aimed at halting the controversial Cimarron Link transmission line set to cross Logan County.

Jenkins's House Joint Resolution 1003 seeks to establish a constitutional prohibition preventing federally subsidized, privately owned companies from using eminent domain to seize land. Under the proposed measure, such companies—those receiving federal government funds, including Invenergy—would still be allowed to negotiate property acquisitions but would be barred from utilizing eminent domain. The proposal must receive the approval of first the Legislature, and then the state's electorate at an upcoming election.

The transmission line, spearheaded by green energy company Invenergy, is designed to transport wind energy from Oklahoma's Panhandle to the Tulsa area. Invenergy, which has received up to $306 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, has reportedly secured numerous easements from landowners for the project and has taken legal action against those who have refused to grant access to their surveyors.

A group calling itself No Federal Transmission Corridors Logan County has organized in opposition to the Cimarron Link and wind turbine projects. The group is also active in Payne County, another intended target of the transmission line and part of the area represented by Jenkins. Jenkins has addressed the group at its meetings, where she has referenced her proposed resolution and encouraged individuals who are being threatened with eminent domain to contact her office.

Although Jenkins has yet to begin her first legislative session, she has already made a significant impact. She has gained substantial media attention for her legislation to ban the recognition of illegal alien driver’s licenses from other states. Additionally, she successfully pushed an amendment to the House rules package—an effort typically controlled by senior members. Jenkins also received press coverage for her appearance at a Capitol protest organized by grassroots activists opposing green energy projects, where she concluded her remarks with former President Trump's well-known rallying cry: "Fight, fight, fight."

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