Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Wayne Olhoft

Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Wayne Olhoft (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Olhoft was a state Senator from Herman, Minnesota. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Background. The Power Plant Siting Act - reason for creating; problems with act; amendments. EQB - effectiveness of; role of; responsiveness to public; hearings. Effectiveness of citizen's committees. Eminent domain and land use. Energy situation and alternatives to deal with future. Legislative role in supporting energy alternatives. Effect of controversy on job as Senator. Role of Governors Anderson and Perpich. Concluding remarks.

Dates

• 12/29/1977 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Olhoft, Wayne
• interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 25
• Accession Number: AV1988.180.28

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project' <OH 25>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 15 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 60 minutes length

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Herman, Grant County, Minnesota, United States

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