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The toll road by a private corporation all but dead, this bill is hailed as the final nail in the coffin. The Texas Turnpike Corporation is the only private toll road authority in the state, having authority through a grandfather provision. Texas Tribune
Previously On Information Intelligence: The Bill Filing
In 2014, a private tollroad corporation proposed new toll roa…
A multi-million dollar courtroom drama over land value for the Sacramento Kings new stadium is brewing.
Land values are differing by $25 Million :
If the $25 Million gap in valuations wasn’t enough- the eminent domain process is further complicated by CALPERS being an investor in a segment of land. CALPERs values its land at $12.5 Million. <...
The Buffalo Bills & Sacramento Kings both need new stadiums. Building new stadiums takes land. If negotiations fail, land is acquired via eminent domain. The Buffalo Bills prefer negotiations.
Buffalo would rather pay more in a neogtiation than use eminent domain, which leads to costly litigation.
There’s a list of professional sports stadiums that have used eminent domain, Texas makes the list:
Posted incompensation, economic development, private company
What does the North Carolina Tea Party Backed, Bipartisan Supported, Constitutional Amendment do? It has passed the NC House for 3 sessions, but stumbles with a 3/5ths rule in the NC Senate.
Posted inactivism, compensation, legislation trend, private property rights
Texas Central Railway has clarified its website regarding eminent domain. The clarification was picked up by the Dallas Business Journal. Texas Central Railway (TCR) stresses that eminent domain is a last resort after all voluntary options are exhausted. TCR further offers this message on private property rights: “The project is committed to resp… Massachusetts State Rep. Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington filed HD 3168 would require: Supporters Say: “The idea is to reimburse people for the taking, because eminent domain is for the public good, not private profit. It’s one thing if it’s for domestic use, and another… In an effort to keep utilities off private lands for surveying, bills in Virginia look to reign in the ability to survey within eminent domain powers. Democrats are lining up to defend the utilities right to access private lands. Republicans are lining up on the other side. Republicans also want utilities with eminent domain authority subject to open records. Watchdog.org Information Intelligen… A list of why eminent domain is necessary is not something that occurs with frequency. A law professor lists reasons why eminent domain is necessary in Detroit:
Billboards and the City of Houston have a long history. Like a love affair that thrives on disagreements. The love lasts, but it is a roller coaster. New movement in this relationship. The City & 3 billboard companies (Outfront Media, SignAd & JGI) are in talks to address what the city calls, billboard blight. The bargaining chip offered by the CIty:
Providing great material for 2015 bills in Texas, The Nebraska Supreme Court, making reference to Denbury, issued an opinion on the constitutionality of a pipeline certification. Read More: Information Intelligence The Court said we don’t like it, but that pesky super majority threshold to declare the statute unconstitutional isn’t …Lege Trend: Tea Party & Bipartisan Support for Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment
Positive Eminent Domain Messaging from Texas Central Railway
Lege Trend: Royalties to Landowner for Pipeline Easement
Bills Target Utilities.
Eminent Domain is Needed. How to Stop Land Speculation in Eminent Domain.
Billboards & City of Houston In Talks
Legal Trend Meets LegislativeTrend: Land Owners Challenge Constitutionality. Later Challenge Eminent Domain.