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Lege TREND. Watchdog brings Ethics Complaint Against Lawmaker who Backed Utility Eminent Domain Use

Where: North Carolina

What: A long time lawmaker, whose lawfirm represents a utility, also pushed legislstion to help the utility, allegedly according to an ethics complaint

Why the beef? Because the utility is taking people’s land 

 

Tacoma News Tribune | AP | Group files ethics complaint against N Carolina legislator

Editorial. 3 Reasons Texas Needs Eminent Domain Reform.

San Antonio Express News Editorial, Eminent domain law reform needed, says these are the reasons texas needs eminent domain reform:

  • Texas is going to face a lot of eminent domain in our growing state with its growing energy industry
  • there are a lot of property owner horror stories
  • let’s be fair, there is no harm in transparency

 

Lege TREND. Amendent to Reign in LOCAL EMINENT DOMAIN in a Park Funding Bill

Missouri legislators amended HB 1044 (2019 |MO) a park funding bill to include this amendment to ban local governments from using eminent domain for parks and recreational space.

the amendment: 

67.920. Notwithstanding any other law to the cont
rary, no political subdivision shall use eminent
domain or condemnation proceedings to acquire property
for a recreational use including, but not limited to,
a park or trail.
“;
 

Lege TREND. Compensation Calculation Built on Rebuilding. New. Interesting.

Alabama’s HB 38 (2019 | AL) would define compensation for eminent domain purposes as:

“wholly reconstruct the existing property as it exists” at the time it is valued by an assessor.”

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Lege TREN. 2 Reasons Texas Eminent Domain will Increase Energy Costs

The Consumer Energy Alliance says SB 421 (2019 | TX) could increase energy costs by:

  • Pipelines will cost more to build
  • The increased cost of pipelines, and delays in building pipelines, will raise feul costs

San Antonio Express News | SB 421 may cause spike in energy costs