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Farmers in Oklahoma are joining forces over the use of eminent domain to aquire water rights to allow for the sale of Oklahoma’s water.
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What project has triggered 307 eminent domain petitions? California’s first leg of the Los Angeles to San Francisco high speed rail.
How many acres does this represent being taken? Since December 2013, 307 eminent domain actions for high speed rail have accounted for 1,135 acres of land.
Which agencies approve the use of eminent domain for high speed rail in California? California’s General Services, Transportation and Finance departments
Who filed a bill? Republican House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop, R-Utah
What motivated him? Learning that federal agencies used 61% of the Land and Water Conservation Fund to acquire land
What is the agency response? “The Interior Department argues it doesn’t use eminent domain to grab up contested land, but rather as a legal tool to reach a price agreement with willing sellers. “
A small town redevelopment effort to revitalize vacant industrial property surprised city council members when it was revealed that the Institute for Justice is interested in the issue.
The Institute for Justice represents land owners who are facing condemnation or forefeiture of their property.
The Mount Airy News | Eminent domain issue sparks legal threat
What’s a quick take? Once an eminent domain suit is filed, the entity exercising eminent domain claims ownership of the property.
Where is this Court that’s limiting quick take of property rights? Ohio
Is the court saying no quick take, that the courts have to decide before the property ownership can transfer to the condemning entity? No, the court says the Ohio constitution limits this ability to the taking of land for roads only.
How does this apply in Texas? In Texas, once an…
THE HOUSE INTERIM CHARGES
In the 1990s, Georgia wants to protect wealthy quail plantation owners from a new oil pipeline, so it passed new laws related only to oil pipelines.
What does an oil pipeline have to do that a natural gas pipeline doesn’t have to do for eminent domain approval? A pipeline that carries gasoline, diesel and ethanol must:
Has this been a hurdle? yes, it has stopped a pipeline by Kinder Morgan. The…
Memphis had been pushing forward with eminent domain for a project $37.8 million Raleigh Springs Mall redevelopment plan.
But, there’s a hitch. A council member who voted against funding the redevelopment plan with eminent domain was elected mayor.
The Commercial Appeal | Political shift could impact city’s Raleigh mall plan
The Blaze | Donald Trump Defends Eminent Domain — Here’s Why He Claims the Power Is ‘Needed’
What isssue was the Ohio Court reviewing? In Ohio, like many states, once an eminent domain petition is filed by the condeming entity, that entity gets the property. It’s called a “quick take.”
Did condeming entities win or landowners? land owners
What did the court say? Cities can’t quick take property for things that aren’t roads. So, no quick take for sidewalks.
What’s interesgting about the OH eminent domain laws? Ohio limits quick take eminent domain to “making or reparing…