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Background: A local Wisconsin Community Development Authority is taking action to declare maintained properties blighted
What statutory language provides for development within an area under blight standards:
“an area which is predominantly open, and which because of obsolete planning, diversity of ownership, deterioration of structures or of site improvements or otherwise substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the community.”
Community Repsonse: Organized the Better Mount…
Congress is considering HR 1689 which does the following:
State: Louisiana
The legislation to open navigable waters to anglers: HB 391 (LA | 2018) to ” restore anglers’ rights to access public waters”
The opposition to opening navigable waters to anglers:
Supporters of opening navigable waters to anglers:
The Louisiana House vote: 37-59
KALB| Powerful Opposition’ kills public access reform in Louisiana
Background: Nebraksa legislature passed a bill that would repeal a county’s ability to eradicate black-tailed prairie dogs on private property
Supporters of the Bill Call for Private Proeprty Rights: Repealing a county’s aility to eradicate the black-tailed prairie dog on private property is important because this law “infringes on property rights and harms native animals.”
The Veto is supported by this pro-private property rights statement: “fails to protect individual property rights from…
South Carolina Governor signed S1101 (2018) that extends the ban on eminent domain for private or publicly traded pipeline companies.
The ban on eminent domain was set to expire and has been extended to November 30, 2020.
Berkeley Independent | Lawmakers continue work on electric power reform
State: Georgia
The Republican Candidate for Governor: Hunter Hill, a former State Senator
His proposed test for granting eminent domain authority to a private entity: a net benefit to the taxpayers before eminent domain can be given to private entities
Texas Attorney General Opinion Request: RQ-0219-KP
Requestor: Lyle Larson
Question the Attorney General Office is to answer: Does Chapter 75, Title 4 ofthe Civil Practice and Remedies Code apply to private property owners on whose property agro-tourism related private aircraft lands?
Local Trend: Local Ride Share Ordinances
Legal Trend: In San Francisco, Financial Institutions are suing over the loan value of the city’s $250,000 taxi medallions which local ride share ordinances diminished the value of the medallions
Lege Trend: Leveling the playing field so that ride share and taxis are regulated equally
ABC 7 San Francisco | Credit union suing San Francisco over ‘worthless’ taxi medallions
Louisiana Legislature is considering HB 727 (2018) that will:
Austin’s short term rental ordinance is being litigated. Texas Attorney General Paxton rational for getting involved in the lawsuit: