Welcome to the Future!
The State: Utah
The Legislation: Senate Bill 151 from 2016 General Session
What Senate Bill 151 requires in a development and tax incentive deal:
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Yes, it was. State Representative Hitchens in a pipeline supporter & author of the 1 year ban on eminent domain.
Why? What pushed him over the edge? A private property rights supporter, a veteran, a retired law enforcement officer, a wildife supporter, and it had been 23 years since Georgia grnated private companies the power of eminent domain.
The 23 year time span since authorization was the tipping point? Partly, Yes. Technologies have changed on pipeline safety.
What landowner…
Background: Georgia legislatively haled eminent domain by private companies while it assessed how pervasive private eminent domain use is.
The official name of the commission: Joint State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines
What types of individuals were appointed by the Georgia Governor to the Eminent Domain Commission?
California is building a state funded high speed rail system.
Is the project behind schedule? Yes. The 1st segment moved its completion date from March 31, 2018, to August 2019.
What is causing the delay? Acquiring land which means Eminent Domain Delays.
How many land parcels are required for the Valley portion of the high speed rail first leg?1,590 parcels of property. 841 parcels were secured as of last week.
For 1 segment, the Fresno-Madera segment, what are the current cost…
Let’s look at how NBC News portrayed the local fracking ban in Denton:
Words used to describe those opposed to fracking:
What’s happening with short term rental regulation in California? The Legislature is pursuing statewide regulation
What do home sharing comapnies like Home Away and AirBnB support? A tax collection bill, SB 1102
Why do cities and labor groups oppose in SB 1102? It shields the names and addresses of their hosts
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Why are normal eminent domain laws being bypassed? Because eminent domain will be too costly and will take too long
What is the eminent domain project? A dam
Which legislature created this eminent domain loophole? North Carolina
What 5 things do we need to know about this work around to normal North Carolina eminent domain laws?
What trade partcices allegations are being made against short term rentals?
What’s the solution proposed to curb this? Increased data collection of short term rentals with FTC monitoring
What would this look like as city ordinances or state laws?
What local government fines are home share platforms facing?
What’s the basis for the San Francisco lawsuit?
New York is imposing a $500 fine per day for banks that do not maintain homes that are foreclosed.
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