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Remember the idea of providing royalties to landowners from pipelines or toll roads? New hampshire has a new spin on this concept.
If a pipeline traverses and the product is sold elsewhere, then levey a 12.5% fee on the sale. Where does the 12.5% go? The fee is to be additional compensation for landowners who had property seized for right-of-way for pipeline construction.
Why does this matter in Texas? Bonjour Pecos Pipeline that is moving product from Texas to Mexico. There is a group…
Where’s this trend emerging? The Granite State. Home to hopeful Presidential foot traffic.
Why the penalty for developers? To counter land being taken for economic development, a legisltive propsal in new Hampshire requires developers to compensate landowners at a rate of 300% of the value of the taken land
Where is this trend emerging? New Hampshire. The Granite State. Home to Presidential hopeful foot traffic.
What is this anti-easement idea all about? If a pipeline seeks an easement, the land owner can require that the entire piece of land be purchased.
What’s the rational behind this ideaof requiring all the land be bought and not just a right of way? Landowners believe that pipelines negatively impact the value of their property. If the landowners no longer want to live on the…
Eminent domain tops the headlines for 2015 in South Carolina.
What’s the eminent domain issue in South Carolina? A pipeline that caused private proeprty right activist snd environmental activists to join forces.
What’s the legislative and regulatory impact? The issue with the pipeline is whether a public benefit occurs in South Carolina. The pipeline has hit hiccups with the regulatory agency and the legislature.
The Augusta Chronicler | Top 10: Palmetto Pipeline creates stir in 2015
What state, that’s NOT California, is looking to increase relocation costs? Pennsylvania
What are the current relocation cost rates in PA?
What damage cap rates for relocation costs in PA considering?
The usual suspects- Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Rubio talk eminent domain reform on the campaign trail. Now Bernie Sanders has joined the fray by saying :
“Iowans shouldn’t have their land forcibly taken through eminent domain for use in the proposed Bakken oil pipeline.”
“”The idea of using the power of eminent domain to increase private profits does not make a lot of sense to me,” he said.”
Sounds just like the right’s – no private gain from eminent domain- mantra.
South Carolina’s 2016 legislative session and eminent domain reform is on the list.
What group is targeting eminent domain by private entities? The Republican Caucus for the South Carolina House.
What reforms do South Carolina Republicans want?
State Rep. Grassley, grandson to US Senator Grassley, has 2 points to make to a clean energy line that wants to use eminent domain in Iowa:
In South Carolina Trump shared his opinion of Supreme Court Justices. In short:
Reason took the opportunity to point a slew of inconsistencies: