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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?
Which eminent domain legal fight turned constitutional? The Trans Pecos Pipeline
Why do landowners believe Texas eminent domain laws are unconstitutional under the federal constitution? Because property is deprived before due process in that land is taken before the legal issues are resolved
The potential impact of this litigation? A ruling for the landowner impacts all eminent domain processes in Texas. Potentially stopping the ability for comdemning entities to build while litigation…
Who: People’s Department of Environmental Justice, a group of private property rights protestors in Vermont
What: Staged a mock eminent domain survey at the private residence of a Vermont Public Service Commissioner
Will eminent domain be used by Texas Centeral Rail to build its Dallas-Houston high speed rail? Only if deals cannot be reached
How did property owners in Waller County react?
High Speed Rail is…
What the land owner attorney says about the eminent domain lawsuits for the pipeline to Mexico :
News West 9 | Pipeline company files eminent domain lawsuits against Big Bend landowners
What issues are land owners raising in the 12 pending eminent domain lawsuits for the Trans Pecos pipeline?
Is this pipeline using eminent domain like every other pipeline in Texas using eminent domain? No, no one has ever built a pipeline like Trans Pecos with the purpose of selling natural gas to…
Which state is putting in new requirements for pre-condemnation surveying access for private companies that have eminent domain authority? West Virginia
What are the new requirements for pre-condemantion access? To receive pre-condemantion access to private property, the condeming entity must:
What sparked this bill? A court stopped precondemnation access for surveyors because public…
Where is this happening? Virginia
What sparked the change to how private property is treated by a pipeline? a controversial 2004 law that allowed precondemantion access to private property by the pipeline. Its led to landowner lawsuits and protests.
What legislative changes are being pushed? Requiring the pipeline to offer advanced notice and get owner consent to enter land
Roanoke Times | Lawmakers seek to scrap law on pipeline, property rights
Texans Aginst High Speed Rail are advising land owners to:
Navasota & Grimes County Examiner | An open letter from TAHSR to Texans
Background: In Florida to trigger quick take possession of land via eminent domain, the condeming entity has to deposit funds with the court.
Legal Fight Over Which Party Gets the Interest on Funds Held in an Eminent Domain case:
The Case: Livingston v. Frank, 150 So. 3d 239 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014)
How is this relevant to Texas? The Texas Supreme…