Welcome to the Future!
The State: Tennessee
The County Resolutions: Urge the State Legislature to prohibit eminent domain to benefit private projects
Is this bigger than banning eminent domain for private entities? yes, it calls for a prohibition on government use of eminent domain to benefit a private entity
Jefferson County TN Standard Bearer | Carmichael re-elected as chairman
I’m confused, what’s happening? Palo Alto California wants to use eminent domain to keep a mobile home park as a mobile home park
What does this do to the property owner? Prevents the owner from selling the land to a developer for other purposes
The public pupose asserted: Maintaining low income housing
Fox News | ‘Flatly unconstitutional’: Mobile park owners fight gov’t bid to block redevelopment
Where: California
What is this new delectable eminent domain tool? community revitalization and investment authorities (CRIA) that allow local governments to redevelop land with eminent domain
The estimated threat of eminent domain: 78% of private property could be threatened by eminent domain.
Eminent Domain isn’t the only concern of property rights activists: If property is included in a CRIA the local governments can fund new bond incremental financing
In 2011, CRIAs received…
Where: Georgia
Why does the sapce port need eminent domain? Because of the frequency of launches, land surrounding the area may need to be condemned for safety purposes.
What state law impediment exists? In 2006, Georgia amended its eminent domain laws to require a public purpose, and it’s believed space travel does not meet that standard.
WABE Atlantat’s NPR | Safety, Legal Issues Could Ground Georgia Spaceport Plans
These high profile Texans signed an ad that ran in the Dallas Morning News opposing the Trans Pecos Pipeline:
Who organized the ad? Big Bend Conservation Alliance
Other celebs involved in anti-pipeline/anti-eminent domain issues: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tommy Lee Jones, Jason Mamoa, Exra Miller, Ray Fisher, Pharrell Williams, Susan Sarandon, and Shailene Woodley
How does a landowner whose land is in the path of a proposed water pipeline cause a legal quagmire? Create a special district- a Conservation District.
How do 2 special districts resolve eminent domain over another’s land? The courts are deciding whether the land can be taken.
What have the courts said about dueling eminent domain authority of special districts?The TX Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Conservation District lands on a procedural issue, and now the issue of eminent…
The city: Santa Monica, CA
The short term rental regulations:
the lawsuit: HomeAway & AirBnB sued in federal court asserting 1st Amendment free speech violations, violations of the Communications Decency Act & the 4th Amendment
The Number of Arrests: 38+
The Native American arguments against using eminent domain for the pipeline:
The number of courts involved:
Wall Street Journal | Pipeline Protests Bring Dozens of Arrests…
North Dakota in 2015 passed a bill prohibiting quick take of property for eminent domain. it was vetoed. An interim study was convened. Where are they now?
The State: Utah
The Legislation: Senate Bill 151 from 2016 General Session
What Senate Bill 151 requires in a development and tax incentive deal:
Salt Lake Tribune | Op-ed: Data center is a sound investment in Utah’s future