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The Green Bay Packers are the only professional franchise to be municipally owned.
Municipal acquisition of sports franchises is not an entirely new concept, Oakland considered eminent domain when the Raiders attempted to leave.
According to Stanford economist, Roger Noll, “whether eminent domain would work probably varies from state to state and from judge to judge.”
Even the threat of eminent domain could have an impact on professional sport franchise ownership …
Austin Business Journal lists eminent domain, especially in relation to pipelines, as a must watch legislative issue for 2015.
Information Intelligence subscribers know that the hot legislative topicis broader. It’s any private company that has the power of eminent domain that triggers higher & hotter legislative scrutiny.
This includes private toll authorities, transmissions lines, and pipelines at a minimum.
Posted in2015 legislation, private company, private property rights
New York prohibits fracking. Mineral rights owners and companies with existing leases may file suit claiming that the fracking prohibition is tantamount to the state government taking their private property. 6 years of litigation and we might see the first jury trial. Here’s what happened: In 2014, a private tollroad coporation proposed new toll roads in North Texas. Town halls were held. Fire Marshalls shut them down as too many people turned out against new toll roads. City councils in the proposed toll areas passed resolutions opposing the plans to use eminent domain. Toll road opponents and private property rights supporters united. The 2015 Legislature will consider HB 565, which will stop private toll authorities from exercising eminent domain. Information Intelligence has written about the pending TX Supreme Court case about a pipeline that owes a landowner a hefty judgment and hasn’t paid it. The case is gaining attention and momentum. TPPF weighs in on the case of the non-paying pipeline: This week TPPF released a private property rights paper about a pipeline company facing a judgment in excess of $1.6M against it. The judgment is unpaid and no bond is posted for appeal. It has ruffled feathers. In the paper, TPPF reminds us transmission lines are no different that pipelines in that they both are private companies that have the power of eminent domain. TPPF stresses 2 major points: “We will do whatever it takes to make sure landowners are treated fairly when an entity uses the power of eminent domain to claim land for public use.” – Robert McKnight, Second Vice President, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Cattleraisers made hundreds of calls last session opposing Tryon Lewis’ common carrier bill, HB 2748. [
Posted in2013 legislation, 2015 legislation, activism, fairness, private property rights
Protesting eminent domain & protesting pipelines has become de rigueur. But, what is the cost impact? WallStreet Journal examines the slowed development of Keystone XL pipeline and 10 other pipeline projects. The total economic cost of these projects is more than $20 billion. [WSJ] Private property rights proponents say the RRC common carrier rules do not go far enough to protect private proeprty rights. 10 years ago, maybe this wouldn’t be a big deal. But, there’s an oil and gas boom in a state that has 97% of its land privately owned. If a private company wants to build a pipeline to move the oil and gas; it’s going to have to deal with private landowners. Property rights proponents say the common carrier rules are:Fracking Ban Leads to Inverse Condemnation Suits
TX Rice Partners v. Denbury: A history lesson.
HB 565: Revoking Eminent Domain Authority
TPPF on the Case of the Pipeline that Will NOT Pay the Judgment Against It
TPPF Refresher: Transmission Lines Also Carry Eminent Domain Power
Cattleraisers Support Fairness for Landowners
Cost of Eminent Domain Protests
3 Reasons Private Property Rights Proponent Dislike the RRC Common Carrier Rules