Welcome to the Future!
The elected official: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-WA)
The project: Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline
What are the facts aroudn the pipeline?
Oregon Live | Op-Ed by Landowners | Blocking eminent domain for private gain: Guest opinion
What’s the land use proposal causing the gaffaw? Napa County may have a June 5 ballot initiative that would ban personal-use heliports on rural Napa County properties.
What are the private property rights arguments? Limiting the use of property infringes on private property rights
What is the current status of personal heliports in Greater Napa? allows personal-use airports and heliports with a county use permit
Napa Valley Register | Napa County private heliport measure supporters turn in…
California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have funded acquisition of a beach access point.
The reason for the veto? While the bill provided a means for beach access the bill precluded eminent domain.
Why does Governor Brown say the state needs Eminent Domain for this beach access issue?
Maine Public Utilities Commission’s staff is urging a statewide ruling that underground storing og liquified natural gas is not in the public interest.
The impact of these types of actions: No eminent domain authority.
Maine Public Radio | Proposals to Store Natural Gas Criticized
The Case: Murr v. Wisconsin
The oral arguments: March 20, 2017
The eminent domain issue: Property owners wanted to sell some land. The city and state said No, the property doesn’t meet requirements for stand alone sale because of waterway regulations.
How’s the case is shaping up? CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, ILLINOIS, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, OREGON, VERMONT, AND WASHINGTON are siding with Wisconsin. While NEVADA, ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEST VIRGINIA,…
The State: Kansas
The tax deal between Kansas and AirBnB: Airbnb will automatically collect & remit the same state & local taxes as a hotel/motel
Will fees to property owners increase? No.
How many statewide deals has Airbnb entered into? 15
Airbnb agreements with large cities:
The case: Murr v. Wisconsin
The Compensation issue: Can compensation under eminent domain be impacted by a regulation. In the case, a regulation leads to the devaluation of contiguous property because it is owned by the same land owner.
9 States have taken the side of the property owner: Nevada, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, and Wyoming
9 Other states have taken the side of Wisconsin: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusettes, Maine,…
National Geographic’s website has a feature piece entitled, Palmetto Pipeline: An Eminent Problem. Here’s what you need to know:
The Federal Avaiation Administration finalized the first round of drone rules.
6 Key Points:
Drones must maintain a maximum flight speed of 100 miles per hour and a maximum height/elevation of 400 feet.
The drone must remain in the operator’s visual line of sight (using a drone’s camera does not satisfy this requirement).
While flight is limited to daytime use, operators will be allowed to fly their drones 30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official…
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?