Background: Atlantic Coast Pipeline contractors seek access to property to begin tree-cutting, Landowners are asking a court to prevent the tree cutting.
What court? US District Court Judge Terence Boyle, a George HW Bush appointee, in the Eastern District of North Carolina
The court sides with the landowners and said:
- landowners should have a reasonable opportunity to negotiate
- the pipeline can use eminent domain
What pre-requisities on eminent domain use are detailed by the court to protect landowners?
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the pipeline must deposit an amount 3 times the appraised value of each parcel it plans to condemn with a federal district court clerk.
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If the appraised value is less than $3,000, then ACP, LLC must deposit $9,003.
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- The utilities also must obtain a bond twice the appraised value of the parcels
NC Policy Watch | BREAKING: Federal judge rules in favor of two landowners in Atlantic Coast Pipeline case