Lege Trend. 3 limits for eminent domain by a private company in this piece of legislation

Nebraska’s LB 1017  (2018) would require:

  • pipelines to prove by preponderance of the evidence that the pipeline is a public use & that just compensation was paid
  • include in the calculation of just compensation the economic benefit to the private company
  • Construction limitations including:
    • $100 Million performance bonds
    • A filed decommissioning plan for piepline removal at the end of the pipeline’s use

Lincoln Journal Star | Bob Krist bill would tighten requirements for pipeline construction in Nebraska