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While Texas Central Railway openly talks to landowners, California is building a state financed high speed rail.
On Friday, California’s Public Works Board voted to condemn 38 more pieces of property. in total, the state has condemned 192 land parcels to build high speed rail. In total, they need 1,300 parcels of property.
The very next day Texas Central Railway …
Texas Central Rail is keeping a up a public meeting schedule. On Saturday April 11, 2015, they held a meeting in Montgomery County. the Highlights:
Eminent Domain
Building the high speed rail will grant a private entity, the Texas Central Railway, the power of eminent domain. Private entities with eminent domain are out of vogue in Texas.
Public Funding
Opposition claims that if ridership goals are not met, public funds will be applied to the project.
Squeaking by in a 5-4 vote, Senate Transportation Committee passed SB 1601 by Kolkhorst. the bill removes eminent domain authority for high speed rail. The High Speed Rail proponents say federal law, alone, doesn’t provide the tools that will help them to build their rail. The Dallas-Houston private high speed rail proposal presented to Cy Fair Chamber of Commerce this week. Former Harris County Judge Eckles, who leads the Texas Central High-Speed Railway (TCHSR), presented these facts about high speed rail: The Trinity Toll road in Dallas is financially drowning. What entity has oversight and control? How much a financial problem is there? The Solution: An earnest supporter of property rights, Representative Will Metcalf filed HB 1889 that requires municipal or county approval before construction of the railway. Representative Metcalf is strongly opposed to taking private lands for private enterprise. Metcalf’s opposition to high speed rail is noted at … North Carolina Department of Transportation has the authority to determine what land is in a transportation corridor. Sounds innocuous. But, by classifying land as in a transportation corridor, it can also trigger land use restrictions. The land use restrictions tend to make the land cheaper for the state to buy later. Good for the state to keep transportation project costs down, not good for landowners who think their land is more valuable. As we’ve seen in Texas, restricting how… Its deja vu all over again. A foreign company finances a new transportation proposal. The foreign company has eminent domain authority. Opposition forms. Opposition gets stronger. The ultimate result: All eminent domain authority is repealed for the project. 10 years ago, it was Spanish Company, Cintra, and Trans Texas Corridor. Today it’s Japanese financed Texas Central Railway, which is proposing high-speed rail to connect Texas major metropolitan areas. Previous opposi… Put 800 people together, many of whom are conservative, and momentum builds to oppose a private entity from using eminent domain to build a new transportation network. What don’t people like about private companies using eminent domain? “I am not a happy camper,” said state Rep. Will Metcalf, R-Conroe, adding he is frustrated by the lack of transparency on the project. “They are moving forward and we need your help. “I don’t believe pr…Trend: High Speed Rail Prohibited from Using Eminent Domain
High Speed Rail at Cy Fair Chamber of Commerce
Anchia: Tollroads Needing Taxpayer Buyouts Not Popular
Bill Filing: Adios High Speed Rail. No taking Private Lands for Private Enterprise.
Legal Trend: Declaring Property part of a Transportation Corridor is Effectively Eminent Domain
Texas Private Rail Proposal: Foreign Company. Eminent Domain. Transportation.
Private Rail Company is a Threat. 10th Amendment Invoked by Rep. Metcalf.