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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that local transportation projects are exempt from the 2005 Kelo fix to Texas eminent domain laws.
What part of the law did the Court find the exception in?
“[t]his section does not affect the authority of an entity authorized by law to take private property through the use of eminent domain for: (1) transportation projects, including, but not limited to, railroads, airports, or public roads or highways…”
So… what are legal types saying? potentially all…
The new kid on the block: ‘ReRoute the Route’
ReRoute the Route message:safer, smarter rail options in Texas
Who is in the coalition? land owners, elected officials and business leaders
What do they say the high speed rail route should look like?
California AB 5 (2019 | CA) would codify state Supreme Court ruling concerning independent contractors.
App based independent contractors are being reclassified as employees under the ruling.
Is this legislstive reclassification of independent contractors to employees limited to ride share? No, it also hits trucking, construction, newspapers, and janitorial services companies.
In 2018 an alternative worker classification, marketplace contractor, was proposed by AB 2765 (2018 |CA).
KP-0240 is about whether a pulic road with a gate on on it, can the county open the gate, effectively treating the road as a county road.
What did the Attorney General Opinion say about what the county can or cannot do with the gate on the public road? Until the road is a county road, or the county is party ot a court order, the county cnanot open the gate
What do I need to know about public roads and county roads from a regulatory/legislative approach?
Leon County Today | Texas Central to appeal Leon County ruling
Connecticut Legislature is again considering H5285 (CT | 2019) to allow direct sales of automobiles by Tesla.
Connecticut is 1 of 16 states taht do not permit direct sales.
The response from autodealer association:
Tesla’s message:
Hartford Business | New governor and legislature, same Tesla bill
TRENDING is a move by electrd officials and ride sahre comapnies to move the companies away from mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment & discrimination claims.
Coming to a legislature near you soon.
Ellis County residents offered the following reasons to oppose Texas Central Rail high speed rail project:
Waxahachie Daily Light | Ellis County Residents Express new…
Michigan is considering dedicating revenue from a new internet sales tax to transportation funding.
What’s the revenue estimate? $200 million
Who else supports this use of the internet sales tax?
Iosco County News Herald | Michigan considers using internet sales tax revenue for road funding
WHERE: Missouri
What happened? Courts are determining whether EV charging stations are a means of obtaining a charging service or more like a gas station?
What’s the impact? If the EV charging stations are treated like gas stations then utilities can add EV charging stations in their rate base
What did the state PUC argue? That the EV charging stations offer a service, not the sale of electricity, and are not to be included in the rate base
What are Missouri courts saying? An Appellate…