After ruling, eminent domain ban for Bluegrass Pipeline stalls in Ky. legislature
“The Ky. Senate finished the main business of the 2014 General Assembly without taking up legislation that would outlaw condemnation for the controversial Bluegrass Pipeline project.
House Bill 31, which bans companies building natural gas liquids pipelines from qualifying for eminent domain in Kentucky, cleared the House by a 75-16 on March 21. The Senate didn’t consider the measure, and a push by Sen. Jimmy Higdon to get a related bill heard on Monday failed.
Lawmakers are in recess until April 14, when they will return to consider any bills that are vetoed.
“I am disappointed that we weren’t able to get legislation passed,” Higdon, a Lebanon Republican, said in an interview Tuesday. “But it’s not the end of the world. We’ll try again next time.””
Green, Marcus. WDRB 1 April 2014.