Eminent domain oil pipeline bill fails in Colorado House
“The Colorado House of Representatives voted to postpone action on a bill sponsored by state Sen. Scott Renfroe, R-Greeley, to give oil companies the authority to enact eminent domain to seize private property for oil…
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…
LETTER: Bill would give oil and gas industry power of eminent domain
“Colorado Senate Bill 14-093 gives the oil and gas industry the power of eminent domain for placement of pipelines, denying public and private landowners their right to negotiate placement or reject pipelines on their property….
Senator pulls Ogden Canyon bill
“A bill that would have allowed the state to use eminent domain to build trails near highways has been pulled by the senator who sponsored it after he spoke to Ogden Canyon residents. The bill,…
Property owners angry about Ogden Canyon bike path legislation
“A bill that would allow the Utah Department of Transportation to use eminent domain to build a pedestrian and bicycle pathway through Ogden Canyon has residents there steaming mad. Senate Bill 249, sponsored by Sen….
Lobbyists fighting hard against bill to restrict eminent domain
“Sen. Jimmy Higdon, of Lebanon, is “guardedly optimistic” that a bill in the House to protect landowners from condemnation of their property for a natural gas liquids pipeline will be enacted before the state legislative…
Eminent Domain Bill Will Make Government Pay In Property Rights Cases Read
“Senator Chuck Winder (Republican – Boise) proposed an eminent domain bill which would leave governmental agencies on the financial hook for eminent domain court costs for property owners in specific situations. The fees any state…
Bill could undo eminent domain case against irrigation district
“A bill that could undo the city of Caldwell’s eminent domain action against Pioneer Irrigation District has made it to the House floor. Members of the House Resources and Conservation Committee voted 14-1 March 11…
Devastation caused by eminent-domain abuse
“NEARLY NINE years have elapsed since the US Supreme Court, in one of its most notorious rulings, decided that seven homeowners in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood of New London, Conn., had no property rights which…
Posted in: News Posted: March 11, 2014 Eminent Domain Bill Will Make Government Pay In Property Rights Cases
“Senator Chuck Winder (Republican – Boise) proposed an eminent domain bill which would leave governmental agencies on the financial hook for eminent domain court costs for property owners in specific situations. The fees any state…