Eminent Domain Bill May Make State Pay Court Costs
“A plan to provide financial relief for Idahoans who successfully fight the government’s seizure of their land under eminent domain is headed to the Senate floor. Under the bill proposed by Boise Republican Sen. Chuck…
No plans to use eminent domain, according to FutureGen Alliance
“THE FUTUREGEN ALLIANCE has its carbon-dioxide storage site and the pipeline route to carry the CO2. Up next, surface rights for monitoring wells and the pipeline. The Morgan County endeavor has become something of the…
Utah Passes Eminent Domain Bill
“Utah recently passed an amendment to its eminent domain laws. The Utah Senate unanimously approved HB 25 and now the bill awaits the Governor’s signature. The legislation updates language in the state code dealing with…
Cities Can’t Use Eminent Domain for Irrigation Districts under Proposed Bills
“House Speaker Scott Bedke introduced legislation Thursday that seeks to resolve a decade-long water dispute that has cost taxpayers at least two million dollars. Bedke said he has been asked to serve as a mediator…
Colorado bill might reinstate eminent-domain power for oil and gas companies
“Oil and gas companies had eminent-domain power for the paths of their pipelines for 105 years until the Colorado Supreme Court reinterpreted a dusty, old state law in 2012 — right as the current industry…
Bill to Stop Eminent Domain for Bluegrass Pipeline Goes to House Floor
“Opponents of the proposed Blue Grass Pipeline got a victory of sorts Wednesday in the Kentucky general assembly. By the thinnest of margins, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would prohibit eminent domain…
House votes to gut eminent domain ruling
“Opponents of the decision argue the court erred in deciding that any public use is served in transferring property between two private entities. They also say it means the government now has the right to…
Sponsors drop oil pipeline bill: Committee vote may have violated sunshine law
“Senate Bill 14-093 is an attempt to overturn a 2012 Colorado Supreme Court decision that told oil pipeline companies they did not have eminent domain authority. The companies have used their perceived authority for decades…
Benton’s measure on eminent domain passes in Senate
“The state Senate on Monday approved a bill that would prevent property from being seized for public use and then transferred to an agency of another state — taking square aim at a controversial agreement…
NEAT leaders: TransCanada dupes landowners about eminent domain
“New concerns over the Keystone XL oil pipeline are prompting leaders of the Nebraska Easement Action Team, or NEAT, to send a letter to President Obama, Secretary of State Kerry and the Unicameral. The letter…