State official: No eminent domain for gas pipeline
“Eminent domain won’t be an option for a group seeking right-of-way to build a natural-gas liquids pipeline across Kentucky, a state official said.” read the entire article Lousiville Business First, 6 September 2013.
BLUEGRASS PIPELINE OFFICIALS, OPPONENTS ADDRESS LEGISLATORS
“The question of eminent domain took center stage at a legislative hearing Thursday, when State Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Len Peters said the companies proposing to bring a natural gas liquids pipeline through Kentucky…
Eminent Domain: Freestone County Landowners Affected by Pipeline Easements
“Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC is in the process of laying a 30-inch pipe over 702 miles from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Texas Gulf Coast. The pipeline, which will carry 850,000 barrels of crude oil…
Landowners plan to fight pipeline work
“Sunoco Logistics Partners LP took action in Common Pleas Court last week to force three families to give up rights of way in Hempfield, Penn and South Huntingdon townships. The Philadelphia company wants to pipe…
Senate urges pipeline project to avoid eminent domain in property negotiations
“The Senate on Friday supported a resolution urging companies involved with the Bluegrass Pipeline to negotiate acquisitions with landowners without using the threat of eminent domain. Sen. Jimmy Higdon, a Lebanon Republican who sponsored the…
Pa. pipeline’s Delaware stretch spurs land grab
“Several property owners could lose land from a pipeline company’s use of eminent domain — all because of William Penn and the Duke of York. Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has notified landowners in several communities…
Sunoco set to take land for pipeline
“Several property owners could lose land from a pipeline company’s use of eminent domain — all because of William Penn and the Duke of York. Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has notified landowners in several communities…
Mobile County judge previously ruled Plains Southcap has no eminent domain authority
“A Mobile County Probate judge ruled in April that Plains Southcap does not have eminent domain authority to seize property because it’s a limited liability company and not a corporation under Alabama state law. But…
Landowners vs. Keystone XL in Eminent Domain Lawsuit
“Three Nebraska landowners will finally see their day in court as the lawsuit they filed against the state is finally moving forward. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the LB 1161 the law used by…
Eminent Domain: In Texas, Landowners Face Continued Uncertainty
“This is part one of a three-part series devoted to looking at efforts to overhaul eminent domain in Texas and what may come next for landowners, pipeline companies, and the oil and gas industry. Read…