Landowner Fights Eminent Domain for NM Transmission Line
“Rebecca Lynn Eminger figures it’s a David vs. Goliath type fight, but she’s not going to give up a parcel of her land without a fight. In a court filing, Southwestern Public Service Company contends…
Montana Senate backs eminent domain rollback
“The Montana Legislature revisited the contentious issue of “eminent domain” Tuesday, as the state Senate voted to repeal a two-year-old law that gives private power line developers the authority to condemn property to build the…
Reject misguided bill on eminent domain
“Eminent domain, the right of a government to take, or to authorize the taking of, private property for public use with just compensation being given to the owner, is something nobody likes. It’s infuriating for…
Bill revoking eminent domain headed to Senate floor
“The U.S. portion of the Montana Alberta Tie Line in northcentral Montana is about finished, but the debate over the use of eminent domain it sparked isn’t over. In the future, developers of similar projects,…
Elimination of eminent domain clears committee
“Lawmakers voted their conscience Thursday as they debated a highly controversial eminent domain bill. Senate Bill 180 passed out of committee in a 7-6 vote, denying merchant transmission lines the right to use eminent domain,…
Eminent domain bill spurs debate over energy and property rights
“State Senator Debby Barrett (R – Dillon) is sponsoring a Senate Bill 180 which rolls back the power of eminent domain. Eminent domain is the ability for private property to be taken for public use….
Eminent domain sparks debate
“A bill that would roll back some of the eminent domain powers granted by the 2011 Montana Legislature was debated Tuesday in Helena before a packed house at the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee. Landowners…
PPL appeals PUC ruling in eminent domain case
“In their Dec. 19 recommendation to deny the applications, administrative law judges David A. Salapa and Joel H. Cheskis stated, “In summary, PPL has failed to satisfy its burden to demonstrate that the transmission line…