Pipeline Bills Moving This Session, But Maybe Not the Ones You Were Thinking
“The big questions about the future of pipelines in Texas this legislative session revolve around how companies should be able to use eminent domain to build them. Those questions remain unanswered. But while Texas lawmakers…
Congressman Sensenbrenner Joins in Fight to Protect Private Property
“Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act yesturday. This bill would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inappropriate claims of eminent domain. If a state…
Sensenbrenner Reintroduces the Private Property Rights Protection Act
“Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) reintroduced the Private Property Rights Protection Act today. This bill would provide American citizens with the means to protect their private property from inappropriate claims of eminent domain. If a state…
Analysis: Pipelines can use eminent domain to take land
“Why does a private pipeline company have the power of eminent domain? Why can they take my land? These are questions that landowners may ask if confronted by a private company wanting to construct a…
Gov. Signs Eminent Domain Bill
“Property owners facing the loss of their home or property will receive an earlier offer for JUST COMPENSATION. Currently, condemnors may not make their best offer until later in the legal process. Additionally, property owners…
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal Eminent Domain Case: How Can You Take My House
“What right does the government have to take property away from citizens?” watch the video PBS 7 May 2013.
Eminent Domain in Montana – The Montana House Fails Landowners
“Now that the Montana legislative session is over, here is my tally is on what landowners got out of the session regarding private property rights and specifically those rights related to merchant transmission lines: –…
Eminent domain, oil pipeline bill dies in Texas House
“A bill that would reform the process of putting private oil pipelines across the state and take private land under eminent domain provisions died in the House on a technicality Friday. The bill, HB 2748…
Oil pipeline companies lose in eminent domain fight
“Some politicians want to fight Big Oil with the tools of big government: prohibit drilling, create windfall-profit taxes, impose new emissions rules, bar pipeline-building. But as with any industry, oil’s interests sometimes require big government,…
Colorado Kills Bill Granting Oil Pipeline Companies Eminent Domain
“That’s how Democrats in the House Transportation and Energy Committee reacted to a bill that would have granted eminent domain and condemnation rights to oil pipeline companies. But the committee instead voted 12-1 last week…