Real property – Eminent domain – BRA
“Where a Superior Court judge found that redevelopment of a section of land on Long Wharf in Boston required compliance with article 97, that ruling must be reversed based on the purposes behind the Boston…
Eminent Domain Authority for Federal Lands Act
“This bill authorizes the state to exercise eminent domain authority on property possessed by the federal government unless the property was acquired by the federal government with the consent of the Legislature and in accordance…
Eminent Domain Comes to the Texas Legislature
“As property owners challenge the company’s use of eminent domain, the project to bring crude from the Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf sparked litigation all down the line. One of those…
Eminent Domain Comes to the Texas Legislature
“As property owners challenge the company’s use of eminent domain, the project to bring crude from the Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf sparked litigation all down the line. One of those…
TACIR Releases Eminent Domain Report
“Today, the Tennessee Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) released its report Eminent Domain in Tennessee, a study of two bills referred to TACIR by the General Assembly last year: Senate Bill 1566 (Ketron) [House…
House moves to Curb eminent domain authority for lake projects
“The Iowa House has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would limit the authority state and local officials have to seize land for the development of lakes. Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton, says private…
Eminent domain bill passes Iowa house by large margin
“Legislation making it more difficult for governmental entities to take private land for recreational purposes sailed through the Iowa House 93-6 Monday. House File 219 adds landowner protections to Iowa’s eminent domain law. The catalyst…
Eminent Domain Bill Clears Senate Committee, Would Update Redevelopment Procedures
“Legislation that would rework some of the procedures used by local governments to their redevelopment powers cleared a State Senate committee earlier this week. The bill, S-2447, codifies certain protections to property owners which were…
Eminent domain reform advances in the garden state
“New Jersey is one step closer to updating its eminent domain laws for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court handed downs its landmark Kelo v. City of New London decision in 2005. On…
Analysis: How Bramble’s Eminent Domain Bill Went South
“Eminent domain condemnation has for some time been a philosophical sticking point for Utah Republicans. The very idea of the government – be it state, city, county or school district – having the ability to…