Sentences with phrase «public use of eminent domain»

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding public use of eminent domain powers, has sparked a surge of legislative action across the country.

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Like anyone along the route of proposed oil or gas pipelines, Rosinski was in a position where, had she not signed the agreement, her land would have been taken anyway by virtue of eminent domain — a right the government can assert to seize private property for public use.

I would be very cautious about the use of eminent domain if there is not a huge public benefit.

Public Hearing on Legislation by Maisano & Abinanti to Protect Private Property Owners - law bans use of County funds for projects misusing eminent domain

RTP funding may not go toward property condemnation (eminent domain), construction of new trails for motorized use on federally managed public lands or for facilitating motorized access on otherwise non-motorized trails.

If you believe in the Republican platform, you can't support eminent domain,»» she said, referring to forced sale of private property to the government for public use — a process TransCanada invoked and would presumably have to use again to gain right - of - way for Keystone XL.

Shall Section 11 of Article I (Bill of Rights) of the Constitution of Virginia be amended (i) to require that eminent domain only be exercised where the property taken or damaged is for public use and, except for utilities or the elimination of a public nuisance, not where the primary use is for private gain, private benefit, private enterprise, increasing jobs, increasing tax revenue, or economic development; (ii) to define what is included in just compensation for such taking or damaging of property; and (iii) to prohibit the taking or damaging of more private property than is necessary for the public use?

The plaintiffs nowhere affirm, that private property has been taken for public use, by the state, in the exercise of the eminent domain; nor do the defendants allege it, nor do the court below; on the contrary, Chief Justice PARKER says, 7 Pick.

His transactional practice includes leasing, lease administration for developers and tenants, acquisition and sales, portfolio management, regulation of real property use and development, eminent domain litigation and counseling, and abstracting lease portfolios, land use regulation and permitting, code compliance, lease termination negotiations, and public relations issues.

The conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sent a notice to the Federal Register announcing the acceptance of public comments on the restructure of performing loans through the use of eminent domain.

Likewise, when a government entity exercises its eminent domain power to condemn private property for public use, the government should provide - as required by the 5th Amendment - «just» compensation to affected property owners that covers not only the value of the property condemned but also all other reasonable and necessary costs generated by the condemnation action including, but not limited to, hiring legal counsel, obtaining temporary housing, lost business revenue, severance damages.

Ohio's highest court has considered whether it was permissible for a city to use its eminent domain powers to seize private property when the only public purpose identified in support of the taking was the economic benefits to be gained by the property seizure.

Supports eminent domain authority only for a public use (e.g., ownership by a public entity), as well as a broad interpretation of «just» compensation, to include all reasonable and necessary costs which result from exercise of such authority, not just the value of the property condemned.

Minnesota's new law limits the power of local governments to use eminent domain for public uses such as parks, bridges, roads and schools.