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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 21 Feb 2006 23:20:53 -0000
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Eminent domain legislation
 
States eye land seizure limits
Bills would rein in eminent domain

By Dennis Cauchon
USA TODAY
February 20, 2006

More than 30 state legislatures are considering limits on the power of local governments to condemn private property and transfer it to real estate developers to spur economic growth.

Lawmakers are responding to a Supreme Court ruling in June that permitted eminent domain powers to be used in New London, Conn., to confiscate waterfront homes to build an office complex and condominiums. The 5-4 ruling prompted property rights advocates to take their case to state legislatures.

Five states enacted small changes last year, but most legislatures were not in session after the court ruling. "This is the crucial year for the eminent domain issue," says Larry Morandi, who tracks eminent domain legislation for the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20060220/1a_lede20.art.htm

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