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June 3, 2005
Utah Bans Eminent Domain Use by Redevelopment Agencies
Heartland Institute
Henry Lamb
Utah has become the second state in the nation to outlaw the use of eminent domain to seize private property to assemble land for private development under the protective cloak of Local Development Corporations (LDCs). This action by the state legislature is In response to growing public sentiment that the practice is abusive to the rights of private property owners and fundamentally unconstitutional.
Posted by lumi at June 3, 2005 6:41 AM