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September 29, 2006
U.S. Senate tackles eminent domain
From the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation:
The U.S. Senate could take action soon on a recently introduced eminent domain bill. The bill is similar to a House bill H.R. 4128, which overwhelmingly passed the House last November.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., introduced S. 3873, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2006 that would address at the federal level the 2005 Kelo decision. The bill would prohibit federal agencies from using eminent domain for private economic development purposes, and would prohibit states that receive federal development funds from doing so as well.
The House version of the bill passed last fall by a vote of 376-38.
"One of the biggest obstacles to passage of the bill could be the tight Senate schedule and the lack of time left in this Congress," said Adam Sharp, OFBF's senior director of national and regulatory affairs.
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The Senate could take action on the bill by the end of this calendar year.
Posted by lumi at September 29, 2006 8:02 AM