Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development : Legal Comments on the House-Passed Bill (H.R. 4128) and Bond Amendment.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development.

Eminent domain.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews provisions of H.R. 4128, the Private Property Protection Act of 2005, to prohibit States and their political subdivisions from using eminent domain to transfer private property to other private parties for economic development; and summarizes legal comments on various sections of the bill. Examines the Bond Amendment, added to H.R. 3058, a FY2006 appropriations bill, to provide a condemnation-restricting condition to Federal funds appropriated under the statute.

Notes:

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CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development

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