7 Minute Eminent Domain Bill

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April 23, 2015

On a 92-3 vote, and within 7 minutes, the Iowa House passed an eminent domain bill that:

prohibits the use of eminent domain for personal profit
requires approval of a route before eminent domain can be used
5 year land buy back provision if the land is not used within 5 years for its intended purpose

What has Iowans inflamed over eminent domain? A proposed drinking water pond by private developers, “greedy private developers.”