Lege Trend: Require % of Land Be Negotiated Before Eminent Domain Use

Targeting private entities that have the power of eminent domain, Iowa, wants to require projects to negotiate purchases with 75% of the private land involved in a project before eminent domain can be triggered.

The bill targets a pipeline project and a transmission line project. The pipeline has only been able to neogtiate 50% of the land acquisition while the transmission line has negotiated purcahse of 15% of its land acquisition.

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