Take a Peak. Finalized Pipeline Commission. Rules on Eminent Domain.

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August 20, 2016

Background: Georgia legislatively haled eminent domain by private companies while it assessed how pervasive private eminent domain use is.

The official name of the commission: Joint State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines

What types of individuals were appointed by the Georgia Governor to the Eminent Domain Commission?

Savannah-based local petroleum provider
An environmental nonprofit executive
President of Stuckey Timberland, Inc.
Mayor of Odum
President of Nipper Construction Company, Inc.
vice president of the land department for Georgia Power
3 State Representatives
3 State Senators
State Environmental Protection division director
State commissioner of Community Affairs

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