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House Bill 1 would bar certain foreign-adversary land purchases near bases, critical infrastructure; members ask about scope and economic effects
Summary
House Bill 1 would bar purchases of land by persons or entities tied to designated foreign-adversary countries within 25 miles of military installations and specified critical infrastructure, sponsors told the House Public Safety Committee.
Representatives Angie King and Ray Klopfenstein introduced House Bill 1, the Ohio Property Protection Act, at a first hearing of the House Public Safety Committee. Sponsors said the bill would prohibit land purchases by persons or entities tied to designated foreign adversary countries within 25 miles of military installations and specified critical infrastructure and would require a conveyance form with an attestation from the buyer.
Representative King framed the bill as a national- and state-security measure intended to prevent hostile foreign governments and state-owned companies from acquiring sensitive parcels near bases, energy…
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