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House Passes Eminent‑Domain Bill Requiring Appraisals, Relocation Costs and Mediation

Utah House of Representatives · March 5, 1997
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Summary

The House approved Senate Substitute Bill 70 requiring agencies that exercise eminent domain to pay relocation costs, appraisal costs and to use independent appraisers agreed on by parties; the measure also authorizes mediation with shared costs and passed the House (61–10).

Senate Substitute Bill 70, a bill addressing eminent‑domain valuation and compensation, was presented to the House and approved on March 5 after floor amendments and debate.

The sponsor summarized the bill’s key terms: agencies exercising eminent domain would pay…

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