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House passes eminent-domain limits for trails and creates task force after long debate
Summary
After extended floor debate and multiple amendment votes, the House passed the third substitute to House Bill 334 restricting use of eminent domain for trail/linear recreational takings, adding emergency-access exceptions and creating an eminent-domain task force; final vote was 44—or, 20 gainst.
The Utah House on Feb. 22 passed a third substitute to House Bill 334 clarifying and restricting the circumstances under which government may use eminent domain to acquire private property for trails and certain linear recreational uses.
Sponsor Representative Kilton said the bill responds to recent local proposals to condemn narrow private strips for trails by labeling them as "parks" and thereby attempting to circumvent the prior restriction. He framed the substitute as protecting private property rights…
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