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Senate debates new mediation and replacement‑value rules for eminent domain
Summary
Substitute SB70 would expand eminent‑domain protections by authorizing replacement value for homes, farms and businesses and by adding a 45‑day mediation period whose findings would become part of the record. Sponsors and opponents disputed whether the change would add delay and cost for infrastructure projects.
Senator Suazo presented substitute Senate Bill 70 on the floor, describing a measure prompted by concerns from senior citizens and property owners who face property acquisition through eminent domain.
The substitute expands the definition of "entity" that may exercise eminent domain, clarifies mediation procedures and would allow replacement‑value compensation for certain residential, agricultural and…
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