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Senate amends and passes eminent-domain bill after floor debate over scope
Summary
Senate Bill 122 — clarifying use of eminent domain for existing and proposed projects and restoring language about small settlements — was amended on the floor and passed unanimously; senators debated concerns about expansion and the statutory standard for eminent domain.
The Utah Senate adopted an amendment and passed Senate Bill 122 on Feb. 9, 2010, after floor debate about the scope of eminent-domain authority. The adopted Amendment No. 1 restored language concerning settlements of fewer than 10 families that committee drafting had inadvertently omitted, and sponsors said the bill clarifies that eminent domain may be used for proposed projects when the high…
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