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Senate committee adopts substitute to bar private eminent domain for large power users
Summary
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee unanimously adopted a first substitute to SB 231 clarifying that private entities seeking to develop large electricity loads may not use eminent domain; sponsor said the change shifts burden of proof to would‑be condemnors.
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on March 2 unanimously adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 231 that clarifies private entities cannot use eminent domain to relocate gas lines or obtain land for large power‑generation customers.
Senator Sandel, the bill sponsor, told the committee the original file had contemplated a taxing component for users larger than 100 megawatts but that…
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