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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 545
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2687
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. LOGAN, 17th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) permit certain property 1
owners to repurchase property taken from them by eminent domain if 2
such property is not used for a public use and is subsequently resold; 3
(2) prohibit persons from misrepresenting that they are authorized to 4
acquire property by eminent domain by making such 5
misrepresentation an unfair trade practice; (3) require that appraisals 6
in eminent domain proceedings be conducted by licensed real estate 7
appraisers in accordance with uniform standards; (4) require the 8
consent of the parties before a court may appoint a judge trial referee 9
to review a statement of compensation in an eminent domain 10
proceeding; (5) increase the maximum payments for relocation 11
assistance; and (6) revise the standards used by municipal legislative 12
bodies prior to authorizing the use of eminent domain pursuant to a 13
development plan under chapter 132 of the general statutes. 14
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) permit certain property owners to repurchase property taken
from them by eminent domain if such property is not used for a public Proposed Bill No. 545
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use and is subsequently resold; (2) prohibit persons from
misrepresenting that they are authorized to acquire property by
eminent domain by making such misrepresentation an unfair trade
practice; (3) require that appraisals in eminent domain proceedings be
conducted by licensed real estate appraisers in accordance with
uniform standards; (4) require the consent of the parties before a court
may appoint a judge trial referee to review a statement of
compensation in an eminent domain proceeding; (5) increase the
maximum payments for relocation assistance; and (6) revise the
standards used by municipal legislative bodies prior to authorizing the
use of eminent domain pursuant to a development plan under chapter
132 of the general statutes.