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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 767
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2688
Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. LOGAN, 17th Dist.
AN ACT REVISING THE PROCESS FOR THE TAKING OF REAL
PROPERTY BY MUNICIPALITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to revise the process of 1
eminent domain for municipal redevelopment projects and economic 2
development projects by (1) requiring a determination in the plan that 3
a taking of real property is for a public use or economic development; 4
(2) requiring a two-thirds vote if the taking is for economic 5
development; (3) increasing compensation if the taking is for economic 6
development; and (4) authorizing the owner of condemned real 7
property to challenge all aspects of the taking. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To revise the process of eminent domain for municipal redevelopment
projects and economic development projects by (1) requiring a
determination in the plan that a taking of real property is for a public
use or economic development; (2) requiring a two-thirds vote if the
taking is for economic development; (3) increasing compensation if the
taking is for economic development; and (4) authorizing the owner of
condemned real property to challenge all aspects of the taking.