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HB 492 Original 2024 Regular Session Geymann
Abstract: Clarifies the rights of land owners relative to eminent domain.
Present law specifies that the right of eminent domain cannot prejudice an owner's land or mineral
rights not acquired for a storage facility or necessary for use of acquired property.
Proposed law clarifies that the protections afforded land owners in present law extend to all other
uses not acquired for a storage facility or necessary for use of acquired property.
(Amends R.S. 30:1108(B)(1))