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SB12: Requiring each member of a municipal governing body whose district territory includes land being acquired to approve the exercise of eminent domain for such acquisition when such land is to be used for a recreational project.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires municipal governing body members whose districts include land being acquired for a recreational project to approve the use of eminent domain.

Who This Affects

Residents living within the affected district territories will be impacted, as their local government representatives must now approve the acquisition of private land for recreational projects.

Key Provisions

• The bill applies only to municipal governing bodies acquiring land for recreational projects • Each member whose district includes the acquired land must approve the use of eminent domain • This approval requirement is specific to recreational project acquisitions

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Timeline

Introduced

Thursday, January 16, 2025

Last Action

Senate Referred to Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

Jan 16, 2025

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