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SB 1516: Right of Eminent Domain for Natural Gas Companies

GENERAL BILL by Evers

Right of Eminent Domain for Natural Gas Companies; Citing this act as the "Buck McCulley Private Property Rights Protection Act"; providing legislative intent that if an interstate natural gas company or an entity that is subject to regulation under the federal Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 717, files condemnation proceedings in federal court to acquire property from property owners of this state, the same protections afforded to property owners under state law be applied in federal court, to the greatest extent possible; providing legislative intent that certain condemnation proceedings to acquire private property from property owners of this state be filed in state court rather than federal court under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities (CU)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2015 Senate • Filed
3/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 141
• Introduced -SJ 141
5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities