Condemnation of Private Property for Economic Development : Legal Comments on the House-Passed Bill (H.R. 4128) and Bond Amendment.

Reviews provisions of H.R. 4128, the Private Property Protection Act of 2005, to prohibit States and their political subdivisions from using eminent domain to transfer private property to other private parties for economic development; and summarizes legal comments on various sections of the bill. E...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Economic development. Finance > Law and legislation. Right of property. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Reviews provisions of H.R. 4128, the Private Property Protection Act of 2005, to prohibit States and their political subdivisions from using eminent domain to transfer private property to other private parties for economic development; and summarizes legal comments on various sections of the bill. Examines the Bond Amendment, added to H.R. 3058, a FY2006 appropriations bill, to provide a condemnation-restricting condition to Federal funds appropriated under the statute.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.