H.R. 6220 · 109th Congress
To require payment of three times the amount of just compensation whenever private property is taken for…
Full title
To require payment of three times the amount of just compensation whenever private property is taken for private economic development use.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
No cosponsors.
Requires the particular governmental entity to pay treble compensation to a property owner if: (1) the federal government or any federal authority, or a state or local government during a fiscal year in which it receives federal economic development funds, exercises its power of eminent domain, or allows its exercise by any delegated person or entity; and…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 27, 2006
Requires the particular governmental entity to pay treble compensation to a property owner if: (1) the federal government or any federal authority, or a state or local government during a fiscal year in which it receives federal economic development funds, exercises its power of eminent domain, or allows its exercise by any delegated person or entity; and (2) the property over which that power is exercised is planned, or subsequently used, for economic development.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To require payment of three times the amount of just compensation whenever private property is taken for private economic development use.
Latest action (Sep 27, 2006): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 27, 2006
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No recorded floor vote found.