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For Immediate Release: March 8, 2006
CONTACT INFORMATION michelle hitt
404.656.5020 mhitt@actmajority.com
House Delivers Eminent Domain Promise
Supreme Court's "Kelo" Decision Fixed in GA
ATLANTA--Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) today applauded House action delivering on a promise to fix potential abuses of eminent domain expanded under the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Kelo case.
"Today, following the leadership of our Governor, the House took a bold step forward to protect the private property rights of Georgians," Richardson said. "I made a promise that we would not let abuses of the power of eminent domain continue, and today we took decisive action to end such practices. When we are finished with our work, I am confident Governor Perdue will sign a measure that will prohibit the taking of private property for private economic development in Georgia."
Among other things, House Bill 1313 does the following:
q Ensures oversight by elected officials of eminent domain. q Defines "economic development" as increasing the tax base but not providing a public use. q Defines "public use" as possession of the land by the general public, public utilities, uses for roads, defenses,
travel, and trade. "Public use" is further defined as the acquisition of property to cure blight. q Clarifies that "economic development" does not constitute a "public use." q Narrows the definition of "blight" and provides that it only applies to individual pieces of property rather than
large areas of a community.
"While this bill is still working its way through the legislative process, we have
taken a giant leap in the right direction. I look forward to continuing to work with
the State Senate and Governor Perdue to protect the private property rights of
our citizens," Richardson said.
HB 1313 passed the House by a vote of 173-1 and now moves to the Senate for consideration.
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