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Study
Bill
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FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
GOVERNMENT
OVERSIGHT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
eminent
domain
and
condemnation,
including
1
the
authority
of
acquiring
agencies
to
use
eminent
domain,
2
the
procedures
required
for
the
use
of
eminent
domain,
and
3
compensation
paid
to
certain
property
owners
and
including
4
effective
date
and
applicability
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
MERCHANT
LINES
2
Section
1.
Section
6A.21,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
3
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
“Merchant
line”
means
the
same
as
5
defined
in
section
478.6A,
subsection
1.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
6A.21,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2017,
7
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
b.
“Private
development
purposes”
means
the
construction
of,
9
or
improvement
related
to,
recreational
trails,
recreational
10
development
paid
for
primarily
with
private
funds,
merchant
11
lines,
housing
and
residential
development,
or
commercial
or
12
industrial
enterprise
development.
13
Sec.
3.
Section
6A.21,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
2.
The
limitation
on
the
definition
of
public
use,
16
public
purpose,
or
public
improvement
does
not
apply
to
the
17
establishment,
relocation,
or
improvement
of
a
road
pursuant
18
to
chapter
306
,
or
to
the
establishment
of
a
railway
under
the
19
supervision
of
the
department
of
transportation
as
provided
in
20
section
327C.2
,
or
to
an
airport
as
defined
in
section
328.1
,
21
or
to
land
acquired
in
order
to
replace
or
mitigate
land
used
22
in
a
road
project
when
federal
law
requires
replacement
or
23
mitigation.
This
limitation
also
does
not
apply
to
utilities,
24
persons,
companies,
or
corporations
under
the
jurisdiction
of
25
the
Iowa
utilities
board
in
the
department
of
commerce
or
to
26
any
other
utility
conferred
the
right
by
statute
to
condemn
27
private
property
or
to
otherwise
exercise
the
power
of
eminent
28
domain
,
except
to
the
extent
such
purpose
includes
construction
29
of
merchant
lines
.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
6A.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
31
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
32
(2)
The
acquisition
of
any
interest
in
property
necessary
to
33
the
function
of
a
public
or
private
utility
to
the
extent
such
34
purpose
does
not
include
construction
of
merchant
lines
,
common
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carrier,
or
airport
or
airport
system.
1
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
2
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
3
enactment.
4
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
to
5
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
commenced
on
or
after
the
6
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
7
DIVISION
II
8
LAKE
DEVELOPMENT
OR
CREATION
9
Sec.
7.
Section
6A.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
10
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
divisions
(b)
and
(c),
Code
11
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
(b)
For
condemnation
of
property
located
in
a
county
with
13
a
population
of
greater
than
nine
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
14
but
less
than
nine
thousand
three
hundred,
according
to
the
15
2010
federal
decennial
census,
prior
to
making
a
determination
16
that
development
or
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
17
water
source
is
reasonable
and
necessary,
the
acquiring
18
agency
shall
conduct
a
review
of
feasible
alternatives
to
19
development
or
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
water
20
source.
An
acquiring
agency
shall
not
have
the
authority
21
to
condemn
private
property
for
the
development
or
creation
22
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
water
source
if
one
or
more
23
feasible
alternatives
to
provision
of
a
drinking
water
source
24
exist.
An
alternative
that
results
in
the
physical
expansion
25
of
an
existing
drinking
water
source
is
presumed
to
be
a
26
feasible
alternative
to
development
or
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
27
surface
drinking
water
source.
An
alternative
that
supplies
28
drinking
water
by
pipeline
or
other
method
of
transportation
or
29
transmission
from
an
existing
source
located
within
or
outside
30
this
state
at
a
reasonable
cost
is
a
feasible
alternative
31
to
development
or
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
32
water
source.
If
private
property
is
to
be
condemned
for
33
development
or
creation
of
a
lake,
only
that
number
of
acres
34
justified
as
necessary
for
a
surface
drinking
water
source,
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and
not
otherwise
acquired,
may
be
condemned.
Upon
receipt
1
by
the
acquiring
agency
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
less
2
than
twenty-five
percent
of
the
affected
property
owners,
3
the
acquiring
agency
shall
retain
a
certified
hydrologist
to
4
conduct
a
review
and
analysis
of
the
proposed
development
5
or
creation
of
a
lake.
The
certified
hydrologist
shall
be
6
selected
by
a
majority
of
a
committee
comprised
of
all
affected
7
property
owners
and
a
representative
of
the
acquiring
agency.
8
The
acquiring
agency
shall
be
responsible
for
paying
the
fees
9
and
expenses
of
the
certified
hydrologist.
For
purposes
of
10
this
subparagraph
(1),
“certified
hydrologist”
means
a
person
11
certified
by
the
American
institute
of
hydrology.
Development
12
or
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
water
source
13
includes
all
of
the
following:
14
(i)
Construction
of
the
dam,
including
sites
for
suitable
15
borrow
material
and
the
auxiliary
spillway.
16
(ii)
The
water
supply
pool.
17
(iii)
The
sediment
pool.
18
(iv)
The
flood
control
pool.
19
(v)
The
floodwater
retarding
pool.
20
(vi)
The
surrounding
area
upstream
of
the
dam
no
higher
in
21
elevation
than
the
top
of
the
dam’s
elevation.
22
(vii)
The
appropriate
setback
distance
required
by
state
or
23
federal
laws
and
regulations
to
protect
drinking
water
supply.
24
(0c)
An
acquiring
agency
shall
not
have
the
authority
to
25
condemn
private
property
for
the
development
or
creation
of
26
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
water
source
unless
the
United
27
States
army
corps
of
engineers
has
performed
an
engineering
28
review
of
the
project
and
approved
all
required
permits
and
29
authorizations
for
completion
of
the
project.
30
(c)
(i)
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph
(1),
“number
of
31
acres
justified
as
necessary
for
a
surface
drinking
water
source”
32
means
according
to
guidelines
of
the
United
States
natural
33
resource
conservation
service
and
according
to
analyses
of
34
surface
drinking
water
capacity
needs
conducted
by
one
or
more
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registered
licensed
professional
engineers.
1
(ii)
For
condemnation
proceedings
for
which
the
application
2
pursuant
to
section
6B.3
was
filed
after
January
1,
2013,
for
3
condemnation
of
property
located
in
a
county
with
a
population
4
of
greater
than
nine
thousand
two
hundred
fifty
but
less
than
5
nine
thousand
three
hundred,
according
to
the
2010
federal
6
decennial
census,
which
property
sought
to
be
condemned
was
in
7
whole
or
in
part
described
in
a
petition
filed
under
section
8
6A.24,
subsection
2
,
after
January
1,
2013,
but
before
January
9
1,
2014,
regardless
of
whether
the
petitioner
was
determined
by
10
a
court
to
not
be
a
proper
acquiring
agency,
“number
of
acres
11
justified
as
necessary
for
a
surface
drinking
water
source”
,
12
as
determined
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(i)
shall
not
13
exceed
the
number
of
acres
that
would
be
necessary
to
provide
14
the
amount
of
drinking
water
to
meet
the
needs
of
a
population
15
equal
to
the
population
of
the
county
where
the
lake
is
to
be
16
developed
or
created,
according
to
the
most
recent
federal
17
decennial
census.
18
(iii)
Upon
receipt
by
the
acquiring
agency
of
a
petition
19
signed
by
not
less
than
twenty-five
percent
of
the
affected
20
property
owners,
the
acquiring
agency
shall
retain
a
21
licensed
professional
engineer
to
conduct
an
additional
22
independent
review
and
analysis
of
the
determinations
made
23
under
subparagraph
subdivisions
(i)
and
(ii).
The
licensed
24
professional
engineer
shall
be
selected
by
a
majority
of
a
25
committee
comprised
of
all
affected
property
owners
and
a
26
representative
of
the
acquiring
agency.
The
acquiring
agency
27
shall
be
responsible
for
paying
the
fees
and
expenses
of
the
28
licensed
professional
engineer.
29
Sec.
8.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
30
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
31
enactment.
32
Sec.
9.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
to
33
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
commenced
on
or
34
after
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
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DIVISION
III
1
PIPELINES
2
Sec.
10.
NEW
SECTION
.
479B.9A
Additional
requirements
——
3
eminent
domain.
4
In
addition
to
any
other
requirements
for
the
granting
5
of
a
petition
pursuant
to
this
chapter,
an
application
for
6
a
permit
to
construct
a
pipeline
involving
the
taking
of
7
property
under
eminent
domain
shall
not
be
granted
until
8
the
applicant
has
obtained
through
voluntary
easements
a
9
minimum
of
seventy-five
percent
of
the
land
area
needed
for
10
the
construction,
operation,
and
maintenance
of
the
pipeline
11
and
stations
or
equipment
for
the
proper
operation
of
the
12
pipeline.
If
seventy-five
percent
of
the
land
area
needed
has
13
not
been
obtained
through
voluntary
easements
within
two
years
14
following
the
date
the
application
is
filed
with
the
board,
the
15
board
shall
reject
the
application
and
make
a
record
of
the
16
rejection.
17
Sec.
11.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
18
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
19
enactment.
20
Sec.
12.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
21
to
applications
for
permits
filed
but
not
yet
acted
upon
on
the
22
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act
and
to
applications
23
for
permits
filed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
24
division
of
this
Act.
25
DIVISION
IV
26
RELOCATION
OF
BUSINESSES
AND
FARM
OPERATIONS
27
Sec.
13.
Section
6B.26,
subsection
1,
Code
2017,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
1.
A
landowner
shall
not
be
dispossessed
under
condemnation
30
proceedings
of
the
landowner’s
residence,
dwelling
house,
31
outbuildings
if
the
residence
or
dwelling
house
is
also
32
acquired,
business,
farm
operation,
orchard,
or
garden,
33
until
the
damages
thereto
have
been
finally
determined
and
34
paid.
However,
if
the
property
described
in
this
subsection
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is
condemned
for
highway
purposes
by
the
state
department
of
1
transportation,
the
condemning
authority
may
take
possession
2
of
the
property
either
after
the
damages
have
been
finally
3
determined
and
paid
or
one
hundred
eighty
days
after
the
4
compensation
commission
has
determined
and
filed
its
award,
in
5
which
event
all
of
the
appraisement
of
damages
shall
be
paid
6
to
the
property
owner
before
the
dispossession
can
take
place.
7
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
condemnation
proceedings
8
for
drainage
or
levee
improvements,
or
for
public
school
9
purposes.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subsection
,
“outbuildings”
10
means
structures
and
improvements
located
in
proximity
to
the
11
landowner’s
residence.
12
Sec.
14.
NEW
SECTION
.
316.6A
Replacement
property
payment
13
to
certain
businesses
and
farm
operations.
14
1.
In
addition
to
payments
otherwise
authorized
by
this
15
chapter,
the
displacing
agency
shall
make
a
payment
to
a
16
displaced
person
who
is
displaced
from
the
person’s
place
of
17
business
or
farm
operation
if
the
displaced
person
owned
the
18
real
property
on
which
the
business
was
conducted
or
where
the
19
farm
operation
was
located
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
the
20
date
of
initiation
of
negotiations
for
the
acquisition
of
the
21
real
property
and
if
the
displaced
person
purchases
comparable
22
replacement
real
property
to
conduct
the
displaced
person’s
23
business
or
farm
operation
within
eighteen
months
following
the
24
date
the
displaced
person
vacates
the
real
property
or
receives
25
payment
from
the
displacing
agency
under
another
provision
of
26
this
chapter,
whichever
is
later.
The
additional
payment
shall
27
include
the
following
amounts:
28
a.
An
amount
that
when
added
to
the
acquisition
cost
of
29
the
real
property
acquired
by
the
displacing
agency,
excluding
30
any
dwelling
on
the
property,
equals
the
reasonable
cost
of
31
comparable
real
property
for
the
displaced
person’s
business
or
32
farm
operation,
as
determined
by
the
displacing
agency.
33
b.
An
amount
that
compensates
the
displaced
person
for
34
any
increased
interest
costs
and
other
debt
service
costs
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that
the
displaced
person
is
required
to
pay
for
financing
1
the
acquisition
of
comparable
replacement
real
property.
The
2
amount
shall
be
paid
only
if
the
real
property
acquired
by
3
the
displacing
agency
was
encumbered
by
a
bona
fide
mortgage
4
or
land
contract
creating
a
valid
lien
on
the
real
property,
5
excluding
the
dwelling,
or
on
the
dwelling,
for
not
less
than
6
one
year
immediately
prior
to
the
initiation
of
negotiations
7
for
the
acquisition
of
the
real
property.
8
c.
The
amount
of
actual,
reasonable,
and
necessary
expenses
9
incurred
by
the
displaced
person
for
evidence
of
title,
10
recording
fees,
and
other
costs
incident
to
the
purchase
of
11
comparable
replacement
real
property,
but
not
including
prepaid
12
expenses.
13
2.
In
addition
to
payments
otherwise
authorized
by
this
14
chapter,
the
displacing
agency
shall
make
a
payment
to
a
15
displaced
person
or
a
person
who
is
displaced
from
the
person’s
16
place
of
business
or
farm
operation
as
an
indirect
result
of
17
the
acquisition
of
real
property
by
the
displacing
agency
18
if
the
person
in
whole
or
in
part
owns
the
business
or
farm
19
operation,
the
person
leased
the
real
property
upon
which
the
20
business
was
conducted
or
where
the
farm
operation
was
located
21
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
the
date
of
initiation
of
22
negotiations
for
the
acquisition
of
the
real
property,
and
the
23
person
leases
or
purchases
comparable
replacement
real
property
24
to
conduct
the
displaced
person’s
business
or
farm
operation
25
within
eighteen
months
of
the
date
the
person
vacates
the
26
real
property
or
receives
payment
from
the
displacing
agency
27
under
another
provision
of
this
chapter,
whichever
is
later.
28
The
displacing
agency
shall
determine
whether
a
displacement
29
described
in
this
subsection
has
occurred.
The
additional
30
payment
shall
include
the
following
amounts:
31
a.
If
the
person
leases
comparable
real
property,
the
32
difference
between
the
average
monthly
amount
of
the
lease
of
33
the
comparable
real
property
and
the
average
monthly
amount
34
of
the
lease
for
the
real
property
acquired
by
the
displacing
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agency,
multiplied
by
forty-two.
1
b.
If
the
person
purchases
comparable
real
property
to
2
conduct
the
person’s
business
or
operate
the
person’s
farm,
an
3
amount
calculated
consistent
with
the
provisions
of
subsection
4
1,
paragraphs
“a”
and
“c”
.
5
3.
All
determinations
to
carry
out
this
section
shall
be
6
made
in
accordance
with
administrative
rules
adopted
by
the
7
department.
8
Sec.
15.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
9
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
10
enactment.
11
Sec.
16.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
12
to
programs
or
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
13
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
14
this
Act.
15
DIVISION
V
16
FEASIBLE
ALTERNATIVES
17
Sec.
17.
Section
6A.22,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
18
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
b.
(1)
Except
as
specifically
included
in
the
definition
20
in
paragraph
“a”
,
“public
use”
or
“public
purpose”
or
“public
21
improvement”
does
not
mean
economic
development
activities
22
resulting
in
increased
tax
revenues,
increased
employment
23
opportunities,
privately
owned
or
privately
funded
housing
and
24
residential
development,
privately
owned
or
privately
funded
25
commercial
or
industrial
development,
or
the
lease
of
publicly
26
owned
property
to
a
private
party.
27
(2)
“Public
use”
,
“public
purpose”
,
or
“public
improvement”
28
does
not
include
any
use,
purpose,
or
improvement
included
29
in
paragraph
“a”
if,
in
lieu
of
condemning
property,
a
30
feasible
alternative
location
for
the
use,
purpose,
or
31
improvement
exists
and
the
owners
of
the
property
comprising
32
the
alternative
location
have
offered
such
property
for
sale
33
to
the
acquiring
agency
at
the
property’s
fair
market
value
or
34
have
consented
to
condemnation
of
the
property.
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Sec.
18.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
1
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
2
enactment.
3
Sec.
19.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
4
to
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
commenced
on
5
or
after
the
effective
date
of
this
division
of
this
Act.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
the
authority
of
acquiring
agencies
to
10
use
eminent
domain
and
the
procedures
and
compensation
required
11
for
the
use
of
eminent
domain.
12
Division
I
of
the
bill
establishes
a
definition
of
“merchant
13
line”
for
purposes
of
Code
chapters
6A
and
6B
that
is
the
14
same
as
defined
in
Code
section
478.6A(1).
The
bill
also
15
adds
merchant
lines
to
the
definition
of
“private
development
16
purposes”.
Code
section
6A.21
provides
that
the
authority
17
to
condemn
property
for
a
public
use,
public
purpose,
or
18
public
improvement
does
not
include
the
authority
to
condemn
19
agricultural
land
for
private
development
purposes
unless
the
20
owner
of
the
agricultural
land
consents
to
the
condemnation.
21
The
bill
also
specifies
under
Code
section
6A.21(2)
that
the
22
limitation
on
the
definition
of
public
use,
public
purpose,
23
or
public
improvement
does
apply
to
companies
under
the
24
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
utilities
board
or
to
any
other
25
utility
conferred
the
right
by
statute
to
condemn
private
26
property
to
the
extent
such
purpose
includes
construction
of
27
merchant
lines.
28
Division
I
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
29
applies
to
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
30
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
division
I
of
the
31
bill.
32
Division
II
of
the
bill
provides
that
for
condemnation
33
of
property
located
in
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
34
than
9,250
but
less
than
9,300,
according
to
the
2010
federal
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decennial
census,
an
acquiring
agency
shall
not
have
the
1
authority
to
condemn
private
property
for
the
development
or
2
creation
of
a
lake
as
a
surface
drinking
water
source
unless
3
the
United
States
army
corps
of
engineers
has
performed
an
4
engineering
review
of
the
project
and
approved
all
required
5
permits
and
authorizations
for
completion
of
the
project.
The
6
bill
also
requires,
at
the
expense
of
the
acquiring
agency,
a
7
review
and
analysis
of
the
proposed
development
or
creation
of
8
a
lake
by
a
certified
hydrologist
upon
receipt
by
the
acquiring
9
agency
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
less
than
25
percent
of
10
the
affected
property
owners.
The
certified
hydrologist
is
11
selected
by
a
committee
comprised
of
all
affected
property
12
owners
and
a
representative
of
the
acquiring
agency.
13
In
addition
to
the
analysis
of
surface
drinking
water
14
capacity
and
the
determination
of
the
number
of
acres
justified
15
as
necessary
for
a
surface
drinking
water
source
by
one
16
or
more
licensed
professional
engineers,
the
bill
provides
17
that
an
additional
independent
review
and
analysis
of
such
18
determinations
shall
be
conducted,
at
the
expense
of
the
19
acquiring
agency,
by
a
licensed
professional
engineer
upon
20
receipt
by
the
acquiring
agency
of
a
petition
signed
by
not
21
less
than
25
percent
of
the
affected
property
owners.
The
22
licensed
professional
engineer
is
selected
by
a
committee
23
comprised
of
all
affected
property
owners
and
a
representative
24
of
the
acquiring
agency.
25
Division
II
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
26
applies
to
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
27
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
division
II
of
the
28
bill.
29
Current
Code
chapter
479B
allows
the
Iowa
utilities
30
board
to
grant
permits
for
the
construction
of
hazardous
31
liquid
pipelines
and
grant
eminent
domain
rights
to
pipeline
32
companies
to
construct
such
pipelines.
Division
III
of
the
33
bill
establishes
new
Code
section
479B.9A
to
require
that
34
in
addition
to
any
other
requirements
for
granting
a
permit
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pursuant
to
Code
chapter
479B,
an
application
for
a
permit
1
involving
the
taking
of
property
under
eminent
domain
will
not
2
be
granted
until
the
applicant
obtains
at
least
75
percent
3
of
the
land
area
needed
for
the
project
through
voluntary
4
easements.
If
75
percent
of
the
land
area
needed
has
not
been
5
obtained
through
voluntary
easements
within
two
years
of
filing
6
the
application,
the
board
must
reject
the
application.
7
Division
III
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
is
8
applicable
to
applications
for
permits
filed
but
not
yet
acted
9
upon
on
the
effective
date
of
division
III
of
the
bill
and
to
10
applications
for
permits
filed
on
or
after
the
effective
date
11
of
division
III
of
the
bill.
12
Division
IV
of
the
bill
relates
to
the
acquisition
of
real
13
property
by
governmental
entities
by
modifying
criteria
for
14
dispossessing
owners
of
property
and
authorizing
payments
15
to
certain
displaced
persons
operating
a
business
or
a
farm
16
operation.
17
The
bill
amends
Code
section
6B.26
by
adding
business
and
18
farm
operation
to
the
list
of
types
of
property
from
which
19
a
landowner
shall
not
be
dispossessed
under
condemnation
20
proceedings
until
the
damages
for
the
property
have
been
21
finally
determined
and
paid.
22
The
bill
provides
that,
in
addition
to
payments
otherwise
23
authorized
by
Code
chapter
316,
a
displacing
agency
shall
make
24
a
payment
to
a
person
who
is
displaced
from
the
person’s
place
25
of
business
or
farm
operation
if
the
displaced
person
owned
the
26
real
property
on
which
the
business
was
conducted
or
where
the
27
farm
operation
was
located
for
at
least
one
year
prior
to
the
28
date
of
initiation
of
negotiations
for
the
acquisition
of
the
29
real
property
and
if
the
displaced
person
purchases
comparable
30
replacement
real
property
to
conduct
the
displaced
person’s
31
business
or
farm
operation
within
18
months
following
the
date
32
the
displaced
person
vacates
the
real
property
or
receives
33
payment
from
the
displacing
agency
under
another
provision
of
34
Code
chapter
316,
whichever
is
later.
The
bill
establishes
the
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methodology
for
determining
the
amount
of
the
payment
based
on
1
certain
specified
costs
incurred
by
the
displaced
person
in
2
acquiring
comparable
real
property.
3
The
bill
also
provides
for
payments
to
a
displaced
person
or
4
a
person
who
is
displaced
from
the
person’s
place
of
business
5
or
farm
operation
as
an
indirect
result
of
the
acquisition
6
of
real
property
by
the
displacing
agency
if
the
person
in
7
whole
or
in
part
owns
the
business
or
farm
operation,
the
8
person
leased
the
real
property
upon
which
the
business
was
9
conducted
or
where
the
farm
operation
was
located
for
at
least
10
one
year
prior
to
the
date
of
initiation
of
negotiations
for
11
the
acquisition
of
the
real
property,
and
the
person
leases
or
12
purchases
comparable
replacement
real
property
to
conduct
the
13
displaced
person’s
business
or
farm
operation
within
18
months
14
of
the
date
the
person
vacates
the
real
property
or
receives
15
payment
from
the
displacing
agency
under
another
provision
16
of
Code
chapter
316,
whichever
is
later.
Under
the
bill,
17
the
displacing
agency
determines
whether
such
a
displacement
18
from
leased
property
has
occurred
pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
19
the
department
of
transportation.
The
bill
establishes
the
20
methodology
for
determining
the
amount
of
the
payment
based
on
21
certain
specified
costs
incurred
by
the
person
in
acquiring
or
22
leasing
comparable
real
property.
23
Division
IV
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
to
24
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
commenced
on
or
25
after
the
effective
date
of
division
IV
of
the
bill.
26
Current
Code
section
6A.22
defines
public
purpose,
public
27
use,
and
public
improvement
for
purposes
of
establishing
the
28
authority
of
an
acquiring
agency
to
condemn
private
property.
29
Division
V
of
the
bill
provides
that
public
use,
public
30
purpose,
or
public
improvement
does
not
include
any
use,
31
purpose,
or
improvement
if,
in
lieu
of
condemning
property,
32
a
feasible
alternative
location
for
the
use,
purpose,
or
33
improvement
exists
and
the
owners
of
the
property
comprising
34
the
alternative
location
have
offered
such
property
for
sale
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to
the
acquiring
agency
at
the
property’s
fair
market
value
or
1
have
consented
to
condemnation.
2
Division
V
of
the
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
3
applies
to
projects
or
condemnation
proceedings
pending
or
4
commenced
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
division
V
of
the
5
bill.
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