Text: H08463 Text: H08465 Text: H08400 - H08499 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2508 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 8, and 1 3 inserting the following: "This section is intended to 1 4 preserve agricultural land for agricultural production 1 5 by preventing the unnecessary condemnation of 1 6 agricultural land for economic development purposes 1 7 without the consent of the owner and by preventing the 1 8 use of condemnation for private development purposes. 1 9 This section is not intended to prevent the 1 10 rehabilitation of blighted areas in highly commercial 1 11 or industrial areas within the corporate limits of a 1 12 city." 1 13 #2. Page 1, line 12, by inserting after the word 1 14 "condemnation." the following: "However, the eminent 1 15 domain authority provided in this chapter may be 1 16 exercised for the purpose of acquiring agricultural 1 17 land for industrial enterprise development without the 1 18 consent of the landowner if the economic development 1 19 board has approved the use of condemnation as provided 1 20 in section 15.104, subsection 9." 1 21 #3. Page 1, by inserting after line 27, the 1 22 following: 1 23 "Sec. 100. Section 15.104, Code 1997, is amended 1 24 by adding the following new subsection: 1 25 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. Review all applications for 1 26 approval to exercise the eminent domain authority 1 27 granted under chapter 6A and determine whether the use 1 28 of the authority is necessary. The approval shall be 1 29 granted upon a finding of necessity by the board. 1 30 When making the determination, the board shall 1 31 consider all of the following: 1 32 a. The feasibility of alternatives to acquiring 1 33 the agricultural land other than by condemnation. 1 34 b. The public costs and benefits of locating the 1 35 enterprise on the agricultural land. 1 36 c. The existence of a willing seller at another 1 37 feasible location in the community. 1 38 d. The ability to adapt the industrial or 1 39 community economic development plans to avoid the use 1 40 of condemnation. 1 41 e. The existence of a specific industrial 1 42 enterprise to be located on the agricultural land. 1 43 The board may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 1 44 to implement this subsection." 1 45 #4. By striking page 2, line 30, through page 3, 1 46 line 2, and inserting the following: "requested by 1 47 the owner. This section is intended to preserve 1 48 agricultural land for agricultural production by 1 49 preventing the unnecessary condemnation of 1 50 agricultural land for economic development purposes 2 1 without the consent of the owner and by preventing the 2 2 use of condemnation for private development purposes. 2 3 This section is not intended to prevent the 2 4 rehabilitation of blighted areas in highly commercial 2 5 or industrial areas within the corporate limits of a 2 6 city." 2 7 #5. Page 4, line 5, by striking the word and 2 8 figure "and 4" and inserting the following: "4, and 2 9 100". 2 10 #6. By renumbering as necessary. 2 11 2 12 2 13 2 14 VANDE HOEF of Osceola 2 15 HF 2508.301 77 2 16 sc/cf/28
Text: H08463 Text: H08465 Text: H08400 - H08499 Text: H Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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