House Journal: Page 694: Monday, March 13, 2000
House File 2477, a bill for an act relating to public improvements
and transportation, including procedures for condemnation and
highway projects, aircraft registration, and passenger rail service,
and providing an effective date, was taken up for consideration.
Huser of Polk offered the following amendment H-8218 filed by her
and moved its adoption:
H-8218
1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
2 1. Page 1, by striking lines 27 through 32 and
3 inserting the following: "notices, view the land
4 sought to be condemned and assess the damages which
5 the owner will sustain by".
6 2. Page 2, by striking lines 15 through 24 and
7 inserting the following:
8 "NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH. Prior to the meeting of
9 the commission, the commission or a commissioner shall
10 not communicate with the applicant, property owner, or
11 tenant, or their agents, regarding the condemnation
12 proceedings. The commissioners shall meet in open
13 session to view the property and to receive evidence,
14 but shall deliberate in closed session. After closed
15 session deliberations commence, the commission and
16 each commissioner is prohibited from communicating
17 with any party to the proceeding, unless such
18 communication occurs in the presence of or with the
19 consent of the property owner and the other parties
20 who appeared before the commission."
21 3. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8218 was adopted.
Johnson of Osceola offered the following amendment H-8268 filed
by him and moved its adoption:
H-8268
1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
2 1. By striking page 1, line 21, through page 2,
3 line 24.
4 2. Page 4, line 12, by striking the figures and
5 word "6B.2A, 6B.2B, 6B.4, and 6B.14," and inserting
6 the following: "6B.2A and 6B.2B,".
7 3. By renumbering as necessary.
Amendment H-8268 lost.
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