| 2001 Legislation Enacted Impacts Redevelopment Housing Authorities and Public Utilities |
| Governing Housing Authorities |
HB 2438 Powers of Redevelopment Housing Authorities Delegate Thelma Drake
1. Requires housing authorities, to identify funding sources sufficient to acquire property under
consideration.
2. Requires housing authorities to acquire property or to have begun condemnation proceedings
within five years of the redevelopment plans approval or the land is no longer eligible to be
acquired unless the parties agree to the acquisition.
3. Requires localities to reaffirm a redevelopment plan within three years of the plans approval.
4. Allows localities to adopt a new redevelopment plan that includes property under a previously
adopted plan. Requires property owner reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with a proposed acquisition when a Redevelopment Housing Authority decides
against acquiring previously identified property.
5. Allows for alternative dispute resolution.
1. Requires housing authorities, to identify funding sources sufficient to acquire property under
consideration.
2. Requires housing authorities to acquire property or to have begun condemnation proceedings
within five years of the redevelopment plans approval or the land is no longer eligible to be
acquired unless the parties agree to the acquisition.
3. Requires localities to reaffirm a redevelopment plan within three years of the plans approval.
4. Allows localities to adopt a new redevelopment plan that includes property under a previously
adopted plan. Requires property owner reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with a proposed acquisition when a Redevelopment Housing Authority decides
against acquiring previously identified property.
5. Allows for alternative dispute resolution.
HB 1825 Condemnation by localities. Delegate Harvey B. Morgan
6. Provides that a locality may condemn property outside of its boundaries if expressly permitted by
general law or special act. A locality may acquire property outside its boundaries through
condemnation for purposes of establishing, maintaining or operating public utility facilities and
mass transportation systems. This bill is a recommendation of the joint subcommittee studying
eminent domain issues.
6. Provides that a locality may condemn property outside of its boundaries if expressly permitted by
general law or special act. A locality may acquire property outside its boundaries through
condemnation for purposes of establishing, maintaining or operating public utility facilities and
mass transportation systems. This bill is a recommendation of the joint subcommittee studying
eminent domain issues.
| Governing Public Utilities |
HB 2268, Notice of proposed location of utility lines. Delegate Jim Shuler
7. Requires that owners of property within the route of a proposed gas pipeline or electrical
transmission line of 150 kV or more be sent a notice of the proposed construction by first class
mail and that the notice includes a written description of the proposed route of the line and a
map or sketch of the route.
8. Requires the State Corporation Commission to hold public hearings if requested by 20 or more
property owners.
7. Requires that owners of property within the route of a proposed gas pipeline or electrical
transmission line of 150 kV or more be sent a notice of the proposed construction by first class
mail and that the notice includes a written description of the proposed route of the line and a
map or sketch of the route.
8. Requires the State Corporation Commission to hold public hearings if requested by 20 or more
property owners.
HB 1766 Public service corporation easements. Delegate Chip Woodrum
9. Requires that property owners conveying a right-of-way to a public utility have the right to refuse to
convey those rights not included in eminent domain.
HB 1767 Co-location of utility easements; intervention by localities. Delegate Chip Woodrum
10. Authorizes local government to request of the SCC that utilities share easement corridors.
HB 767, "
9. Requires that property owners conveying a right-of-way to a public utility have the right to refuse to
convey those rights not included in eminent domain.
HB 1767 Co-location of utility easements; intervention by localities. Delegate Chip Woodrum
10. Authorizes local government to request of the SCC that utilities share easement corridors.
HB 767, "
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