United States:
Iowa House Passes Bill Restricting Eminent Domain Rules For Transmission Developers
28 April 2016
Fox Rothschild LLP
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The Iowa House of Representatives recently passed a bill
restricting the ability of independent transmission developer to
exercise their power of eminent domain. The House passed House Bill
2448 by a 63-33 vote. If passed by the Iowa Senate, developers
would have to obtain agreements from 75% of property owners along
an electric line's route within three years or the Iowa
Utilities Board would not be able to grant the authority necessary
to compel cooperation from reticent landowners along a
project's route. It appears the bill is aimed to block
completion of the Rock Island Clean Line, a $2 billion, 500 mile
high-voltage direct current transmission project planned by Clean
Line Energy Partners.
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