This legislation would prohibit the federal government from initiating eminent domain proceedings on any agricultural land when a feasible alternative site exists
Prohibit the federal government from initiating eminent domain proceedings on agricultural land when a feasible alternative site exists.
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Evidence
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H.R. 10135 was introduced by Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Section 2 says the Federal Government may not exercise eminent domain over agricultural land if a feasible alternative is available.
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The September 4 report says Thompson introduced the Not In My Barnyard Act, which would prohibit federal eminent-domain proceedings on agricultural land when a feasible alternative site exists.
Assessments
Thompson introduced H.R. 10135, the Not In My Barn Yard Act, in the 119th Congress, and the bill text matches the promised prohibition on federal eminent-domain proceedings over agricultural land when a feasible alternative site exists. But the bill has only been introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; it has not passed Congress or become law. That is a serious legislative attempt in the same federal term, but not delivery of the promised federal prohibition.