House Bill No. 51 Summary

• Removes the prohibition on using eminent domain to acquire private property for trails, paths, greenways, or ways for walking, running, hiking, bicycling, or equestrian use, except when adjacent to a highway, road, or street

• Makes technical corrections to Section 7-701A, Idaho Code, including grammatical updates to language regarding limitations on eminent domain use

• Maintains existing restrictions on eminent domain use for private parties, urban renewal, and economic development purposes

• Preserves exceptions for housing authorities, urban renewal areas, and deteriorated or deteriorating areas where property meets strict conditions proving danger to public health or safety

• Allows condemnation rationale to remain freely reviewable in judicial proceedings involving eminent domain exercises