MS HB918

Restricts eminent domain in Mississippi to public use only, requiring due compensation including relocation expenses to property owners before condemnation occurs

Prohibits the use of eminent domain for private development, private purposes, tax revenue enhancement, or transfer to private entities, nongovernmental organizations, public-private partnerships, or corporations

Creates an exception allowing eminent domain for projects authorized under the Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act, but only if approved by the local governing authority, certified by the Mississippi Development Authority, passed by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor

Exempts a broad range of public infrastructure from the private-use restrictions, including roads, bridges, flood control projects, public airports, ports, hospitals, schools, housing authorities, public utilities, and common carriers

Establishes that existing or future easements and rights-of-way may be put to new uses—including technological advances—without constituting an additional taking, so long as the new use does not impose a substantial additional burden on the landowner's property (effective July 1, 2010)