Loading chat...
OK HB2276
Bill
Status
3/2/2016
Primary Sponsor
Lee Denney
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Property owners facing condemnation for pipeline, utility, or transmission line rights-of-way may file a request for judicial location exception when answering the petition to appoint commissioners
-
Condemning corporations have 15 days to file a reply after being served with the property owner's answer and location exception request
-
Courts must hold a hearing before appointing commissioners to determine if an alternative right-of-way location is possible
-
Courts must consider four factors: reasonable alternative locations, obstacles presented by alternatives versus the proposed location, the plaintiff's good-faith negotiation efforts, and topographical or historic aspects of the property
-
Effective date: November 1, 2016
Legislative Description
Eminent domain; authorizing property owner to file request for judicial location exception in certain actions; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Energy
3/10/2016