EMINENT DOMAIN AND UTILITIES Condemnation Procedures: Change the Time for Hearing Before a Special Master and to Require Notice by Certified Mail in Condemnations for Certain Purposes; Prohibit the Use of the Power of Eminent Domain to Acquire Any Property for the Construction of Certain Electric Transmission Lines Without Prior Public Notice and One or More Public Meetings with an Opportunity for Comment or Questions; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for Factors to Be Considered in Selecting a Route for Electic Transmission Lines; Provide Procedures for Good Faith Negotiations; Provide for Additional Compensation for, or Reconveyance or Quitclaim of, an Easement or Other Property Interest Acquired Through the Exercise of Eminent Domain in Certain Circumstances; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date and Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act adds new law in an area previously lacking regulation. Previously, utility companies had no restrictions on the exercise of their eminent domain power. The Act requires utility companies to use particular procedures before invoking their right of eminent domain. The Act provides for limited state oversight in the siting of electric transmission lines and represents a compromise between Georgia landowners and utility companies.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, EMINENT DOMAIN AND UTILITIES Condemnation Procedures: Change the Time for Hearing Before a Special Master and to Require Notice by Certified Mail in Condemnations for Certain Purposes; Prohibit the Use of the Power of Eminent Domain to Acquire Any Property for the Construction of Certain Electric Transmission Lines Without Prior Public Notice and One or More Public Meetings with an Opportunity for Comment or Questions; Provide for Exceptions; Provide for Factors to Be Considered in Selecting a Route for Electic Transmission Lines; Provide Procedures for Good Faith Negotiations; Provide for Additional Compensation for, or Reconveyance or Quitclaim of, an Easement or Other Property Interest Acquired Through the Exercise of Eminent Domain in Certain Circumstances; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date and Applicability; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 21 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol21/iss1/19