Bill > HB3141

This bill introduces a new requirement for entities, both private and governmental, engaging in eminent domain proceedings to pay an additional fee to the county where the property is being taken. Specifically, when a court order determines the value of land being condemned, the entity must pay an extra 15% of that court-ordered value to the county, on top of the original compensation paid to the landowner. This supplemental fee is mandatory and cannot reduce the landowner's compensation. The bill stipulates that the county can only use these additional funds for specific purposes: acquiring public forests, parks, recreation facilities, or making improvements to such existing public spaces. Eminent domain is a legal process that allows government or certain private entities to acquire private property for public use, with fair compensation to the property owner, and this bill aims to provide an extra financial benefit to the local county where such land acquisition occurs.

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