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A11977 Summary:

BILL NO	A11977A
SAME AS	SAME AS S08349-A
SPONSOR	Rules (Lupardo)
COSPNSR	Magee, Gunther, Destito, Cahill, Crouch, Finch
MLTSPNSR
Amd S11, Transp Corp L
Prohibits certain transportation corporations that are gas corporations and gas and electric corporations from exercising the right of eminent domain.

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A11977 Actions:

BILL NO	A11977A
06/19/2006	referred to judiciary
06/21/2006	amend and recommit to judiciary
06/21/2006	print number 11977a
06/23/2006	reference changed to ways and means
06/23/2006	reported referred to rules
06/23/2006	reported
06/23/2006	rules report cal.1566
06/23/2006	substituted by s8349a
	S08349 AMEND=A BONACIC
	06/16/2006	REFERRED TO RULES
	06/20/2006	AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO RULES
	06/20/2006	PRINT NUMBER 8349A
	06/23/2006	ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2221
	06/23/2006	PASSED SENATE
	06/23/2006	DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
	06/23/2006	referred to ways and means
	06/23/2006	substituted for a11977a
	06/23/2006	ordered to third reading rules cal.1566
	06/23/2006	passed assembly
	06/23/2006	returned to senate
	09/22/2006	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
	10/03/2006	SIGNED CHAP.741

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A11977 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A11977A
 
SPONSOR: Rules (Lupardo)

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the transportation corporation law, in
relation to prohibiting transportation corporations that are gas corpo-
rations and gas electric corporations from exercising the right of
eminent domain
 
 
PURPOSE:
To limit efforts to use eminent domain to public purposes.
 
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Provides that Transportation Corporations do not have the power of
eminent domain.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The power of taking private property for public benefit is a power which

should be used in only the most extreme circumstances. Currently, there
are organizations which are filing as "Transportation Corporations" for
the purpose of utilizing eminent domain. The Legislature should ensure
that eminent domain is truly only used for the most public of purposes
and not for the profit of private developers.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new bill.
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

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