H.B. No. 0003

Railroads-eminent domain.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Simons and Anderson, J. and Senators Barton and Erb

 

AN ACT relating to railroads; limiting the power of eminent domain by railroads, as specified; specifying factors allowable in establishing the value of property taken through eminent domain; authorizing court costs and attorney fees; and providing for an effective date.

 

11/17/98    Bill Number Assigned

1/12/99     H Received for Introduction

1/12/99     H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/25/99     H09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Burns, Childers, Diercks, Esquibel, Eyre and Wostenberg

Nayes:  Representative(s) Illoway, Stafford and Tanner

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/25/99     H Placed on General File

1/28/99     H Amendments Adopted

 

HB0003HS001/AC  (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 2-line 25                                        After "action" insert "if the court finds the condemnor did not act in good faith in negotiating with the owner of the property".

Page 4-line 10                                        After "line" insert ";" and delete balance of the line.

Page 4-lines 11 through 15                 Delete.

Page 4-line 19                                        After "that" delete balance of line.

Page 4-line 20                                        Delete "statement" insert "the decision has been released on an environmental analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act"; after "and" insert "a"; delete "have" insert "has".

Page 5-line 1                                          Delete "," insert "and".

Page 5-line 2                                          Delete "and businesses".

Page 5-line 12                                        Delete "ecology" insert "environment".  STAFFORD, CHAIRMAN

 

1/28/99     Amendment Adopted

 

HB0003HW001/A

Page 2-line 6                                          After "property," delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 7                                          Delete through "of" insert "and if the condemnor is a railroad company under W.S. 1‑26‑810,".

Page 2-line 8                                          After "unit" insert "shall be considered".

Page 2-line 18                                        After "and" insert " if the condemnor is a railroad company under W.S. 1‑26‑810,".

Page 2-line 22                                        After "Upon" insert "a railroad company"; after "domain" insert "under W.S. 1‑26‑810".  COHEE

 

1/28/99     H Passed CoW

1/29/99     H Passed 2nd Reading

2/1/99      H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, J., Anderson, R., Badgett, Berry, Boswell, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Diercks, Esquibel, Eyre, Fleming, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Johnson, L., Law, Luthi, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Paseneaux, Philp, Rardin, Reese, Robinson, Rose, J., Rounds, Ryckman, Samuelson, Shivler, Simons, Simpson, Smith, Wostenberg and Zanetti.

 

Nays:  Representative(s) Baker, Bebout, Deegan, Illoway, Landon, Meuli, Nagel, Osborn, Parady, Rose, T., Ross, Stafford, Tanner, Tempest, Tipton, Tomassi, Wasserburger and Willford.

Excused:  Representative(s) Casady and Johnson, W..

Ayes 40    Nays 18    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/3/99      S Received for Introduction

2/11/99     S Introduced and Referred to S09

3/3/99      Died In Committee