HF 2058

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/22/2018 05:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to eminent domain; eliminating certain procedural exceptions for
construction or expansion of light rail or bus rapid transit lines; modifying appraisal
fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 117.189.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 117.189, is amended to read:

117.189 PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION EXCEPTIONS.

new text begin (a) new text end Sections 117.031; 117.036; 117.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); 117.186; 117.187;
117.188; and 117.52, subdivisions 1a and 4, do not apply to the use of eminent domain
authority by public service corporations for any purpose other than construction or expansion
of:

(1) a high-voltage transmission line of 100 kilovolts or more, or ancillary substations;
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(2) a natural gas, petroleum, or petroleum products pipeline, or ancillary compressor
stations or pumping stations deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) a light rail transit or bus rapid transit line.
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new text begin (b) new text end For purposes of an award of appraisal fees under section 117.085, the fees awarded
may not exceed $1,500 for all types of property except for a public service corporation's
use of eminent domain for new text begin (1) new text end a high-voltage transmission line, where the award may not
exceed $3,000 new text begin , and (2) a light rail transit or bus rapid transit line, where the award shall be
as provided in section 117.085 new text end .

new text begin (c) new text end For purposes of this section, "pipeline" does not include a natural gas distribution
line transporting gas to an end user.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2017.
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