Delegation of the Federal Power of Eminent Domain to Nonfederal Entities

Meltz, Robert

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Civil liberties;    Public lands;    Eminent domain;    Energy;    Water resources;   

RP-ID  :  RS22884
RP-ID  :  RS22884_2008May20

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Congress has on several occasions delegated its power of eminent domain to entities outside the federal government -- public and private corporations, interstate compact agencies, state and local governments, and even individuals. The constitutionality of such delegation, and of the exercise of such power by even private delegates, is today beyond dispute. However, among delegates with both federal and private characteristics, there is some subjectivity to deciding which to list in a report limited to "nonfederal entities." For delegatees of federal eminent domain power listed here, delegations since 1920 have primarily been to Amtrak, hydroelectric facilities (for dams and reservoirs), and entities engaged in the movement of electricity, gas, and petroleum (the last one expired), and for interstate bridges.