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H.F. No. 2895, as introduced - 84th Legislative Session (2005-2006) Page 7 of 11 <br />8.21 , <br />8.22 {d}am Property acquired by condemnation under this section may include any <br />8.23 property devoted to a public use, whether or not held in trust, notwithstanding that the <br />8.24 property may have been previously acquired by condemnation or is owned by a public <br />8.25 utility corporation, because the public use in conformity with the provisions of sections <br />8.26 469.001 to 469.047 shall be deemed a superior public use. Property devoted to a public <br />8.27 use may be so acquired only if the governing body of the municipality has approved <br />8.28 its acquisition by the authority. <br />8.29 {e~~ An award of compensation shall not be increased by reason of any increase <br />8.30 in the value of the real property caused by the assembly, clearance or reconstruction, or <br />8.31 proposed assembly, clearance or reconstruction for the purposes of sections 469.001 <br />8.32 to 469.047 of the real property in an area. <br />8.33 Sec. 13. [469 401] ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN UNDER THIS <br />8.34 CHAPTER. <br />9.1 Subdivision 1. Application. Sections 469.401 to 469.403 apply to the exercise of <br />9.2 eminent domain~owers by a condemning authority under this chapter if the property <br />9.3 interest to be acquired b r~eminent domain is intended to be sold transferred or otherwise <br />9.4 conveyed to a person or nongovernmental entity without the power of eminent domain. <br />9.5 Subd. 2. Public hearing and notice required. Prior to adoption of a resolution <br />9.6 authorizinq the use of eminent domain the governing body of the condemning authority <br />9.7 must hold a public hearing_on theproposed a~uisition after published notice in a <br />9.8 newspaper of general circulation in the governing body's jurisdiction and on the governing <br />9.9 body's Web site if applicable which must be made at least one time not less than two <br />9.10 weeks nor more than 60 des prior to the date of the hearing. The notice must reasonably <br />9.11 describe the property interest to be acquired state that the purpose of the hearing is to <br />9.12 consider acquisition by eminent domain state that comments may be submitted orally <br />9.13 at the hearing or in writing prior to or at the hearing and specify an address to which <br />9.14 written comments may be mailed Not less than two weeks before the hearing notice of <br />9.15 the hearing must also be mailed to the owner of each parcel proposed to be acquired but <br />9.16 defects in the notice do not invalidate the acquisition. For the purpose of giving mailed <br />9.17 notice owners are determined as provided bisection 429.031 subdivision 1 paragraph <br />9.18 (a) The resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain must not be adopted at the same <br />9.19 meeting or on the same da ryas the public hearing <br />9.20 Subd. 3. Resolution. The resolution authorizinq the use of eminent domain must: <br />9.21 (1) identify and describe the public benefits that are known or expected to result <br />9.22 from theprogram or project for which theproperty interest is proposed to be acquired <br />9.23 (2) identify and describe the private benefits that are known or expected to result <br />9.24 from the anticipated conv~ance of the property interest proposed to be acq_uired~ <br />9.25 (3) summarize and respond to any oral comments made at the public hearing or <br />9.26 written comments received at orprior to the public hearing; and <br />9.27 (4) address how the a ~uisition of the property interest serves one or more identified <br />9.28 public purposes and why the acquisition of the property is reasonably necessary to <br />9.29 accomplish those purposes. <br />9.30 Subd. 4. Summary of findings. The governing bow of a condemning authority <br />http ://www.revisor.leg. state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2895.O.html&session=ls84&print... 2/28/2006 <br />