Sec. 2. Prohibition on eminent domain for certain projects
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Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16421 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(d)through
(g)as subsections
(f)through (i), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Secretary, SWPA, and WAPA may not carry out any Project under this section through the use of eminent domain, unless the use of eminent domain is explicitly authorized by— the Governor and the head of each applicable public utility commission or public service commission of the affected State; and the head of the governing body of each Indian tribe the land of which would be affected. To the maximum extent practicable, a Project carried out under this section shall be sited on— an existing Federal right-of-way; or Federal land managed by— the Bureau of Land Management; the Forest Service; the Bureau of Reclamation; or the Corps of Engineers. .
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Prohibition on eminent domain for certain projects
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