Private Property Protection Act
The Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005 was a proposed federal legislation after a Connecticut city's seizure of seven homes for an economic development project benefiting a private developer. It never became law.
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Kelo v. New London (Conneticut)
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23, 2005 that the city of New London, Connecticut, could use eminent domain (taking private property for a public purpose) to seize seven people's property for its "integrated economic development plan" that included a hotel, office park and urban-style townhomes. It was to complement a planned expansion by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
HR 4128 had 97 co-sponsors
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The Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005, HR 4128, was introduced Oct. 25, 2005, by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican, and 97 co-sponsors. It passed the House on Nov. 3 by a 376-38 vote. The bill was referred Nov. 4, 2005, to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it died.
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Bill Sought to Withhold Federal Funds
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HR 4128 sought to prohibit states, counties or cities from using eminent domain for economic development by withholding federal economic development funding for two years or until the seizure was reversed. The bill defined "economic development" as taking private property for use by a private developer for a profit-making enterprise or "to increase tax revenue, the tax base, employment, or general economic health." The statute of limitations for a property owner lawsuit was seven years.
Pfizer Left And Project Never Was Built
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In November 2009, Pfizer announced it was moving 1,400 jobs out of New London to nearby Groton, Connecticut. The move left vacant the city's biggest office complex and the property seized for the adjacent development that never was built.
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