West Virginia HB4910 aims to prevent eminent domain for private corporation benefit.
West Virginia HB4910 seeks to amend the state's eminent domain laws to prohibit any governmental entity from using eminent domain to force private property owners to sell their property for the benefit of private corporations. The bill explicitly states that no entity operating within or by the state can exercise eminent domain primarily for private economic development. This legislation is intended to protect West Virginia citizens from losing their property to eminent domain for private corporation benefit.
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