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H. Rept. 114-856 1 (2016-12-08)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxtbn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Gp 114TH CONGRESS [REPT. 114-856 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 ASSURING PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS OVER VAST ACCESS TO LAND ACT DECEMBER 8, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BISHOP of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 3062] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 3062) to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of H.R. 3062 is to prohibit the use of eminent do- main in carrying out certain projects. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION H.R. 3062 amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05) to prevent the Secretary of Energy and the Administrators of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and of the South- western Power Administration (SWPA) from using federal eminent domain in certain circumstances. The goal of the bill is to ensure that states impacted by a specific federal eminent domain decision have a meaningful voice in the federal decision-making process. Section 1222 of EPAct05 authorizes the Secretary of Energy, act- ing through and in consultation with the Administrators of WAPA and SWPA, to participate with other entities in designing, devel- oping, constructing, operating, maintaining, or owning new electric 69-006

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