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LUEET-7. Eminent Domain Law (C) <br />The League recommends that the Legislature undertake a thorough study of <br />the eminent domain statutes. <br />The League believes the entire eminent domain process should be critically <br />reviewed and streamlined. This examination should include a re-evaluation of <br />the advisabilit, of an alternative system of review of condemnation awards, for <br />exauple a professional referee, a hearing examiner, etc. rather then a court; <br />using a professional referee in lieu of three commissioners to establish the <br />value of the land; the public purposes for which the law may be uned, including <br />its use to encourage economic development; the difficulty posed by the existence <br />of pollution on the condemned property; and the legality and feasibility of <br />collecting past property taxes on property in instances where the award is <br />substantially in excess of the market value of the property for tax purposes. <br />-39- <br />