Bill would limit eminent domain

Republican lawmakers in Annapolis are trying to limit the scope of eminent domain to guard against government seizure of private property for economic development.

“You can build roads and parks and schools, but once you take private land and turn it over to private entities, you are somewhere where you shouldn?t be,” said Sen. Andrew Harris, R-District 7, a sponsor of one of the bills against the Supreme Court decision on eminent domain, which is a government?s authority to seize private property for public use.