Land Acquisition Act
A
Bill
To
The Parliament of Stratham enacts:
Section 1. Short Title
(1) This Act is the Land Acquisition Act
Section 2. Commencement
(1) All provisions shall come into effect upon passage of the bill.
Section 3. Reasoning
(1) Land may need repossessing for public projects.
Section 4. Definition
(1) Land acquisition is the power of the Executive Government to possess private property and convert it into public use.
(2) The Executive Government is required to provide the property owner with just compensation.
Section 5. Acquisition Process
(1) The process to acquire private land is as follows:
1. The Prime Minister issues a statement of intention to acquire a letter to affected landowners, an SIA letter is an official document from the government which notifies an individual that they own a plot the government wishes to acquire.
(a) SIA is the abbreviation of Statement of Intention to Acquire.
2. A Statement of Intention to Acquire Letter will consist of the following specifications:
(a) The plot ID
(b) The intended repurposement of the land.
(c) Justification as to why the land is suitable for this purpose.
3. Upon receiving an SIA Letter a landowner may choose to do either do one of two things, either (a) or (b).
(a) The landowner can decide to come to an agreed settlement with the Executive Government, in which case the process will go directly to subsection 4.
(b.1) If an agreement of compensation is not negotiated or cannot be negotiated, the landowner or Prime Minister can choose to put forward a request to Parliament to review the SIA Letter and determine just compensation in exchange for the land.
(b.2) Parliament will then determine just compensation through the creation of a Land Acquisition Committee (LAC).
(b.3) The LAC will vote on whether or not to allow the acquisition, as well as this if allowing the acquisition to take place will determine compensation based upon, land value, as well as other factors and, will make decisions through a simple majority vote (50% rounded up) from all committee members.
(b.4) The LAC's determined compensation does not have to be agreed to by the Landowner and may be enforced regardless.
4. The Executive Government will acquire the land, and pay the landowner the compensation.
Section 6. Discontinuation
(1) Rescind Eminent Domain
The Prime Minister may at any time choose to discontinue the acquisition process, which will stop all proceedings and the landowner will keep their land.
Authored by Unitymaster on behalf of the Government of Stratham.
A
Bill
To
The Parliament of Stratham enacts:
Section 1. Short Title
(1) This Act is the Land Acquisition Act
Section 2. Commencement
(1) All provisions shall come into effect upon passage of the bill.
Section 3. Reasoning
(1) Land may need repossessing for public projects.
Section 4. Definition
(1) Land acquisition is the power of the Executive Government to possess private property and convert it into public use.
(2) The Executive Government is required to provide the property owner with just compensation.
Section 5. Acquisition Process
(1) The process to acquire private land is as follows:
1. The Prime Minister issues a statement of intention to acquire a letter to affected landowners, an SIA letter is an official document from the government which notifies an individual that they own a plot the government wishes to acquire.
(a) SIA is the abbreviation of Statement of Intention to Acquire.
2. A Statement of Intention to Acquire Letter will consist of the following specifications:
(a) The plot ID
(b) The intended repurposement of the land.
(c) Justification as to why the land is suitable for this purpose.
3. Upon receiving an SIA Letter a landowner may choose to do either do one of two things, either (a) or (b).
(a) The landowner can decide to come to an agreed settlement with the Executive Government, in which case the process will go directly to subsection 4.
(b.1) If an agreement of compensation is not negotiated or cannot be negotiated, the landowner or Prime Minister can choose to put forward a request to Parliament to review the SIA Letter and determine just compensation in exchange for the land.
(b.2) Parliament will then determine just compensation through the creation of a Land Acquisition Committee (LAC).
(b.3) The LAC will vote on whether or not to allow the acquisition, as well as this if allowing the acquisition to take place will determine compensation based upon, land value, as well as other factors and, will make decisions through a simple majority vote (50% rounded up) from all committee members.
(b.4) The LAC's determined compensation does not have to be agreed to by the Landowner and may be enforced regardless.
4. The Executive Government will acquire the land, and pay the landowner the compensation.
Section 6. Discontinuation
(1) Rescind Eminent Domain
The Prime Minister may at any time choose to discontinue the acquisition process, which will stop all proceedings and the landowner will keep their land.
Authored by Unitymaster on behalf of the Government of Stratham.
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