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42 U.S.C. § 2303

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LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO EMINENT DOMAIN.
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Title
42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter
CH69
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“No State or unit of general local government may use any amounts received pursuant to section 2301 to fund any project that seeks to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: Provided, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities.

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