Legal Opinion

Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Permanent Easements for 2.14 Acres & Temp. Easements for 3.59 Acres in Conestoga Twp.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 30, 2018No. 17-3075; 17-3076; 17-3115 & 17-3116PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoth, Circuit Judge

Congress may grant eminent domain power to private companies acting in the public interest. This appeal requires us to determine the limits on Congress's grant of eminent domain power to private companies building gas lines under the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. § 717f(h).

The NGA gives natural gas companies the power to acquire property by eminent domain, but it provides only for standard eminent domain power, not the type of eminent domain called "quick take"

that permits immediate possession. 1 The District Court granted a preliminary injunction to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company,…

2Cases cited32 opinions

First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
Shirley Presley v. City of Charlottesville Rivanna Trails FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2006
De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
Colleen Reilly v. City of HarrisburgCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
Preseault v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by39 opinions

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