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HOUSE BILL NO. 842 – Regulatory takings, revised

HOUSE BILL NO. 842

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H0842.....................................................by WAYS AND MEANS
REGULATORY TAKINGS - Amends existing law relating to the Idaho Regulatory
Takings Act to revise the declaration of purpose; to revise the definition
of "regulatory taking" and to define "per se taking"; and to revise
provisions applicable to regulatory or administrative actions that have
resulted or will result in a taking of private property by a governmental
agency or entity.
                                                                        
03/22    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/23    Rpt prt - to St Aff

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 842
                                                                        
                                BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE IDAHO REGULATORY TAKINGS ACT; AMENDING SECTION 67-8001,  IDAHO
  3        CODE,  TO  REVISE  THE  DECLARATION  OF PURPOSE; AMENDING SECTION 67-8002,
  4        IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "REGULATORY TAKING" AND TO  DEFINE
  5        "PER  SE TAKING"; AND AMENDING SECTION 67-8003, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PRO-
  6        VISIONS APPLICABLE TO  REGULATORY  OR  ADMINISTRATIVE  ACTIONS  THAT  HAVE
  7        RESULTED  OR WILL RESULT IN A TAKING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BY A GOVERNMENTAL
  8        AGENCY OR ENTITY.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION 1.  That Section 67-8001, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        67-8001.  DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to estab-
 13    lish  an orderly, consistent review process that better enables state agencies
 14    and local governments to evaluate whether proposed regulatory  or  administra-
 15    tive actions may result in a taking of private property without due process of
 16    law  and  to  provide a requirement that certain takings be compensated. It is
 17    not the purpose of this chapter to expand or reduce the scope of private prop-
 18    erty protections provided in the state and federal constitutions.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 2.  That Section 67-8002, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
 20    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 21        67-8002.  DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter:
 22        (1)  "Local  government"  means any city, county, taxing district or other
 23    political subdivision of state government with a governing body.
 24        (2)  "Private property" means all property protected by  the  constitution
 25    of the United States or the constitution of the state of Idaho.
 26        (3)  "State  agency"  means  the  state  of Idaho and any officer, agency,
 27    board, commission, department or similar body of the executive branch  of  the
 28    state government.
 29        (4)  "Regulatory  taking"  means  a  regulatory  or  administrative action
 30    resulting in deprivation of private property  that  is  the  subject  of  such
 31    action,  whether such deprivation is total or partial, permanent or temporary,
 32    in violation of the state or federal constitution.
 33        (5)  "Per se taking" means a regulatory taking by  local  government  that
 34    within  three  (3)  years  prior to the effective date of this act or any time
 35    thereafter results in a diminution of fifteen percent (15%)  or  more  of  the
 36    fair market value of private property that is the subject of such action.
                                                                        
 37        SECTION  3.  That  Section 67-8003, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 38    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 39        67-8003.  PROTECTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. (1) The attorney  general  shall
                                                                        
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  1    establish,  by  October  1,  1994, an orderly, consistent process, including a
  2    checklist, that better enables a state agency or local government to  evaluate
  3    proposed  regulatory  or administrative actions to assure that such actions do
  4    not result in an unconstitutional a regulatory  taking  in  violation  of  the
  5    state  or  federal  constitution, or an uncompensated per se taking of private
  6    property.  The attorney general shall review and update the process  at  least
  7    on  an  annual  basis  to  maintain consistency with changes in law. All state
  8    agencies and local governments shall follow the  guidelines  of  the  attorney
  9    general.
 10        (2)  Upon  the  written  request  of an owner of real property that is the
 11    subject of such action, for actions which become  final  after  the  effective
 12    date  of this act, such request being filed with the clerk or of the agency or
 13    entity undertaking the regulatory  or  administrative  action  not  more  than
 14    twenty-eight  (28)  days  after  the  final  decision concerning the matter at
 15    issue, a state agency or local governmental entity  shall  prepare  a  written
 16    taking analysis concerning the action. Upon the written request of an owner of
 17    real  property  that  is  the subject of such action, for actions which became
 18    final within three (3) years prior to the effective date  of  this  act,  such
 19    request  being  filed  with  the clerk of the agency or entity undertaking the
 20    regulatory or administrative action not more than  one  hundred  eighty  (180)
 21    days  after  the  effective  date of this act, a local government entity shall
 22    prepare a written taking analysis concerning the action. Any regulatory taking
 23    analysis prepared hereto shall comply with the process set forth in this chap-
 24    ter, including use of the checklist developed by the attorney general pursuant
 25    to subsection (1) of this section and shall be provided to the  real  property
 26    owner  no longer than forty-two (42) days after the date of filing the request
 27    with the clerk or secretary of the agency or  entity  whose  action  is  ques-
 28    tioned.  A  regulatory taking analysis prepared pursuant to this section shall
 29    be considered public information.
 30        (3)  A governmental action is voidable if a written taking analysis is not
 31    prepared after a request has been made pursuant to  this  chapter.  A  private
 32    real  property  owner,  whose  property is the subject of governmental action,
 33    affected by a governmental action without the preparation of a requested  tak-
 34    ing  analysis  as  required by this section may seek judicial determination of
 35    the validity of the governmental action by initiating a  declaratory  judgment
 36    action  or  other  appropriate legal procedure. A suit seeking to invalidate a
 37    governmental action for noncompliance with subsection (2) of this section must
 38    be filed in a district court in the  county  in  which  the  private  property
 39    owner's affected real property is located. If the affected property is located
 40    in  more  than one (1) county, the private property owner may file suit in any
 41    county in which the affected real property is located.
 42        (4)  If the regulatory taking analysis prepared pursuant to  this  section
 43    shows  that a per se taking has resulted from the regulatory or administrative
 44    action, such regulatory or administrative action is voidable unless  compensa-
 45    tion  equal to the diminution in the fair market value of the property is paid
 46    to the owner by the local governmental entity. A private real  property  owner
 47    whose  property is the subject of governmental action affected by a governmen-
 48    tal action resulting in a taking may seek judicial determination of the valid-
 49    ity of the action or of whether there has been a per se taking by initiating a
 50    declaratory judgment action or other appropriate legal  procedure.  A  private
 51    real  property  owner  whose  property  is  the subject of governmental action
 52    affected by governmental action resulting in a per se taking may seek  compen-
 53    sation or judicial determination of the validity of the governmental action by
 54    initiating a declaratory judgment action or other appropriate legal procedure.
 55    A  suit  to determine if a per se taking has occurred, seeking compensation or
                                                                        
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  1    to invalidate a governmental action pursuant to this subsection must be  filed
  2    in  a  district  court  in  the  county  in which the private property owner's
  3    affected real property is located. If the affected property is located in more
  4    than one (1) county, the private property owner may file suit in any county in
  5    which the affected real property is located.
  6        (5)  (a) The provisions of this section providing  that  a  regulatory  or
  7        administrative  action is voidable and requiring that compensation be paid
  8        shall not apply to that portion of a per se taking shown by the regulatory
  9        taking analysis to be the result of regulatory or administrative actions:
 10             (i)   Restricting or prohibiting activities commonly and historically
 11             recognized as public nuisances under common law, provided  that  this
 12             exception shall be construed narrowly in favor of a finding that com-
 13             pensation is payable;
 14             (ii)  Restricting  or  prohibiting  activities  for the protection of
 15             public health and safety, such as fire and building codes, health and
 16             sanitation rules or regulations, solid or hazardous  waste  rules  or
 17             regulations, or pollution control rules or regulations; or
 18             (iii) To  the extent such actions are required to comply with federal
 19             law.
 20        (b)  Nothing in this subsection (5) shall alter requirements in this chap-
 21        ter for the preparation of a written regulatory taking analysis.  Where  a
 22        portion  of  a per se taking is shown by the regulatory taking analysis to
 23        be attributable to regulatory or administrative actions taken pursuant  to
 24        the  conditions  set forth in paragraphs (a)(i) through (iii) of this sub-
 25        section (5), a private real property owner may pursue all remedies  avail-
 26        able  to  him  in  this chapter as to the portion of the per se taking not
 27        attributable to such regulatory or administrative actions  taken  pursuant
 28        to the conditions set forth in those paragraphs.
 29        (6)  This chapter shall not apply to regulatory or administrative actions:
 30        (a)  Terminating illegal activity; or
 31        (b)  Restricting  or  prohibiting  the  use of property for the purpose of
 32        selling pornography or performing nude  dancing,  provided  however,  that
 33        this  paragraph  is not intended to affect or alter rights provided by the
 34        constitution of the United States or the  constitution  of  the  state  of
 35        Idaho.
 36        (7)  During  the  preparation  of the taking analysis, any time limitation
 37    relevant to the regulatory or administrative actions  shall  be  tolled.  Such
 38    tolling shall cease when the taking analysis has been provided to the property
 39    owner. Both the request for a taking analysis and the taking analysis shall be
 40    part of the official record regarding the regulatory or administrative action.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16262

This legislation changes definitions and makes amendments to the
Idaho Regulatory Takings Act to require compensation be paid with
respect to certain takings of private property by a governmental
agency or entity.



                           FISCAL NOTE

There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.







Contact
Name:   Rep. Mike Moyle
        (208) 332-1000
        Maurice Ellsworth, Attorney-at-Law 
Phone:  (208) 338-1001


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                           H 842