RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 99, THE HOMEOWNERS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, in June of 2005 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. City of New London that government could acquire a private home through eminent domain and transfer the property to a private developer; and

WHEREAS, since that U.S. Supreme Court decision, more than forty states have reformed their eminent domain laws; and

WHEREAS, California has failed to place an appropriate prohibition on the use of eminent domain to take homes for private development; and

WHEREAS, Proposition 99, on the June 2008 ballot, will prohibit governments from using eminent domain to acquire an owner-occupied home for transfer to another private party; and

WHEREAS, the protections in Proposition 99 directly address the issues in the Kelo decision and the measure does not contain any unrelated provisions that will result in unintended, harmful consequences for California;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors by adoption of this resolution supports Proposition 99, the Homeowners and Private Property Protection Act.

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