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Whether the Natural Gas Act delegates to FERC certificate holders the authority to exercise the federal government’s eminent domain power to condemn land in which a state claims an interest.
The Natural Gas Act authorizes FERC approved pipelines to exercise eminent domain across all land along the approved route, including lands in which a state claims an interest. The Chambers filed an amicus brief supporting cert. and urging the Court may address the Third Circuit’s contrary ruling.
Deanne E. Maynard of Morrison Foerster LLP served as co-counsel for the Chambers in this case.
Previously, the U.S. Chamber filed a coalition brief on the merits when this case was before the Third Circuit.
