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Nov 16, 2021 expropriation easement just compensation public land act power lines supreme court

Power Lines and Public Lands: Supreme Court Clarifies Easements and Just Compensation

The Supreme Court ruled that power lines fall under "similar works" in the Public Land Act, allowing easements on free patent lands with compensation rules.