First State to Tackle the ‘Heart of the Issue’ PRESS RELEASE: February 27, 2006 CONTACT: John Kramer Lisa Knepper (703) 682-9320 Arlington, Va.—This month, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds signed into law HB 1080, prohibiting government agencies from seizing private property by eminent domain “for transfer to any private person, nongovernmental entity, or other public-private … Continue reading South Dakota Enacts Meaningful Eminent Domain Reform