[nicmarlo]

...Nothing in this order shall be construed to prohibit a taking of private property by the Federal Government, that otherwise complies with applicable law, for the purpose of:

(a) public ownership or exclusive use of the property by the public, such as for a ....roadway,....governmental office building, or military reservation;

(b) projects designated for public, common carrier, public transportation, or public utility use, including those for which a fee is assessed, that serve the general public and are subject to regulation by a governmental entity;

c) conveying the property to a nongovernmental entity, such as a telecommunications or transportation common carrier, that makes the property available for use by the general public as of right;

Plans for the Canadian, USA, Mexico Corridor (including any governmental confiscation for easements) remains intact.

[hedgetrimmer]

You beat me to saying that. NASCO supercorridor here we come!

[sinkspur]

Plans for the Canadian, USA, Mexico Corridor (including any governmental confiscation for easements) remains intact.

As does expansions for existing interstates.

In Texas, compensation for takings for the Trans-Texas Corridor will be paid by a private corporation.

[Czar]

"Plans for the Canadian, USA, Mexico Corridor (including any governmental confiscation for easements) remains intact."

I'm sure the usual suspects will be along shortly to explain why all of this is merely business as usual and poses no real sovereignty threats to the United States.

Our FR pretend-conservatives are even now going into the spin mode.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Is there a link to the proposed corridor? I heard about a page dedicated to it but dont remember it and would not know what to keyword to find it. Any help?

[potlatch]

Thanks nic, interesting read!

[justshutupandtakeit]

No reason they shouldn't. Xenophobic paranoia is no reason to change them.

[hedgetrimmer]

(d) preventing or mitigating a harmful use of land that constitutes a threat to public health, safety, or the environment;
comes on the heels of
“in case of an extraordinary disease emergency, the Secretary of Agriculture has broad and expansive authority to seize and dispose of any animal, including wildlife.”

Do you think there is any connection?