Proposition 99
EMINENT DOMAIN. LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT ACQUISITION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED RESIDENCE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
* Bars state and local governments from using eminent domain to acquire an owner-occupied residence, as defined, for conveyance to a private person or business entity.
* Creates exceptions for public work or improvement, public health and safety protection, and crime prevention.
Summary of Legislative Analyst’s Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact:
* No significant fiscal impact on state or local governments.
For more the full text of the measure, an analysis of its provisions and arguments for and against, go to the Secretary of State's Web site, http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/title_sum/prop_99_title_sum.shtml