{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-117.189","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 117.189","heading":"PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) Sections 117.031; 117.036; 117.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (b); 117.186; 117.187; 117.188; and 117.52, subdivisions 1a and 4, do not apply to the use of eminent domain authority by public service corporations for any purpose other than construction or expansion of:\n(1) a high-voltage transmission line of 100 kilovolts or more, or ancillary substations;\n(2) a natural gas, petroleum, or petroleum products pipeline, or ancillary compressor stations or pumping stations; or\n(3) a light rail transit or bus rapid transit line.\n(b) For purposes of an award of appraisal fees under section 117.085, the fees awarded may not exceed $1,500 for all types of property except for a public service corporation's use of eminent domain for:\n(1) a high-voltage transmission line, where the award may not exceed $3,000; and\n(2) a light rail transit or bus rapid transit line, where the award shall be as provided in section 117.085.\n(c) For purposes of this section, \"pipeline\" does not include a natural gas distribution line transporting gas to an end user.","path":["EMINENT DOMAIN; LOCAL DEPOSITORIES AND INVESTMENTS","CHAPTER 117. EMINENT DOMAIN"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/117.189","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:32Z","sha256":"a6036928d903ff9a1616d5ae30398e8056c9d68095da4a449d8d3f3c915f6cb2","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-117.188","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-117.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}