An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 109-266 to add a new section prohibiting a State or political subdivision of a State from the exercise of eminent domain over the property of a religious or other nonprofit organization by reason of the nonprofit or tax-exempt status of such organization if that State or political subdivision received Federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which it does so and any violation of the provision will render the State or political subdivision ineligible to receive Federal economic development funds for a period of 2 fiscal years.

1. Adds SEC. 12. RELIGIOUS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS at the end of the bill

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 12. RELIGIOUS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

   Inserted: (a) Prohibition on States.--No State or political subdivision of a State shall exercise its power of eminent domain, or allow the exercise of such power by any person or entity to which such power has been delegated, over property of a religious or other nonprofit organization by reason of the nonprofit or tax-exempt status of such organization, or any quality related thereto if that State or political subdivision receives Federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which it does so.

   Inserted: (b) Ineligibility for Federal Funds.--A violation of subsection (a) by a State or political subdivision shall render such State or political subdivision ineligible for any Federal economic development funds for a period of 2 fiscal years following a final judgment on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction that such subsection has been violated, and any Federal agency charged with distributing those funds shall withhold them for such 2-year period, and any such funds distributed to such State or political subdivision shall be returned or reimbursed by such State or political subdivision to the appropriate Federal agency or authority of the Federal Government, or component thereof.

   Inserted: (c) Prohibition on Federal Government.--The Federal Government or any authority of the Federal Government shall not exercise its power of eminent domain over property of a religious or other nonprofit organization by reason of the nonprofit or tax-exempt status of such organization, or any quality related thereto.

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   Add at the end the following new section:

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