Gas Pipeline Firm Sues Seeking Easement on Kansas Property

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company LP has filed a lawsuit in Kansas federal court seeking to acquire an easement on a Miami County, Kansas, property through eminent domain—in order to operate and maintain a measurement and regulation station that is part of its natural gas pipeline system.

The complaint, filed in the US.District Court for the District of Kansas against Corey A. Ohlmeier and Michelle R. Ohlmeier, cites the Natural Gas Act of 1938 as providing Panhandle the authority to acquire property by eminent domain for its natural gas pipelines.

Panhandle has held a certificate of public convenience and necessity ...

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