SECTION 1. Chapter 79 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 1 the following new section:
Section 1A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any agreement for damages from an eminent domain taking— for private or commercial investment— must award a minimum of two hundred percent of fair market value for the parcel of land.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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