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Missouri Governor Matt Blunt has appointed Lewis Mills '81, of Jefferson City, to a task force charged with conducting a review of state and federal eminent domain laws and establishing criteria that state and local government entities will emply when the use of eminent domain is proposed. The creation of the task force comes in reaction to the recent related decision by the United States Supreme Court.

The nine-person task force will also recommend specific eminent domain legislation for possible consideration by the Missouri General Assembly, according to Blunt's office.

Mills is public counsel who serves as the state's consumer advocate in the ara of utility regulation in Missouri's Department of Economic Development. He previously served as deputy chief regulatory law judge for the Public Service Commission. In addition to his St. Lawrence degree in geology, Mills holds a law degree from the University of Utah. While a student at St. Lawrence, he was a member of the swim team.

The Geology Department Web Site
Missouri Office of the Public Counsel Web site

Posted: July 21, 2005