Sen. Garrett Quotes (4 Quotes)

What we've created is an eminent domain act that is one complete statute . . . where people can go and understand what their rights are.

We did not want to deter economic development, so the difficult thing about this bill is striking that balance between economic needs and property owners' rights.

States are grappling with how to handle this. Many are going from one extreme to the other, and I think what we've done is strike a balance. I can honestly say that what we've done could be model legislation.

I'm puzzled why the original bill was passed, signed into law and nothing has happened. I still don't understand what has prevented the Illinois Public Health Department from putting this into place.