Eminent domain; defining term; limiting the use of eminent domain; conforming language; effective date.

HB 2290 restricts when Oklahoma governments can take private property through eminent domain. It prohibits using eminent domain for general economic development (like boosting tax revenue or jobs), limiting it only to specific public uses: public highways, utilities, blighted property remediation, or abandoned property. The bill also requires that if condemned land isn’t used for its intended purpose, it must be offered back to the original owner at appraised value before resale. This directly affects property owners (by adding protections) and governments (by narrowing their eminent domain authority).