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A N ID, M 01 R G A N June 12, 2008 Page 2 (1) the possession, occupation, ownership, and enjoyment of the land by the general public, or- by pubil ic agencies, (2), the creation or functioning of a public service corporation; or (3) mitigation of a blighted area, remediation of an envirwimentalty contaminated area, reduction of abandoned- property, or removal ofa public nuisance. (b) The public benefits of economic development, including an increase in tax-base, tax revenues, employment, or general economic health, do not by themselves constitate a public Use for public purpose. The definition of'a "blighted area" has been significantly altered so as to primarily allow the use of eminent domain within blighted areas only for the purpose of removing structurally substandard buildings. See Subd. 6. The new statute, specifically authorizes the use of eminent doinain to renmediate an "environmentally contaminated area." See Subd. S. The effective dates for the new limitations on the power of eminent domain were intended to phased in over time. See Laws, Chapter 214, § 22, entitled"Effective Date." Paragraph (a) o § 22, provided the act was "effective the day following final enactn-ient and applies to actions clommenced on, or after that date." The bill was signed, by the governor on May 19, 2006, whiereby the act became effective as of May 20, 2006. Because the City's earlier Petition was filed in April 2006, the ear ier action had been "clommenced" before the effective date of the 201106 changes. There were two exceptions to the May 20, 2006 effective date. The first of these exceptions was set forth in paragraph (b) of § 22, and provided as follows: (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the provisions of this act do not apply to actions commenced on or before February 1, 21008, for a project that satisfies oriff of the following conditions., (1) with respect to property identified as 'Intended to be acquired in a tax. increment financing plan, as approved by the municipality by February 1, 2006, if the condemning authority has satisfied ed one or more of the following conditions n c,oitmection with. the tax increment financing plan: