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2001 SESSION

002882856
HOUSE BILL NO. 85
Offered January 12, 2000
Prefiled January 11, 2000
A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to condemnation.
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Patron-- Morgan
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15.2-1901 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 15.2-1901. Condemnation authority.

A. In addition to the authority granted to localities pursuant to any applicable charter provision or other provision of law, whenever a locality is authorized to acquire real or personal property or property interests for a public use, it may do so by exercise of the power of eminent domain, except as provided in subsection C.

B. A city or town may acquire property or property interests outside its boundaries, if such property is located in a contiguous locality, by exercise of the power of eminent domain.

C. A county may acquire property or property interests outside its boundaries by exercise of the power of eminent domain only if such authority is expressly conferred by general law or special act.