§ 261. Power of eminent domain
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 26 P.S. Eminent Domain
26 P.S. § 261
§ 261. Power of eminent domain
Whenever the Department of Forests and Waters,1 the Board of Game Commissioners, or the Board of Fish Commissioners2 desires to acquire land, suitable and desirable for State forest purposes, for State park purposes, for game preserve purposes, or for the perpetuation or protection of fish, respectively, and a price for such lands cannot be agreed upon with the owner or owners thereof, or where such owner or owners cannot be found, in all such cases the Department of Forests and Waters, the Board of Game Commissioners, or the Board of Fish Commissioners is authorized to acquire the said respective classes of lands by condemnation.
Credits
1921, May 20, P.L. 984, § 1. Amended 1935, July 16, P.L. 1049, § 1.
Footnotes
The powers and duties conferred upon the Department of Forests and Waters by this statute have been transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See 71 P.S. § 1340.304.
Board of Fish Commissioners now designated the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. See 30 Pa.C.S.A. § 308.
26 P.S. § 261, PA ST 26 P.S. § 261
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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