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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapter 659; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56240,"section_number":"25.1-102","catch_line":"Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":268475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80290,"identifier":"62.1-150","token":"62.1\/11\/62.1-150","url":"\/62.1-150\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-150\/","token":"62.1\/11\/62.1-150","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of lands","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-150","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of complying with the terms of local cooperation as specified in this chapter and as stipulated in the congressional document covering the particular project involved, any city or town may acquire the necessary lands, or interest in lands, by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation, whether such lands are within or without the corporate limits of such city or town, and any county may acquire such lands by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation.\n\t\tHowever, the provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102<\/a>, as now or hereafter in effect, shall apply to any property belonging to any corporation possessing the power of eminent domain which may be sought to be taken by condemnation hereunder.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF LANDS (\u00a7 62.1-150)\n\nFor the purpose of complying with the terms of local cooperation as specified in\nthis chapter and as stipulated in the congressional document covering the\nparticular project involved, any city or town may acquire the necessary lands,\nor interest in lands, by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation, whether such\nlands are within or without the corporate limits of such city or town, and any\ncounty may acquire such lands by lease, purchase, gift or condemnation.\n\t\tHowever, the provisions of \u00a7 25.1-102, as now or hereafter in effect, shall\napply to any property belonging to any corporation possessing the power of\neminent domain which may be sought to be taken by condemnation hereunder.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-117.3; 1968, c. 659; 2003, c. 940.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}