Pennsylvania § 3901 - Eminent domain for National Guard purposes.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 3901 — Eminent domain for National Guard purposes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3901. Eminent domain for National Guard purposes.
(a) Eminent domain.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the board of commissioners may take, by the right of eminent domain for the purpose of appropriating to the township for the use of the Pennsylvania National Guard, public lands, easements and public property in the township's possession or control and used or held by the township for any other purpose. The board of commissioners may exercise eminent domain under this subsection regardless of any limitation on the use of public lands, easements and public property in a donation, dedication, appropriation, ordinance or other document.
(b) Limitation.--The board of commissioners may not exercise eminent domain under subsection (a) on a street, highway or wharf.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 3901 cover?
Section 3901 ("Eminent domain for National Guard purposes.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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