Virginia § 21-246 - How power of eminent domain exercised
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§ 21-246. How power of eminent domain exercised
The powers of condemnation or eminent domain conferred on the commission by this chapter shall be exercised by the commission under the same conditions and provisions and in accordance with the same procedure as in the case of the exercise of similar powers by the boards of supervisors of counties or the councils of cities or towns so far as they can be applied to the same.
1946, p. 351; Michie Suppl. 1946, § 1560iii4.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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