Washington § 47.12.150 - Acquisition, exchange of property to relocate displaced facility.

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§ 47.12.150. Acquisition, exchange of property to relocate displaced facility.

Whenever the department shall need for highway purposes land or property rights belonging to the United States government or any municipality or political subdivision of the state, or which shall be a part of the right-of-way of any public utility having authority to exercise powers of eminent domain, when the acquisition of such property by the state will result in the displacement of any existing right-of-way or facility, the department is authorized to acquire by condemnation or otherwise such lands and property rights as shall be needed to relocate such right-of-way or facilities so displaced and to exchange lands or property rights so acquired in consideration or partial consideration for the land or property rights needed for highway purposes. The secretary of transportation shall execute each conveyance, which shall be duly acknowledged, necessary to accomplish such exchange.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 151 s 53; 1975 1st ex.s. c 96 s 5; 1961 c 13 s 47.12.150. Prior: 1953 c 55 s 1.]

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