Virginia Code 25.1-109: Condemnation of lands for compensatory mitigation of wetlands
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When authorization is required by federal or state law for any project affecting wetlands and the authorization is conditioned upon compensatory mitigation for adverse impacts to wetlands, no condemnor shall acquire through exercise of the power of eminent domain any property to satisfy such condition unless: (i) the property sought to be acquired is located within the same locality as the project affecting wetlands, or (ii) the governing body of the locality where the property sought to be acquired consents to its acquisition for such purpose. This section shall not apply to property acquired by the Commissioner of Highways pursuant to Title 33.2.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 25.1-109
- condemnor: includes a state agency. See Virginia Code 25.1-100
- Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
- Property: means land and personal property, and any right, title, interest, estate or claim in or to such property. See Virginia Code 25.1-100
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
2005, c. 311.