CHAPTER 4

AN ACT to amend and reenact § 7 of Chapter 130 of the Acts of
Assembly of 1942, approved March 9, 1942, known as the Eliza-
beth River Tunnel Revenue Bond Act, the section relating to
powers of the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission, so as to
provide the procedure for the exercise of the power of eminent
domain,

[S 185]
Approved February 9, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That § 4 of Chapter 130 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, ap-
red March 9, 1942, known as the Elizabeth River Tunnel Revenue
id Act, be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 7. Incidental powers of the Commission.—Without in any
mer limiting or restricting the general powers granted by this

the commission shall have power:

(a) To make rules and regulations for the conduct of its
NESS ;

(b) To acquire in the name of the District, hold and dispose
ersonal property for the corporate purposes of the District;

(c) To acquire full information to enable it to establish, con-
et, maintain and operate the project;

id) To employ consulting engineers, a superintendent or man-
- of the project, and such other engineering, architectural, con-
ction and accounting experts and inspectors and attorneys,

such other employees as may be deemed necessary, and to
cribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation ;

(e) To make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as the
mission may determine, which are necessary or incidental to
performance of its duties and to the execution of the powers
ited under this act;

(f) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or prop-
at any time from the United States of America, or the State
"irginia or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such
as and conditions as the United States of America, or the State
“iIrginia or such agency or instrumentality may impose;

(¢) To purchase, solely from funds provided under the author-
of this act, such lands, buildings, structures, rights of way,
chises, easements, and interests in lands, deemed by the com-
sion to be necessary for the construction or operation of the
ect, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered
t to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it and the
er thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of the District.
never a price cannot be agreed upon, or whenever the owner is
liv incapacitated or is absent, or is unable to convey valid title,
or is unknown, the commission is hereby authorized and empowered
to acquire any such property, by condemnation in accordance with
and subject to the provisions of any and all laws mutatis mutandis
applicable to the condemnation of property * in the name of the
“State Highway Commissioner’ under the laws of the State of
Virginia ;

(h) To exercise any power usually possessed by private cor-
porations performing similar functions.
2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.