CHAPTER 303

An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
83-58.1, to enable the State Highway Commissioner to acquire land
in median strips of highways for public mass transportation; and to
provide for disposition of property so acquired. 5 7A

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Approved March 30, 1962

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia be amended by adding a section numbered
33-58.1 as follows:

33-58.1. When acquiring land for the construction of highways with
divided roadways, the Commissioner may, if he deems it necessary and
appropriate, also acquire by gift, purchase or by the exercise of the power
of eminent domain as vested in him by § 33-57, in addition to the land
necessary for such highways, sufficient land in the median strips for use
for public mass transportation and may convey or otherwise make avail-
able the same to a public agency or authority or public service corporation
or public service company for the construction and operation thereon
of public facilities for mass transportation of passengers.

Such additional land shall be acquired only after an agreement has
been made between the Commissioner and a public agency or authority
or public service corporation or public service company whereby such
agency, authority, corporation or company has agreed to pay the cost of
the additional land acquired and all expense incidental to its acquisition.

The condemnation of such land to be conveyed for use for public mass
transportation shall be governed by the procedure prescribed by this
article and may be carried out at the same time if against the same prop-
erty owner and if against the same landowner or in the same proceedings
in which land is condemned for highway purposes. The Commissioner
may, under the same procedure and conditions prescribed by this article
with respect to property needed for highway purposes, enter upon and
take possession of such property to be conveyed to a public agency or
authority or public service corporation or public service company in the
manner provided in §§ 33-70.1 through 33-70.11 of the Code.