§ 22-3-160.1. Public Hearings Required; Exception to Hearing Requirement
Before exercising the right of eminent domain for purposes of constructing or expanding an electric transmission line with a design operating voltage of 115 kilovolts or greater and a length of one mile or more, any utility shall schedule and hold one or more public meetings with an opportunity for comment by members of the […]
§ 22-3-161. Selection of Route for Electric Transmission Line; Settlement Negotiations With Property Owners
On and after July 1, 2004, before exercising the right of eminent domain for purposes of constructing or expanding an electric transmission line described in subsection (a) of Code Section 22-3-160.1, the utility shall select a practical and feasible route for the location of the electric transmission line. In selecting the route for the location […]
§ 22-3-162. Application; Additional Compensation or Reconveyance
This Code section shall apply to any easement or other property interest acquired on or after July 1, 2004, through exercise of the right of eminent domain for purposes of constructing or expanding an electric transmission line: With a capacity of 230 kilovolts or less if the utility has not begun such construction or expansion […]
§ 22-3-101. Condemnation Procedure
For the purposes designated in Code Section 22-3-100, every county of the State of Georgia may proceed to condemn the necessary property or other interest in accordance with the procedures set forth by the pertinent eminent domain statutes of this state and in accordance with all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of private property […]
§ 22-3-102. Requirement of Condemnation of Fee Simple Title to Land to Be Flooded Permanently
In any proceeding under this article, the condemnor shall be required to condemn the fee simple title to all land not otherwise acquired which will be covered by permanent flooding. History. Ga. L. 1964, p. 234, § 5.
§ 22-3-120. Condemnation for Construction of Lighthouses, Beacons, and Other Navigational Aides
In any county in which the United States government authorizes the construction of lighthouses, beacons, range lights, or any other structure designed to assist the navigation of the waters of this state, any proper agency of the United States and the mayor of any city in that county shall mark out, by metes and bounds, […]
§ 22-3-47. Effect of Part on Rights of Action of Property Owners and Public Utilities
This part shall not be construed as taking away or in any way prejudicing any right of action possessed by a property owner or a public utility for damages to property caused by the closing of any public road or highway under this part. History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 272, § 1; Code 1933, § […]
§ 22-3-121. Acquisition of Right to Enter Lands and Clear or Cut Timber for Purposes of Carrying Out Survey of Coasts — Generally
Any person employed under the act of the Congress of the United States providing for a survey of the coasts may enter upon lands within this state and clear or cut timber upon the same for any purpose legitimately connected with and necessary to carry out the survey, provided that no unnecessary injury be done […]
§ 22-3-60. Authority to Lease, Purchase, or Condemn Property or Receive Donations for Waterworks and Sewage Systems
Any nongovernmental entity constructing, owning, or operating any waterworks or sanitary sewerage system, or both, in this state shall have the right, power, privilege, and authority to lease, purchase, or condemn property or any interest therein, including easements, or to receive donations or grants of property or any interest therein, including easements, for the purpose […]
§ 22-3-122. Acquisition of Right to Enter Lands and Clear or Cut Timber for Purposes of Carrying Out Survey of Coasts — Manner of Assessment Where Parties Cannot Agree on Compensation
If the parties representing the government of the United States and the owner of the property or of any interest therein pursuant to Code Section 22-3-121 cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid for the property, the damages shall be assessed as provided in this title. History. Laws 1847, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, […]