Ohio § 6101.17 Dominant right of eminent domain

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§ 6101.17 — Dominant right of eminent domain

Ohio § 6101.17

Title 61Water Supply-Sanitation-Ditches

Ch. 6101Conservancy Districts

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 6101.17 (2026).

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The board of directors of a conservancy  district, when it is necessary for the purposes of this chapter,  shall have a dominant right of eminent domain over the right of  eminent domain of railroad, telephone, gas, water power, and other  companies and corporations, and over townships, counties, and  municipal corporations.

In the exercise of this right, due care shall be taken to do  no unnecessary damage to other public utilities, and, in case of  failure to agree upon the mode and terms of interference, not to  interfere with their operation or usefulness beyond the actual  necessities of the case, due regard being paid to the other public  interests involved.

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The board of directors of a conservancy district, when it is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, shall have a dominant right of eminent domain over the right of eminent domain of railroad, telephone, gas, water power, and other companies and corporations, and over townships, counties, and municipal corporations.

In the exercise of this right, due care shall be taken to do no unnecessary damage to other public utilities, and, in case of failure to agree upon the mode and terms of interference, not to interfere with their operation or usefulness beyond the actual necessities of the case, due regard being paid to the other public interests involved.