Pennsylvania § 2441 Acquisition of land

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2441 — Acquisition of land

Pennsylvania § 2441

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 8BOROUGHS AND INCORPORATED TOWNS

PartPART I

Ch. 24WATER SYSTEM

Subch.CONDEMNATION OF LANDS FOR ROAD

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Bluebook

8 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2441 (2026).

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(a)Acquisition for construction of roads.--If a borough finds it necessary, when storing water for supply to the public, to occupy and overflow portions of any public road with water or if any public road leads into or crosses over any reservoir used for the storage of water, the borough shall, at its own expense, reconstruct or build a road in a favorable location, which shall be in the same or better condition as the original road. A borough is authorized to condemn land for these purposes if an agreement as to price cannot be reached with the landowner.

(b)Land outside borough limits.--A condemnation of land outside the borough limits shall be in conformity with 26 Pa.C.S. § 206 (relating to extraterritorial takings).

(c)Acquisition to prevent contamination.--A borough may acquire,

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(a) Acquisition for construction of roads.--If a borough finds it necessary, when storing water for supply to the public, to occupy and overflow portions of any public road with water or if any public road leads into or crosses over any reservoir used for the storage of water, the borough shall, at its own expense, reconstruct or build a road in a favorable location, which shall be in the same or better condition as the original road. A borough is authorized to condemn land for these purposes if an agreement as to price cannot be reached with the landowner.

(b) Land outside borough limits.--A condemnation of land outside the borough limits shall be in conformity with 26 Pa.C.S. § 206 (relating to extraterritorial takings).

(c) Acquisition to prevent contamination.--A borough may acquire, by purchase or condemnation, land along and contiguous to streams of water or reservoirs from which water is taken for public use if necessary to preserve the water from contamination.