O.C.G.A. § 52-3-4: Cooperation with federal government; acquisition of property and rights.

The Department of Transportation shall work in cooperation with the officers and departments of the United States government in acquiring rights of way, spoil disposal areas, and other necessary property and rights for the intracoastal waterway and may in its own name acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation, property and rights to such lands as are necessary for such purpose.