{"data":{"id":"us-de/17-del.-c.-1727","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"17 Del. C. § 1727","heading":"Legislative approval of the condemnation of lands devoted to public use.","body":"The Delaware River and Bay Authority shall not exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn any property, devoted to a public use, of the State, or any municipality, county, local government, agency, public authority or commission thereof, or any 1 or more of them, for any purpose other than a crossing without having first secured legislative authorization and approval of each specific condemnation of property by act of the General Assembly.","path":["Title 17. Highways","CHAPTER 17. Delaware-New Jersey Compact","Subchapter II. Effectuation; Commissioners"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title17/c017/sc02/index.html#1727","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:23Z","sha256":"0e6f4540ecd533a0c94b7ebf1609bb2c073d954b8db8e56bbc29860400546e52","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/17-del.-c.-1726","next":"us-de/17-del.-c.-1728"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}