{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5501.79","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5501.79","heading":"Acquisition of property.","body":"The department of transportation, in the same manner and for the same transportation purposes established in section 5519.01 of the Revised Code, may acquire property, rights-of-way, or other rights in property for transportation use in connection with transportation projects that are part of a public-private initiative in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code. If the department proposes to acquire property, rights-of-way, or other rights in property for such transportation use at the request of a private entity, the acquisition shall be by the department, in accordance with Chapter 163. of the Revised Code and only if the director of transportation first makes a finding that the acquisition is for a public transportation use and serves the public transportation purposes of sections 5501.70 to 5501.83 of the Revised Code; the director also shall require the private party to pay the costs of the acquisition.","path":["Title 55 Roads-Highways-Bridges","Chapter 5501 Department Of Transportation"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5501.79","current_through":"2011-06-29 (House Bill 114 - 129th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:40Z","sha256":"fe9d22bb2ed2fc5f003a5b4bd1a31c0b3317d972e22772dcc7ac3932422ecc10","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5501.78","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5501.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}