{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-16303","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 16303","heading":"Declaration of intention.","body":"A county shall declare its intention to acquire, enter upon, take, use and appropriate any private property or land for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter through a duly enacted ordinance.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 163 EMINENT DOMAIN AND INJURY TO PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=163\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"5889029ae011510a97d5509d98c4464b56c0ccc74f0d3245b922c3e8a63944b9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-16302","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-16304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}