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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="4-119" title_number="4" title_name="Local School Administration" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="County Boards of Education">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A county board may bring condemnation proceedings to acquire land under Title 12 of the Real Property Article if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Land is required for any school purpose; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The county board is unable to contract with the owner of the land for what the board considers to be a fair valuation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The county board may ask the county commissioners or county council to assist it in bringing condemnation proceedings.</text>
  </level>
</section>
