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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="21-101" title_number="21" title_name="Property and Land Use Matters" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Acquisition and Disposition of Property">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “property” includes:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>land;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>structures;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>buildings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>streambeds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>waterways;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>water rights;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>watersheds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>water systems and parts of water systems; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>wastewater systems and parts of wastewater systems.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission may acquire property for the construction, extension, maintenance, or operation of a project the Commission considers:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>necessary to carry out this division; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>in furtherance of this division.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the Commission decides to acquire property within or outside the sanitary district in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may acquire the property:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in fee; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>as an easement.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If the Commission fails to agree on the terms of acquisition with the owner of any property, the Commission may condemn the property by filing a petition for condemnation in the circuit court for the county in which the property is situated, as provided for condemnation of land under the Real Property Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Commission may condemn the interest of any tenant, lessee, or other person having an interest in property that the Commission decides to acquire.</text>
  </level>
</section>
