Acquisition of land for future highway use
Subtitle: a legal analysis
Series: Special report / Highway Research Board -- 27; Publication / National Research Council -- no. 484; Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board) -- 27.; Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) -- no. 484.
Publisher: Highway Research Board
Published: 1957
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Highway law; Government purchasing of real property; Eminent domain; Legal factors; Property acquisition; Right of way (Land)
Description: A study was made of the legal aspects of acquiring property for future highway use. Existing statutes and court decisions involving acquisition of land were analyzed to isolate the important principles which should be considered in drafting legislation authorizing the acquisition of land for future use. 15 states specifically authorize future use acquisition by statute, and 6 by judicial decision.
Notes: "By the Committee on Highway Laws of the Highway Research Board"--Page v.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Introduction; title: Advantages and disadvantages of acquiring land for future highway use; title: Protection of the individual's property rights; title: Definition and scope of the problem; title: Distinction between public use and public necessity; title: Purchase versus condemnation; title: Acquisition of land for future non-highway uses; title: Use of property already acquired for future non-highway public uses for other public purposes; title: Acquisition of land for future use in the highway field; title: Conclusions drawn from decisions involving acquisition for future use; title: Need for a statute authorizing acquisition for future use; title: Statutes specifically authorizing acquisition for future use; title: Need for a statute authorizing acquisition for future use; title: Statutes specifically authorizing acquisition for future highway use; title: Judicial decisions interpreting future use statutes; title: Statutes implying authority to acquire lands for future highway use; title: Federal law and administrative practice; title: Financing acqui