Sec. 1. A county executive may acquire the lands and rights necessary to widen, straighten, or change the route of any county highway. If the executive is unable to agree with the owner of the land or right on damages or the purchase price, the executive may exercise eminent domain to condemn the land or right necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Formerly: Acts 1935, c.94, s.1. As amended by P.L.66-1984, SEC.135; P.L.86-1988, SEC.218.