The department has the power of eminent domain in chapter 117. The department may acquire, by eminent domain or by purchase, lands or interests in lands in the preserve that the department considers necessary for state ownership, use, or development for the purposes of sections 84A.01 to 84A.101.
History:(5620-10) 1929 c 258 s 10; 1987 c 229 art 1 s 1; 2006 c 214 s 20; 2014 c 290 s 10