§ 1582 Ecological Reserve Land Acquisition

The department must get a clear, legal ownership of land bought for nature reserves before paying for it, and it cannot force anyone to give up the land.

Key Takeaways

•The department must secure a valid title for the land before any payment.
•Payment is only made after the title is transferred to the state and is satisfactory.
•Land for ecological reserves cannot be taken by eminent domain.

Example

The state wants to buy a piece of forest to turn into a wildlife preserve.

The department has to make sure the seller actually owns the land and that the title can be transferred to the state. Only after the title is officially in the state's name and the department is happy with it will they pay the seller. They cannot take the forest by eminent domain.

The department shall do all things necessary to secure a valid title in the state to the property acquired in fee for ecological reserves but no payment shall be made therefor until the title is vested in and satisfactory to the state. No such land will be acquired by eminent domain. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1257.)

The department must get a clear, legal ownership of land bought for nature reserves before paying for it, and it cannot force anyone to give up the land.

Key Takeaways

•The department must secure a valid title for the land before any payment.
•Payment is only made after the title is transferred to the state and is satisfactory.
•Land for ecological reserves cannot be taken by eminent domain.

Example

The state wants to buy a piece of forest to turn into a wildlife preserve.

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