177.090 Acquisition of land along federal-aid highways for scenic beauty --
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Condemnation.
(1)The Department of Highways is hereby authorized to acquire and improve strips of
land necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty
within and adjacent to federal-aid highways of this state, including acquisition and
development of publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas and sanitary
and other facilities within or adjacent to the highway right-of-way reasonably
necessary to accommodate the traveling public.
(2)The interest in any land authorized to be acquired and maintained under this section
may be the fee simple or any lesser interest, as determined by the Department of
Highways to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Such acquisition may be by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation.
(3)The acquisition through condemnation shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.