The district may acquire by agreement, purchase, or condemnation any land and rights of way that may be necessary for the purposes of the district. Whenever the district desires to take any land by condemnation, it shall file with the town clerk a description, plan, and statement of the land to be taken and a statement that the land is taken by the district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The statement shall be signed by the moderator and clerk of the district, and thereupon the district may commence proceedings for the acquisition of the land in accordance with the provisions of § 45-48-9. History of Section.P.L. 1987, ch. 20, § 2.
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