| use, operation, repair, construction, reconstruction, | rehabilitation, modernization, rebuilding, relocation, | maintenance and disposition of railroad lines, railway | facilities, rolling stock, machinery and equipment, trackage | rights, real and personal property of any kind and any rights in | or related to that property. |
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| | 2.__Acquisition of properties; rights.__The authority may | acquire any of the properties or rights listed in subsection 1 | through purchase, lease, lease-purchase, gift, devise or | otherwise.__In making these acquisitions the authority may | exercise the power of eminent domain following the same procedure | set forth in section 7154, subsection 5, except that any notice | of condemnation must be filed in the registry of deeds for the | county or counties or registry division or divisions in which the | property is located, in the case of real property, and with the | office of the Secretary of State in the case of personal | property. |
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| §8203. Contracts; studies |
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| | In order to implement section 8202 and the purposes of this | chapter, the authority shall: |
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| | 1.__Conduct studies.__Conduct or cause to be conducted any | studies that the authority determines necessary or proper; |
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| | 2.__Enter into contracts.__Enter into and fulfill any | contracts and agreements the authority determines necessary or | proper; |
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| | 3.__Acquire property.__Acquire property, including, but not | limited to, railroad lines both within and outside of this State; | and |
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| | 4.__Cooperate with government agencies.__Cooperate and enter | into agreements, contracts and compacts with any government | agency and any other person, public or private, that the | authority determines necessary. |
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| §8204.__Funding;__expenditures of funds |
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| | 1.__Source of funds.__The authority may accept money from the | Federal Government or any public or private source.__The | authority may also obtain funds by charging for the use of | authority facilities or by borrowing. |
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| | 2.__Expenditure of funds.__Funds credited to the authority | must be expended to implement this chapter. |
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