2.__Use of eminent domain. When a reasonable price can not be agreed upon for the purchase or lease of real property found necessary for the purposes of the authority or when the owner is legally incapacitated or is absent or is unable to convey valid title or is unknown, the authority may acquire by eminent domain any such real property whether wholly or partly constructed or interest or interests in real property and any land, rights, easements, franchises and other property considered necessary or convenient for the construction or reconstruction or the efficient operation of the East-West Highway, its connecting tunnels, bridges, overpasses, underpasses or interchanges in the manner provided by chapter 3, subchapter III.__Title to any property taken by eminent domain must be in the name of the authority.

3.__Entry upon lands. The authority and its authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands, waters and premises in the State for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as it considers necessary or convenient for the purposes of this chapter, and the entry may not be deemed a trespass.

4.__Authority for transfers of interest in land to authority. All counties, cities, towns and other political subdivisions or municipalities and all public agencies and commissions of the State and all public service corporations and districts, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, may lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority, upon its request, upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of the counties, cities, towns, political subdivisions, other municipalities, agencies, commissions, public service corporations and districts consider reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real or personal property or rights in such property that may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the authority, including real and personal property or rights in that property already devoted to public use.__As used in this subsection, the term "public service corporation" includes every public utility as defined in Title 35-A, section 102, subsection 13 and every corporation referred to in Title 13- A.