| | | hatcheries or fish feeding stations or wildlife management | | areas or public access sites to inland or coastal waters. |
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| | | C.__When the commissioner finds that a public need requires | | the taking of any land or rights for the purposes set out in | | this subsection, the commissioner shall cause the land or | | rights to be surveyed, located and described so that the | | land or rights can be located. |
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| | | D.__A plan of the land or rights must be filed and recorded | | in the registry of deeds where the land or rights are | | located. |
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| | | E.__The filing of the plan and description vests the title | | to the land and right in the State or its grantees, to be | | held at the pleasure of the State. |
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| | | 2.__Acquisition of land; state game farms.__The commissioner | | may purchase suitable lands and erect buildings on those lands | | within this State necessary for the operation of state game farms | | for the propagation of wild animals and wild birds for restocking | | the woods and forests of the State. |
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| | | 3.__Compensation to landowners.__The owners of property taken | | under this section must be compensated for that taking. |
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| | | A.__The owners of property, either real or personal, taken | | by the commissioner under this section, are entitled to | | damages equal to the reasonable value of the property, as is | | provided when land is taken for highway purposes under Title | | 23, chapter 3. |
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| | | B.__In the event of a disagreement over the value of | | property taken under this section, the reasonable value must | | be determined by the county commissioners of the county in | | which the land is situated, upon the written application of | | any interested party. |
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| | | C.__If any party in interest is aggrieved by the decision of | | the county commissioners under paragraph B rendered in | | conformity with this section, an appeal may be made to the | | Superior Court of the county in the same manner as is | | provided when land is taken by the State for highway | | purposes. |
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| | | 4.__Unneeded property. The Governor, on recommendation of the | | commissioner, may sell and convey on behalf of the State the | | interests of the State in property taken or acquired by purchase | | under this Part and determined no longer necessary for the | | purposes of this Part.__The commissioner, with the approval of |
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