6A.16 - RIGHT TO CONDEMN ABANDONED RIGHT-OF-WAY. - Iowa Statutes

6A.16 RIGHT TO CONDEMN ABANDONED RIGHT-OF-WAY. Railroad right-of-way which has been abandoned by order of the proper authority may be condemned by a railway corporation or the department of transportation before or after the track materials have been removed. The procedure to condemn abandoned right-of-way shall be the same as for an original condemnation.          Section History: Early Form [C73, § 1260; C97, § 2015; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 7818; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 471.16]          Section History: Recent Form 83 Acts, ch 121, § 13 C93, § 6A.16 2009 Acts, ch 97, §4 Referred to in § 327G.78