§104‑16. State and United States may enter upon lands for survey, etc.
For the purpose of determiningthe lands necessary for the uses herein set out, the Utilities Commission orthe United States government, or the agents of either, shall have the right toenter upon any lands along the general line of the right‑of‑way inthis Article specified, and make such surveys, and do such other acts as intheir judgment may be necessary for the purpose of definitely locating thespecific lines of said right‑of‑way and the lands required for saidpurposes, and there shall be no claim against the State of North Carolina orthe United States for such acts as may be done in making said surveys. (1931,c. 2, s. 5; 1937, c. 434.)