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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>370568</law_id><section_number>56-541</section_number><catch_line>Eminent domain</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="121" identifier="56">Public Service Companies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="39" identifier="20">Virginia Highway Corporation Act of 1988</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The power of eminent domain shall not be exercised by the <span class="dictionary">operator</span> for the purpose of acquiring any lands or estates or interests therein, nor any other property used by the <span class="dictionary">operator</span> for the construction or enlargement of a <span class="dictionary">roadway</span> pursuant to this chapter.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 649; 1991, c. 272.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
