Acquisition Tools Sample Clauses

Acquisition Tools. 1. Land Acquisition - Public sector entities have the authority to acquire land for public improvements, including state highways and local roads and streets by gift, purchase, or condemnation. (K.S.A. 19-101 et seq., Article 12, Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution, K.S.A. 68-404). Sufficient land may be acquired to accommodate immediate construction needs, as well as for future needs. In appropriate circumstances, public sector entities can acquire interests in land for public improvements in advance of the date of the start of construction. Timely acquisition of necessary rights-of-way preserves opportunities to fully implement the goals of the Corridor Plan and helps reduce the cost of full implementation. The primary objective of all the partners in implementing the Plan must be to continually coordinate with one another to identify opportunities to acquire the interests in land necessary to construct the transportation improvements envisioned by the Plan. Continuing coordination is critical, but it means nothing if the partners are not equally devoted to cooperation with one another in the identification of traditional and innovative new sources of revenue and in creative partnering on acquisition strategies. Jurisdiction: KDOT/Local.