82a-203. Same; condemnation proceedings authorized; abandonment, when. In the event that the secretary of state and the owner or owners, of such new channel cannot agree upon a purchase price for the new channel, the secretary of state shall cause proceedings to be instituted to obtain title in fee to the new channel by condemnation. In the event the amount of money necessary to purchase the new channel, as ascertained by the condemnation proceedings, shall exceed the net amount realized from the sale of the corresponding abandoned channel, the secretary of state shall abandon the condemnation proceedings and be relieved from further duty to obtain title to the new channel unless he or she can procure the title as provided in K.S.A. 82a-202.

History: L. 1927, ch. 341, § 3; L. 1974, ch. 364, § 32; January 13, 1975.