§ 1007. Acquisition of property. If, for any of the purposes\nhereunder, including temporary construction purposes and the making of\nadditions or improvements, the authority shall find it necessary or\nconvenient for it to acquire any real property as herein defined,\nwhether for immediate or future use, then the authority may find and\ndetermine that such property is required for a public use, and upon such\ndue determination, such property shall be and shall be deemed to be\nrequired for such public use until otherwise determined by the authority\nand with the exceptions hereinafter specifically noted such\ndetermination of fact shall not be affected by the fact that such\nproperty has theretofore been taken for, or is then devoted to, a public\nuse; but the public use in the hands or under the control of the\nauthority shall be deemed superior to the public use in the hands of any\nother person, association or corporation. If the authority is unable to\nagree for the acquirement of any such property, or if the owner thereof\nshall be incapable of disposing of the same, or if, after diligent\nsearch and inquiry, the name and residence of any such owner cannot be\nascertained, or if any such property has been acquired or attempted to\nbe acquired and title or other rights therein have been found to be\ninvalid or defective, the authority may acquire such property by\ncondemnation under and pursuant to the provisions of this title.\n 1. When any real property within this state is sought to be acquired\nby condemnation, the authority shall cause a survey and map to be made\nthereof, and shall cause such survey and map to be filed in its office.\nThere shall be annexed to such survey and map a certificate executed by\nthe chief engineer of the authority, or by such other officer or\nemployee as may be designated by the trustees, stating that the property\nor interest therein described in such survey and map are necessary for\nits purposes.\n 2. Upon filing such survey and map the authority shall petition a\nspecial term of the supreme court held in the judicial district in which\nthe property is located, or the county court of any county where such\nproperty is located, for the condemnation of such property or interest\ntherein, as have not been otherwise acquired. Such petition shall be\ngenerally in the form prescribed by section four of the condemnation\nlaw, so far as consistent herewith. Such petition, together with a\nnotice of pendency of the proceeding, shall be filed in the office of\nthe county clerk of such county and shall be indexed and recorded as\nprovided by law. A copy of such petition together with a notice of the\npresentation thereof to such special term of the supreme court or to the\ncounty court shall be served upon the owners as provided in sections\nfive and six of the condemnation law. The authority may cause a\nduplicate original affidavit of the service thereof to be recorded in\nthe books used for recording deeds in the office of the county clerk of\nthe county wherein the property described in such notice is situated,\nand the recording of such affidavit shall be prima facie evidence of due\nservice thereof.\n 3. At any time after the recording of the petition and notice as above\nprovided the authority may enter upon and use and occupy all the parcels\nof real estate described in the proceedings for the condemnation\nthereof, provided that it shall first deposit with the court a sum equal\nto the assessed valuation of such real property, or in the event that\nthe assessed valuation thereof cannot readily be ascertained, such sum\nas in its judgment shall be sufficient as compensation for the real\nproperty acquired. The sum so deposited shall be applied as provided in\nsection twenty-four of the condemnation law. Upon the recording of the\npetition and notice and the making of the deposit, the owner or person\nin possession of such real property shall deliver possession thereof to\nthe authorit
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