§ 51. Proceedings for acquiring title. 1. Whenever the United States\nis desirous of purchasing or acquiring the title to or any interest any\ntract, piece or parcel of land within the boundaries of this state,\nexcept within the Adirondack park as defined by section 9-0101 of the\nenvironmental conservation law, where a special act of the legislature\nshall be required, for any of the purposes aforesaid, and cannot agree\nwith the owner or owners thereof as to the purchase thereof, or if the\nowners of any of said lands are unknown, persons under the age of\neighteen years, of unsound mind, or non-residents, or if for any other\nreason a perfect title can not be made to said lands, or any part\nthereof, the United States, by any agent authorized under the hand and\nseal of any head of an executive department of the government of the\nUnited States, is authorized to apply to the supreme court of the state,\nin and for the county within which the said lands are situated, or to\nthe district court of the United States in the judicial district in\nwhich said lands are situated, to have the said lands acquired pursuant\nto the provisions of the eminent domain procedure law, for the use and\nbenefit of the United States.\n 2. At any time during the existence of a state of war between the\nUnited States and any foreign power, or during the existence of a\nnational emergency or limited national emergency involving the defense\nof the United States as proclaimed by the president of the United\nStates, the United States may, by any agent duly authorized under the\nhand and seal of any head of an executive department of the government\nof the United States, for the purpose described in section fifty of this\nact, select, locate, enter upon and acquire any rights, easements or\ninterest in property, either in fee or for the term of one year or\nlonger, within this state. This shall include lands owned by the state\nof New York, the provisions of any other statute to the contrary\nnotwithstanding, except those the alienation of which is prohibited by\nthe constitution of the state of New York. Said agent shall from time to\ntime cause to be made, accurate maps of such lands which, or rights and\neasements in which, he shall determine to take, which maps shall be\ncertified by him and shall specify with respect to each parcel of land\nwhether the whole title thereof is to be taken and if the whole is not\nto be taken, the rights, easements or interests therein and for what\nperiod of time, that the same is taken. Said maps shall also show the\nnames of the reputed owners of such lands and shall contain a\ndescription of the lands to be acquired and shall be filed in the office\nof the secretary of state and a duplicate thereof shall be filed in the\noffice of the clerk or register of the county wherein said lands are\nsituated. Said agent shall thereupon serve upon the owners of any real\nproperty so acquired a notice of the filing and date of filing of such\nmaps, which notice shall specifically describe that portion of the\nproperty belonging to such owners which has been so acquired and what\nestate therein has been taken. If said agent shall not be able to serve\nsuch notice upon the owner personally within this state after making\nefforts so to do which in his judgment are under the circumstances\ndeemed reasonable and proper, he may serve the same by filing with the\nclerk or register of the county wherein said lands are situated. From\nthe time of the service of such notice, the entry upon and the\nacquisition by the United States of said estate in the property\ndescribed for any of the purposes above mentioned shall be deemed\ncomplete and thereupon such property or said limited estate or interest\ntherein so taken shall become the property of the United States. Such\nnotice so served shall be conclusive evidence of an entry and\nacquisition by the United States. Said agent may cause a copy of such\nnotice or notices with an affid
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