Sec. 283.101. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) A county acting under this chapter may enter on land, water, or other premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination of the property. (b) When a condemnation proceeding is filed by a county, the county may take immediate possession of the property being condemned pending the results of the proceeding if the county tenders a bond or other security approved by the court that is sufficient to secure the property owner for damages to the property. (c) The state grants to a county any easement or right-of-way traversing state property that is necessary or convenient to the construction, acquisition, or efficient operation of a project.
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