The acquiring agency shall make a good faith effort to negotiate with the owner to purchase the private property or property interest before filing an application for condemnation or otherwise proceeding with the condemnation process. An acquiring agency shall not make an offer to purchase the property or property interest that is less than the fair market value the acquiring agency has established for the property or property interest pursuant to the appraisal required in section 6B.45. However, an acquiring agency need not make an offer in excess of that amount in order to satisfy the requirement to negotiate in good faith. An acquiring agency is deemed to have met the requirements of this section if the acquiring agency complies with section 6B.54.
99 Acts, ch 171, §3, 42; 2000 Acts, ch 1179, §5, 6, 30
Section applies to state highway construction projects approved for commencement by the transportation commission on or after July 1, 1999, and to all other condemnation proceedings in which the application for condemnation is filed on or after July 1, 1999; see 99 Acts, ch 171, §42
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