6B.2C  Approval of the public improvement.
  The authority to condemn is not conferred, and the condemnation proceedings shall not commence, unless the governing body for the acquiring agency approves a preliminary or final route or site location of the proposed public improvement, approves the use of condemnation, and finds that there is a reasonable expectation the applicant will be able to achieve its public purpose, comply with all applicable standards, and obtain the necessary permits.
2000 Acts, ch 1179, §7, 30
; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §144, 148, 149

2015 amendment takes effect July 2, 2015, and applies to public improvement projects for which an application under §6B.3 is filed on or after that date; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §148, 149
Section amended