Sec. 8.
The commission may, with the approval of the local legislative body, take and hold, by purchase, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise, such real and personal property as may be proper for carrying out the intent and purpose of this act. It shall recommend to the local legislative body the institution of condemnation proceedings whenever, in its judgment, private property should be taken in the name of the municipality for the purposes of the commission. Any land acquired by the municipality for the purposes of this act shall be held in fee simple title by the commission. The commission may sell or lease land, so acquired, to either governmental or non-governmental institutions, or may convey it for a public purpose.
History: 1949, Act 154, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
Last modified: October 10, 2016