W. Va. Code § 54-1-1
Bodies which may exercise power of eminent domain
West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 54 — Eminent Domain · Status: effective
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- W. Va. Code § 54-1-1, Bodies which may exercise power of eminent domain, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2390739
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The United States of America, the State of West Virginia, and every corporate body politic heretofore or hereafter created by the Constitution or statutes of the state, and every corporation heretofore or hereafter organized under the laws of, or authorized to transact business in, the state, for any purpose of internal improvement for which private property may be taken or damaged for public use as authorized in section two of this article, shall have the right of eminent domain, and may exercise the same to the extent and in the manner provided in this chapter, and subject to the restrictions and limitations provided by law.