§ 793 - Petition; rehearing
§ 793. Petition; rehearing
The authority shall petition the transportation board to hear and determine all questions relating to the necessity or propriety of its proposed taking and to award compensation for a taking to the persons entitled, setting forth in the petition the description of the property or right sought to be taken, the names and residences of the owners and of all persons known to be interested, and the grounds for the proposed taking and the reasons why it is unable to acquire the property or right without condemnation and why the acquisition is necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers of the authority or the purposes of this chapter. Upon receipt of the petition the transportation board shall set a time and place for hearing and shall issue a citation which shall be served in accordance with subsection 111(b) of Title 30. Unless an answer denying the necessity or propriety of the proposed taking is filed by one or more parties served or appearing in the proceedings on or before the date set in the citation for hearing on the petition, the necessity and propriety shall be deemed to be conceded, and the transportation board shall so find and proceed to hear and determine the issues with respect to compensation. (Added 1973, No. 14, § 2, eff. Feb. 23, 1973; amended 1999, No. 18, § 15, eff. May 13, 1999.)