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.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 1. Right of Eminent Domain
§54-1-1. Bodies Which May Exercise Power of Eminent Domain
§54-1-2. Public Uses for Which Private Property May Be Taken or Damaged
§54-1-2a. Notice; Good Faith Purchase
§54-1-3a. Entry by Political Body to Obtain Data; Compensation to Owner
§54-1-4. Restrictions as to Dwelling Houses -- Railroad and Other Internal Improvement Companies
§54-1-5. Same -- Lines for Transportation of Gas, Oil, Coal, etc., and Storage Tanks
§54-1-6. Quantity of Land Acquired
§54-1-8. Estate Acquired; Taxation
§54-1-9. Crossing or Alteration of Course of Works of Another Entity; Civil Action
§54-1-10. Taking Wood and Other Materials and Water; Deposits of Waste; Cutting Trees
§54-1-11. Specific Purposes Not Limitation
§54-1-12. Facilities for Moving Fuel Coal to Coal Fired Steam Electric Power Plants