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<br /> <br />J2 <br /> <br /> <br />ItJkd ~ /a,J acfjH~ ? <br /> <br />The f'ollowing quotation f'rom a statement by Robert F. Kennedy <br /> <br />when he was Attorney General of' the United States describes the basic <br /> <br />policy of' the Government on land acquisition f'or public projects: <br /> <br />"W.ue John Adam.I lLemind6 ~ .that 'PlLOpelLtlf <br />m~t be .6ecMed, OIL UbeM:y cannot exMt'. <br />I n OM Coun:tJr.y .the pOWelL 06 gOVelLl'lment, <br />locae., .ota:te and 6ede/l.ll1, m~t lLe6pect <br />and plLotect the U6e, UbelLty and plLOpelLty <br />06 OM ci;t.{.zen&. <br /> <br />"TheILe Me, howeveIL, ceJt:ta.i.n v.{;(;al gove!Ln- <br />mental 6unc.ti.on& e6.oent<.al to .the .oMv.i.val, <br />the gene/l.ll1 wel6Me and the plLoglLe6.o 06 .the <br />Na:t.i.on wh.i.ch lLequbc.e land--.opec..i.Mc land. <br />A mi6.oUe mU6t have a lau.ncM.ng .o.{;(;e; a <br />h.i.9hwalf, a lLOadbed; a 6lood contlLol and <br />wa:teIL con&elLva:t.i.on plLOject, a ILlUJelLVo.i.IL <br />ba.s.i.n. FOIL:the bene6.{;(; 06 aU the people, <br />.i.nd<.v.i.dual conven.i.ence m~t oCc.a6.i.olULUy <br />If.i.eld. <br /> <br />"WheILe plLoglLlUJ.o and pM.va:te plLOpelLty coWde, <br />OM GoveJr.nment, authoM.z ed blf the du..e.q <br />elected lLeplLlUJ en:ta.ti.vlUJ 06 the people, dolUJ <br />not con6.u ca:te PlLopelLtlf, a.s the tota.U;taJUano <br />do. It exchanglUJ .the 6eWt c.a6 h mMk.e;t value <br />06 .the plLOpeM:y nOIL .the plLOpelLty .<..ael6. <br />WheILeveIL po.o.o.i.ble, .the Un.Ued Sta:t1UJ buy.o .i.:t6 <br />land need6. But.{;(; a.s k.6 no owneIL to .0 eU who <br />.u not.oa.tU. 6.i.ed utheIL w.Uh .the autho/U.;ty 06 <br />.the Govvmment to acqubc.e hi..6 PlLopelLty OIL :the <br />money 066e1Led 601L .i.:t6 pMcha.se." <br />