CODE OF VIRGINIA EMINENT DOMAIN; RIGHT OF ENTRY (§ 2.2-2276) The Authority is vested with the power of eminent domain and may exercise it for the purposes set forth in this article. If the owner, lessee, or occupier of any property to be condemned or otherwise acquired refuses to remove his property therefrom or give up possession, the Authority may proceed to obtain possession in any manner provided by law. HISTORY: 1981, c. 569, § 2.1-234.28; 2001, c. 844.