Art. XVIII, § 9
Acquisition of property for purposes of article
Power
Social Welfare, Health & Housing
Art. XVIII · Housing
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
Subject to any limitation imposed by the legislature, the state, or any city, town, village or public corporation, may acquire by purchase, gift, eminent domain or otherwise, such property as it may deem ultimately necessary or proper to effectuate the purposes of this article, or any of them, although temporarily not required for such purposes.
Simplified explanation
Subject to limits set by the legislature, the state or any city, town, village or public corporation may acquire property it deems ultimately necessary or proper for this article's purposes, even if not needed for now.