Eminent domain; condemnation proceedings.

Requires condemnors to conduct a 60-year title examination before making purchase offers to identify all owners and interests in property

Mandates written offers include complete copies of all appraisals obtained before making offers or initiating negotiations

Requires state agencies to establish just compensation amounts before making offers, with specific minimum valuation standards

Reduces time for filing condemnation proceedings after certificate recordation from 180 days to 100 days in certain circumstances

Clarifies tenant participation rights in condemnation proceedings for leases of 12 months or longer

Allows courts to order condemnors to pay owner's expert witness costs when award exceeds initial offer by 25% or more

Fixed formatting inconsistencies including spacing errors, line breaks, and text alignment in the header and section numbering

Corrected minor typographical errors and inconsistent spacing in section headers and text

Standardized the formatting of the reenrolled version to match the enrolled version's structure

Added new section 25.1-245.2 requiring condemnors to pay all reasonable discovery costs, including expert witness costs, when they initiate discovery in condemnation proceedings.

Modified title examination requirements in § 25.1-204 to mandate a 60-year title examination with a detailed report showing ownership, liens, and encumbrances.

Modified notice requirements in § 33.2-1020 to provide owners with 30-45 days notice before certificate recordation and require delivery of the certificate copy within four business days.

Modified § 25.1-245.1 to clarify that cost provisions don't apply to certain public service companies, railroads, and government utilities when easements are valued under $10,000.

Added requirement that condemnors provide owners with copies of all recorded instruments within the 60-year title history, excluding only released deeds of trust, judgments, and their releases.

Changed timing requirements for filing certificates and instituting condemnation proceedings from 'within 180 days after' to 'simultaneously with' recordation of certificates in several sections.

Updated § 25.1-204 to clarify that 'fee simple interest' now refers to 'fee simple permanent interest' in property.

Updated interest rate provisions in multiple sections to reflect current judgment rates and historical rate changes, with some sections now using the general account composite rate instead of fixed percentages.