Mass Rapid Transit Act Article 19

1. Where the construction of a mass rapid transit system needs to pass through, over or under any government or privately owned land or any improvement on the land, or conduits or cables will be attached to buildings along the mass rapid transit routes, the construction organization shall choose the location and manner of use that is the least harmful to the owners, possessors, or users, and provide reasonable compensation.2. Before implementing the construction mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority may make records in the land register, or negotiate with the land owner to create superficies on the required space. If an agreement cannot be reached, the government may acquire the superficies on such land in accordance with the Land Expropriation Act.3. In the event that the private owned land and improvements on the land referred to the preceding two paragraphs become unsuitable for proper use due to the passing through of the mass rapid transit system, the owners of the private owned land and improvements on the land may apply for expropriation of the land and improvements during the period from the date construction commenced to one year after the construction completion, and the competent authority shall not reject such application. The consideration received in accordance with the regulations referred to the preceding two paragraphs by the owners of private owned land and improvements on the land shall be deducted from the compensation paid for land expropriation and improvement on the land.4. The owners of the land which the route of the mass rapid transit system passes through, either fully or in part, may be compensated with additional floor space within the new building referred to Paragraph 1 of this article.5. The regulations governing the procedures for use of the space over or under the land and its improvements, scope of such use, cadastral demarcation, creation of superficies, land expropriation, notes, compensation for expropriation, registration, as well as the additional floor space within the new building as referred to the preceding four paragraphs shall be prescribed by the central competent authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Interior.6. The competent authority may dispose, create encumbrances, lease or benefit from the land and its improvements acquired in accordance with Paragraph 3 of this article without being subject to the restrictions in Article 25 of the Land Act, Article 28 of the National Property Act, and the regulations governing the management of government-owned property by local governments.