32:20-44.Ā  Time of possession and use of property described in declaration of taking
Six months after the filing of the said declaration as aforesaid and depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey, without other process or proceedings, shall be entitled toĀ  the exclusive possession and use of each tract of land or property described inĀ  said declaration and may forthwith enter into and take possession of said landĀ  or property, it being the intent of this provision that the proceedings forĀ  compensation or any other proceedings relating to the taking of said land orĀ  interest therein or other property shall not delay the taking of possessionĀ  thereof and the use thereof by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State ofĀ  New Jersey for the purpose or purposes for which the department is authorizedĀ  by this act to acquire or condemn such land or other property or interestĀ  therein.

L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2429, s. 11.