Mayor of Atlanta, 248 Ga. 844, 286 S.E.2d 299 (1982). Prerequisite to right to compensation. — Plaintiffs could not seek compensation under O.C.G.A. § 22-4-8 when the plaintiffs did not prevail in their inverse condemnation action. Benton v. Savannah Airport Comm’n, 241 Ga. App. 536, 525 S.E.2d 383 (1999). 22-4-9. Policies guiding acquisition of real property for federal-aid projects. In acquiring real property for any federal-aid project, the costs of which are financed in whole or in part from federal funds allocated to an acquiring public entity, such public entity shall be guided by the land acquisition policies required by Section 301 of the Uniform Act to the greatest extent practicable. History. — Ga. L. 1973, p. 512, § 8; Ga. L. 1989, p. 213, § 8.