Acquisition by the state or the United States, or any state or federal agency, of any easement or other right in land owned by any person, firm or corporation subject to taxation under section 12-75 or 12-76 shall not affect the valuation of such land for tax purposes if such easement or other right is acquired in connection with a flood control project from which such person, firm or corporation obtains an additional water supply.
(1963, P.A. 324.)