Key legal question
Whether the State Council could order an integralmelioration for the Rhone correction in the public interest.
Extracted holding
The canton was entitled to order the integralmelioration ex officio because the project served a public interest and the applicable cantonal law expressly allowed obligatory land improvement measures.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that both federal and cantonal law recognize comprehensive land-improvement measures, and the cantonal provisions authorize the State Council to order such measures when public interest requires it.