12-2710.   Water supply in certain cities and townships; eminent domain. The construction, acquisition, operation and maintenance of a commonsupply of water and a waterworks system, under the provisions of this actis hereby declared to be for a public use, and any municipality which hasentered into a contract to provide for a common supply of water under theprovisions of this act is hereby empowered to institute, either in its ownname or jointly in the name of all the participating municipalities asplaintiff, a proceeding for the condemnation of any lands, either within orwithout the boundaries of such municipality or municipalities, which it orthey may deem necessary for the construction, acquisition, operation andmaintenance of a common supply of water or for a waterworks system. Suchproceeding shall be conducted according to the provisions of K.S.A. 26-501to 26-516, inclusive.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 87, § 10; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 26; Jan. 1, 1964.