§ 38-3-101 — Condemning public land - petition

Whenever any corporation
authorized to appropriate for a public use by the exercise of the right of eminent
domain lands, rights-of-way, or other rights or easements in lands requires, needs,
or desires to appropriate lands, rights-of-way, or other rights or easements in lands
which belong to the United States, the state of Colorado, or any other state or
sovereignty, such corporation, for the purpose of having such lands, rights-of-way,
or other rights or easements appropriated to such use and for determining the
compensation to be paid to such owner therefor, may present a petition to the
district court in each of the counties in which such lands, or any part thereof, are
located, describing the desired property, giving the name of the owner thereof, and
stating by whom and for what purpose it is proposed to be appropriated and that it
is needed and required by the petitioner for the public use to which it is proposed to
devote the same, and praying that such court appropriate such property to its use
and determine the compensation to be paid to the owner therefor.

Legislative History

Source: L. 15: p. 229, � 1. C.L. � 6331. CSA: C. 61, � 21. CRS 53: � 50-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 50-3-1. L. 64: p. 266, � 167.