§ 41-3-745 — Acquisition of rights-of-way

Whenever, pursuant to this act, the electors of a water
conservancy district shall have authorized a contract with the
United States for construction and acquisition of works and
water rights, which contract shall have obligated the district
to acquire rights-of-way therefor to be conveyed by the district
to the United States upon reimbursement by the United States,
then the district, without further election and through its
board of directors, shall have power to do all acts for
acquiring such rights-of-way, including borrowing of and paying
interest upon, such sums of money as shall be required to make
deposits fixed by the court for the possession and to pay awards
on condemnation of said rights-of-way as well as amounts up to
the appraised values of the particular rights-of-way as shall
have been fixed by the appraisers for the United States in each
instance of negotiated purchases, notwithstanding the sum
borrowed shall be greater than the ordinary annual incomes and
revenues of the district.