To the extent necessary for purposes of incorporation, a standard district may take and hold any interest in real estate and personal estate.

1. 1. Purchase or lease A standard district may take and hold an interest in real estate or personal estate by purchase, lease or other lawful means.

   [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

2. 2. Eminent domain For purposes of its incorporation, a standard district may exercise the right of eminent domain as provided in chapters 65 and 67 to acquire any interest in land or water rights: Except as otherwise provided by law, a standard district may not take by right of eminent domain any property or facilities of any other public utility used or acquired for future use in the performance of a public duty.

   1. A. For erecting and maintaining dams, plants and works, for flowage, power, pumping and supplying water through its mains;

      [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

   2. B. For reservoirs and for preserving and protecting the purity of the water and related watershed;

      [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

   3. C. For laying and maintaining aqueducts and other structures;

      [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

   4. D. For taking, distributing, discharging and disposing of water; and

      [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

   5. E. For rights-of-way or roadways to its sources of supply, dams, power stations, reservoirs, mains, aqueducts, structures and lands.

      [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

   Except as otherwise provided by law, a standard district may not take by right of eminent domain any property or facilities of any other public utility used or acquired for future use in the performance of a public duty.

   [PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).]

PL 1995, c. 616, §10 (NEW).