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.