2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 37 - Water And Irrigation
Article 24. Construction of System
Section 37-24-105. Compensation for property taken.
Said drainage district shall make due and just compensation for such right-of-way and the damages occasioned by the construction and operation of its works, and, where the compensation for the property sought to be taken or damaged cannot be agreed upon by the parties interested, or in case the owner of the property is incapable of consenting, or his name or residence is unknown, or he is a nonresident of the state, the compensation to be paid for such right-of-way and damages occasioned by the construction and operation of such drainage works shall be determined by proceedings in eminent domain in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
Source: L. 21: p. 284, § 2. C.L. § 2178. CSA: C. 57, § 79. CRS 53: § 47-5-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-5-6.
