Utah § 73-1-6 - Eminent domain -- Purposes.
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§ 73-1-6. Eminent domain -- Purposes.
Any person shall have a right of way across and upon public, private and corporate lands, or other rights of way, for the construction, maintenance, repair and use of all necessary reservoirs, dams, water gates, canals, ditches, flumes, tunnels, pipelines and areas for setting up pumps and pumping machinery or other means of securing, storing, replacing and conveying water for domestic, culinary, industrial and irrigation purposes or for any necessary public use, or for drainage, upon payment of just compensation therefor, but such right of way shall in all cases be exercised in a manner not unnecessarily to impair the practical use of any other right of way, highway or public or private road, or to injure any public or private property.
No Change Since 1953
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Utah Code § 73-1-6 cover?
Section 73-1-6 ("Eminent domain -- Purposes.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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