It is lawful for the owner of any coal or other mineral lands, not contiguous to any railroad in this state, desiring to connect such lands with any railroad by means of a connecting railway spur, not to exceed fifteen miles in length, to construct and operate such connecting railway spur across any other lands lying intermediate between such coal or other mineral lands and any railroad with which such connection may be desired. In case the owner of such coal or other mineral lands is unable to agree with the owner of such intermediate lands for the purchase of any necessary rights-of-way across such intermediate lands for the purpose of constructing and operating such connecting railway spur as to the purchase price on such rights-of-way, then the owner of such coal or other mineral lands may exercise the right of eminent domain and condemn any rights-of-way across such intermediate lands necessary to make such connection and to construct and operate such connecting railway spur, and it may acquire title to such rights-of-way in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of lands for rights-of-way by railroad companies. All the laws of this state relating to the manner of exercising the right of eminent domain by railroad companies are hereby made applicable to such proceedings.
Source: L. 01: p. 237, � 1. R.S. 08: � 2464. C.L. � 6365. CSA: C. 61, � 55. CRS 53: � 50-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: � 50-2-4.
38-2-105. Higher education governing boards have right of eminent domain. The regents of the university of Colorado, the board of governors of the Colorado state university system for Colorado state university and Colorado state university - Pueblo, the board of trustees for Fort Lewis college, the board of trustees of the Colorado school of mines, the board of trustees for the university of northern Colorado, the board of trustees for Adams state university, the board of trustees for Colorado Mesa university, the board of trustees for Western Colorado university, and the board of trustees for Metropolitan state university of Denver have the power to acquire real property, which they may deem necessary, by the exercise of eminent domain through condemnation proceedings in accordance with law.
Source: L. 37: p. 402, � 1. CSA: C. 61, � 56. CRS 53: � 50-2-5. L. 61: pp. 708, 709, �� 2, 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 50-2-5. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1249, � 27, effective August 7. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2002, � 65, effective May 22; entire section amended, p. 792, � 15, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1205, � 81, effective August 4. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1375), ch. 327, p. 1515, � 1, effective May 27. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-265), ch. 292, p. 1368, � 26, effective August 10. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (HB 12-1080), ch. 189, p. 761, � 25, effective May 19; entire section amended, (SB 12-148), ch. 125, p. 429, � 20, effective July 1; entire section amended, (HB 12-1331), ch. 254, p. 1272, � 20, effective August 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1178), ch. 400, p. 3547, � 20, effective July 1.
Editor's note: (1) Amendments to this section by House Bill 03-1093 and House Bill 03-1344 were harmonized.
(2) Amendments to this section by House Bill 12-1080, House Bill 12-1331, and Senate Bill 12-148 were harmonized.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 292, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
(2) For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 125, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.