48-1749. Right to use public ways; nature of use
A. Any district organized under this chapter shall have the use of and the right is expressly granted to it to use public highways, roads, streets and alleys, within or without the district, required to bring power into the district, and such use shall include building transmission lines and laying conduits, pipes or other construction necessary in conducting the business of the district. The use shall be under reasonable restrictions set forth by the board of supervisors of the county or governing body of the city or town in which the public ways are located.
B. Should a controversy over the use arise, the dispute shall be submitted to and decided by the corporation commission, but the right granted in this section shall be preserved to the district with necessary limitations only.