KRS 416.220: Owner of real estate providing public sleeping accommodations and meals

-- Condemnation for water supply -- Furnishing of water to owner of property

condemned.

(1) The owner of real estate serving the public, providing sleeping accommodations and

meals, when pure water is not available in adequate quantities, shall have the right

to condemn on the banks of any navigable stream a tract of land not more than

twenty (20) feet square and above the high water mark for a pumping station site

and a right -of-way for a pipeline from said site to the deep water of the navigable

stream and from said pumping station site to the point on the owner's real estate

where the water is desired for use. The said property owner may condemn a right -

of-way for an electric power line over the most direct course to the pumping station

site. In the event the owner of such real estate finds it more desirable to make

connections with the water system of a municipality or a water supply line leading

from a navigable stream to the municipality or other source of supply, then said real

estate owner may, at his option, condemn a right -of-way for a pipeline from said

city water system or water supply line or other source of supply to the point on the

owner's real estate where the water is desired for use, including such area as may be

required to install and maintain pumps and meters for said water system and an

electric line to conduct power to said pump with necessary electric control lines or

apparatus. The owner of property condemning right-of-way for a water line under

this section, may agree to supply the subject owner a quantity of water in lieu of

cash compensation for the easement, and such agreement to supply water to the

subject property owner shall not be construed to place a b urden on the condemning

party to supply water service to others or meet the obligation of a public utility to

render water service.

(2) The provisions of KRS 381.660, 381.670, and 381.680 shall be complied with

except that when the pumping station site and pipeline are located on cliff land and

do not cross any tillable land the pumps and pipe may be located above ground.

(3) The procedure for condemnation shall be that set forth in the Eminent Domain Act

of Kentucky.