Attorney General Opinion No.

The Honorable Carl D. Holmes State Representative, One Hundred Twenty-Fifth District P.O. Box 2288 Liberal, Kansas 67905

Dear Representative Holmes:

You request an opinion whether a city of the second class may condemn private property outside of the city limits for the purpose of obtaining an easement to construct a pipeline that will transport water from a point outside of the city limits to a point within the city. Additionally, you inquire whether a city may condemn property owned by the county.

In general, a municipality may not condemn private property outside of its corporate limits for a…