§ 18-15-1302 - Right to enter, survey, etc. -- Plat or map. - Arkansas Statutes

18-15-1302. Right to enter, survey, etc. -- Plat or map.

(a) (1) Whenever a corporation desires to construct a pipeline or build a logging railway upon or under the lands of individuals, or right-of-way of any railroad, or any turnpike, the corporation, by its agents, shall have the right to enter peacefully upon the lands or rights-of-way and survey, locate, and lay out its pipeline, thereon, or tram road or logging road.

(2) However, the corporation shall be liable for any damages that may result by reason of such acts.

(b) The corporation shall designate on a plat or map to be made and filed with the county clerk of the county the width of the strip of land needed to be condemned for its purposes, the land's location, and the depth to which the pipes are to be laid.