| If the commission determines that a taking by eminent domain |
is necessary under the conditions and procedures set out in |
sections 6701 to 6704 relative to condemnation by water |
districts, a gas utility that has complied with this chapter, |
and, in the case of a foreign corporation, with Title 13-A, |
chapter 12, may take and hold by right of eminent domain lands or |
rights in lands that are necessary to the safe, economical and |
efficient operation of a natural gas pipeline and to providing |
adequate service to the public under the same procedures and |
conditions as set forth in chapter 67. |