(1) The right and power of eminent domain is conferred upon municipal corporations to enter upon, take, and condemn private property, either within or without the corporate limits of any such municipality, for the construction and operation of transmission lines or distribution systems for natural gas.
(2) The right and power of eminent domain, as conferred in this section, shall be exercised in the same manner as is provided in §§ 18-15-301 — 18-15-307 and any act amendatory or supplemental thereto.