Pipeline carriers which are declared common carriers under section 75-501, pipeline carriers approved under the Major Oil Pipeline Siting Act, and pipeline carriers for which the Governor approves a route under section 57-1503 may store, transport, or convey any liquid or gas, or the products thereof, and make reasonable charges therefor, may lay down, construct, maintain, and operate pipelines, tanks, pump stations, connections, fixtures, storage plants, and such machinery, apparatus, devices, and arrangement as may be necessary to operate such pipes or pipelines between different points in this state, and may use and occupy such lands, rights-of-way, easements, franchises, buildings, and structures as may be necessary to construct and maintain them.