Whenever any public utility, governmental agency of this state, or the United States, having the power of eminent domain, shall have determined it to be necessary to acquire for public use the existing property owned by any cemetery district in this state, the directors of such cemetery district may present a petition to the district court of the county in which such cemetery property is located, verified by such directors, setting forth such facts and praying that an order be made by the court determining whether such facts exist.