Section 6202 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
6202
. The legislative body of any municipality may grant a
franchise to any person, firm, or corporation, whether operating
under an existing franchise or not, to use, or to construct and use,
poles, wires, conduits, and appurtenances for transmitting and
distributing electricity for all purposes, or to use, or to lay and
use, pipes and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing gas or
industrial gas for all purposes, or to use, or to lay and use, pipes
and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing oil or products
thereof for all purposes, or to lay and use pipes, ditches, flumes,
conduits, and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing water
for all purposes, under, along, across, or upon the public streets,
ways, alleys, and places within the municipality, upon the terms and
conditions provided in this chapter.