Section 100131 Of Article 3. Property From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 12. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 3.
100131
. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to
take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the
powers granted in this part. The district, in exercising such power,
shall in addition to the damages for the taking, injury, or
destruction of property, also pay the cost, exclusive of betterment
and with credit for salvage value, of removal, reconstruction, or
relocation of any structure, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires,
cables, or poles of any public utility which is required to be moved
to a new location.
No taking or acquisition by the district which would involve the
abandonment, removal, relocation, or use of the property of a
railroad corporation, as defined in Section 230, shall be permitted,
unless the Public Utilities Commission, after a hearing, shall find
and determine that the public interest and necessity require the
abandonment, removal, relocation, or use of such property and that
such taking or acquisition will not unreasonably impair the ability
of the railroad corporation involved to provide safe, adequate,
economical, and efficient service.