Article 3. Property of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 11.5. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.

The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without its area of jurisdiction necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The district may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without its area of jurisdiction necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers.

The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highways, or other crossings over any public or private lands.