Section 130521 Of Article 3. General Powers And Duties From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 3.
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. The commission may acquire by deed, purchase, lease,
contract, gift, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property,
structures, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, air, land,
and development rights, and other interests in lands located within
this state necessary or convenient for the construction or operation
of a project, upon terms and conditions it deems advisable, and to
lease, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, or dispose of any
property, right, or interest in the manner that is necessary or
desirable to carry out the objects and purposes of this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter provides eminent domain power.