California Public Utilities Code ARTICLE 7 - Eminent Domain

• Section 610.
  This article applies only to a corporation or person that is a public utility.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 611.
  A railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its railroad.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 612.
  An electrical corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its electric plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 613.
  A gas corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its gas plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 614.
  A heat corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its heating plant.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 615.
  A pipeline corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its pipeline.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 616.
  A telephone corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telephone line.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 616.1.
  Notwithstanding Section 616, a telephone corporation may not condemn any property on an airport owned by a city and county, and located in another county,...
• Section 617.
  A telegraph corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its telegraph line.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 618.
  A water corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its water system.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 619.
  A wharfinger may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for the receipt or discharge of freight or passengers.(Added by Stats....
• Section 620.
  A common carrier, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 211, may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of facilities for its...
• Section 621.
  A street railroad corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its street railroad.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 622.
  (a) As used in this section, “motor carrier” means:A passenger stage corporation as defined in Section 226.(b) As used in this section, “water carrier” means a common...
• Section 623.
  A warehouseman may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its facilities for storing property.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 624.
  A sewer system corporation may condemn any property necessary for the construction and maintenance of its sewer system.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
• Section 625.
  (a) (1) (A) For the purpose of this article, except as specified in paragraph (4), a public utility that offers competitive services may not condemn any property for...
• Section 626.
  On or after January 1, 2000, a public utility may not enter into any exclusive access agreement with the owner or lessor of, or a...

Last modified: October 22, 2018