§ 100131. — 100131. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 47.)

California § 100131.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PUC: Public Utilities Code - PUC
• Div. 10.: DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS
• Part 12.: PART 12. SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
• Ch. 5.: CHAPTER 5. Powers and Functions of VTA
• Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Property

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(a)
The VTA 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 VTA, in exercising this 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 that are required to be moved to a new location.
(b)
No taking or acquisition by the VTA that 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 that property and that the taking or acquisition will not unreasonably impair the ability of the railroad corporation involved to provide safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 47. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.