No franchise granted under this chapter in any way impairs or affects the right of the granting municipality to acquire the property of the grantee by purchase or condemnation, and nothing contained in such a franchise shall be construed to contract away, modify or abridge either for a term or in perpetuity the municipality’s right of eminent domain in respect to any public utility.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 6262
Scope of Franchise
Known as the Franchise Act
The act spans §§ 6201–6302 (31 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case County of Kern v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (1980)
Most recently applied in County of Kern v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (July 1980)
Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.