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Energy Law

Mar. 15, 2001

Utilities May Lose Eminent Domain Exception

SACRAMENTO - The state Assembly Judicial Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would reduce the legal challenges that public utilities can make against local governments' use of eminent domain to take privately owned utility property.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - The state Assembly Judicial Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would reduce the legal challenges that public utilities can make against local governments' use of eminent domain to take privately owned utility property.
        The legislatio...

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