§ 28953 District Eminent Domain Powers

Public Utilities Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•The government can take private property if they need it for public projects, like building roads or schools.
•If they take your property, they must pay you for it.
•They also have to pay to move things like power lines or pipes if they’re in the way.

Example

The government wants to build a new highway, but your house is in the way.

They can take your house, but they must pay you for it. If there are power lines on your land, they also have to pay to move those.

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§ 28953 District Eminent Domain Powers

The district 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 district, in exercising such power, shall in addition to the damage 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 which is required to be moved to a new location. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1176.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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eminent domain betterment salvage value public utility

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 28953.

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