§ 1230.060.Title Not to Affect Proceedings to Public Utilities Commission
Title 7. Eminent Domain Law · Chapter 1. General Provisions · Enacted 1975 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
Full Text of § 1230.060
Plain-English Summary
The Eminent Domain Law governs eminent domain proceedings generally, but it isn't the only body of law with something to say about them. Some issues that come up in a condemnation case involving a public utility -- questions about utility property, service, or operations -- may already fall within the Public Utilities Commission's own statutory jurisdiction.
Section 1230.060 makes sure this title doesn't quietly take that jurisdiction away. Nothing in the Eminent Domain Law affects any other statute that gives the Commission authority over an issue arising in an eminent domain proceeding -- that separate grant of jurisdiction stays intact alongside this title's own procedures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Eminent Domain Law take away the Public Utilities Commission's jurisdiction?
No. Section 1230.060 says nothing in this title affects any other statute granting the Commission jurisdiction over an issue in an eminent domain proceeding.
Why would the Public Utilities Commission have a role in a condemnation case?
Because other statutes outside this title separately give the Commission jurisdiction over certain issues involving public utilities, and this section preserves that jurisdiction rather than folding every issue into the court handling the eminent domain proceeding.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1275.