SECTIONS 100130-100133

100130.  The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease,or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwiseacquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kindwithin or without the district necessary to the full or convenientexercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, orotherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or withoutthe district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of itspowers.100130.5.  (a) The district may take by gift, or take or convey bygrant, purchase, devise, or lease, and hold and enjoy, real andpersonal property of every kind within or without the districtnecessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, transit-orientedjoint development projects that meet the definition and requirementset forth in subdivision (b). (b) (1) For purposes of this section, a transit-oriented jointdevelopment project is a commercial, residential, or mixed-usedevelopment that is undertaken in connection with existing, planned,or proposed transit facilities and is located 1/4 mile or less fromthe external boundaries of that facility. (2) Any transit-oriented joint development project created underthis section shall comply with the land use and zoning regulations ofthe city, county, or city and county in which the project islocated. (c) Notwithstanding Sections 53090 and 53091 of the GovernmentCode or any other provision of law, the authority granted under thissection is subject to the land use and zoning regulations of thecity, county, or city and county jurisdiction in which thetransit-oriented joint development is located, in accordance with thePlanning and Zoning Law (Title 7 (commencing with Section 65000) ofthe Government Code), relating to zoning.100131.  The district may exercise the right of eminent domain totake any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of thepowers granted in this part. The district, in exercising such power,shall in addition to the damages for the taking, injury, ordestruction of property, also pay the cost, exclusive of bettermentand with credit for salvage value, of removal, reconstruction, orrelocation of any structure, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires,cables, or poles of any public utility which is required to be movedto a new location. No taking or acquisition by the district which would involve theabandonment, removal, relocation, or use of the property of arailroad corporation, as defined in Section 230, shall be permittedunless the Public Utilities Commission, after a hearing, shall findand determine that the public interest and necessity require theabandonment, removal, relocation, or use of such property and thatsuch taking or acquisition will not unreasonably impair the abilityof the railroad corporation involved to provide safe, adequate,economical, and efficient service.100132.  The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have andexercise power and jurisdiction to fix just compensation to be paidfor the taking of any property of a public utility in eminent domainproceedings brought by the district. The district may commence andmaintain such eminent domain proceedings in the Public UtilitiesCommission or the superior court at its option.100133.  The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservationor grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or grantedto any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highway or othercrossings over any public or private lands.