SB 875: Public utilities: eminent domain: just compensation.

This bill aims to amend laws related to public utilities, specifically in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company service area. It would exempt certain electrical and gas public utility properties from rebuttable presumptions regarding just compensation for eminent domain proceedings. Additionally, it would modify the resolution of necessity process for local public entities within the service area, making it conclusive instead of rebuttable. The bill would also require the Public Utilities Commission to review changes in ownership of electrical and gas corporations more narrowly, focusing on the impact on affected employees. Furthermore, it would establish procedures for reimbursing costs associated with the separation of public utility assets and prohibit public utilities from recovering litigation costs from ratepayers. The bill makes legislative findings on the necessity of special sta…