{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-857","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 857","heading":"","body":"(a) A public utility that owns real property acquired for purposes of obtaining a utility right-of-way, may lease that property to a governmental entity for purposes of a public park, if the utility retains the use of the right-of-way for public utility purposes.\n(b) In determining whether a lease of real property to a governmental entity for park purposes is for fair value, the commission shall include the community benefits of parks and open space as a benefit to ratepayers.\n(c) As used in this section, “community benefits” include, but are not limited to, improving public health, protecting the environment, and increasing recreational assets.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201. - 3299.100.]","PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201. - 2120.]","CHAPTER 4. Regulation of Public Utilities [701. - 940.]","ARTICLE 6. Transfer or Encumbrance of Utility Property [851. - 857.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"90fbf740c4380b4ff39d2627f4bf52effee69d08d083fdb662cf598ea8e2d171","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-856","next":"us-ca/puc-861"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}