Public Utilities Code section 10006

No lease of a public utility is valid for a period of more than 15 years, and all such leases shall be let to the highest bidder at public auction.

Source: Section 10006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=10006. (updated Jan. 1, 1951; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_utilities_code_section_10006

Original Source: Section 10006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=10006. (last accessed May 12, 2025).