79551525.1-102Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Eminent DomainGeneral ProvisionsCondemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domainCode 1919, § 3832; 1996, c. 619, § 25-233; 1999, cc. 484, 531; 2003, c. 940.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/25.1-102/15.2-1906Condemnation of existing water or sewage disposal systems/15.2-1906/15.2-2109Powers of localities as to public utilities and computer services; prevention of pollution of certain water/15.2-2109/15.2-2115Purchase of gas, electric and water plants operating in contiguous territory/15.2-2115/15.2-2146Powers of localities to acquire certain waterworks system/15.2-2146/15.2-5400Short title/15.2-5400/25.1-300Definitions/25.1-300//25.1-102/25.1/1/25.1-10215.2-190415.2-190615.2-190715.2-210915.2-211515.2-214615.2-514915.2-542415.2-542516.1-31922.1-126.125.1-20533.2-29155.1-3456-34762.1-13662.1-150Except as provided in §§ 15.2-1906 and 15.2-2146, no (i) corporation or (ii) electric authority created under the provisions of Chapter 54 (§ 15.2-5400 et seq.) of Title 15.2 shall file a petition to take by condemnation proceedings any property belonging to any other corporation possessing the power of eminent domain, unless, after notice to all parties in interest and an opportunity for a hearing, the State Corporation Commission shall certify that a public necessity or that an essential public convenience shall so require, and shall give its permission thereto; and in no event shall one corporation take by condemnation proceedings any property owned by and essential to the purposes of another corporation possessing the power of eminent domain. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a locality exercising the powers granted by § 15.2-2109 or § 15.2-2115 shall be subject to the provisions of this section to the same extent as are corporations, unless otherwise provided in § 15.2-1906 or § 15.2-2146.sectionAA1If the State Corporation Commission gives its permission to a condemnation, the Commission shall establish for use in any condemnation proceeding whether any payment for stranded investment is appropriate and, if so, the amount of such payment and any conditions thereof.sectionBB1