California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §1240.240: Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any public entity authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminent domain may acquire property to be used in the future for that use
What this law says, in plain English
A public entity with eminent domain authority may acquire property now for a use planned in the future.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any public entity authorized to acquire property for a particular use by eminent domain may acquire property to be used in the future for that use by any means (including eminent domain) expressly consented to by its owner.
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