(1) No operating property of any public utility, as defined in ORS § 757.005, or any telecommunications carrier as defined in ORS § 133.721, shall be condemned pursuant to ORS § 836.025 and 836.045 unless the Public Utility Commission, after notice and hearing in accordance with the rules of procedure of the commission, has found that public convenience and necessity require such condemnation. All administrative expenses incurred in any such hearing shall be paid by the party not prevailing therein.

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(2) No operating property of any railroad, as defined in ORS § 824.200, shall be condemned pursuant to ORS § 836.025 and 836.045 unless the Oregon Department of Aviation, after notice and hearing, has found that public convenience and necessity require such condemnation. All administrative expenses incurred in any such hearing shall be paid by the party not prevailing therein. [Formerly 492.100; 1995 c.733 § 50; 1999 c.1093 § 20]