Public Utilities Code § 125240

The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without its area of jurisdiction necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The district may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without its area of jurisdiction necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers.