The authority granted to the public service commission in section one is made notwithstanding other provisions of law relating to the authority of the state of West Virginia, or its agencies, departments, boards and commissions, to contract to acquire and to acquire real property and to hold, improve and dispose of same, including, but not limited to, article five, chapter one, article six, chapter five, and section fifteen, article one, chapter twenty of this code: Provided, That nothing in this article shall be construed to grant to the public service commission the power of eminent domain.
W. Va. Code § 24-7-2