Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

There is hereby created the Imperial County Transportation Commission. The commission shall be the successor agency to the Imperial Valley Association of Governments and shall assume all assets and liabilities of that entity. The area of jurisdiction of the commission shall consi…

(a) The governing board of the commission shall consist of the following members: (1) Two members of the Imperial County Board of Supervisors. The term of a member under this paragraph terminates when he or she ceases to hold that office or when replaced by the board of superviso…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Fresno County Transportation Improvement Act. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) In Fresno County, regional transportation improvements and local transportation improvements and services are an immediate high priority needed to resolve the county’s transportation problems that threaten the ec…

It is the intent of the Legislature that funds generated pursuant to this division not replace property tax revenues which would otherwise be expended for roads and transportation purposes. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescrib…

This division shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. No inadvertent error, irregularity, informality, or the inadvertent neglect or omission of any officer, in any procedure taken under this division, other than fraud, shall void or invalidate that proc…

“Authority” means the Fresno County Transportation Authority created pursuant to this division in the County of Fresno. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

“Board of supervisors” means the Fresno County Board of Supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

“County” means the County of Fresno. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed in Section 142010.)

“Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area” means that area within the adopted spheres of influence of the Cities of Fresno and Clovis, as approved and amended by the local agency formation commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescr…

“Transportation planning agency” means the Council of Fresno County Governments or any other agency which may be designated by the Governor as responsible for regional transportation planning within the county to comply with federal and state requirements. (Added by Stats. 1986, …

The authority is terminated two years from the last day on which the transactions and use tax authorized by this division is collected and as of that date this division is repealed. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. Effective July 14, 1986. Repealed on date prescribed by it…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Tuolumne County Road Facilities Improvement Act. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Recognizing the scarcity of resources available for all transportation development, the alternative methods of financing provided in this division are needed to finance the cost of maintaining, acquiring, constru…

“Bonds” means indebtedness and securities of any kind or class, including bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, and commercial paper. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Authority” means the Tuolumne County Traffic Authority created pursuant to this division in the County of Tuolumne. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“City” means the City of Sonora in the County of Tuolumne. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“County” means the unincorporated area of the County of Tuolumne. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“County of Tuolumne” and “Tuolumne County” mean the entire territory of the County of Tuolumne, including the territory of incorporated cities within the county. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Electors” means the electors of the city with respect to a city ordinance, or the electors of the county with respect to a county ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Ordinance” means either a city ordinance or a county ordinance, adopted pursuant to Section 150201, which imposes a retail transactions and use tax within the city or the county, respectively. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

“Tuolumne County LTC” means the Tuolumne County and Cities Area Planning Council, the transportation planning agency for the county established pursuant to Section 29535 of the Government Code. Any board, commission, department, or officer succeeding to the functions of the LTC i…

“Voters” means the voters of the city with respect to a city ordinance, or the voters of the county with respect to a county ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1521, Sec. 1.)

The Peninsula Corridor Study Joint Powers Board, created pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter 1328 of the Statutes of 1987, is hereby redesignated the Peninsula Rail Transit District and, as such, has the additional powers provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 160005). (…

As used in this division, “district” means the Peninsula Rail Transit District. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1434, Sec. 4. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1434, Sec. 11.)

The district board shall be comprised of nine members appointed as follows: (a) The governing bodies of the municipal railway operated by the City and County of San Francisco, the San Mateo County Transit District, and the Santa Clara County Transit District shall each appoint on…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) Transportation is vital to the state’s economy, and a complete transportation system is essential in times of disaster. (2) Transportation corridors should be protected from uses which are incompatible with transportation req…

As used in this division, “commission” means the California Transportation Commission. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 781, Sec. 1.)

As used in this division, “department” means the Department of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 781, Sec. 1.)

As used in this division, “secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 510. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

As used in this division, “transportation corridor” means an area or one or more parcels of land that meets any of the following requirements: (a) Designated by the commission as necessary under the adopted state transportation improvement plan. (b) Designated by a transportation…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Act. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 946, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

There is hereby established the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, as a local governmental entity of regional government, with jurisdiction extending throughout the County of San Diego. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 946, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Airports help to link local, regional, statewide, national, and global economic activities. Airports are also essential features of comprehensive transportation systems, that include streets and highways, rail transit, …

For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise. (a) The “authority” means the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority established under this division. (b) The “board” and “board of directors” means the…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 786, Sec. 1.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Local highway and transportation improvements and services are an immediate high priority needed to resolve local and regional transportation problems that threaten the economic viability and development potentia…

“Authority” means a local transportation authority created or designated pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 786, Sec. 1.)

This division shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. No inadvertent error, irregularity, informality, or the inadvertent neglect or omission of any officer, in any procedure taken under this division, other than fraud, shall void or invalidate that proc…

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California High-Speed Rail Act. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) California, over the past decades, has built an extensive network of freeways and airports to meet the state’s growing transportation needs. (b) These facilities are not adequate to meet the mobility needs of the…

As used in this division, unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the High-Speed Rail Authority. (b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (c) “High-speed rail” means intercity passenger rail ser…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that information available to make fiscally responsible decisions about the project is accurate, current, and impartial is critical to better ensuring the success of the project and to meet the expectations of the state’s taxpa…

Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Inspector General” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General appointed pursuant to Section 187020. (b) “Merced to Bakersfield segment” means a 171-mile electrif…

This part may be cited as the “Public Utilities Act.” (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Neither this part nor any provision thereof, except when specifically so stated, shall apply to commerce with foreign nations or to interstate commerce, except insofar as such application is permitted under the Constitution and laws of the United States; but with reference to pas…