Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” means the Yolo County Transit Authority, a joint exercise of powers agency. (b) “Board of directors” means the Board of Directors of the Yolo County Transportation District. (c) “Board of super…

There is hereby created the Yolo County Transportation District. The jurisdiction of the district extends throughout the county, including all of the incorporated and unincorporated territory. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

On and after July 1, 1997, the authority is dissolved and the district succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the authority. The district is the successor to the authority’s interests in any property, its rights and obligations unde…

(a) The district shall be governed by a five-member board of directors representing the county and cities in the county in the district, appointed as follows: (1) One member representing the County of Yolo, appointed by the board of supervisors. (2) One member representing the Ci…

Upon dissolution of the authority, employees of the authority shall be deemed to be employees of the district without any break in service nor any loss or reduction of compensation or benefits, except as may be imposed by express action of the district governing board. (Added by …

(a) The district shall assume the duties of public transit provider performed by the authority. On and after July 1, 1997, the Cities of West Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, and Winters are included within the district. (b) Additionally, the district is deemed to be each of the foll…

The district, at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the district, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairperson who shall preside in the absence of the chairperson. In the event of their absence or inabili…

The district shall adopt rules for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

A majority of the board of directors entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the district require the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors entitled to vote. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective J…

The acts of the district shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

All meetings of the district shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The district shall do all the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget. (b) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of the district officers, the method of appointment of the district employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of opera…

(a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement this part. (b) The district may contract with private entities in conformance with applicable procurement procedures for…

The board of directors shall fix the compensation of the district’s officers and employees. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

(a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not less than 15 days prior to the day of the hearing. (b) The proposed annual budget shall be available for public inspect…

The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1.…

The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts n…

The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, or with any person or a private entity upon the terms and conditions that the dist…

(a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by the district or by an executive committee to …

(a) The district has no authority to impose property, sales, or special taxes, but may, with the concurrence of a majority of the member jurisdictions represented on the board of directors, cause to be submitted to voters of the district a ballot measure for the imposition of tho…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law which relates to the functioning of the district as the Yolo County Congestion Management Agency District, the district may not exercise any authority over the land use decisions of a local governmental agency. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch.…

The district shall include in its bylaws a process for assuring that member jurisdictions of the district may reasonably determine to what extent their share of Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act funds and other local state or federal revenue sources are used by the district. The district …

The district may advocate and act on behalf of all district member jurisdictions with their concurrence to further Yolo County transportation system interests, funding, projects, and priorities. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The district shall act as a countywide forum for the coordination of transportation system planning, programming, and prioritization of significant projects. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

The board of directors shall adopt priorities reflecting the district’s goals, including consideration of being designated as the federal Designated Recipient for Yolo County, consideration of additional transportation funding sources, examining the feasibility of Yolo County bec…

The district bylaws shall establish an advisory committee structure, which shall include a Technical Advisory Committee and a Citizen’s Advisory Committee and other advisory committees as it deems necessary, and shall establish a process for appealing decisions of the board of di…

Transportation funding and project prioritization decisions made by the board of directors shall endeavor to be mode neutral, not biased in favor of any one transportation mode with the district seeking local concurrence when appropriate. Those decisions shall take into account t…

The district shall act as the coordinating agency for all state and federal funding applications where appropriate. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

(a) For purposes of this chapter, a utility shall mean all of the following: (1) An electric corporation. (2) A water corporation. (3) A telephone corporation. (4) A telecommunications carrier, as defined in Section 153 of Title 47 of the United States Code. (5) A gas corporation…

For purposes of this chapter, “authority” means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, as defined in Section 100011. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

When a utility enters into a relocation agreement with the authority in connection with a transit or transportation capital improvement project, the agreement may include, but not be limited to, the following elements, as agreed to by the parties: (a) Location of the work to be c…

(a) If a utility, cable television corporation, or cable operator abandons utility relocation work under a relocation agreement with the authority in connection with a transit or transportation capital improvement project, the authority may, pursuant to the terms of the relocatio…

The rights and remedies available to the authority under this article are nonexclusive and are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available to the authority under all other laws or pursuant to contract. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 655, Sec. 2. Effective Janu…

This chapter applies only if all of the following occurs: (a) The authority has executed a formal, written utility relocation agreement with the utility, cable television corporation, or cable operator. (b) The utility, cable television corporation, or cable operator abandons the…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Nuclear Powerplant Communities Information Act of 1985. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1560, Sec. 4.)

Every privately owned and publicly owned public utility generating electricity by means of any nuclear powerplant and every privately owned and publicly owned public utility with a nuclear powerplant that is no longer producing electricity but is in the decommissioning process or…

This part shall be known as the Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990. (Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)

The people of California find and declare all of the following: (a) Rail transportation results in cleaner air, less energy use, more transportation opportunities for those who cannot drive, and less crowding on already overcrowded streets and highways. (b) For these reasons, it …

For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings, unless expressly stated otherwise: (a) “CalTrain” means the commuter rail service operated along the San Francisco Peninsula commute corridor. (b) “Commission” means the California Transportation Commissi…

(a) The department shall establish an advisory committee to assist the department in developing specifications for standard state-of-the-art California commuter and intercity rail cars and locomotives. The committee shall consist of representatives from all affected local transpo…

If bonds sufficient to fund the total aggregate of the amounts specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99620) cannot be sold pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 99690), the allocation for each project shall be reduced proportionately. (Added June 5, 1990, by in…

Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Legislature may amend this part, by statute passed in each house of the Legislature by rollcall vote entered in the journal, four-fifths of the membership concurring, if the statute is consistent with, and furthers the purposes of, t…