Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

“Bonds” means indebtedness and securities of any kind or class, including bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, and commercial paper. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

“Commission” means the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission created pursuant to this chapter in the County of San Diego. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

“County” means the County of San Diego. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

“San Diego Association of Governments” means the joint powers agency established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code which is the transportation planning agency for the San Diego County region. Any board, commission…

“Transit development boards” means the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board and the North San Diego County Transit Development Board. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

A district may be incorporated and managed in unincorporated territory pursuant to this division and may exercise the powers expressly granted. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Whenever the people of unincorporated territory desire to organize a district, they shall present to the board of supervisors of the county within which the territory is situated a petition describing the territory, and signed by registered voters of the territory equal in number…

The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, all of which shall constitute one petition. A separate petition is required from each unit of the proposed district. All unincorporated territory participating in the proceedings and situated in one county is a unit …

Each petition shall name or describe the territory within which the registered voters signing it reside. Every petition shall set forth the boundaries and name of the proposed district, which shall include the words “public utility district.” Every petition shall contain a prayer…

The county elections official shall within 30 days examine and verify the signatures to the petition and certify the result of the examination to the board of supervisors. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 89. Effective January 1, 2003.)

If the county elections official, by his or her certificate, finds that a petition is insufficient, he or she shall certify to the number of additional signatures of qualified electors required to make the petition sufficient, and the petition may be amended by a supplemental pet…

If a supplemental petition is filed, all signatures appended to the petition and to the supplemental petition shall be considered in determining the number of qualified electors signing the petition. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

After the election for the incorporation of the proposed district, the sufficiency of the petition in any respects shall not be subject to judicial review or otherwise questioned. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Notwithstanding any provision of law, for purposes of this division all territory in the Kirkwood Meadows Public Utility District shall be deemed to be solely within the County of Alpine, which shall be the principal county for purposes of formation of the district and which shal…

The department may adopt, administer, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration of this part. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1052.)

The department shall prepare a statement of all estimated revenues of the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund and revenues available for local subventions from any other sources for the next succeeding fiscal year, together with a statement of proposed expenditur…

Whenever a political subdivision owning and operating an airport constructs or implements a noise mitigation project at the airport, including, but not limited to, the installation of noise monitoring equipment at any time after the project has been included within the aeronautic…

The board of supervisors of each county desiring to form, or join in forming, a district shall adopt a resolution of intention to that effect. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

Each resolution shall contain: (a) A statement of intention to form a district. (b) The boundaries of the district or some other designation of its territorial extent. (c) The name of the district. (d) The time and place for hearing objections to the formation of the district or …

Each resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the county concerned. The board of supervisors may order it published in more than one newspaper. Publication shall be at least 20 days before the date of hearing. The publication of the resolut…

Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 839, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Person” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, but does not include an association, as defined in Section 3002. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 839, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Natural gas” means all gas produced in this state, natural or manufactured, except propane, for light, heat, or power. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 839, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The City of Stockton, together with unincorporated territory, may organize and incorporate as the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

The request for the formation of the Stockton Metropolitan Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.)

This chapter may be cited as the Franchise Act of 1937. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 674.)

As used in this chapter, “industrial gas” means any substance which is in a gaseous state at ambient conditions of temperature and pressure used for commercial, industrial, or scientific purposes, but does not include any gaseous hydrocarbon used for light, heat, power, or feedst…

As used in this chapter, municipality includes counties, but no county shall grant a franchise pursuant to this chapter in any incorporated area. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 422.)

The legislative body of any municipality may grant a franchise to any person, firm, or corporation, whether operating under an existing franchise or not, to use, or to construct and use, poles, wires, conduits, and appurtenances for transmitting and distributing electricity for a…

The legislative body may in such a franchise impose such other and additional terms and conditions not in conflict with this chapter, whether governmental or contractual in character, as in the judgment of the legislative body are to the public interest. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, …

This chapter provides a procedure, alternative to the procedure provided in Article 1 of Chapter 1 of this division, for the granting of franchises by municipalities. When any proceeding is initiated under this chapter for the granting of a franchise, the provisions of this chapt…

This chapter does not apply to any municipality having a freeholders’ charter adopted and ratified under the Constitution and having in such charter provisions for the issuance of franchises by the municipality, but nothing contained in this chapter shall restrict the right of an…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 6205, all franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted to a public utility by any city, county, or city and county holding a freeholder’s charter containing provisions for the issuance of franchises, to use, or to construct or lay and use…

The County of Marin may organize and incorporate as the Marin County Transit District. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

The request for the formation of the Marin County Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

The district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory within the County of Marin. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

The area to be embraced in the district shall include all of the corporate area of each of the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, National City, La Mesa, El Cajon, and Imperial Beach which establish the district as provided in this act, and any unincorporated territory i…

The City of Santa Barbara, together with unincorporated territory, may organize and incorporate as the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)

The request for the formation of the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1835.)

The County of Santa Cruz may organize and incorporate the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

The request for the formation of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

The district may include incorporated and unincorporated territory within the County of Santa Cruz. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

Legislative bodies of half or more of the public agencies proposed to be included in the proposed district may pass resolutions declaring that in their opinion public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of a municipal utility district to be known as the “(g…

The resolutions may state the kind of utility proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such utility shall not affect the validity of the district. They shall describe the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, except that if it is intended to organize the dist…

Certified copies of the resolutions shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest number of voters within the proposed district, requesting that board of supervisors to call an election without delay for determining whether the district will …

There is hereby created the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission in the county. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)