Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) The commission shall require an electrical or gas corporation to do all of the following: (1) Develop a program no later than January 1, 2017, within the electrical or gas corporation’s demand-side management programs authorized by the commission, to provide incentives to a r…

(a) The commission shall develop policies, rules, or regulations with a goal of reducing, by January 1, 2024, the statewide level of gas and electric service disconnections for nonpayment by residential customers, including policies, rules, or regulations specific to the four gas…

(a) For purposes of this section, terms used in this section shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 3280. (b) On or before April 1, 2026, the administrator, in consultation with the commission, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, the Department …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act.” (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this article shall govern construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

“Claimant” or any derivative term, such as “applicant,” means an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.)

“City” means a city within the county having the fund from which the disbursement will be made. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

“Commission” means the California Transportation Commission. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)

“Consolidated transportation service agency” means an agency designated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15975 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.)

“Controller” means the Controller of the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 4.)

“County” includes a city and county. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

“Department” means the Department of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)

“Director” means the Director of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 10.)

“Fare revenues” means the revenue object classes 401, 402, and 403 as specified in Section 630.12 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as now or as may hereafter be amended. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.)

“Fund” means the local transportation fund established by a county under Article 11 (commencing with Section 29530) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

“Disabled person” means any individual who by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, including, but not limited to, any individual confined to a wheelchair, is unable, without special facilities or special…

(a) “Included municipal operator” means a city or county which is included, in whole or in part, within a transit district or which has been extended the authority to join a transit district by that district’s enabling legislation, and in which city or county public transportatio…

In Los Angeles County, an “eligible municipal operator” is a transit operator that has been designated eligible to receive formula-equivalent funds allocable for transit operating purposes, other than funds specifically included in the formula allocation program. (Added by Stats.…

“Included transit district” means any of the following which has operated a public transportation system since at least January 1, 1971: (a) A transit district whose boundaries are contained entirely within those of a larger transit district. (b) A district organized pursuant to …

“Municipal operator” means a city or county, including any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the city or county, which operates a public transportation system, or which on July 1, 1972, financially supported, in whole or in part, a privatel…

“Municipal operator” also means any county which is located in part within a transit district and which operates a public transportation system in the unincorporated area of the county not within the area of the district. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.)

“Operates” for purposes of Sections 99209 and 99215, and “operation” for purposes of paragaraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 99289, mean that the operator owns or leases the equipment, establishes routes and frequency of service, regulates and collects fares, and otherwise c…

“Operator” means any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1188.)

“Operator” also means the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission for operation of commuter rail services. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)

“Public transportation system” means any system of an operator which provides transportation services to the general public by any vehicle which operates on land or water, regardless of whether operated separated from or in conjunction with other vehicles. (Repealed and added by …

“Ridesharing services” means a comprehensive organizational effort which is designed to reduce the number of vehicles on the highways during peak travel periods within a defined area by encouraging the planning and marketing of high-occupancy vehicle facilities, increases in the …

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 507. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

“Transit district” means a public district organized pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit district or a rapid transit district. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)

(a) “Transportation planning agency” means the entity designated in Section 29532 of the Government Code. (b) “Transportation planning agency” also includes, for purposes of this chapter, the county transportation commissions created in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Rivers…

“Transit development board” means a public entity created pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit development board, including, solely for purposes of submission of claims, receipt of funds, separate annual reporting to the Controller, and pr…

“Urbanized area” means such an area as defined by Section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)

The board of directors is the legislative body of the VTA and shall determine all questions of VTA policy. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 26. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

It shall be the duty of the board of directors and it shall have the power to: (a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the VTA, the manner of operation, and the means to finance them. (b) Adopt an annual budget for the VTA that provides for the comp…

The appointment of the first members of the board of directors shall be made within 30 days after the date of the formation of the district. The members shall take office immediately upon their appointment and qualification. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

The one member of the first board appointed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 101103 shall hold office until noon on the first Monday following the first day of January in the second odd-numbered year following the year in which the district is formed. Immediately upon their…

The board of directors is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

It shall be the duty of the board of directors and it shall have the power to: (a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the district, the manner of operation, and the means to finance them. (b) Adopt an annual budget for the district and fix the comp…

(a) The board of directors may adopt ordinances that do any of the following: (1) Prohibit persons from knowingly giving false identification to a district employee engaged in the enforcement of district ordinances or state law, or otherwise obstructing the issuance of a citation…

The board is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

It shall be the duty of the board and it shall have the power to: (a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the district, the manner of operation, and the means to finance them. (b) Adopt an annual budget for the district and fix the compensation of i…

The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, employ labor, and do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

No officer or employee of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom, contrary to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 …

The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the rail transit system or any part thereof. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever. In proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds, the district may provide for the carrying …

The district may contract for the services of independent contractors. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

For purposes of entering into design-build contracts, the district is a “transit operator” within the meaning of Article 6.8 (commencing with Section 20209.5) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective Janua…

The district is a local agency for purposes of the Natural Disaster Assistance Act, Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 8680) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)