Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that: (1) An electrical, gas, or water corporation that offers customers credit card or debit card payment options, may recover the reasonable expenses incurred by the electrical, gas, or water corporation for providing the customers the op…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 755, the commission shall allow a water corporation with 10,000 or more service connections to recover the reasonable expenses incurred by the water corporation in providing to its customers bill payment options, including credit card, debit card, and …

(a) The commission shall allow an electrical corporation to recover in rates amounts assessed to the utility pursuant to Section 8610.5 of the Government Code. (b) The commission shall ensure that any moneys refunded to an electrical corporation from the Nuclear Planning Assessme…

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Public transportation is an essential component of the balanced transportation system which must be maintained and developed so as to permit the efficient and orderly movement of people and goods in the urban areas of the state. …

It is the intent of the Legislature to improve existing public transportation services and encourage regional public transportation coordination. The Legislature recognizes that in the Southern California Rapid Transit District a unique factual situation exists where several muni…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is in the interest of the state that funds available for transit development be fully expended to meet the transit needs that exist in California. (b) Such funds be expended for physical improvement to improve the movement of…

The board of directors shall establish at least one advisory committee. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 254, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The advisory committees shall provide advice to the board of directors on matters of VTA policy and shall have additional duties as provided by the board of directors. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 28. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

Immediately following the appointment and qualification of the first board of directors, and thereafter at the first meeting of the board following the first Monday after the first day of January of each year, the board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman. (Added by Stats.…

The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board. He shall perform such other functions as delegated to him under this part or under any regulation prescribed by the board. The chairman may move or second any motion, and shall vote upon all orders, resolutions, or ordinanc…

In the absence of the chairman at any meeting, the vice chairman shall preside. In the event of the inability of the chairman to perform the functions of his office, such functions shall be performed by the vice chairman with the same force and effect as the performance of such f…

A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The adoption of any minute order, resolution, or ordinance shall require the affirmative votes of at least three members of the board. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

The acts of the board shall be expressed by minute order, resolution, or ordinance. District ordinances shall be adopted by the board in substantially the same manner as prescribed for the adoption of county ordinances by the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.…

By resolution or ordinance, the board shall prescribe the time and place of the regular meetings of the board. All meetings of the board shall be held in compliance with the terms of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of…

In any particular not otherwise provided for by this part, the board, by resolution or ordinance, may prescribe any regulation which it may deem appropriate for the proper conduct of the internal functions of the board. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 101304, whenever the signature of any officer or employee of the district is authorized or required under the provisions of this part, the signature may be made by the use of a plate or stamp bearing a facsimile of the signature, or such si…

The board may establish an advisory commission to the board pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

The commission shall be composed of three persons appointed by the legislative body of each voting entity. At least one of the three persons appointed by each voting entity shall be a sitting member of the voting entity’s legislative body. Persons appointed to the commission shal…

The commission shall meet as often as the board deems necessary, but at least twice annually, and shall advise the board on matters of district policy, including the administrative, fiscal, and operational policies of the district and their relation to the administrative, fiscal,…

The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board, the chairman of the board, a secretary, a general manager, a legal counsel, a controller, a treasurer, and such other officers, assistants and deputies as the board may deem necessary and provide for by ordin…

The county may render such assistance to the district as it may require, including the performance by officers of the county as ex officio officers of the district, of the functions of general manager, legal counsel, controller, and treasurer. The district shall reimburse the cou…

Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090), Chapter 1, Division 4, and Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3600), of Title 1 of the Government Code shall apply to all officers, employees, and contracts of the district. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board m…

The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this act. The district, in exercising that right, shall, in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also …

(a) The district may take by gift, or take or convey by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, transit-oriented joint development projects that…

(a) Upon receiving the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s rights, privileges, and interests relating to the agency’s rail right-of-way south of the dividing line pursuant to Section 93030 of the Government Code, the district shall designate a single point of contact for the agency. (b)…

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. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)

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. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1.…

The board may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, s…

Whenever a portion of a parcel of real property is to be taken for board purposes and the remainder is to be left in such state or condition as to be of little value to its owner, or to give rise to claims or litigation concerning severance or other damage, the board may acquire …

The board shall have or exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of private property for public use. The board may take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this division, whether the property…

The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have and exercise power and jurisdiction to fix just compensation to be paid for the taking of any property of a public utility in eminent domain proceedings brought by the board. No taking or acquisition by the board which would…

The board is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highways, or other crossings over any public or private lands. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

The incumbents of permanent positions who have held such positions for a period of at least six months continuously next preceding the time that a civil service system is first adopted shall be continued in their positions as if appointed thereto after examination and certificati…

Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, whether by proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, any or all of the officers or employees of such public utility whose duties pertained to the facilities acquired may be app…

If a civil service system is adopted for a district during the period of a leave of absence granted under Section 395.4 of the Military and Veterans Code or similar legislation, the officer or employee shall, on the termination of his leave of absence, be restored to a position i…

Whenever a district acquires existing facilities from a public utility, whether by proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, any officer or employee of the public utility who left a permanent position with such utility pertaining principally to the facilities acquired in order …

The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without its area of jurisdiction necessary to the full or convenient exercise o…

The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highways, or other crossings over any public or private lands. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Se…

The commission shall coordinate the operation of all public transportation services within the county so as to achieve efficient operation thereof and shall resolve all jurisdictional disputes between public transit operators. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that, if, at the time the commission commences operation, an application to the federal government has been submitted, or substantial progress has been made in preparation of such an application, for funds to start the necessary work toward the…

(a) All plans proposed for the design, construction, and implementation of public mass transit systems or projects, including exclusive public mass transit guideway systems or projects, and federal-aid and state highway projects, shall be submitted to the commission for approval.…

Any plan for a transit system proposed to serve more than one county shall also be submitted for approval by the multicounty designated transportation planning agency. Action regarding such approval shall be taken within 60 working days after such a plan is submitted by the commi…

The commission shall designate the operator of any approved transit guideway system. Except as specified in Section 130254.5, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission shall designate the Southern California Rapid Transit District as the transit guideway operator in Los An…

The City of Los Angeles may design, construct, and operate a point-to-point transportation system on or between property under the jurisdiction and control of its Department of Airports. Once constructed and in operation, any such transportation system shall be coordinated with m…

(a) If a commuter or urban rail transit system is proposed to serve two or more counties, the commissions in those counties shall form a joint powers entity to conduct plan refinement studies, design, select the technology, determine the cost, locate the routes and access points,…