Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

No rail operator or any other person covered by this article may act to punish an employee who reports a violation of this article. An employee against whom a punitive action is taken may seek civil damages of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) from any employer that acts to …

The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 8…

The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this article is to protect the health and safety of the public and to improve the safety of transporting hazardous materials by rail. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1662, Sec. 11.)

For purposes of this article, “hazardous material” means either of the following: (a) A hazardous material, as defined in Section 171.8 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) A hazardous material, as defined in Section 25501 of the Health and Safety Code. (Amended by…

Any railroad corporation which is involved in an incident resulting in a release, or threatened release, of a hazardous material shall immediately report the type and extent of the release or threatened release in the manner specified in Section 25507 of the Health and Safety Cod…

Each railroad corporation which transports hazardous materials in the state shall do all of the following: (a) Provide a system map of the state to the Office of Emergency Services and to the Public Utilities Commission, showing practical groupings of mileposts on the system and …

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Act.” (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)

It is necessary that a transit district be established in the County of Santa Clara in order to meet the public transit problems of that county. Because there is no general law under which such a district could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a speci…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) Since the formation of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, unprecedented growth has occurred in the San Francisco Bay area and in Santa Clara County in particular. It has become apparent that additional measures are requ…

The Santa Clara County Transit District is renamed the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Any reference in this part, or in any other provision of law or regulation, to the Santa Clara County Transit District shall be deemed to refer to the Santa Clara Valley Transporta…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Golden Empire Transit District Act.” (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 590.)

It appears that public interest and necessity may require that a transit district be established in the territory comprising the City of Bakersfield and the unincorporated area of the County of Kern adjacent to the city in order to meet the public transit problems within such ter…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Sacramento Regional Transit District Act.” (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) It is necessary that a transit district be established to operate a single unified public transportation system in the Sacramento region in order to meet the present and future public transportation, and mass and rapid transit, needs…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the formation of this district shall further the concept of regional rapid transit and transit districts, with the eventual goal of the creation of a network of rapid transit systems throughout the state which would be operated as a single…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “San Mateo County Transit District Act.” (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

It is necessary that a transit district be established in the County of San Mateo in order to meet the public transit problems of that county. Because there is no general law under which such a district could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a special…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District Act. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide for a unified, comprehensive institutional structure for the ownership and governance of a passenger and freight rail system within the Counties of Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma, and any other counties immedia…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “District” means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. (b) “Dividing line” has the same meaning as defined in Section 93004 of the Government Code. (c) “Rail transit” means the transportation of pas…

The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 56000) Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code), shall not apply to the formation or dissolution of the district, or the annexation of additional contiguous territory to t…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Monterey-Salinas Transit District Act. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 460, Sec. 1. (AB 644) Effective January 1, 2010.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agency” means the Monterey-Salinas Transit Joint Powers Agency, a joint exercise of powers agency. (b) “Board of directors” or “board” means the Board of Directors of the Monterey-Salinas Transit District…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the Gold Coast Transit District Act. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)

The purpose of the transit district is to develop, provide, operate, and administer public transportation and to protect the public interest, health, and welfare. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 664) Effective January 1, 2014.)

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agency” means Gold Coast Transit, a joint powers agency created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (b) “Board of directors” …

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Mills-Deddeh Transit Development Act. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

As used in this division, “board” means a county transit development board created pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 120050). (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “North County Transit District Act.” (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)

As used in this division, “district” means the North County Transit District. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

It is the intent of the Legislature to improve existing public transportation coordination. The Legislature recognizes that in order to achieve a unified, coordinated public transportation system within the San Diego region, it may be necessary to form a regionwide transit distri…

This division shall be known and may be cited as the County Transportation Commissions Act. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Public demand for an efficient public transportation system in the southern California region resulting from population sprawl, the concentration of many transit dependent citizens in the large urban areas, and increasing mobili…

As used in this division, “commission” means a county transportation commission created pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 130050). (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

As used in this division, “local transportation zones” means cities or unincorporated areas which contain at least one economic center or major trip generator in which there is a large percentage of short- and medium-length transit trips. Local transportation zones shall be coord…

As used in this division, “multicounty designated transportation planning agency” means the Southern California Association of Governments. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)

The multicounty designated transportation planning agency shall conduct its meetings in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code). A majority of the members of the executive comm…

Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of Section 130109, all provisions of the Orange County Transit District Act of 1965 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 10), regarding employer-employee relations, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area County Traffic and Transportation Funding Act. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That, in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area, traffic and transportation improvements are an immediate high priority needed to resolve the bay area’s serious traffic congestion and transit mobility problems that thre…

This division does not apply to the County of Santa Clara until November 1, 1995. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)

“City selection committee” means the committee created pursuant to Section 50270 of the Government Code. For purposes of the City and County of San Francisco, the committee means the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective …

“Commission” means the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)

“County” includes a city and county, and means any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)

“Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)