Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) This chapter shall not displace, or supplant, the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3610) of Division 4.5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and the impasse resolution and injunctive relief procedures provided for pursuant to Sections 3612 to 3614, inclusive,…

(a) Any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Public Employment Relations Board in an unfair practice case, except a decision of that board not to issue a complaint in such a case, may petition for a writ of extraordinary relief f…

This chapter, as amended by the act adding this section, shall not be interpreted as if it were in conflict with any collective bargaining agreement and shall not be implemented to abrogate an agreement entered into before January 1, 2022, between the district and an employee org…

Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the district shall assume and observe all existing pension and labor contracts. To the extent necessary for operation of fac…

The district shall not contract with any company, person, or public agency for that company, person, or public agency to provide transit facilities or services or acquire any existing system, or part thereof, whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, nor shall the d…

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of this district may authorize and, upon authorization, the district shall make deductions from wages and salaries of employees pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified labor…

The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified employee organization and to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with that employee organization covering the wages, hours, and working conditions of the employees represente…

The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch…

The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation disability, and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, Sec. 26. (SB …

In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is selected pursuant to Section 102403, the provisions of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code are not applicable to the district. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 492, S…

Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to the district and its employees. Notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 3558.8 of the Government Code, the district is a public employer …

Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or pr…

Any question which may arise with respect to whether a majority of employees in an appropriate unit desire to be represented by a labor organization shall be submitted to the Public Employment Relations Board. In resolving those questions of representation, including the determin…

Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization and upon determining, as provided in Section 103401, that the labor organization represents at least a majorit…

(a) A contract or agreement shall not be made with any labor organization, association, or group that denies membership on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code.…

If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the accredited representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, pensions, and working conditions or the interpretation or application of t…

If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the accredited representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement either on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, pensions, and working conditions or the interpretation or applicati…

In the event the district and the representatives of the employees do not agree to submit any dispute to arbitration as provided in Section 103405, the State Conciliation Service may be notified by either party that a dispute exists and there is no agreement to arbitrate. Followi…

In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is selected pursuant to Section 103401, the provisions of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500), Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code are not applicable to the district. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property authorized by this part or necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the powers of the district, the board shall, by ordinance, adopted …

Notice of holding of the election shall be given by publishing, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the ordinance calling the election in at least one newspaper published in the district. No other notice of the election need be given. Except as otherwise provided in …

If any proposition is defeated by the electors, the board shall not call another election on a substantially similar proposition to be held within six months after the prior election. If a petition requesting submission of this type of a proposition, signed by 15 percent of the d…

If two-thirds of the electors voting on the proposition vote for it, then the board may, by resolution, at the time or times it deems proper, issue bonds of the district for the whole or any part of the amount of the indebtedness so authorized and may from time to time, by resolu…

The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 7 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds or any series thereof may be for any period not exceeding one year as determined by the board. In the resolution or resolu…

The bonds may be sold as the board determines by resolution but for not less than par. Before selling the bonds or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in a manner as it may prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale sha…

Delivery of any bonds may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds and the remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the treasury to the credit of the proper improvement …

After the expiration of three years after a bond election the board may determine, by ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the board, that any or all of the bonds authorized at the election remaining unsold shall not be issued or sold. When the ordinanc…

Whenever the board deems that the expenditure of money for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized by the voters is impractical or unwise, it may, by ordinance adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the board, so declare and call an election to be held in the …

The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district upon the terms, at the times, and in the manner which it determines. Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to pay all or any …

The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 53500) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to the district. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Any bonds that are issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now…

The board may enter into any covenants deemed proper to provide for issuance of additional parity bonds and the priority and pledge of special taxes; and any other covenants that are customary or desirable in the issuance of any bonds payable out of special funds or that are nece…

The board may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by, or on behalf of, the board, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the …

The board is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise,” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for all purposes of this article, …

A district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

A 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. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), any judicial action or proceeding against a district that provides electric utility service, to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion fixing or changing a rate or charge for an electric commodity …

A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this division. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)

A district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

A 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. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this division. The district, in exercising such power, shall in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, als…

The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

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. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

The district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose, as provided in Chapter 7 of this part. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

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 part. The district, in exercising such power, shall in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also …