California Public Utilities Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

• Section 99200.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act.”(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
• Section 99201.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this article shall govern construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
• Section 99203.
  “Claimant” or any derivative term, such as “applicant,” means an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.)
• Section 99204.
  “City” means a city within the county having the fund from which the disbursement will be made.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
• Section 99204.3.
  “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
• Section 99204.5.
  “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.)
• Section 99204.6.
  “Controller” means the Controller of the State of California.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 4.)
• Section 99205.
  “County” includes a city and county.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
• Section 99205.5.
  “Department” means the Department of Transportation.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
• Section 99205.6.
  “Director” means the Director of Transportation.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 10.)
• Section 99205.7.
  “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,...
• Section 99206.
  “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...
• Section 99206.5.
  “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...
• Section 99207.
  (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...
• Section 99207.5.
  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...
• Section 99208.
  “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...
• Section 99209.
  “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...
• Section 99209.1.
  “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...
• Section 99209.5.
  “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...
• Section 99210.
  “Operator” means any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1188.)
• Section 99210.1.
  “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,
• Section 99211.
  “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...
• Section 99211.5.
  “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...
• Section 99212.
  “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....
• Section 99213.
  “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...
• Section 99214.
  (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...
• Section 99215.
  “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...
• Section 99217.
  “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.)

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