California Public Utilities Code CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

  • Section 28500.
    This part is known and may be cited as the “San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Act.”(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)
  • Section 28501.
    This part is in furtherance of the declared policy of the State to stimulate the maximum use of the harbor in San Francisco Bay in...
  • Section 28502.
    The part shall be liberally construed to carry out the objects and purposes and the declared policy of the State of California as in this...
  • Section 28502.1.
    Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)
  • Section 28503.
    “District” as used in this part, means the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)
  • Section 28504.
    “San Francisco Bay area,” as used in this part, means the Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and...
  • Section 28505.
    “Rapid transit,” as used in this part, means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)
  • Section 28506.
    For the purpose of establishing the bonded debt limit of the district, “taxable property,” as used in this part, shall not include solvent credits.(Added by...
  • Section 28507.
    “Board of supervisors,” as used in this part, means the board of supervisors of a county in the San Francisco Bay area.(Added by Stats. 1957,...
  • Section 28508.
    “Board of directors,” “board,” or “directors,” as used in this part, means the board of directors of the district.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)
  • Section 28509.
    “Public agency,” as used in this part, includes the State of California, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018