Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22001. Section 22001.
This part may be cited as the “California Airport District Act.”
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions [22001. - 22017.]
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC 1.
in effectCal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22002. Section 22002.
The purpose of this part is to facilitate the formation of intercity and county airport districts having responsibility for the development of airports, spaceports, and air navigation facilities, the objective being to encourage airport and spaceport development by communities and to distribute the cost uniformly among all who benefit.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22003. Section 22003.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22004. Section 22004.
Airport districts may be created, maintained, and managed as provided in this part and may exercise the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22005. Section 22005.
A district may lie within or include the territories of one or more counties. It may include one or more cities, all or any part of any city and any part of the unincorporated territory of any county.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22006. Section 22006.
The boundaries of a district may be altered and outlying contiguous territory in the same or an adjoining county annexed to the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22007. Section 22007.
Except as otherwise provided in this part, the law governing the qualifications of electors, the manner of voting, the duties of election officers, the canvassing of returns, declaration of results, and all other particulars in respect to the calling and holding of general municipal elections in cities of the fifth and sixth class, so far as applicable, governs all district elections.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22008. Section 22008.
“District” means airport district, formed and proposed to be formed, pursuant to this part.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22009. Section 22009.
“Principal county” means the county in which all of the territory of the district is situated, or if the territory is situated in more than one county, the county in which the greatest portion of the territory is situated.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22010. Section 22010.
“Affected county” means any county in which the territory of the district is situated.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22011. Section 22011.
“Board” means the board of directors of the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22012. Section 22012.
“Director” means member of the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22013. Section 22013.
“Secretary” means secretary of the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22014. Section 22014.
“Bond election” means an election provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 22731) of Chapter 5.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22015. Section 22015.
“Formation election” means an election provided for in Article 4 (commencing with Section 22226) of Chapter 2.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22016. Section 22016.
“Bond tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 22901) for the payment of the bonded indebtedness of the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 22017. Section 22017.
“District tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter 6 for the payment of expenses of, and claims against the district, other than the bonded indebtedness.
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