Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100010. Section 100010.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.
CHAPTER 2. Definitions [100010. - 100022.]
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC 2.
in effectCal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100011. Section 100011.
“VTA” means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100012. Section 100012.
“Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means, and includes rapid transit.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100013. Section 100013.
“Transit works” or “transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the VTA for transit service or purposes.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100014. Section 100014.
“Board of directors” and “board” means the board of directors of the VTA.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100014.1. Section 100014.1.
“Director” means a member of the board of directors of the VTA.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100015. Section 100015.
“County” means the County of Santa Clara.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100016. Section 100016.
“Public agency” includes the State of California, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality or agency thereof.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100017. Section 100017.
“System” means all transit works and transit facilities owned or held or to be owned or held by the VTA for transit purposes.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100018. Section 100018.
“Revenues” means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the VTA from the operation of the system, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, interest allowed on any moneys or securities and any profits derived from the sale of any securities and any consideration in any way derived from any properties owned, operated, or at any time maintained by the VTA.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100019. Section 100019.
“Person” includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, trust, limited liability company, business trust or receiver or trustee or conservator for any thereof, but does not include a public agency, as defined in this chapter.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100020. Section 100020.
“Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing system acquired by the VTA.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100021. Section 100021.
“Existing system” means any transit service or system of a publicly or privately owned public utility or division thereof operating entirely within Santa Clara County or at least 40 percent of whose revenue vehicle miles for the preceding calendar year were operated within the district but does not include a charter-party carrier or the charter service of a passenger stage corporation.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 100022. Section 100022.
“Transportation works” or “transportation facilities” means any or all real and personal property, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the VTA to facilitate the passage of vehicles or pedestrians exclusive of transit works and transit facilities.
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