Every common carrier subject to the provisions of this part may transport free or at reduced rates contractors and their employees engaged in carrying out contracts with the United States, this State, or any county or municipal government, or other governmental agency in this State, and materials or supplies for use in carrying out such contracts, in each case to the extent only that such free or reduced rate transportation is provided for in the specifications upon which the contract is based and in the contract itself.

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

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 531

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • employees: includes furloughed, pensioned, and superannuated employees of any common carrier subject to the provisions of this part, persons who have become disabled or infirm in the service of any such carrier, ex-employees traveling for the purpose of entering the service of any such carrier, and the remains of persons dying while in the employment of any such carrier. See California Public Utilities Code 521
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
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