The regional transportation planning agencies or councils of governments for the Counties of Fresno, Merced, Kern, Kings, and Tulare, and any regional transportation planning agencies of other counties that may elect to join the authority, may operate freight rail service within the area of jurisdiction of the authority.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 234, Sec. 1. (SB 325) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 93311

  • authority: means the Central California Railroad Authority. See California Government Code 93303
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.