Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 16 > Chapter 3 > Article 4 - Other Officers

• District: means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Public agency: includes the state, 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. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
• Rail transit: means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail. See California Public Utilities Code 105003
• rail transit facilities: means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for rail transit service purposes, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to station sites. See California Public Utilities Code 105003