Article 1 Personnel
Article 2 Annual Budget
Article 3 Corporate Powers
Article 4 Contracts
Article 5 Financing

Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 17 > Chapter 4 - Powers and Functions of the District

  • Agency: means the Monterey-Salinas Transit Joint Powers Agency, a joint exercise of powers agency. See California Public Utilities Code 106001
  • Agency: means Gold Coast Transit, a joint powers agency created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of . See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • board: means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Construction manager: means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is a licensed contractor pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of . See California Public Contract Code 6702
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: means the County of Ventura. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation as established under Part 5 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of . See California Public Contract Code 6702
  • Director: means a voting member of the board of directors. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • District: means the Gold Coast Transit District created by this part. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • General manager: means the person defined in subdivision (d) of Section 107020. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Member: means the County of Ventura, the Cities of Oxnard, San Buenaventura (Ventura), Port Hueneme, and Ojai, and any other city within the County of Ventura that joins as a member of the district as set forth in this part. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Water Code 19
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Preconstruction services: means advice during the design phase including, but not limited to, scheduling, pricing, and phasing to assist the department to design a more constructible project. See California Public Contract Code 6702
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Project: means the construction of a highway, bridge, or tunnel. See California Public Contract Code 6702
  • property: includes property real and personal. See California Civil Code 14
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Responsible bidder: as used in this part , means a bidder who has demonstrated the attribute of trustworthiness, as well as quality, fitness, capacity, and experience to satisfactorily perform the public works contract. See California Public Contract Code 1103
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
  • Transit: means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Transit facilities: means any and all real and personal property, easements, licenses, equipment, facilities, rights, title, or interests owned or acquired by the district for transit services and the operation thereof. See California Public Utilities Code 107002
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • will: includes codicil. See California Civil Code 14
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.