§ 28950 The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter …
§ 28951 The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by …
§ 28952 The district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes …
§ 28953 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any …
§ 28955 The Public Utilities Commission of the State shall have and exercise …
§ 28956 The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, …
§ 28957 The district may be merged into or consolidated with any other public …
§ 28958 The board may authorize the temporary transfer of cash balances in …
§ 28959 Notwithstanding Sections 53090 and 53091 of the Government Code, …

Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 2 > Chapter 6 > Article 1 - Corporate Power

  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • COIN ordinance: means an ordinance adopted by a city, county, city and county, or special district that requires any of the following as a part of any collective bargaining process undertaken pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of . See California Public Contract Code 22176
  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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 Public Utilities Code 18
  • directors: as used in this part , means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 28508
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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.
  • Public agency: as used in this part , 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. See California Public Utilities Code 28509
  • Rapid transit: as used in this part , means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means. See California Public Utilities Code 28505
  • San Francisco Bay area: as used in this part , means the Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo. See California Public Utilities Code 28504
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17