§ 8300 This part may be cited as the Public Streets, Highways, and Service …
§ 8301 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions …
§ 8302 “Adoption” of a resolution includes passage or enactment of a …
§ 8303 “Clerk” includes a person or officer who is the clerk of a …
§ 8304 “Legislative body” means:(a) In the case of a county or city and …
§ 8305 “Local agency” means a county, city, or city and county.
§ 8305.5 “Public entity” means a local agency or the California Transportation …
§ 8306 “Public service easement” includes all or part of, or any right …
§ 8306.5 “Public utility” means a public utility as defined in Section 216 of …
§ 8307 “Resolution” includes an ordinance.
§ 8308 “Street” and “highway” include all or part of, or any right in, a …
§ 8309 “Vacation” means the complete or partial abandonment or termination …

Terms Used In California Codes > Streets and Highways Code > Division 9 > Part 3 > Chapter 1 - Short Title and Definitions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • County: includes "city and county. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • department: means the State Department of Health Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14062
  • 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.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • Medi-Cal: means the California Medical Assistance Program. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 14063
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19