CHAPTER 2. Joint Projects for Sanitation and Electrical Lines

Heading of Chapter 2 renumbered from Chapter 12 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 597.

§§ 55300–55367 · 23 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 55300–55310 · 11 sections

   • § 55300 As used in this chapter, “local agency” means county, city, and sanitary district.
   • § 55301 As used in this chapter, “conduits” mean sewers, water mains, or other conduits.
   • § 55302 As used in this chapter, “lines” mean pole lines for the transmission of electricity and electric energy.
   • § 55303 All powers and duties conferred upon the Public Utilities Commission by this chapter are exclusive. Its judgment is conclusive upon all parties to any…
   • § 55304 This chapter is alternative to, and does not repeal, Chapter 1.
   • § 55305 Under the terms prescribed by its legislative body a city or sanitary district may permit a local agency to construct and maintain conduits and lines in,…
   • § 55306 The resolution of necessity and request for permission of a local agency to construct and maintain conduits and poles in another city or sanitary district…
   • § 55307 If a city or sanitary district, grants permission for the construction and maintenance of sewers, it may connect its sewer and those of its inhabitants with…
   • § 55308 A local agency shall let contracts for furnishing labor or materials for the construction or completion of conduits or line constructed by it in another city…
   • § 55309 If a controversy arises between the local agencies after permission has been granted by a city or sanitary district or by the Public Utilities Commission…
   • § 55310 The Public Utilities Commission shall hear and determine the complaint pursuant to the Public Utilities Act.
2. ARTICLE 2. Agreements for the Joint Construction and Maintenance of Sanitation Conduits and Electrical Lines §§ 55330–55333 · 4 sections

   • § 55330 When the legislative body of a local agency and the legislative bodies of one or more cities or sanitary districts find and adopt a resolution declaring that…
   • § 55331 The legislative body of each local agency may bind or obligate it to pay a proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the conduits or…
   • § 55332 All contracts for construction of conduits or lines pursuant to this article shall be made and entered into by one of the local agencies designated by the…
   • § 55333 The legislative body of a local agency and the legislative bodies of one or more cities or sanitary districts may enter into an agreement with each other for…
3. ARTICLE 3. Refusal to Grant Permission §§ 55360–55367 · 8 sections

   • § 55360 For the purposes of this chapter, all conduits and lines are declared to be public utilities.
   • § 55361 When the legislative body of the city or sanitary district to which a request has been made fails to grant permission or prescribe the terms upon which the…
   • § 55362 Except as otherwise provided in this article, proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission shall be had and conducted pursuant to the Public Utilities…
   • § 55363 A local agency may make a complaint to the Public Utilities Commission in either of the following cases: (a) If a city or sanitary district refuses to grant…
   • § 55364 The local agency may make the complaint within one year after making the application and request for permission.
   • § 55365 The complaint shall set forth: (a) Copies of the resolutions of the legislative bodies of the several local agencies, relative to the application and its…
   • § 55366 The Public Utilities Commission shall hear the complaint. If it appears to the commission that the public interest or convenience requires that the streets and…
   • § 55367 In the judgment the Public Utilities Commission may prescribe the terms upon which the local agency making the application may use the streets and public…