CHAPTER 5. General Powers and Functions of the District [101175. - 101208.5.]

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.

§§ 101175–101208.5 · 26 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Corporate Power §§ 101175–101179 · 5 sections

   • § 101175 The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
   • § 101176 Except as otherwise provided by law, the district may sue and be sued in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
   • § 101177 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part. In the…
   • § 101178 No action in eminent domain to acquire property, or any interest therein, shall be commenced unless the legislative body of the city, as to property which is…
   • § 101179 No such taking or acquisition by the district which would involve the abandonment, removal, relocation, or use of the property of a railroad corporation, as…
2. ARTICLE 2. Contracts §§ 101180–101181 · 2 sections

   • § 101180 The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise,…
   • § 101181 No officer or employee of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in…
3. ARTICLE 4. Property §§ 101190–101191 · 2 sections

   • § 101190 The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy,…
   • § 101191 Whenever the board by resolution determines that any record, map, book, or paper which has been in the possession of the district, or any officer or employee…
4. ARTICLE 5. Transit Facilities and Service §§ 101195–101206 · 12 sections

   • § 101195 The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, and…
   • § 101196 The district may, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, rights-of-way,…
   • § 101197 The district shall not interfere with, or exercise control over, any transit facilities now or hereafter owned and operated wholly or partly within the…
   • § 101198 The district may lease, or contract for the use of, its transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such…
   • § 101199 The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any street or public highway or any…
   • § 101200 The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any city, public agency, or public utility operating…
   • § 101201 The rates and charges for service furnished by the district shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.
   • § 101202 The board of supervisors, or the city council of a municipality having territory located within the district, may file a request for a hearing before the…
   • § 101203 Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided for in Section 101202, the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall…
   • § 101204 Prior to, or at the time fixed, for hearing, the board of supervisors, or any city council eligible to file a request for hearing, and not a party to the…
   • § 101205 Within 30 days after submission of the case, the board shall render its decision and its decision shall be final.
   • § 101206 The district may operate charter bus service subject to the following limitations: (a) No bus equipment which is designed solely for charter service shall be…
5. ARTICLE 6. Existing Systems §§ 101208.1–101208.5 · 5 sections

   • § 101208.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the district may establish any transit service or system which may at any time divert, lessen, or…
   • § 101208.2 The district shall not establish the proposed service or system, or maintain and operate the service or system, until it has completed the purchase of the…
   • § 101208.3 The purchase price to be paid for the existing system, or any portion thereof to be purchased, shall be the reproduction cost new, including going concern…
   • § 101208.4 The district and public utility operating the existing system may agree upon the purchase price or they may agree that the purchase price is to be established…
   • § 101208.5 Section 851 shall not apply to any contract for sale or sale of an existing system, or any portion thereof, pursuant to this article, and the Public Utilities…