100010-100022
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
SECTION 100010-100022
100010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part. 100011. "Authority," "district," or "VTA" means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. 100012. "Transit" means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means, and includes rapid transit. 100013. "Transit works" or "transit facilities" means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for transit service or purposes. 100014. "Board of directors" and "board" means the board of directors of the district. 100014.1. "Director" means a member of the board of directors of the district. 100015. "County" means the County of Santa Clara. 100016. "Public agency" 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, or any department, instrumentality or agency thereof. 100017. "System" means all transit works and transit facilities owned or held or to be owned or held by the district for transit purposes. 100018. "Revenues" means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the district from the operation of the system, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, interest allowed on any moneys or securities and any profits derived from the sale of any securities and any consideration in any way derived from any properties owned, operated or at any time maintained by the district. 100019. "Person" includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, trust, limited liability company, business trust or receiver or trustee or conservator for any thereof, but does not include a public agency, as defined in this chapter. 100020. "Establish" includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing system acquired by the district. 100021. "Existing system" means any transit service or system of a publicly or privately owned public utility or division thereof operating entirely within Santa Clara County or at least 40 percent of whose revenue vehicle miles for the preceding calendar year were operated within the district but does not include a charter-party carrier or the charter service of a passenger stage corporation. 100022. "Transportation works" or "transportation facilities" means any or all real and personal property, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the authority to facilitate the passage of vehicles or pedestrians exclusive of transit works and transit facilities.