SECTIONS 26000-26006 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 26000-26006

26000. Subject to Chapter 1, Division 7 of the Harbors and
Navigation Code, the board of supervisors may grant licenses and
franchises for the construction of wharves, chutes, booms, and piers,
and for the taking and keeping of tolls thereon.

26001. The board may grant franchises along and over the public
roads and highways for all lawful purposes, upon such terms,
conditions, and restrictions as in its judgment are necessary and
proper, and in such manner as to present the least possible
obstruction and inconvenience to the traveling public.
Any general law applicable to the granting of franchises by
municipal corporations and counties throughout the State for purposes
involving the furnishing of any service or commodity to the public
or any portion thereof shall be complied with in the granting of any
franchises by the board of supervisors.

26001.5. The board may deposit funds that it receives from its
grant of a franchise to use the public roads in the general fund of
the county.

26002. Unless otherwise provided by law, the board may lay out,
maintain, control, construct, repair, and manage public ferries,
bridges, wharves, chutes, other shipping facilities, and passenger
transportation facilities within the county and may cooperate with
any city in so doing.
The board of supervisors may furnish and operate public
transportation services within the unincorporated areas of the
county. Such service may be furnished and operated within a city or
transit district if the governing board of the city or district
consents thereto.

26002.5. The legislative body of any city and county located in the
area served by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company from the
City of San Jose to the City and County of San Francisco may make a
bulk purchase of tickets for that line from the company, or from the
Greyhound Bus Lines for transportation services within the area, or
from both, for resale at less than the cost to the residents of the
city and county.
The legislative body shall determine the resale price of tickets
purchased by it.

26003. Whenever an application is made to the board of supervisors
for an order, franchise, or license relating to any road, bridge,
ferry, wharf, chute, pier, or other subject over which the board has
jurisdiction in which a majority of the board are interested, the
application by order of the board shall be transferred to the
superior court of the county. The clerk of the board shall thereupon
certify the application and all orders and papers relating thereto to
the superior court. Thereafter the superior court has full
jurisdiction to hear and determine the application.

26004. The board of supervisors may install and maintain watering
troughs along any state highway subject to agreement as to location
with the Department of Transportation, and along any county road or
stock trail in the county.

26005. If the board of supervisors determines that it is beneficial
to the county, and an equal or greater sum of money has been made
available from private sources, it may appropriate and expend money
from the general fund of the county for making surveys, maps, plans,
and plats and for obtaining data and information preliminary to the
development, improvement, or construction of a deep water canal,
waterway, or water facilities for transportation purposes through,
across, or along the county and any adjoining county.

26006. The board of supervisors may make contributions of public
funds, materials, property and services to any city or to any
statutorily created transit district for the purpose of improving
public transportation within the county. The contributions may be
subject to such terms and conditions as the board, in its discretion,
deems reasonable under the circumstances, and contracts may be
entered into for that purpose.