SECTIONS 170000-170006 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 170000-170006

170000. This division shall be known and may be cited as the San
Diego County Regional Airport Authority Act.

170002. There is hereby established the San Diego County Regional
Airport Authority, as a local governmental entity of regional
government, with jurisdiction extending throughout the County of San
Diego.

170004. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Airports help to link local, regional, statewide, national,
and global economic activities. Airports are also essential features
of comprehensive transportation systems, that include streets and
highways, rail transit, transit over water, and mass transit.
(b) It is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare that
public officials and the private sector plan, develop, and operate
the airports in the San Diego County region so that those airports
promote economic development, protect environmental quality, and
enhance social equity.
(c) The significant regional consequences of airport planning,
development, and operations require the creation of a regional
airport authority.

170006. For the purposes of this division, the following terms have
the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise.
(a) The "authority" means the San Diego County Regional Airport
Authority established under this division.
(b) The "board" and "board of directors" means the governing board
of the authority established as specified in Chapter 2 (commencing
with Section 170010).
(c) The "city selection committee" means the committee created
pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 50270) of Chapter 1
of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(d) The "consolidated agency" means the authority resulting from
the consolidation of the San Diego Association of Governments and the
transit boards pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
132350) of Division 12.7.
(e) The "east county cities" means the Cities of El Cajon, La
Mesa, Lemon Grove, and Santee.
(f) The "north county coastal cities" means the Cities of
Carlsbad, Del Mar, Encinitas, Oceanside, and Solana Beach.
(g) The "north county inland cities" means the Cities of
Escondido, Poway, San Marcos, and Vista.
(h) The "port" means the San Diego Unified Port District
established under the San Diego Unified Port District Act (Chapter 67
of the Statutes of 1962, First Extraordinary Session).
(i) The "San Diego International Airport" means the airport
located at Lindbergh Field in the County of San Diego.
(j) The "south county cities" means the Cities of Chula Vista,
Coronado, Imperial Beach, and National City.