SECTIONS 2901-2907 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 2901-2907

2901. Any municipal corporation may retain or surrender to the
commission the powers of control vested in it to supervise and
regulate the relationship between any one or more classes of public
utilities, and their present or prospective customers, consumers, or
patrons, and, if it has retained such powers over any class of public
utilities, may thereafter surrender such powers to the commission.

2902. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize any
municipal corporation to surrender to the commission its powers of
control to supervise and regulate the relationship between a public
utility and the general public in matters affecting the health,
convenience, and safety of the general public, including matters such
as the use and repair of public streets by any public utility, the
location of the poles, wires, mains, or conduits of any public
utility, on, under, or above any public streets, and the speed of
common carriers operating within the limits of the municipal
corporation.

2903. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and
general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction
of this chapter.

2904. "Municipal corporation" means a city and county or
incorporated city.

2905. "Legislative body" means the board of supervisors, municipal
council, commission, or other legislative or governing body of a
municipal corporation.

2906. "Powers of control" means all powers of control vested in a
municipal corporation to supervise and regulate (a) the relationship
between public utilities and their present or prospective customers,
consumers, or patrons. The term does not include the powers of
control vested in any municipal corporation to supervise and regulate
the relationship between such public utilities and the general
public in matters affecting the health, convenience, and safety of
the general public, including matters such as the use and repair of
public streets by any public utility, the location of the poles,
wires, mains, or conduits of any public utility, on, under, or above
any public streets, and (b) the speed of common carriers operating
within the limits of the municipal corporation.

2907. "Railroad corporation," "street railroad corporation,"
"common carrier," "gas corporation," "electrical corporation,"
"telephone corporation," "telegraph corporation," "water corporation,"
and "public utility" have the same meaning as is given to them,
respectively, in Part 1 (commencing with Section 201).