SECTIONS 40000-40006 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 40000-40006

40000. This part shall be known and cited as the "Orange County
Transit District Act of 1965."

40001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of
this article govern the construction of this part.

40002. "District" means the Orange County Transit District formed
under this part.

40003. "Board" means the board of directors of this district.

40004. "Voter" means any elector who is registered under the
Elections Code.

40005. "Transit" means the transportation of passengers only and
their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus,
sightseeing bus, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual
passenger fare-paying basis and includes carpools and ridesharing in
private vehicles. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
prohibit the district from leasing its buses to private certified
public carriers or to prohibit the district from providing schoolbus
service for the transportation of pupils between their homes and
schools.

40006. "Transit works" or "transit facilities" means all real and
personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be
acquired by the district for transit service.