Public Utilities Code


general provisions 

General Provisions

Sections 1–22

division 1

Regulation of Public Utilities

parts 1–4
1 Public Utilities Act
2 Specific Public Utilities
3 Surrender of Municipal Control
4 Production and Transmission of Public Utility Commodities and Services

division 1.5

California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority Act

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Purpose of the California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority
3 The California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority
4 California Consumer Power and Conservation Financing Authority Fund
5 Bonds
6 Termination Provisions

division 2

Regulation of Related Businesses by the Public Utilities Commission

chapters 1–9
1 Interstate and Foreign Motor Carriers of Household Goods and Passengers Act
2.5 Private Carriers of Passengers
4 Enforcement of Federal Pipeline Safety Standards for Mobilehome Park Operators
4.1 Enforcement of Federal Pipeline Safety Standards for Propane Operators
4.5 For-hire Vessels
6 Transportation Rate Fund and Fees
7 Household Goods Carriers
8 Charter-party Carriers of Passengers
9 Commercial Air Carriers

division 2.5

The Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006

Sections 5800–5970

division 3

Public Utility Franchises by Local Governments

chapters 1–3
1 Franchise Provisions in General
2 Gas, Oil, Electric, and Water Franchises by Municipalities
2.5 Municipal Public Lands Use Surcharge
3 Resettlement of Street, Suburban,and Interurban Railroad Franchises

division 3.5

Utility Relocation Agreements

chapter 1
1 Relocation for Transit or Transportation Capital Improvement Projects

division 4

Laws Relating to Utility Corporations and Their Employees

chapters 1–7
1 Railroad Corporations
2 Street Railroads
3 Telegraph or Telephone Corporations
3.5 New Area Codes
4 Injury to Public Utility Property
5 Electrical Line Construction
6 Electric Service Areas
7 Miscellaneous Regulations

division 4.1

Provisions Applicable to Privately Owned and Publicly Owned Public Utilities

chapters 1–5
1 Nuclear Powerplant Communities Information
2 Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
3 Greenhouse Gases Emission Performance Standard for Baseload Electrical Generating Resources
3.5 Air Pollution Performance Standard for New Generation
4 Smart Grid Systems
5 Privacy Protections for Energy Consumption Data

division 4.8

Publicly Owned Utilities

Sections 9500–9502

division 4.9

Restructuring of Publicly Owned Electric Utilities in Connection With the Restructuring of the Electrical Services Industry

Sections 9600–9620

division 5

Utilities Owned by Municipal Corporations

chapter 1
1 Acquisition, Operation, and Sale of Utilities

division 6

Municipal Utility District Act

chapters 1–11.5
1 General Provisions
2 Formation of Districts
3 Internal Organization of Districts
4 Civil Service System
5 Retirement System
6 Powers and Functions of District
6.5 Electric System Improvements
7 Bonds
7.1 Emergency Financing
7.5 Short-term Borrowing
8 Special District for Sewage Disposal or Solid Waste Resource Recovery
9 Annexation of Public Agencies
10 Annexation of Unincorporated Territory
11 Exclusion of Territory
11.5 Hearings

division 7

Public Utility District Act

chapters 1–11
1 General Provisions
2 Formation of Districts
3 Internal Organization of Districts
4 Powers and Functions of Districts
5 Acquisition of Works
6 Bonds
6.5 Adoption of Improvement Acts
7 Validating Proceedings
8 Annexation
9 Exclusion of Territory
11 Zones in Districts in Lake Tahoe Basin

division 9

Aviation

parts 1–6
1 State Aeronautics Act
2 Airport Districts
5 Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act
6 Aircraft Damage Reporting

division 10

Transit Districts

parts 1–17
1 Transit Districts in Counties of Alameda or Contra Costa
2 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
3 Southern California Rapid Transit District
4 Orange County Transit District
5 San Joaquin Regional Transit District
6 Yolo County Transportation District
7 Marin County Transit District
8 San Diego County Transit District
9 The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
10 Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
11 Provisions Applicable to All Public Transit
11.5 Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Act of 1990
12 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
13 Golden Empire Transit District
14 Sacramento Regional Transit District
15 San Mateo County Transit District
16 Sonoma-marin Area Rail Transit District
17 Monterey-salinas Transit District

division 11

Transit Development Boards

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Creation of Boards
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Personnel
6 Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness

division 11.5

North County Transit District

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Creation of Board
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Personnel
6 Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness

division 12

County Transportation Commissions

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions
2 Creation of Commissions
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act
6 Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

division 12.5

County Traffic and Transportation Funding in the Nine-county San Francisco Bay Area

chapters 1–5
1 Definitions and General Provisions
2 County Transportation Expenditureplan
3 Retail Transactions and Use Tax
4 Metropolitan Transportation Commission Administration of Adopted County Transportation Expenditure Plan
5 County Transportation Authority

division 12.7

County and Regional Transportation Commissions

chapters 2–7
2 San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission
3 Transportation Consolidation for San Diego
6 Pasadena Metro Blue Line Construction Authority
7 Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority

division 12.8

Imperial County Transportation Commission

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions and Creation of Commission
2 Administration
3 Powers and Functions

division 13.1

Santa Clara County Traffic Authority

Section 140280

division 14

Coachella Valley Intermodal Transportation Authority

Sections 141000–141050

division 15

Fresno County Transportation Authority

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions
2 Creation of the Authority
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Transportation Coordination
6 Transactions and Use Taxes

division 15.5

Tuolumne County Traffic Authority

chapters 1–5
1 General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions
2 Creation of the Authority
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Transactions and Use Tax

division 16

Peninsula Rail Transit District

chapters 1–2
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Powers of the District

division 16.5

State Transportation Corridor Preservation

chapters 1–2
1 General Provisions and Definitions
2 Duties and Functions

division 17

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions
2 Governing Body
3 Powers and Duties

division 19

Local Transportation Authorities

chapters 1–6
1 General Provisions
2 Creation of Local Transportation Authority
3 Administration
4 Powers and Functions
5 Transactions and Use Taxes
6 Bonds

division 19.1

Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority

Sections 181000–181016

division 19.5

California High-speed Rail Service

chapters 1–3
1 General Provisions,findings, and Definitions
2 The High-speed Rail Authority
3 Responsibilities of the Authority

division 20

San Bernardino County Transportation Commission

chapters 1–4
1 General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions
2 Administration
3 Powers and Functions
4 Transactions and Use Tax

division 25

Riverside County Transportation Commission

chapters 1–4
1 General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions
2 Administration
3 Powers and Functions
4 Transactions and Use Tax