Section 102283 Of Article 5. Transit Facilities And Service From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.

. The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway or any stream, bay or water course, or over any of the lands which are the property of the state, to the same extent that such rights and privileges appertaining thereto are granted to municipalities within the state.