Chapter 1. General Provisions, Findings, And Definitions of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 15.5. >> Chapter 1.

This division shall be known and may be cited as the Tuolumne County Road Facilities Improvement Act.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
  (a) Recognizing the scarcity of resources available for all transportation development, the alternative methods of financing provided in this division are needed to finance the cost of maintaining, acquiring, constructing, and developing facilities for transportation systems in the County of Tuolumne and these methods will increase economic opportunities, contribute to economic development, be in the public interest and serve a public purpose, and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens within the County of Tuolumne.
  (b) It is in the public interest to allow the voters of Tuolumne County to create the Tuolumne County Traffic Authority so that local decisions can be implemented in a timely manner to provide improvements to the transportation system.

"Bonds" means indebtedness and securities of any kind or class, including bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, and commercial paper.

"Authority" means the Tuolumne County Traffic Authority created pursuant to this division in the County of Tuolumne.

"City" means the City of Sonora in the County of Tuolumne.

"County" means the unincorporated area of the County of Tuolumne.

"County of Tuolumne" and "Tuolumne County" mean the entire territory of the County of Tuolumne, including the territory of incorporated cities within the county.

"Electors" means the electors of the city with respect to a city ordinance, or the electors of the county with respect to a county ordinance.

"Ordinance" means either a city ordinance or a county ordinance, adopted pursuant to Section 150201, which imposes a retail transactions and use tax within the city or the county, respectively.

"Tuolumne County LTC" means the Tuolumne County and Cities Area Planning Council, the transportation planning agency for the county established pursuant to Section 29535 of the Government Code. Any board, commission, department, or officer succeeding to the functions of the LTC is granted the powers and duties of the LTC under this division.

"Voters" means the voters of the city with respect to a city ordinance, or the voters of the county with respect to a county ordinance.