Section 160005 Of Chapter 2. Powers Of The District From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 16. >> Chapter 2.
160005
. In addition to powers delegated to the Peninsula Corridor
Study Joint Powers Board by a joint exercise of powers agreement
pursuant to Section 1 of Chapter 1328 of the Statutes of 1987, the
district has all of the following powers:
(a) To acquire real and personal property of every kind for rail
purposes by grant, gift, devise, lease, or eminent domain, and to
hold, use, sell, lease, or transfer any such property.
(b) To enter into any contract necessary for its powers.
(c) To establish or change rates, charges, and services. The
Public Utilities Commission has no jurisdiction over the district or
any of its activities except as to matters of public safety.
(d) To indemnify and defend any railroad corporation, regardless
of its negligence, that operates rail services for the district
pursuant to contract.
(e) To appoint an executive officer, and to employ staff and legal
counsel.
(f) To sue and be sued.
(g) To indemnify and defend the Department of Transportation with
respect to the transfer of rights-of-way, stations, rail passenger
equipment, and facilities, and contracts, leases, or agreements
relative to those properties whose ownership or responsibility is
transferred to the district in accordance with the terms of an
agreement to be negotiated.