Article 1. Definitions of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.

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

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

"District" means the San Diego County Transit District.

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

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

"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. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the district from leasing its buses to public agencies or to private certified public carriers or to prohibit the district from providing schoolbus service for the transportation of pupils between their homes and schools.

"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.