Section 99209 Of Article 1. General Provisions And Definitions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.

. "Municipal operator" means a city or county, including any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the city or county, which operates a public transportation system, or which on July 1, 1972, financially supported, in whole or in part, a privately owned public transportation system, and which is not included, in whole or in part, within an existing transit district.