§ 101195 Transit Facility Acquisition Powers

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law lets the transit district build, own, run, and use any kind of transit stuff—like train tracks, bus lines, stations, and related structures—anywhere they need, even underground or over streets, as long as they get permission for anything placed on public roads or waterways.

Key Takeaways

•The district can create any transit facilities it needs—tracks, buses, stations, etc.
•It can put these facilities underground, on the ground, or above the ground, even over public streets or waterways.
•If the facility is on public land (like a street), the district must get consent from the public authority that manages that land.

Example

The district wants to put a new bus stop and a small shelter on Main Street.

The district can build the bus stop and shelter, but it must first get approval from the city or the agency that controls Main Street because the stop will be on public property.

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§ 101195 Transit Facility Acquisition Powers

The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, and any and all other facilities necessary or convenient for transit service within or partly outside the district, underground, upon, or above the ground and under, upon, or over public streets or other public ways or waterways, together with all physical structures necessary or convenient for the access of persons and vehicles thereto, and may acquire any interest in, or rights to, the joint use of any or all of the foregoing; provided, that installations in any street, road, or other property devoted to a public use shall be subject to consent of the governing body in charge of such public use. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

district transit service rights-of-way rail lines buslines stations platforms switches yards terminals public streets governing body

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 101195.

§ 101195 Transit Facility Acquisition Powers

Public Utilities Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 101195 Transit Facility Acquisition Powers

Key Takeaways

•The district can create any transit facilities it needs—tracks, buses, stations, etc.
•It can put these facilities underground, on the ground, or above the ground, even over public streets or waterways.
•If the facility is on public land (like a street), the district must get consent from the public authority that manages that land.

Example

The district wants to put a new bus stop and a small shelter on Main Street.

The district can build the bus stop and shelter, but it must first get approval from the city or the agency that controls Main Street because the stop will be on public property.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

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§ 101195 Transit Facility Acquisition Powers

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

district transit service rights-of-way rail lines buslines stations platforms switches yards terminals public streets governing body

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 101195.

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