§ 103282 Transit Facility Acquisition Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

The law lets the transit district get and use land and facilities for public transportation, even on or under streets and waterways.

Key Takeaways

•The district can own, build, and run transit facilities.
•It can use land above, below, or beside roads and waterways.
•It can share or jointly use those facilities with others.

Example

A city wants to build a new bus station on a street and needs to use part of a park for a bus layover area.

The district can take the needed land or rights to use it, even if it's on a street or in a park, to build the station.

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

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 103282 Transit Facility Acquisition Authority

The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all facilities necessary or convenient for transit service within or without 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 or vehicles thereto, and may acquire any interest in, or rights to, the use or joint use of any or all of the foregoing. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

rights-of-way rail lines buslines stations platforms switches yards terminals parking lots transit service district

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 103282.

§ 103282 Transit Facility Acquisition Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 103282 Transit Facility Acquisition Authority

The law lets the transit district get and use land and facilities for public transportation, even on or under streets and waterways.

Key Takeaways

•The district can own, build, and run transit facilities.
•It can use land above, below, or beside roads and waterways.
•It can share or jointly use those facilities with others.

Example

A city wants to build a new bus station on a street and needs to use part of a park for a bus layover area.

The district can take the needed land or rights to use it, even if it's on a street or in a park, to build the station.

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

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 103282 Transit Facility Acquisition Authority

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

rights-of-way rail lines buslines stations platforms switches yards terminals parking lots transit service district

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 103282.

Key Takeaways

Example

Key Terms

Related Statutes

References

Key Takeaways

Example

Key Terms

Related Statutes

References