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2007 California Public Utilities Code Chapter 1. Title Of Act And Policy
CA Codes (puc:100000-100002)
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODESECTION 100000-100002
100000. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Act." 100001. It is necessary that a transit district be established in the County of Santa Clara in order to meet the public transit problems of that county. Because there is no general law under which such a district could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a special district is required. 100001.5. The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) Since the formation of the Santa Clara County Transit District, unprecedented growth has occurred in the San Francisco Bay area and in Santa Clara County in particular. It has become apparent that additional measures are required in order to deal more effectively with the resultant serious traffic congestion and to foster the development of trade and the movement of people in and around the Santa Clara Valley and throughout the entire bay area. (b) Transit and other modes of transportation are inextricably intertwined, and improvement of the road and highway structure in conjunction and coordination with transit improvements is essential to optimize the ability of the authority to deal more effectively with serious traffic congestion. (c) The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, having been designated as the Congestion Management Agency for Santa Clara County, and already authorized to construct and improve state and local highways pursuant to Section 100115.5, is uniquely positioned to implement programs to achieve the goal of a balanced approach to solving transportation problems. (d) This goal is best achieved in Santa Clara County by vesting in the authority the ability to plan, design, and construct road and highway improvements, as well as bicycle, pedestrian, and other transportation facilities, under the conditions set forth in this part. 100002. The Santa Clara County Transit District is renamed the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Any reference in this part, or in any other provision of law or regulation, to the Santa Clara County Transit District shall be deemed to refer to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Nothing in the act that added this section alters, impairs, or terminates the district's status as a transit district, and as an ongoing legal entity, or any of its legal obligations.
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