California Code, Public Utilities Code - PUC § 132353

(a) “Construction” shall mean the final design, permitting and building of all transit projects including, but not limited to, commuter and freight rail, light rail, general rail infrastructure, regional bus facilities, paratransit, and other regional transit projects.  Construction shall exclude the Oceanside to Escondido Rail Project and the Mission Valley East Extension Light Rail Project, and other projects or those portions of projects which have a construction contract in place at the time of the subsequent transfer defined in Section 132353.2.  The aforementioned construction contracts may be assigned to the consolidated agency with mutual agreement of the consolidated agency and the respective transit board.  Construction projects shall exclude local and minor improvement projects as defined in the transition plan.

(b) “Planning” shall include, but not be limited to, conceptual development of transit projects and services and integration and coordination of all modes of transportation.

(c) “Programming” shall mean the, acquisition, prioritization and allocation of funding of transit projects and services.

(d) “Project development” shall mean alternative analysis, environmental review and clearance, preliminary engineering, and any other activities necessary to prepare for the construction of a transit project, as defined in the transition plans.