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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account created pursuant to Section 188.10.
(b) “Amenities” means any of the following:
(1) A cable suspension bridge.
(2) A bicycle facility.
(3) A transbay terminal.
(c) “Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority.
(d) “Bay area bridges” means the state-owned toll bridges within the area of the geographic jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
(e) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(f) “Seismic retrofit” means all work completed by the department on the bay area bridges relating to the planning, design, and construction of improvements to, or replacement of, those bridges for the purpose of withstanding seismic forces, including, but not limited to, any environmental or traffic mitigation necessary for that work.
(g) “Surcharge” means the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed pursuant to Section 31010.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31000 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/streets-and-highways-code/shc-sect-31000/
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