California Code
Public Utilities Code - PUC
DIVISION 3 - PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

CHAPTER 1 - Franchise Provisions in General

ARTICLE 1 - Manner of Granting

Section 6001. - 6001. Every franchise or privilege to erect or lay telegraph...

Section 6001.5. - 6001.5. (a) All franchises, licenses, permits, or other privileges granted...

Section 6002. - 6002. The grantor may, in such a franchise, impose such...

Section 6003. - 6003. No clause or condition of any kind shall be...

Section 6004. - 6004. An applicant for a franchise or privilege shall file...

Section 6005. - 6005. The advertisement shall state that bids will be received...

Section 6006. - 6006. The publication shall state the character of the franchise...

Section 6007. - 6007. The advertisement shall also contain a statement that the...

Section 6008. - 6008. Each sealed bid shall be accompanied with cash or...

Section 6009. - 6009. The successful bidder shall deposit with the clerk of...

Section 6010. - 6010. (a) The advertisement may also contain a statement that...

Section 6010.1. - 6010.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any franchise...

Section 6011. - 6011. If the franchise is a renewal of a right...

Section 6012. - 6012. If the franchise granted is an extension of an...

Section 6013. - 6013. Work to erect or lay telegraph or telephone wires,...

Section 6014. - 6014. Work to construct street or interurban railroads shall be...

Section 6015. - 6015. Work under any franchise other than for a street...

Section 6016. - 6016. The Attorney General, upon the complaint of any county...

Section 6017. - 6017. Any member of a governing or legislative body of...

ARTICLE 2 - Transportation of Mail Carriers

Section 6041. - 6041. In all cases where application is made to the...

ARTICLE 4 - Steam Heat Franchises

Section 6091. - 6091. All cities and cities and counties are empowered to...

Section 6092. - 6092. The granting of franchises under this article shall be...

CHAPTER 2 - Gas, Oil, Electric, and Water Franchises by Municipalities

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6201. - 6201. This chapter may be cited as the Franchise Act...

Section 6201.3. - 6201.3. As used in this chapter, “industrial gas” means any...

Section 6201.5. - 6201.5. As used in this chapter, municipality includes counties, but...

Section 6202. - 6202. The legislative body of any municipality may grant a...

Section 6203. - 6203. The legislative body may in such a franchise impose...

Section 6204. - 6204. This chapter provides a procedure, alternative to the procedure...

Section 6205. - 6205. This chapter does not apply to any municipality having...

Section 6205.1. - 6205.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 6205, all franchises, licenses, permits, or...

ARTICLE 2 - Manner of Granting

Section 6231. - 6231. An applicant for a franchise shall file with the...

Section 6231.5. - 6231.5. (a) An applicant for a franchise to build and...

Section 6232. - 6232. Upon receipt of the application the legislative body of...

Section 6233. - 6233. The notice of the time and place of hearing...

Section 6234. - 6234. At any time not later than the hour set...

Section 6235. - 6235. A franchise granted under this chapter does not become...

ARTICLE 3 - Scope of Franchise

Section 6261. - 6261. Any franchise granted under this chapter with respect to...

Section 6262. - 6262. No franchise granted under this chapter in any way...

Section 6263. - 6263. No franchise granted under this chapter shall ever be...

Section 6264. - 6264. Every franchise granted pursuant to this chapter, except when...

Section 6265. - 6265. Every gas franchise granted pursuant to this chapter confers...

ARTICLE 4 - Duties and Liabilities of Grantee

Section 6291. - 6291. If the grantee of any franchise granted under this...

Section 6292. - 6292. Any municipality may sue in its own name for...

Section 6293. - 6293. The grantee shall pay to the municipality a sum...

Section 6294. - 6294. The grantee of a franchise under this chapter shall...

Section 6295. - 6295. The grantee shall pay to the municipality on demand...

Section 6296. - 6296. The grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the municipality...

Section 6297. - 6297. The grantee shall remove or relocate without expense to...

Section 6298. - 6298. The grantee shall file with the legislative body of...

Section 6299. - 6299. The grantee shall file with the clerk of the...

Section 6300. - 6300. The grantee shall pay to the municipality within fifteen...

Section 6301. - 6301. (a) The grantee of a franchise under this chapter...

Section 6302. - 6302. The grantee of a franchise under this chapter shall...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Municipal Public Lands Use Surcharge

ARTICLE 1 - Intent

Section 6350. - 6350. There is hereby created a surcharge to be applied...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 6351. - 6351. As used in this chapter: (a) “Municipality” includes counties....

ARTICLE 3 - Surcharge

Section 6352. - 6352. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transportation...

Section 6353. - 6353. For purpose of calculating the surcharge required in Section...

ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Restrictions, and Compensation

Section 6354. - 6354. (a) Surcharges calculated pursuant to Section 6353 shall be...

Section 6354.1. - 6354.1. As an alternative to the requirements of subdivision (h)...

CHAPTER 3 - Resettlement of Street, Suburban, and Interurban Railroad Franchises

Section 6451. - 6451. The governing or legislative body of any city or...

Section 6452. - 6452. The resettlement franchise shall be granted after such publication...

Section 6453. - 6453. After the final passage of a resettlement franchise, it...

Section 6454. - 6454. No resettlement franchise shall go into effect until it...

Section 6455. - 6455. Every resettlement franchise, permit, or privilege shall confer upon...

Section 6456. - 6456. The grantee shall pay to the city or city...

Section 6457. - 6457. The legislative or governing body may in a resettlement...

Section 6458. - 6458. The legislative or governing body may in the resettlement...

Section 6459. - 6459. Every resettlement franchise shall provide that the grantee shall...

Section 6460. - 6460. The resettlement franchise, permit, or privilege shall be granted...

Section 6461. - 6461. The resettlement franchise shall be granted upon the express...

Section 6462. - 6462. The valuation for the purpose of public acquisition of...

Section 6463. - 6463. All expenses of the valuation by the Public Utilities...

Section 6464. - 6464. The resettlement franchise shall provide that the grantee, its...

Section 6465. - 6465. The resettlement franchise may be amended from time to...

Section 6466. - 6466. The power of the State, in the exercise of...

Section 6467. - 6467. Nothing in this chapter, nor any provision of any...