SEC. 16.101. ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES.
§ 16.101
San Francisco declares its intent to acquire and eventually own public utilities when in the public interest, and requires the Board of Supervisors to obtain a report from the Public Utilities Commission before proceeding with acquisition whenever the Board determines necessity or electors petition for it.
The City of San Francisco has stated that it wants to gradually take ownership of public utilities (like water, power, or gas systems) if the public need calls for it. If the Board of Supervisors decides this is necessary, or if residents petition them to do so, the Supervisors must first ask the Public Utilities Commission to study the proposal and report back before moving forward.
- Complex:The section relies heavily on cross-references to other Charter sections (9.106, 9.107, 9.108, 9.110, 14.101) whose content is not provided, making it difficult to understand the full procedural requirements without consulting those sections.
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Official text
It is the declared purpose and intention of the people of the City and County, when public interest and necessity demand, that public utilities shall be gradually acquired and ultimately owned by the City and County. Whenever the Board of Supervisors, as provided in Sections 9.106, 9.107 and 9.108 of this Charter, shall determine that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construction or completion of any public utility or utilities by the City and County, or whenever the electors shall petition the Board of Supervisors, as provided in Sections 9.110 and 14.101 of this Charter, for the acquisition of any public utility or utilities, the Supervisors must procure a report from the Public Utilities Commission thereon.
SEC. 16.102. RESERVED.
Editor's Note: Former Sec.16.102 was redesignated as Sec. 8A.115 by Proposition A, approved November 6, 2007.