As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “District” means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District.
(b) “Dividing line” has the same meaning as defined in Section 93004 of the Government Code.
(c) “Rail transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail.
(d) “Rail transit works” or “rail transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for rail transit service purposes, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to station sites.
(e) “Board of directors,” “board,” or “directors” means the board of directors of the district.
(f) “Public agency” includes the state, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof.