The district may construct and operate, or acquire and operate, transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway, or any stream, bay, or watercourse, or over any of the lands which are the property of the state, to the same extent that such rights and privileges appertaining thereto are granted to municipalities within the state.
Source:
Section 103285, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=103285..