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• § 53176.5 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of carrying out t
• § 53177 — All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to ex
• § 53178 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Califo
• § 53180 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Housing and Homeless Bond Act of 1990.
• § 53181 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Housing Committee created pursuant to Section 53202.
• § 53190 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Home Building and Rehabilitation Fund.
• § 53200 — Bonds in the total amount of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Section 53201, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold
• § 53201 — Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 2
• § 53202 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 53203 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this part, the Housing Committee is hereby created.
• § 53204 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Part 8 (commencing with Section
• § 53205 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 53206 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of th
• § 53207 — For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have b
• § 53207.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 53208 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying o
• § 53209 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Califo
• § 53500 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002.
• § 53501 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Housing Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 53524.
• § 53520 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 53521 — Bonds in the total amount of two billion one hundred million dollars ($2,100,000,000) exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is determined necessary and feasible by the committee in order
• § 53522 — Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of
• § 53523 — (a) The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of P
• § 53524 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this part, the Housing Finance Committee is hereby create
• § 53525 — Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for the purposes of this chapter, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant t
• § 53526 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 53527 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following: (a) The s
• § 53528 — For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have be
• § 53529 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that
• § 53530 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying o
• § 53531 — All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premiums and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to ex
• § 53532 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Califo
• § 53533 — (a) Moneys deposited in the fund from the sale of bonds pursuant to this part shall be allocated for expenditure in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Nine hundred ten million dollars ($910,0
• § 53534 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The projected budget deficit for the 2003–04 fiscal year represents the largest fiscal imbalance in California history.
• § 53540 — (a) This part shall be known as the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006.
• § 53541 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Department of Housing and Community Development for programs administered by the department, and the Califo
• § 53545 — The Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund of 2006 is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 53545.11 — (a) (1) For purposes of the Infill Incentive Grant Program of 2007 established pursuant to Section 53545.
• § 53545.12 — For the purposes of the grant program established in Section 53545.
• § 53545.13 — (a) The Infill Incentive Grant Program of 2007 is hereby established to be administered by the department.
• § 53545.14 — (a) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for purposes of implementing paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 53545, the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority, in consultation
• § 53545.15 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated for deposit into the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund by Item 2240-101-9736 of the Budget Act of 2007, as reappropriated by Item 2
• § 53545.9 — Of the one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) transferred to the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund established in the State Treasury under subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of
• § 53546 — Bonds in the total amount of two billion eight hundred fifty million dollars ($2,850,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, are hereby authorized to be issued and
• § 53547 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 53548 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this part, the Housing Finance Committee created pursuant
• § 53549 — Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for purposes of this part, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this
• § 53550 — There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay the
• § 53551 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of th
• § 53552 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of this part.
• § 53553 — For the purpose of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of any amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unso
• § 53554 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
• § 53555 — Notwithstanding any provisions in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maximum maturity of any bonds authorized by this part shall not exceed 30 years from the date of each respective series.
• § 53556 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Califo
• § 53557 — Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part that are subject to investment under Article 4 (commen
• § 53558 — All money derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
• § 53559 — (a) The Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019 is hereby established to be administered by the department.
• § 53559.1 — For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adaptive reuse” means the repurposing of building structures for residential purposes, such as former office use, commercial use, o
• § 53559.2 — (a) For funding appropriated by the Legislature in the Budget Act of 2019, the department may expend the sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program
• § 53559.3 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department may expend the sum of two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) for the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019, as follows: (1) On
• § 53559.4 — (a) (1) In the City and County of Los Angeles, where the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted an authority, as defined in Section 34203, a waiver effective August 17, 2024,
• § 53559.5 — (a) Unless otherwise specified in an appropriation, a notice of funding availability issued by the department shall designate funding set aside for grants pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53559.
• § 53560 — (a) There is hereby established the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to provide local assistance to citie
• § 53561 — (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund.
• § 53562 — (a) To the extent that funds are available, the department may make grants to cities, counties, cities and counties, eligible tribal applicants as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50651, or trans
• § 53564 — (a) The department may use up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated for the purposes of this part for its costs in administering the programs authorized by this part.
• § 53565 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated for deposit into the Regional Planning, Housing, and Infill Incentive Account in the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund of 2006 by Item 2240
• § 53566 — (a) For any loans issued pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply: (1) Loan terms for rental housing shall be consistent with Section 50675.
• § 53567 — (a) (1) In the City and County of Los Angeles, where the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted an authority, as defined in Section 34203, a waiver effective August 17, 2024,
• § 53568 — (a) The Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation shall, subject to appropriation, and, with the agreement of the Regents of the University of California, contract with the University of California to
• § 53570 — This part may be cited as the Teacher Housing Act of 2016.
• § 53571 — (a) The purpose of this part is to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental housing for teachers, school district employees, and nonprofit organi
• § 53572 — As used in this part: (a) “Affordable rental housing” means a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 50675.
• § 53573 — A school district may establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers, school district employees, and nonprofit organization employees who face challenges in securing affor
• § 53574 — This part specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for teachers, school district employees, and nonprofit organization employees, as described in Section 42(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue
• § 53580 — This part may be cited as the Community College Faculty and Employee Housing Act of 2022.
• § 53581 — (a) The purpose of this part is also to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental housing for faculty and community college district employees to
• § 53582 — As used in this part: (a) “Affordable rental housing” means a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 50675.
• § 53583 — A community college district may establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of faculty and community college district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing.
• § 53584 — This part specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for faculty and community college district employees as described in Section 42(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, further, permi
• § 53590 — For purposes of this part, all of the following definitions shall apply: (a) “County” means a county, city and county, or a city collaborating with a county to secure services funding.
• § 53591 — The department shall do all of the following: (a) On or before January 1, 2019, establish the Housing for a Healthy California Program to create supportive housing opportunities through either or both
• § 53592 — A county shall be eligible for a program grant if the county meets the requirements of this section.
• § 53593 — (a) The department shall coordinate with the State Department of Health Care Services to match program participant data, consistent with state and federal privacy law, to Medi-Cal data to identify out
• § 53594 — (a) A county shall use grants awarded pursuant to this part for one or more of the following: (1) Long-term rental assistance in an amount the county identifies, but no more than two times the fair ma
• § 53595 — The department shall establish rating and ranking criteria to promote housing for persons who meet all of the following requirements: (a) Is experiencing homelessness or chronic homelessness and a hig
• § 53596 — The Legislature shall consider the impact that housing and supportive services have had in changing utilization and health care costs, as identified in the evaluation described in Section 53591, of mo
• § 53597 — The department shall reimburse the State Department of Health Care Services for the costs of collaborating in matching and providing relevant data.
• § 53598 — (a) For purposes of implementing this part, the department may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid or negotiated basis.
• § 53599 — The department shall carry out the purposes of this part with either or both of the following: (a) Revenues appropriated to the department from federal Housing Trust Fund allocations for years 2018 to
• § 53600 — (a) For loans issued directly by the department, the department may charge an ongoing monitoring fee to cover the costs of project monitoring.
• § 53601 — (a) (1) In the City and County of Los Angeles, where the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted an authority, as defined in Section 34203, a waiver effective August 17, 2024,
• § 53610 — This part may be cited as the California State University Faculty and Employee Housing Act of 2024.
• § 53611 — (a) The purpose of this part is to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental housing for faculty and California State University employees to allo
• § 53612 — As used in this part: (a) “Affordable rental housing” means a rental housing development with a majority of its rents restricted to levels that are affordable to persons and families of low or moderat
• § 53613 — The California State University may establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of faculty or California State University employees who face challenges in securing affordable housi
• § 53614 — This part specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for faculty or California State University campus employees as described in Section 42(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, further
• § 5400 — The board of supervisors of a county may vacate or abandon easements for sewage or drainage purposes whenever it determines that they are no longer required for public use.
• § 54000 — Together with Article 5z (commencing with Section 998.
• § 54002 — As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Department of Housing and Community Development for programs administered by the department, and the Califo
• § 54004 — This part shall only become operative upon adoption by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election.
• § 54006 — The Affordable Housing Bond Act Trust Fund of 2018 is hereby created within the State Treasury.
• § 54007 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Department of Housing and Community Development may provide technical assistance to eligible counties and eligible cities, or developers o
• § 54008 — (a) The Legislature may, from time to time, amend any law related to programs to which funds are, or have been, allocated pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of improving the efficiency and effe
• § 54009 — Programs funded with bond proceeds shall, when allocating financial support, give preference to projects that are “public works” for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of D
• § 54010 — Bonds in the total amount of three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Section 54026, or so much thereof as is necessary as determined by the committee, a
• § 54012 — The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part
• § 54014 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this part, the committee is continued in existence.
• § 54016 — Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for purposes of this part, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds, and, if so, the amount of b
• § 54018 — There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay the
• § 54020 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of bo
• § 54022 — The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for purposes of this part.
• § 54024 — For purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of any amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold
• § 54026 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 54028 — Notwithstanding any provisions in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maturity date of any bonds authorized by this part shall not be later than 35 years from the date of each such bond.
• § 54030 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Califo
• § 54032 — Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part that are subject to investment under Article 4 (commen
• § 54034 — All moneys derived from premiums and accrued interest on bonds sold pursuant to this part shall be transferred to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest; provided, however, tha
• § 5410 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Waste” includes sewage and any and all other waste substances, liquid, solid, gaseous, or radioactive, associated with human habitation, or of human or animal origin, or
• § 5411 — No person shall discharge sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, in any manner which will result in contamination, pollution or a nuisance.
• § 5411.5 — (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste, to be discharged in or on any waters of the s
• § 5412 — Whenever the state department or any local health officer finds that a contamination exists, the state department or officer shall order the contamination abated, as provided in this chapter, and, com
• § 5412.5 — (a) Any person who, without regard to intent or negligence, causes or permits any sewage or other waste, or the effluent of treated sewage or other waste to be discharged in or on any waters of the st
• § 5413 — Whenever the state department finds that a pollution or nuisance does, in fact, exist, that condition shall be immediately referred by the state department to the proper regional board for action, tog
• § 5414 — With respect to any condition of contamination, the state department may accept the action of any state, county, or municipal officer or agency having jurisdiction over the matter as sufficient.
• § 5415 — No provision in this chapter is a limitation on any of the following: (a) The authority of a city or county to adopt and enforce additional regulations not in conflict with this chapter imposing addit
• § 5416 — (a) There shall be not less than one water closet for each 20 employees or fractional part thereof working at a construction job site.
• § 5460 — The state department or local health officer may issue a peremptory order requiring the abatement of a contamination, and shall immediately furnish to the proper regional board a report of information
• § 5461 — Any person who discharges sewage or other waste in any manner which results in contamination is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 5462 — Any action taken pursuant to this article with respect to the abatement of contamination created by the disposal of sewage or other waste from a community or cooperative sewerage system, shall be take
• § 5463 — Any health officer or governing board of any city, county, sanitary district, or other district having the power to operate and maintain a sewerage system, having served written notice upon the owner
• § 5464 — An owner or reputed owner, who has his or her property included within an assessment district for the construction of a main trunkline or collector sewer lines, may request the governing board to cons
• § 5465 — (a) The procedures specified in this section may be used by a public agency that is an entity, as defined in Section 5470.
• § 5470 — The following words wherever used in this article shall be construed as defined in this section, unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically
• § 5471 — (a) In addition to the powers granted in the principal act, any entity shall have power, by an ordinance or resolution approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof, to
• § 5472 — After fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges are fixed pursuant to this article, any person may pay such fees, rates, tolls, rentals or other charges under protest and bring an action against th
• § 5472.5 — The rates may be collected with the rates for any other utility service furnished by a department or agency of that entity over which the legislative body thereof does not exercise control, or with a
• § 5473 — Any entity which has adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to this article or an order pursuant to Section 6520.
• § 5473.1 — The clerk shall cause notice of the filing of said report and of a time and place of hearing thereon to be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code prior to the date set for hearing,
• § 5473.10 — The entity may provide for a basic penalty of not more than 10 percent for nonpayment of the charges within the time and in the manner prescribed by it, and in addition may provide for a penalty of no
• § 5473.11 — (a) An entity shall notify the assessee shown on the latest equalized assessment roll whenever delinquent and unpaid charges for services which would become a lien on the property pursuant to subdivis
• § 5473.2 — At the time stated in the notice, the legislative body shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to said report referred to in said notice and may continue the hearing from time to t
• § 5473.3 — Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify any charge or overrule any or all objections and shall make its determination upon each charge as d
• § 5473.4 — On or before August 10 of each year following the final determination upon each charge, the clerk shall file with the county auditor a copy of the report prepared pursuant to Section 5473 with a state
• § 5473.5 — Except as provided in Section 5473.
• § 5473.6 — The tax collector shall include the amount of the charges on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land.
• § 5473.7 — Thereafter the amount of the charges shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner and by the same persons as, together with and not separately from, the general taxes for the entity, and
• § 5473.8 — All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of general taxes of the entity, including, but not limited to, those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation, re
• § 5473.9 — The tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate bills for such charges and separate receipts for collection on account of such charges.
• § 5473a — Any entity may make the election specified in Section 5473 with respect only to delinquent charges and may do so by preparing and filing the written report, giving notice and holding the hearing there
• § 5474 — An entity shall have the power by ordinance or resolution approved by two-thirds vote of the members of the legislative body thereof to fix fees or charges for the privilege of connecting to its sanit
• § 5474.1 — The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code prior to the date set for hearing.
• § 5474.10 — The authority for the imposition of fees or charges by entities pursuant to Section 5474 shall be in addition to the authority granted to such entities by any other law authorizing such entities to es
• § 5474.2 — At the time stated in the notice the legislative body shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the imposition of the fees or charges as set forth in said notice and may continue
• § 5474.3 — Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt, revise, change, reduce or modify the fees or charges or may overrule any or all objections and make its determination, which determi
• § 5474.4 — On or before August 10 of each year following the final determination, the legislative body shall certify to the county auditor a list of the lots or parcels of land, as they appear on the current ass
• § 5474.5 — The county auditor shall enter on the current assessment roll the amounts of the installments of any fees or charges and interest and, except as provided in Section 5474.
• § 5474.6 — (a) The tax collector shall include the amounts of the installments of fees or charges and the interest on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land.
• § 5474.7 — The tax collector may, in his discretion, issue separate bills for such installments of fees or charges and interest.
• § 5474.8 — Fees or charges imposed by an entity by ordinance or resolution adopted pursuant to Section 5474 may differ in amount or method of computation from fees or charges imposed by any other ordinance or re
• § 5474.9 — Revenues derived from fees or charges imposed pursuant to Section 5474 shall be used only for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, maintenance and operation of sanitation or sewerage facilit
• § 5475 — No right or obligation accrued by the formation or operation of a municipal sewer district pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 673, Statutes of 1909, is affected by the repeal of that act, and any d
• § 54900 — For purposes of this part: (a) “Local agency” means a city, whether organized under general law or by charter, county, city and county, district, including school, sewer, water, utility, and local and
• § 54901 — The California Surplus Land Unit is hereby created within the Department of Housing and Community Development.
• § 54902 — Implementation of this part shall be subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature for purposes of establishing and funding the activities of the unit.
• § 54910 — The primary purpose of the unit is to facilitate the development and construction of residential housing on local surplus land.
• § 54911 — This part shall not relieve a local agency or a housing developer from complying with any disposal requirements or conditions applicable to disposal of government owned property, including any of the
• § 54912 — The unit may adopt, and from time to time amend and repeal, rules or regulations, not inconsistent with this part, to carry into effect the powers and purposes of the unit and the conduct of its busin
• § 54913 — (a) (1) The unit shall, by December 31 of each year, submit an annual report, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, of its activities under this part for the preceding year to the Go
• § 55000 — The Legislature finds and declares that there exist throughout the state many buildings which are structurally inadequate to safely withstand seismic forces of the magnitude predicted or determined fo
• § 55001 — As used in this division: (a) “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a local agency pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 55100) of this division, including bond
• § 55002 — (a) Pursuant to this division, the local agency may provide financing to pay for eligible costs to an owner of an eligible building only if the legislative body of the local agency makes one of the fo
• § 55002.5 — Pursuant to this division, the local agency may provide financing to pay for or buy out any existing note or deed of trust which may be a lien against the real property on which an eligible building i
• § 55003 — The local agency may contract with state or federally chartered banks or savings and loan associations for originating or servicing loans authorized by this division.
• § 55004 — The local agency shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the financing program, which shall include, but not be limited to, borrower eligibility criteria designed to assure the fis
• § 55005 — For the purposes of this division, the local agency shall have the following powers in addition to any other powers granted by this division: (a) To make and execute contracts and all other instrument
• § 55006 — The interest rate on financing provided pursuant to this division shall be sufficient and shall be limited to the amount necessary to pay the interest on the bonds issued therefor and to defray costs
• § 55007 — The local agency may conduct a financing program under this division in tandem with a residential rehabilitation financing program under Part 13 (commencing with Section 37910) of Division 24 and may
• § 55008 — The exercise of the powers specified in this division shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well-being and prosperity, and for the improvement of their social
• § 55009 — Any bonds issued by the local agency under the provisions of this division, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from all direct and indirect taxation of every kind by t
• § 55100 — The local agency may, from time to time, issue its bonds in the principal amount as the local agency shall determine to be necessary to provide sufficient funds for financing under this division and f
• § 55101 — The bonds shall be authorized by resolution or resolutions of the legislative body of the local agency, shall bear such date or dates, and shall mature at the time or times as the resolution or resolu
• § 55102 — The local agency may, from time to time, issue (1) bonds to renew bonds and (2) other bond obligations to pay bonds including the interest thereon, and, whenever it deems refunding expedient, to refun
• § 55103 — Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or issue thereof may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract or contracts with the holders thereof, as to: (a) Pledging all or any
• § 55104 — Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or issue thereof shall specify the extent to which revenues resulting from financing provided with proceeds of the bonds so authorized are to be use
• § 55105 — Any pledge made by the local agency shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made.
• § 55106 — Bond underwriters and consultants may be selected by the local agency.
• § 55107 — Neither the members of the legislative body of the local agency, nor any official or employee thereof, nor any other person executing the bonds shall be subject to any personal liability or accountabi
• § 55108 — Any resolution authorizing any bonds or issue thereof may designate a trustee for the local agency and holders of its bonds, and shall in such case prescribe the duties of the trustee with respect to
• § 55109 — The trustee acting on behalf of bondholders shall have and possess all the powers necessary or convenient for the exercise of any functions specifically set forth in this part or incident to the gener
• § 55110 — Whether or not the bonds are of the form and character as to be negotiable instruments under, or subject to, the terms of the California Uniform Commercial Code, the bonds and any security instruments
• § 55111 — In the event any person whose signature appears on the bonds ceases to hold office prior to delivery of the bonds, the signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same a
• § 55112 — The local agency may create one or more bond reserve accounts to secure payments of the principal of, and interest and sinking fund payments on, any bonds or any issuance thereof, as specified in the
• § 55113 — The local agency may provide for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding which have been issued under the provisions of this part, including the payment
• § 55114 — Refunding bonds may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds issued under this part and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase,
• § 55115 — The state does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds issued under this part that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the local agency to fulfill the terms
• § 55116 — All bonds issued pursuant to this division shall be limited obligations of the local agency issuing the same, payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from or with respect to financing
• § 55117 — The bonds shall be legal investments in which all public officers and public bodies of this state, its political subdivisions, all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all insurance companies an
• § 57000 — For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.
• § 57001 — (a) Each office, board, and department within the agency shall, on or before December 31, 1995, implement a fee accountability program for the fees specified in subdivision (c).