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7,564 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 16842 — The board shall procure plans and estimates and negotiate for offers for the sale to the district of existing public utility works in the same manner as specified in Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 16843 — When the cost of the public utility works can be paid out of the revenues of the district derived from the operation of its public utilities, in addition to the other necessary expenses of the distric
• § 16844 — The ordinance shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in some newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the district or, if there is no such newspaper in the
• § 16845 — If the cost of the public utility works so far exceeds the revenues of the district derived from the operation of its public utilities, in addition to the other necessary expenses of the district, tha
• § 16846 — Propositions submitted pursuant to Section 16845 shall specify the amount of bonded indebtedness necessary for the acquisition of the public utility works, the rate of interest thereon, and the questi
• § 16871 — As used in this article, “public agency” includes the Federal Government or any of its branches, and any county, city, district, or other public corporation.
• § 16872 — As used in this article, “sewage disposal facilities” includes sewers or other works or facilities for the handling, treatment, or disposal of sewage.
• § 16873 — A district may contract with any public agency or with any person, firm, or corporation, for the joint acquisition, construction, or use of any sewage disposal facilities for the servicing of the publ
• § 16874 — A contract may provide for the construction and maintenance of sewage disposal facilities, and for the payment by or for the parties to the contract of such proportionate part of the cost of their acq
• § 16875 — A contract may provide for the joint use of any sewage disposal facilities upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the parties to the contract, and for the flowage, treatment or dispos
• § 16876 — A district which has acquired or constructed or which proposes to acquire or construct any sewage disposal facilities, may contract with any public agency or with any person, firm, or corporation for
• § 16878 — Sections 16873 to 16876, inclusive, shall be liberally construed to the end that sewer systems may be planned for areas requiring sewers, which may not all be in one district, and that any sewage disp
• § 16879 — Any contract or agreement made under Sections 16873 to 16876, inclusive, is not subject to the limitations of Section 16474.
• § 16880 — A district may contract with any public agency or with any person, firm, or corporation for the joint acquisition or construction or use of any water works or other facilities for supplying water to t
• § 16881 — A contract may provide for the construction and maintenance of water works or other facilities and for the payment by or for the parties to the contract of such proportionate part of the cost of the a
• § 16882 — A contract may provide for the joint use of any water works or other facilities upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the parties to the contract for such area for each of the partie
• § 16883 — A district which has acquired or constructed or which proposes to acquire or construct any water works or other facilities for supplying water to the district may contract with any public agency, or w
• § 16884 — No agreement under Sections 16880 to 16883, inclusive, shall run for a longer period than 30 years; provided that in case bonds are issued to finance such waterworks, such agreement may be extended un
• § 16885 — Sections 16880 to 16884, inclusive, shall be liberally construed to the end that water works and systems may be planned by public utility districts for areas requiring them which may not all be in one
• § 17 — “State” means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States.
• § 170000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Act.
• § 170002 — There is hereby established the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, as a local governmental entity of regional government, with jurisdiction extending throughout the County of San Diego.
• § 170004 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Airports help to link local, regional, statewide, national, and global economic activities.
• § 170006 — For the purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise.
• § 17001 — District bonds shall be of such form and shall be redeemed at such times and in such amounts as the board may from time to time prescribe.
• § 170010 — (a) (1) The board of directors shall consist of nine voting members, appointed as follows: (A) The Mayor of the City of San Diego shall appoint three persons, two of whom shall be subject to confirmat
• § 170011 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 170010 , the term of office of a member of the board of directors appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 170010 is three years.
• § 170012 — (a) At the first meeting of the board of directors on or after February 1 of each even-numbered year, the board of directors shall meet and elect its officers, except for the chair of the board of dir
• § 170013 — (a) The board of directors shall govern the authority.
• § 170014 — (a) Meetings of the board of directors are subject to the provisions of the Ralph M.
• § 170016 — (a) The board of directors may adopt and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, maintenance, operation, and use of its facilities and services.
• § 170017 — (a) The board of directors may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members may receive compensation in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each day of service.
• § 170018 — (a) The audit committee formed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 170013 shall be a standing committee of the board of directors.
• § 17002 — The bonds are payable, principal and interest, in lawful money of the United States.
• § 170024 — (a) Upon request of the board of directors of the authority, and with the consent of any labor organization acting as the exclusive representative of employees of the authority whose rights are govern
• § 170026 — (a) The board of directors shall appoint the following executive employees of the authority: (1) Chief executive officer.
• § 17003 — The interest on the bonds, other than bonds for sewage works, shall not exceed 8 percent a year.
• § 170030 — The authority has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.
• § 170032 — (a) The authority may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 170034 — All the provisions of Section 120242 are applicable to the authority, and the authority may exercise those provisions within its area of jurisdiction.
• § 170035 — The authority is a local agency for purposes of the California Disaster Assistance Act (Chapter 7.
• § 170036 — The authority may act as a city police department, city, local government, or public agency for the purposes of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2080) of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil
• § 170038 — The authority may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease or otherwise acquire, hold, enjoy, lease, and dispose of, real and personal property within or outside its area of jurisdiction in order to
• § 17004 — The bonds shall be issued in such denomination or denominations as the board may prescribe and may be sold by the board at such times and in such manner as it determines, but at not less than par and
• § 170040 — The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any state or local governmental agency, or with any person upon those terms and conditions that the authority finds
• § 170044 — Except as otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in this chapter, a recorded majority vote of the total membership of the board of directors is required on each action.
• § 170048 — (a) The authority has exclusive responsibility to study, plan, and implement any improvements, expansion, or enhancements at San Diego International Airport.
• § 17005 — District bonds have the same force, value, and use as bonds issued by a municipality.
• § 170050 — The authority shall be the only agency, public or private, in the County of San Diego that is eligible to take ownership of airports owned by the United States government and are declared surplus or a
• § 170052 — The authority shall be responsible for developing all aspects of airport facilities that it operates, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The location of terminals, hangars, aids
• § 170054 — (a) The authority shall form an advisory committee to assist it in performing its responsibilities related to the planning and development of all airport facilities for the County of San Diego, includ
• § 170056 — The port shall transfer all title and ownership of the San Diego International Airport to the authority consistent with the terms of the transfer under Section 170060 and shall include, but need not b
• § 170058 — Property adjacent to the San Diego International Airport, owned by the port, and commonly referred to as the “General Dynamics Property” shall continue to be operated by the port.
• § 17006 — The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be placed in the treasury to the credit of the proper fund, and shall be applied exclusively to the purposes and objects mentioned in the ordinance authorizin
• § 170060 — (a) The port shall retain trusteeship of lands underlying the airport consistent with the State Lands Commission’s requirement and shall execute a 66-year lease with the authority for control of the a
• § 170062 — (a) The authority may, in its sole discretion, from time to time, enter into agreements with the port for services including, but not limited to, operations, maintenance, and purchasing, as the author
• § 170064 — (a) From revenues in accounts attributable to airport operations, the port shall fund the authority for not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) each year until that time as the transfer of the
• § 170066 — (a) No other agency in the County of San Diego may apply for grants for funding significant expansion activities, including, but not limited to, specific efforts to increase air capacity, unless the a
• § 170068 — The authority may only accept the transfer of ownership of other publicly owned airports in the County of San Diego upon initiation by the respective airport operator.
• § 17007 — The bonds shall be signed by the president of the board and countersigned by the clerk, and shall have the seal of the district attached.
• § 170070 — (a) The authority may issue bonds, from time to time, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise operated, acquired, or constructed by the authority, for any of the purposes authorized by this
• § 170072 — The authority may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution to finance capital improvements, including, but not limited to, spe
• § 170074 — The authority may borrow money in accordance with Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820) of, Article 7.
• § 170076 — (a) The authority may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of any bonds that have been authorized to be issued, but have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation not
• § 170078 — The authority may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness or any of its revenues, rates, or cha
• § 17008 — Notwithstanding the fact that an officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears on any bonds or coupons thereof ceases to be such officer before the sale or delivery of such bonds,
• § 170082 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the authority of any bonds, bonds wi
• § 170084 — The authority shall assume and be bound by the terms and conditions of employment set forth in any collective bargaining agreement or employment contract between the port and any labor organization or
• § 17009 — In determining the amount of bonds to be issued, the legislative body may include: (a) All costs and estimated costs incidental to or connected with the acquisition, construction, improving or financi
• § 1701 — (a) All hearings, investigations, and proceedings shall be governed by this part and by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the commission, and in the conduct thereof the technical rules of evi
• § 1701.1 — (a) The commission shall determine whether each proceeding is a quasi-legislative, an adjudication, a ratesetting, or a catastrophic wildfire proceeding.
• § 1701.2 — (a) This section shall apply to adjudication cases only.
• § 1701.3 — (a) Except as specified in subdivision (h), this section shall apply only to ratesetting cases, except, if the commissioner assigned pursuant to Section 1701.
• § 1701.4 — (a) This section shall apply only to quasi-legislative cases, except, if the commissioner assigned pursuant to Section 1701.
• § 1701.5 — (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), in a ratesetting or quasi-legislative case, the commission shall resolve the issues raised in the scoping memo within 18 months of the date the proceeding i
• § 1701.6 — (a) In addition to any penalty, fine, or other punishment applicable pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 2100), the commission may assess civil sanctions upon any entity or person, other t
• § 1701.7 — (a) The Attorney General may bring an enforcement action in superior court against a decisionmaker or employee of the commission who knowingly and willfully violates, fails to comply with, or procures
• § 1701.8 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Covered wildfire” means any wildfire ignited on or after July 12, 2019, for which either of the following is satisfied: (A) The
• § 1701.9 — The following provisions apply during the pendency of a commission proceeding, except these provisions do not apply during an adjudicatory or quasi-legislative proceeding: (a) The commission may meet
• § 17010 — Whenever, in the opinion of the board, the public interest or convenience may require, it may order to be done in, under, or upon the whole or any portion of any one or more of the streets or public p
• § 17011 — In the application of said acts to proceedings under this section the terms used in said acts shall have the following meanings: (a) “City council” and “council” mean board; (b) “City” and “municipali
• § 17012 — The powers and duties conferred by said acts and supplementary acts upon boards, officers, and agents of cities shall be exercised by the board, officers, and agents of the district, respectively.
• § 17013 — The improvements authorized to be constructed or acquired by this chapter are restricted to those permitted to be constructed or acquired pursuant to this division.
• § 1702 — Complaint may be made by the commission of its own motion or by any corporation or person, chamber of commerce, board of trade, labor organization, or any civic, commercial, mercantile, traffic, agric
• § 1702.1 — (a) The commission shall entertain complaints against any electrical, gas, water, heat, or telephone company under Sections 734, 735, and 736 when the amount of money claimed does not exceed the juris
• § 1702.2 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any funds entrusted to the commission by any person or corporation filing a complaint against a public utility shall be deposited in trust by the commission
• § 1702.5 — (a) The commission shall, in an existing or new proceeding, develop and implement a safety enforcement program applicable to gas corporations and electrical corporations which includes procedures for
• § 1703 — All matters upon which complaint may be founded may be joined in one hearing, and no motion shall be entertained against a complaint for misjoinder of causes of action or grievances or misjoinder or n
• § 1704 — Upon the filing of a complaint, the commission shall cause a copy thereof to be served upon the corporation or person complained of.
• § 1705 — At the time fixed for any hearing before the commission or a commissioner, or the time to which the hearing has been continued, the complainant and the corporation or person complained of, and such co
• § 1706 — A complete record of all proceedings and testimony before the commission or any commissioner on any formal hearing shall be taken down by a reporter appointed by the commission, and the parties shall
• § 1707 — Any public utility may complain on any of the grounds upon which complaints are allowed to be filed by other parties, and the same procedure shall be adopted and followed as in other cases, except tha
• § 1708 — The commission may at any time, upon notice to the parties, and with opportunity to be heard as provided in the case of complaints, rescind, alter, or amend any order or decision made by it.
• § 1708.5 — (a) The commission shall permit interested persons to petition the commission to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation.
• § 1709 — In all collateral actions or proceedings, the orders and decisions of the commission which have become final shall be conclusive.
• § 1710 — No documents or records of a public utility or person or corporation which purport to be statements of fact shall be admitted into evidence or shall serve as any basis for the testimony of any witness
• § 17101 — An action to determine the validity of bonds or indebtedness, authorized for the acquisition, construction, or completion of any public utility or public utility works, may be brought pursuant to Chap
• § 1711 — (a) Where feasible and appropriate, except for adjudication cases, before determining the scope of the proceeding, the commission shall seek the participation of those who are likely to be affected, i
• § 17301 — Unincorporated territory contiguous or noncontiguous to a district may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (commencing with Section 56000 of th
• § 17302 — Any district in the Lake Tahoe Basin which is able to provide to incorporated territory contiguous to such district a sewer system and treatment facilities sufficient to handle and treat any resultant
• § 1731 — (a) The commission shall set an effective date when issuing an order or decision.
• § 1732 — The application for a rehearing shall set forth specifically the ground or grounds on which the applicant considers the decision or order to be unlawful.
• § 1733 — (a) Any application for a rehearing made 10 days or more before the effective date of the order as to which a rehearing is sought, shall be either granted or denied before the effective date, or the o
• § 1734 — If any application for a rehearing is granted without a suspension of the order involved, the commission shall forthwith proceed to hear the matter with all dispatch and shall determine the matter wit
• § 1735 — An application for rehearing shall not excuse any corporation or person from complying with and obeying any order or decision, or any requirement of any order or decision of the commission theretofore
• § 1736 — If, after such rehearing and a consideration of all the facts, including those arising since the making of the order or decision, the commission is of the opinion that the original order or decision o
• § 17360 — As used in this article, “petitioning district” means any public utility district, water district, or irrigation district containing land which is to be annexed to a public utility district.
• § 17361 — As used in this article, “annexing district” means any public utility district to which land is to be annexed.
• § 17362 — Land not a part of and not contiguous to any district, containing at least 10 privately owned acres, and lying within the exterior boundaries of any petitioning district, the nearest boundary of which
• § 17363 — The board of directors or other governing body of the petitioning district may request by petition that lands lying within its boundaries and described in the petition be annexed to the annexing distr
• § 17364 — The petition shall be addressed to the board of directors of the annexing district and filed with the secretary of the annexing district.
• § 17365 — The execution and filing of the petition by the petitioning district shall be authorized by resolution of its board of directors and a certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the petition
• § 17366 — If the board of directors of the annexing district determines that the annexation of the territory will facilitate the acquisition, construction, completion, or operation of any public utilities works
• § 17367 — In the terms and conditions, the board may provide for any of the following: (a) That the territory to be annexed shall not become liable by assessment or otherwise (1) for any of the outstanding obli
• § 17368 — The terms and conditions may also provide for any of the following: (a) That any and all property, services, or commodities may be delivered directly to the petitioning district.
• § 17369 — The terms and conditions shall become effective and binding upon the annexing district and upon the territory to be annexed and the petitioning district when approved in the manner provided in this ar
• § 17370 — The resolution of the board of directors of the annexing district shall describe the territory proposed to be annexed and set forth the terms and conditions at length upon which the annexation is prop
• § 17370.1 — After the board of directors of the annexing district shall have adopted a resolution declaring its intention of approving an annexation the secretary of such district shall file a certified copy of s
• § 17370.2 — After said resolution has been filed with the executive officer, proceedings thereon shall be taken by the local agency formation commission in the manner and subject to the provisions of Part 4 (comm
• § 17371 — After receipt of the resolution of the local agency formation commission making determinations, the board of directors of the annexing district shall cause publication of its resolution declaring its
• § 17372 — The time fixed for hearing shall not be less than 20 days nor more than 60 days after the date of the first publication of the resolution, and the notice and resolution shall be posted in three public
• § 17373 — At the hearing or any continuance thereof, the board of directors of the annexing district shall hear all relevant evidence and shall determine whether the territory shall be annexed and upon what ter
• § 17374 — At the hearing or any prior time, any person interested may file with the board of directors of the annexing district a written protest to the proposed annexation or to the approval of the terms and c
• § 17375 — If written protests are filed by the owners of taxable property in the territory proposed to be annexed, the board of directors shall refer the protests to the board of supervisors of the county in wh
• § 17376 — If the board of supervisors finds and determines at the hearing that the property described in the protests will not be substantially benefited by annexation to the district, it may notify the board o
• § 17377 — Any person who is interested in any land located within the annexing district or the territory to be annexed and who does not file a written protest is deemed to have assented to the annexation of the
• § 17378 — After the hearing, the board of directors of the annexing district may adopt a resolution ordering and approving the annexation.
• § 17379 — The annexing board shall by resolution describe the territory ordered to be annexed, and set forth the boundaries of the district as they will exist after the annexation.
• § 17380 — After adoption of the resolution ordering the annexation, the secretary of the annexing district shall make the filings provided for in Chapter 8 (commencing at Section 56450, Government Code) of Part
• § 17381 — The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a public utility district of the corporate area of any public corporation or public agency shall not destroy the identity or legal existence or impair t
• § 17501 — Any territory within a district which is not benefited in any manner by the district or its continued inclusion therein may be excluded from the district by proceedings under and pursuant to the Distr
• § 1756 — (a) Within 30 days after the commission issues its decision denying the application for a rehearing, or, if the application was granted, then within 30 days after the commission issues its decision on
• § 1756.2 — In any proceeding reviewing an order or decision of the commission in the Supreme Court or court of appeal, the commission may appear and be heard as a party.
• § 1757 — (a) No new or additional evidence shall be introduced upon review by the court.
• § 1757.1 — (a) In any proceeding other than a proceeding subject to the standard of review under Section 1757, review by the court shall not extend further than to determine, on the basis of the entire record wh
• § 1758 — (a) The commission and each party to the action or proceeding before the commission may appear in the review proceeding.
• § 1759 — (a) No court of this state, except the Supreme Court and the court of appeal, to the extent specified in this article, shall have jurisdiction to review, reverse, correct, or annul any order or decisi
• § 1760 — Notwithstanding Sections 1757 and 1757.
• § 1761 — (a) Any stay or suspension of an order or decision of the commission shall be granted only in accordance with this article and the rules of court.
• § 1762 — (a) Except as provided in this section, no order staying or suspending an order or decision of the commission shall be made by the Supreme Court or court of appeal except upon five days’ notice and af
• § 1763 — (a) No temporary stay shall be granted by the Supreme Court or court of appeal unless it clearly appears from specific facts shown by the verified petition that immediate and irreparable injury, loss,
• § 1764 — In case the order or decision of the commission is stayed or a temporary stay granted, the order of the Supreme Court or court of appeal shall not become effective until a suspending bond is executed
• § 1766 — (a) Under no circumstance shall the Supreme Court or court of appeal stay or suspend any order or decision by the commission authorizing an increase or decrease in rates or changing any rate classific
• § 1767 — All actions and proceedings under this part and all actions or proceedings to which the commission or the people of the State of California are parties in which any question arises under this part, or
• § 1768 — The following procedures shall apply to judicial review of an order or decision of the commission interpreting, implementing, or applying the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Statutes of the 2001–02 Fir
• § 1770 — The following procedures shall apply to the judicial review of an order or decision of the commission in interpreting, implementing, or applying the provisions of Article 5.
• § 1791 — Each witness who appears by order of the commission or a commissioner shall receive for his attendance the same fees and mileage allowed by law to a witness in civil cases, which shall be paid by the
• § 1792 — In case of the refusal of any witness to attend or testify or produce any papers required by a subpena issued by the commission or any commissioner, the commission or the commissioner may file, in the
• § 1793 — Upon the filing of the petition the court shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place fixed in the order and show cause why he has not attended and testif
• § 1794 — The commission or any commissioner or any party may, in any investigation or hearing before the commission, cause the deposition of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the ma
• § 1795 — No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book, waybill, document, paper, or account in any investigation or inquiry by or hearing before the commission or any commissioner, whe
• § 18 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 180000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act.
• § 180001 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Local highway and transportation improvements and services are an immediate high priority needed to resolve local and regional trans
• § 180002 — “Authority” means a local transportation authority created or designated pursuant to this division.
• § 180003 — This division shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes.
• § 180050 — A county board of supervisors may create an authority to operate within the county to carry out this division, or may designate a transportation planning agency designated pursuant to Section 29532 of
• § 180051 — (a) A board of supervisors that chooses to create an entirely new entity as an authority pursuant to Section 180050 shall determine the membership of the authority with the concurrence of a majority o
• § 180052 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), members of an authority which is an entirely new entity shall serve for a term of not more than four years.
• § 1801 — The purpose of this article is to provide compensation for reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to public utility customers of participation or interv
• § 1801.3 — It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) The provisions of this article shall apply to all formal proceedings of the commission involving electrical, gas, water, and telephone utilities.
• § 180100 — The authority at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the meeting designated by the authority, shall elect a chairperson who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairperson who shall pr
• § 180101 — The authority shall adopt rules for its proceedings consistent with the laws of the state.
• § 180102 — A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the authority requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of th
• § 180103 — The acts of the authority shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
• § 180104 — All meetings of the authority shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
• § 180105 — The authority shall do all the following: (a) Adopt an annual budget.
• § 180106 — (a) The authority may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement this division.
• § 180107 — The authority shall fix the compensation of its officers and employees.
• § 180108 — (a) Notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the adoption of the annual budget shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code not later than the 15th day prior to the da
• § 180109 — (a) The authority shall rely, to the extent possible, on existing state, regional, and local transportation planning and programming data and expertise, rather than on a large duplicative staff and se
• § 180110 — The authority shall consult with, and coordinate its actions to secure funding for the completion and improvement of the priority regional highways, with the cities in the county, the board of supervi
• § 180111 — The authority shall prepare and adopt an annual report each year on progress made to achieve the objective of improving transportation conditions related to priority highway operations and local trans
• § 180150 — The authority may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 180151 — All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Division 3.
• § 180152 — The authority may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and s
• § 180153 — The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, o
• § 180154 — (a) Contracts for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding,
• § 1802 — As used in this article: (a) “Compensation” means payment for all or part, as determined by the commission, of reasonable advocate’s fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs of
• § 1802.3 — A representative of a group representing the interests of small commercial customers who receive bundled electric service from an electrical corporation shall not be eligible for an award of compensat
• § 1802.4 — An eligible local government entity is eligible for an award of compensation pursuant to this article for its involvement to the extent that the involvement was for the purpose of protecting health an
• § 1802.5 — Participation by a customer that materially supplements, complements, or contributes to the presentation of another party, including the commission staff, may be fully eligible for compensation if the
• § 180200 — The Legislature, by the enactment of this division, intends that the additional funds provided governmental agencies by this chapter shall supplement existing local revenues being used for public tran
• § 180201 — A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of a county may be imposed by the authority in accordance with this chapter and Part 1.
• § 180202 — The authority, in the ordinance, shall state the nature of the tax to be imposed, shall provide the tax rate or the maximum tax rate, shall specify the period during which the tax will be imposed, and
• § 180203 — (a) The county shall conduct the special election called by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 180201.
• § 180204 — (a) Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after adoption of the ordina
• § 180205 — The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter may be allocated by the authority for the construction and improvement of state highways, the construction, maintenance, improvement, and o
• § 180206 — (a) A county transportation expenditure plan shall be prepared for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter, together with other federal, st
• § 180207 — (a) The authority may annually review and propose amendments to the county transportation expenditure plan adopted pursuant to Section 180206 to provide for the use of additional federal, state, and l
• § 180250 — (a) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, authorization may be sought to issue bonds to finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provid
• § 180250.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, together with the establishment of an appropriations limit of seven hundred sixty-five million dolla
• § 180251 — (a) The bonds authorized by the voters concurrently with the approval of the retail transactions and use tax may be issued at any time by the authority and shall be payable from the proceeds of the ta
• § 180252 — Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time by a two-thirds vote of the authority.
• § 180253 — (a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall state all of the following: (1) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs inc
• § 180254 — The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum allowable by law, payable at intervals determined by the commission.
• § 180255 — In the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the authority may also provide for the call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at the times and prices and upon other terms as speci
• § 180256 — The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer of the authority, or at other places as may be designated, or at both
• § 180257 — The bonds, or each series of bonds, shall be dated and numbered consecutively and shall be signed by the chairperson, vice chairperson, or other authorized officer of the authority and the auditor-con
• § 180258 — The bonds may be sold as the authority determines by resolution, and the bonds may be sold at a price below par, whether by negotiated or public sale.