California

Streets and Highways Code - SHC

4,632 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 2380 — There is hereby established the Active Transportation Program in the department for the purpose of encouraging increased use of active modes of transportation, such as biking and walking.
• § 2381 — (a) The Active Transportation Program shall be funded by state and federal funds from appropriations in the annual Budget Act.
• § 2382 — (a) The California Transportation Commission shall develop guidelines and project selection criteria for the Active Transportation Program in consultation with the Active Transportation Program Workgr
• § 2383 — The commission may amend the adopted guidelines after conducting at least one public hearing.
• § 2384 — (a) The commission shall adopt a program of projects to receive allocations under this chapter.
• § 2385 — The department shall administer the program consistent with the guidelines adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 2390 — The Solutions for Congested Corridors Program is hereby created.
• § 2391 — Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11053 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) in the State Highway Account shall be available for appropriation to the
• § 2392 — A regional transportation planning agency or county transportation commission or authority responsible for preparing a regional transportation improvement plan under Section 14527 of the Government Co
• § 2393 — A project nomination shall include documentation regarding the quantitative and qualitative measures validating the project’s consistency with the policy objectives of the program as set forth in this
• § 2394 — The commission shall allocate program funds to projects after reviewing the corridor plans submitted by the regional agencies or the department and making a determination that a proposed project is co
• § 2395 — The commission shall adopt an initial program of projects to be funded through the initial appropriation for the program.
• § 2396 — (a) The commission, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall develop and adopt guidelines for the program consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
• § 2397 — On or before March 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the commission shall provide project update reports on the development and implementation of the program described in this chapter in its annual re
• § 24 — As used in this code, “State highway” means any highway which is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved or maintained as a State highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization.
• § 2400 — This chapter may be cited as the Bridge Reconstruction and Replacement Act.
• § 2401 — By the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970, Congress has enacted Section 144 of Title 23 of the United States Code, and has authorized appropriations thereby for expenditures under the Special Bridge Repl
• § 2410 — The department, cities, and counties are authorized to cooperate with the federal government in any inventory or classification of bridges requested by the federal government.
• § 2411 — The department, after conferring with the cities and the counties, shall recommend state and local projects and take such other action within the powers conferred on it by law as to comply with this c
• § 2412 — The boards of supervisors, city councils, and the department are authorized to enter into cooperative agreements, and to do all other things necessary and proper in their respective jurisdictions, to
• § 2413 — (a) The department may allocate to the counties and the cities federal funds received for approved bridge reconstruction or replacement projects on county roads or city streets in accordance with proc
• § 2414 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the state’s vital interest to participate fully in the federal highway bridge replacement program.
• § 2420 — This chapter may be cited as the Transportation Economic Stimulus Act of 2009.
• § 2421 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Congress has enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which provides in part for supplemental federal
• § 2422 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legislature hereby appropriates to the department the sum of two billion five hundred sixty-nine million five hundred sixty-eight thousand three hun
• § 2423 — (a) The federal highway infrastructure investment funds made available to the state under the formula apportionments of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 shall be considered part of t
• § 2424 — (a) The department, metropolitan planning organizations, county transportation commissions, regional transportation planning agencies, counties, cities, and a city and county shall comply with all rep
• § 2450 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Grade separation” means, for the purpose of calculating the railroad contribution to the project, the theoretical structure necessary to separate the roadway from th
• § 2451 — (a) For the purposes of this chapter, “local agency” includes a city, a county, a separation-of-grade district, and any public entity that provides rail passenger transportation services.
• § 2452 — Prior to July 1 of each year, the Public Utilities Commission shall establish a list, in order of priority, of projects that the commission determines to be most urgently in need of separation or alte
• § 2453 — From the funds set aside pursuant to Section 190, as well as from any other funds that may be set aside for purposes of this chapter, the California Transportation Commission shall make allocations fo
• § 2453.5 — The department may submit its comments and recommendations to the commission on any project for which an allocation is to be made.
• § 2454 — Allocations made pursuant to Section 2453 shall be made on the basis of the following: (a) An allocation of 80 percent of the estimated cost of the project shall be made; except that whenever contribu
• § 2454.2 — The planned removal of trackage of the Sacramento Northern Railway, the construction of substitute tracks and track connections, the elimination of 10 existing grade crossings, the acquisition of nece
• § 2455 — After an allocation is made to a local agency by the commission, the local agency and the department shall enter into an agreement concerning the handling and accounting of funds, including procedures
• § 2456 — An allocation for construction costs, including preconstruction costs if not already allocated, shall be made to a local agency only if it furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that all ne
• § 2457 — Preconstruction costs (engineering, right-of-way, preparation of environmental impact reports, and utility relocation) expended by a local agency prior to any allocation shall be included in the total
• § 2458 — If a construction contract has not been awarded within two years after an allocation for construction costs, the commission may order the allocation canceled and those funds shall revert to the fund s
• § 2459 — If the actual cost of the project is less than estimated, the allocations made for such project shall be reduced accordingly and the excess shall revert to the fund set aside for the purposes of this
• § 2460 — If more projects comply with the requirements of this chapter than can be financed from funds set aside for purposes of this chapter, allocations shall be made to those projects highest on the priorit
• § 2460.5 — From funds remaining after allocations for projects higher on the priority list, the commission shall offer to allocate the remaining funds for the next eligible project on the priority list, even tho
• § 2460.7 — A project that is on the priority list may be constructed by a local agency prior to the time that it reaches a high enough priority for funding under this chapter.
• § 2461 — Allocations for specific projects on the state highway system only shall be deemed expenditures within the county in which the project is situated for the purpose of compliance by the department and t
• § 25 — As used in this code, “county highway” means any highway which is: (a) Laid out or constructed as such by the county.
• § 250 — It is hereby declared to be essential to the future development of the State of California to establish and construct a statewide system of freeways and expressways and connections thereto without reg
• § 2500 — This chapter may be cited as the Rural Highway Public Transportation Act.
• § 25000 — This part may be cited as the Joint Highway District Act.
• § 25001 — Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this part.
• § 25002 — “District,” means a joint highway district, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
• § 25003 — “Improvement,” and any of its variants, includes the laying out, construction, improvement, and maintenance of public highways and appurtenances thereto, including tunnels which are incident to highwa
• § 25004 — This part shall apply only to those districts which are organized or reorganized under this part and to those districts organized or reorganized on or after August 14, 1931, under the Joint Highway Di
• § 25005 — All districts organized or existing prior to August 14, 1931, may continue their operations and the discharge of their obligations pursuant to the provisions of all laws appertaining to such districts
• § 25006 — This part shall be liberally construed, in order to effectuate its purposes.
• § 2501 — Federal law has authorized appropriations for expenditure for public mass transportation on highways in rural areas in order to enhance access of rural area populations to employment, health care, ret
• § 25025 — Districts, to be composed of two or more counties, may be created in accordance with this part for the purpose of improving public highways.
• § 25026 — The board of supervisors of any county may initiate proceedings proposing the creation of a district by adopting a resolution reciting: (a) That the public interest requires the improvement of one or
• § 25027 — Upon the adoption of the resolution the board of supervisors shall name and appoint one of its members to represent that county upon the board of directors of the district proposed to be organized.
• § 25028 — The clerk of the board of supervisors adopting the resolution shall transmit certified copies of the resolution to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each of the other counties named in the reso
• § 25029 — Upon receipt of a copy of the resolution, the boards of supervisors of the several counties affected shall consider the advisability of creating and organizing a district as proposed in the resolution
• § 2503 — As used in this chapter, “rural areas” means areas as defined in Section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
• § 25030 — Each resolution of approval shall, in addition to the matter otherwise required therein, name and appoint a member of the board of supervisors of the county adopting the resolution, to represent such
• § 25031 — The adoption of the original resolution by the board of supervisors of the county initiating the proceedings shall constitute a sufficient approval in behalf of that county.
• § 25032 — After the receipt by the board of supervisors instituting the proceedings of a copy of the resolution approving the proposal from the board of supervisors of each county proposed to be included within
• § 25033 — The board of supervisors adopting the resolution declaring the creation and organization of the district shall file a certified copy of that resolution with the Secretary of State whereupon the distri
• § 25034 — The Secretary of State shall furnish and transmit to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county adopting the initial resolution for the organization of the district a certificate of organizat
• § 25035 — All districts shall be numbered by the Secretary of State, in the order of their creation and he shall keep and maintain in his office a list and register showing the districts organized under the pro
• § 25036 — All districts organized or tentatively organized prior to August 14, 1931, may reorganize under this part.
• § 2505 — The department shall establish operating procedures and take such other appropriate actions to comply with the provisions of this chapter and with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• § 25050 — The district, acting through its board of directors, shall have power to: (a) Improve public highways.
• § 25051 — The State, the counties composing the district, or any city within the district, may convey to the district such lands, public highways, or rights of way as may be utilized as part of, or in connectio
• § 2506 — All applications for federal funds for rural public mass transportation projects under Section 147 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-87) shall be made through the department.
• § 2507 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may authorize the Controller to make payments to claimants for work performed on a rural public mass transportation project prior to the exec
• § 25070 — The district shall be managed by, and the powers conferred upon the district shall be exercised by a board of directors appointed as provided in this part.
• § 25071 — The members of the board of directors shall serve during the pleasure of the appointing power.
• § 25072 — The term of office of any member of the board of directors shall immediately cease upon the termination of the term of office of the director as a member of the board of supervisors of a county within
• § 25073 — If an even number of counties comprise a district, an additional member of the board of directors shall be appointed by the directors already named in behalf of the several boards of supervisors.
• § 25074 — If a position on the board of directors becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority whose appointee last held the position.
• § 25075 — Within 10 days after the receipt of the certificate of organization of the district, the clerk of the initiatory board of supervisors shall notify the persons selected to serve as members of the board
• § 25076 — The persons appointed as members of the board of directors shall meet at the time and place fixed for the first meeting.
• § 25077 — At the first meeting the board of directors shall organize by selecting from among its membership a president, vice president and secretary.
• § 25078 — The board of directors shall fix a place or places within the district for the transaction of business.
• § 251 — It is further declared to be essential to the future development of the State of California that the deficiencies on the State Highway System not a part of the California Freeway and Expressway System
• § 25100 — The board of directors shall appoint a treasurer and a district engineer, and may appoint an assistant secretary.
• § 25101 — The treasurer shall be a resident of the district and a person competent in the handling of financial matters.
• § 25102 — The treasurer shall have charge and custody of all of the funds of the district and he and his bondsmen shall be responsible for the safekeeping of those funds.
• § 25103 — The district engineer shall be a qualified civil engineer, licensed to practice as such under the laws of this State.
• § 25104 — All engineering work performed in the district shall be done under the direction and control of the district engineer.
• § 25105 — If an assistant secretary is appointed, he shall perform such duties as the board of directors determine.
• § 25120 — Immediately following the organization of the district, the several boards of supervisors of the counties composing the district shall provide the district with a sufficient contingent fund to enable
• § 25121 — The boards of supervisors of the counties within the district may contribute to the contingent fund from any funds of the several counties not otherwise appropriated, including any moneys received fro
• § 25122 — The contingent fund may be used for the following purposes: (a) For any purpose necessary to create and maintain the organization of the district.
• § 25150 — The board of directors shall as soon as practicable cause the route of the highway or highways proposed to be improved by the district, to be tentatively located.
• § 25151 — The district engineer shall make a preliminary report to the board of directors setting forth the result of his preliminary surveys and showing the tentative location of the highway or highways propos
• § 25152 — In his preliminary report the district engineer shall also recommend an apportionment of the construction and other costs among the State, if any contribution is to be requested from it, and the count
• § 25153 — As soon as practicable after the filing of the engineer’s preliminary report, the board of directors shall give it full consideration and shall formulate a report of the project or projects for which
• § 25154 — The report of the board of directors shall contain the following: (a) A general description of the approximate route and location of the highway or highways proposed to be improved.
• § 25155 — If highways are to be required or improved beyond the boundaries of the district, the consent of the governing body controlling the territory through which the proposed highways are to pass shall be f
• § 25175 — If the report of the project, as adopted by the board of directors, contains a request for contribution from the state, the board shall, immediately upon its adoption, file a certified copy thereof wi
• § 25176 — Within 90 days after its receipt, the Department of Transportation, through its proper officers, shall consider and pass upon the report so filed.
• § 25177 — If the whole or any part of the project proposed in the report is approved and a contribution by the state is recommended, the California Transportation Commission shall thereupon adopt a resolution s
• § 25178 — The Director of Transportation shall issue and transmit to the secretary of the district a certificate of commitment showing the decision of his department upon the report and setting forth the amount
• § 25179 — The board of directors may amend its report of the project to conform with any suggestions, modifications, or recommendations of the Department of Transportation or the California Transportation Commi
• § 25180 — The obligation of the State for any contribution shall be contingent upon the approval by all counties comprising the district of the balance of the costs of the project, or of the particular unit the
• § 252 — The Legislature recognizes that the dynamic growth of this State will require periodic review of the California Freeway and Expressway System.
• § 2520 — This chapter may be cited as the Federal Aid for Safer Off-System Roads Act.
• § 25200 — Upon the receipt of the certificate of commitment from the Director of Transportation, or upon the adoption of the report if no contribution is requested from the state, the board of directors shall t
• § 25201 — Upon receipt of the report of the project, each of the boards of supervisors shall forthwith consider it.
• § 25202 — Each board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of its resolution adopting or rejecting the report of the project to be sent to the secretary of the board of directors of the district.
• § 25203 — Upon receipt of the report of the project the clerk of each board of supervisors shall cause a notice to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the county
• § 25204 — No county within the district shall be obligated or committed hereunder until the board of supervisors thereof approves the report of the project and until that report is approved by the boards of sup
• § 25205 — At any time prior to the approval of the report of the project by the board of supervisors of any county, the matter of the participation of the county in any issuance of bonds proposed in the report
• § 25206 — The matter may be submitted at a special election called for that purpose or may be consolidated with any other election involving the entire county.
• § 25207 — If at the election a two-thirds majority of the electors voting thereon do not approve the proposition, the county shall not participate in the issue of bonds proposed in the report of the project unl
• § 25208 — If any county thus refers the matter of its participation in the issuance of bonds to the electors of the county, the time for the approval of the report by the board of supervisors of that county sha
• § 25209 — The provisions of this chapter relating to the submission of the question of county participation in the issuance of bonds to the electors shall not apply to bonds issued under Chapter 19 of this part
• § 2521 — By the Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974, and the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976, Congress has enacted Section 219 of Title 23 of the United States Code establishing a Safer Off-System Roads Pro
• § 25230 — After receiving the certificate of commitment for contribution by the State, if any, and certified copies of the resolutions of approval of the boards of supervisors of all of the counties comprising
• § 25231 — In proceeding with a project, or unit thereof, the board of directors shall have all necessary final surveys, plans, specifications and detailed drawings prepared by the district engineer.
• § 25232 — The final surveys, plans, specifications, and detailed drawings shall include a final estimate of cost.
• § 25233 — Upon the adoption of the final surveys, plans, specifications, and detailed drawings by the board of directors, a certified copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Director of Transportation for his
• § 25261 — During the course of the improvement of any highway, the highway or project shall be under the control of the board of directors.
• § 25262 — All laws relating to the use of state highways are applicable to any highways under the control of any district.
• § 25280 — The board of directors of the district may request the board of supervisors and the proper officers of any county situated within the district to condemn and acquire property or rights-of-way within t
• § 25281 — If it is decided that any money authorized to be expended from the State Treasury shall be expended as required by Section 7 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the Director of Transportati
• § 253 — The California Freeway and Expressway System is hereby established and shall be composed of the highways specified in this article.
• § 253.1 — The California freeway and expressway system shall include: Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 24, 28, 32, 34, 37, 40, 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 7
• § 253.2 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 1 from: (a) Los Angeles-Ventura county line to Route 101 near El Rio.
• § 253.3 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 22 from: (a) Studebaker Road in Long Beach to Route 405.
• § 253.4 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 46 from Route 101 in San Luis Obispo County to Route 99 near Famoso.
• § 253.5 — The California freeway and expressway system also includes: Route 79 from: (a) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78.
• § 253.6 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 111 from: (a) The international boundary south of Calexico to Route 78 near Brawley passing east of Heber.
• § 253.7 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 133 from Route 73 to Route 241.
• § 253.8 — The California freeway and expressway system shall also include: Route 227 from Route 1 south of Oceano to Route 101 near Arroyo Grande.
• § 253.9 — (a) The California freeway and expressway system shall also include Route 710 from: (1) Route 47 to Route 1.
• § 2530 — (a) The federal act provides that sums apportioned to a state under this program be made available for projects throughout the state on a fair and equitable basis.
• § 25300 — If the Federal Government desires to include any highway improved or to be improved by a district in any scheme of National defense and to use or assume the use of the highway for military or other pu
• § 2532 — Within 60 days after the apportionment is made pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2530, each county shall notify the department as to the amount of the apportionment the county and its cities wish
• § 25320 — Upon the completion of the improvement of any portion of any highway by the district, the board of directors may, and on the completion of the whole of any highway by the district, the board of direct
• § 25321 — Control of such completed improvement shall vest in the State, county or city having jurisdiction of the class of highways of which such completed improvement is a part upon receipt of the resolution
• § 25322 — The board of directors shall not adopt any resolution of completion until it obtains from the Director of Transportation a certificate in writing showing that the highway, or portion thereof, proposed
• § 2533 — The county or city responsible for the construction of a safer off-system road project shall prepare the plans, specifications, and estimates of costs for the construction of the project in conformanc
• § 2534 — All funds not claimed pursuant to Section 2532 shall lapse.
• § 25340 — All moneys of the district applicable to the payment of improvement costs shall be placed in a fund designated “construction fund,” the moneys in which shall be disbursed by the treasurer of the distr
• § 25341 — The board of directors of the district shall provide for the financing of any projects to be undertaken by the district in one or more of the methods prescribed by this part.
• § 25342 — Upon the award of a contract for the improvement of any project or unit thereof, the board of directors shall provide for the payment of the cost thereof unless such provision has been made prior to t
• § 25343 — A levy shall be made within and upon the several counties composing the district to provide for the payment of the costs and expenses of any acquisitions of property or rights of way, or improvement u
• § 25344 — The board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth in general terms the amount of money proposed to be raised by the levy and the project or portion thereof which is to be financed by the p
• § 25345 — The resolution shall specifically set forth the sum of money levied upon each county within the district and shall briefly recite the facts requiring the levy.
• § 25346 — The board of supervisors of each county shall, within 90 days after the resolution providing for the levy has been adopted by the board of directors, pay at least one-fifth of the total amount levied
• § 25347 — If the board of supervisors of any county within the district does not pay the entire amount of any levy made upon it within 90 days, the board of directors of the district shall provide for financing
• § 25348 — The treasurer of the district shall, prior to the fifteenth day of August in each year, transmit to the board of supervisors of each county within the district a statement of the total sum to be colle
• § 25349 — If, upon receiving the report of the district treasurer showing the amount to be raised within the county for the current year, the board of supervisors pays that amount out of any moneys of the count
• § 2535 — By agreement with the department, a county or city may transfer all or part of the funds apportioned to it under this chapter to a qualifying safer off-system roads project on a road under other gover
• § 25350 — All district taxes shall be collected in behalf of the district by the proper county officers in the several counties in the district at the same time and in the same form and manner as county taxes,
• § 25360 — All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 2537 — The counties and cities may use any funds available to them to match federal funds made available under this chapter, if the use of funds for such matching purposes is not prohibited by federal law.
• § 25370 — The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all bonds issued under the authority of this part.
• § 25371 — All bonds issued by joint highway districts shall be legal investments for the funds of: (a) Trusts.
• § 25372 — Whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts or irrigation districts may be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public moneys, any bonds issued by joint highw
• § 25373 — The State Director of Finance may purchase any bonds issued by joint highway districts and pay for them out of any surplus money in the State treasury which, in his judgment, is not required for gover
• § 25374 — If the report of the board of directors shows that the proposed project or any unit thereof, is estimated to cost more than one million dollars ($1,000,000), the board of directors may provide that an
• § 25375 — The issuance of any bonds by the district shall be conclusive evidence of the regularity, validity and legal sufficiency of all proceedings, acts and determinations in any wise pertaining thereto.
• § 25376 — No bonds shall be issued by the district in an amount which will aggregate at any time an obligation in excess of 10 per cent of the assessed value of the aggregate total taxable property within the d
• § 25377 — The taxable property within any county shall not at any time be obligated for all joint highway district purposes, in any amount in excess of the following limitations: (a) In counties having a total
• § 254 — As specific locations are determined by the commission for portions of state highways included in the California freeway and expressway system, the commission shall designate the particular portion as
• § 2540 — The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of the state to acquire abandoned railroad lines when the right-of-way for such lines has a potential public transportation use including, but not
• § 25400 — The board of directors of the district may cause revenue bonds to be issued upon the security of the anticipated unpaid installments of any levies made upon the counties within the district.
• § 25401 — All revenue bonds shall be payable out of a fund of the district designated “Joint Highway District No.
• § 25402 — The board of directors shall prescribe the denominations of the revenue bonds which shall mature serially in convenient amounts not necessarily equal.
• § 25403 — Revenue bonds shall be in substantially the following form (filling in blanks as appropriate): REVENUE BOND Joint Highway District No.
• § 25404 — Revenue bonds shall be dated as of the date of the resolution or order of the board of directors authorizing their issuance.
• § 25405 — Any number of series of revenue bonds may be issued under this part for any portion of a single or different projects in the district.
• § 25406 — All revenue bonds shall be signed by the treasurer of the district, attested by the secretary of the board of directors thereof and shall have the official seal of the district attached thereto.
• § 25407 — The principal and interest of all revenue bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of the treasurer of the district issuing the same.
• § 25408 — The revenue bonds shall be issued and sold by the board of directors at such times and manner and in such amounts as may be required to meet the demands of the district as may be determined by the boa
• § 25409 — The board of directors shall levy a tax annually within the district sufficient to meet the principal and interest of all outstanding revenue bonds coming due in each fiscal year.
• § 25410 — The treasurer of the district shall annually determine the amount of money necessary to be raised for the payment of principal and interest coming due each fiscal year upon any outstanding revenue bon
• § 2542 — The Abandoned Railroad Account is hereby created in the State Transportation Fund.
• § 25430 — As a separate and cumulative method of financing, the board of directors of the district may issue funding bonds to cover the costs and expenses of the whole or any part of any acquisitions of propert
• § 25431 — The provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance of funding bonds shall be cumulative and shall not affect any of the other provisions or sections of this part relative to other bonds or levies
• § 25432 — If the board of directors propose to issue funding bonds, they shall first adopt a resolution setting forth their intention so to do, and the resolution shall also contain the following: (a) A general
• § 25433 — Upon the adoption of the resolution of intention to issue funding bonds, the secretary shall cause a notice of the time and place of hearing to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation
• § 25434 — The time fixed for the hearing shall not be less than 15 days after the completion of the required publication.
• § 25435 — All persons interested may appear at the hearing and they may set forth in writing any objections they may have to the issuance of the funding bonds or to the boundaries of the proposed funding distri
• § 25436 — The board of directors shall hear and determine all objections presented at the hearing.
• § 25437 — All decisions, findings and determinations of the board of directors made upon notice and hearing shall, in the absence of actual fraud, be final and conclusive upon all persons entitled to present ob
• § 25438 — If at the hearing, the owners of more than 25 per cent in area of the property within any proposed funding district object in writing to the issuance of funding bonds, the board of directors shall hav
• § 25439 — Following the hearing the board of directors shall, if it determines to issue funding bonds, cause its findings in relation thereto to be transmitted to the boards of supervisors of the several counti
• § 2544 — The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature not later than July 1, 1976, a priority list of abandoned railroad lines having rights-of-way that may be developed for public transportation
• § 25440 — Funding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be in substantially the following form (filling in blanks as appropriate): FUNDING BOND Joint Highway District No.
• § 25441 — Funding bonds shall be dated as of the date of the resolution or order of the board of directors authorizing their issuance.
• § 25442 — The board of directors may use any available moneys of the district, not already allocated to some other purpose, for the payment of any interest or principal due or past due upon any funding bonds of
• § 25443 — All funding bonds shall be signed by the treasurer of the district, attested by the secretary, and shall have the official seal of the district affixed thereto.
• § 25445 — All funding bonds shall be serial in character and approximately an even proportion of the total amount of each issue shall be payable annually.
• § 25446 — The funding bonds shall be issued by the board of directors at such time and manner and in such amounts as may be required to meet the demands of the district, as may be determined by the board of dir
• § 25447 — In each district in which funding bonds have been issued there is hereby created a special fund to be designated “Joint Highway District No.
• § 25448 — The treasurer of the district shall annually before the fifteenth day of August transmit to the several boards of supervisors within the funding district, a statement showing the amount to be raised i
• § 25449 — The special assessment taxes levied for the payment of funding bonds shall be independent of and distinct from any other levies authorized by this part and shall be levied, collected and enforced by t
• § 25450 — It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county within the district to annually cause to be levied upon the lands only, exclusive of improvements, within the county liable therefor the