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.

• § 2546 — With money made available for such purpose, the department may acquire any of the rights-of-way included in the priority list prepared pursuant to Section 2544 and shall offer such property to all cit
• § 2548 — In the name of the people of the State of California or, upon authorization from a city, county, or transit district, in the name of such city, county, or transit district, the department may condemn
• § 2549 — (a) Any city, county, transit operator, or the department may submit an application to the department for an advance of funds for the purchase of abandoned railroad rights-of-way pursuant to Section 9
• § 25490 — If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any contract, proceeding, step or action taken, levy made, or any bonds issued under this part are void, invalid, or unenforceable, or if such cour
• § 25491 — If the court finds that any such improvement has been made, or services rendered, or necessary rights of way or property acquired, the court shall order the board of directors of the district to take
• § 25492 — It is the purpose of this chapter to make the costs and expenses of all improvements made, or services rendered, and all necessary acquisitions of property or rights of way obtained, under an attempte
• § 25493 — The board of directors shall cause a report on the bond issue proposed under this chapter to be made and filed by the district engineer or some other competent person appointed for that purpose.
• § 25494 — The report shall be filed with the secretary of the board of directors, who shall thereupon fix a time and place for hearing the report and shall give notice thereof.
• § 25495 — At the time of the hearing, or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, any person interested may appear and be heard upon any of the matters set forth in the report.
• § 25496 — At the conclusion of the hearing the board shall adopt a resolution declaring its findings upon the report.
• § 25497 — The bonds issued under this chapter shall in terms and form conform substantially to the provisions contained in Chapter 18 relating to funding bonds and shall be payable in not more than five annual
• § 25498 — Upon the adoption of the resolution by the board, the treasurer of the district shall immediately cause bonds to be issued in the amount and manner provided in the resolution.
• § 255 — Nothing contained in this article shall prevent the department, either by acquisition or by condemnation, from terminating easements of access to any state highway not in the California Freeway and Ex
• § 2550 — The Legislature declares that its intent in enacting this chapter is to encourage a motorist aid system comprising multiple service elements and infrastructure along the California Freeway and Express
• § 2551 — (a) A service authority for freeway emergencies may be established in any county if the board of supervisors of the county and the city councils of a majority of the cities within the county having a
• § 2551.5 — The board of supervisors, and the city councils of the cities in the county, may authorize the members of the service authority to receive for each attendance at meetings of the service authority, and
• § 2551.6 — A service authority may agree to operate the freeway service patrol in the county or region in which the service authority was created.
• § 2552 — When the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or the Sacramento Area Council of Governments functions as the service authority for two or more counties, the revenues which it receives pursuant to Se
• § 25520 — Upon the completion or other termination of the projects for which the district is organized and upon the payment and retirement of all outstanding bonds and obligations of the district, the district
• § 25521 — Any property or money belonging to the district at the time of dissolution shall be distributed by the board of directors to the State and the several counties, cities, other political subdivisions an
• § 2553 — An authority, other than the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or a county transportation commission or a council of governments designated pursuant to Section 2551, shall have seven members, wit
• § 2554 — An authority may contract and may undertake any act convenient or necessary to carry out this chapter and any other law relating to the authority.
• § 2555 — An authority may impose a fee of one dollar ($1) per year, on vehicles registered in the county pursuant to Section 9250.
• § 2555.1 — (a) On January 1, 2013, the service authority created in the County of San Diego shall be dissolved, and, notwithstanding Section 2551, SANDAG shall become the successor to the dissolved service autho
• § 2556 — An existing service authority established by any of the counties or the city and county enumerated in subdivision (c) of Section 2551 may be merged into a service authority established by the Metropol
• § 2557 — (a) Each service authority shall determine how moneys received by it pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9250.
• § 2558 — (a) Subject to subdivision (b), a service authority may issue revenue bonds pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, or Chapter 5 (commenc
• § 2559 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to remove, damage, interfere with the use of, or obstruct any motorist aid call box provided pursuant to this chapter without the consent of the authority.
• § 256.1 — Prior to recommending to the Legislature the deletion of a highway, or a portion thereof, from the state highway system, the commission or the department shall hold a public hearing on, and shall give
• § 2560 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Freeway Service Patrol Act.
• § 2560.5 — (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the implementation of a freeway service patrol system using a formula-based allocation, referred to as baseline funding allocation, to all eligible re
• § 2561 — As used in this chapter, each of the following terms has the following meaning: (a) “Emergency roadside assistance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 2436 of the Vehicle Code.
• § 2561.3 — The freeway service patrol in any particular area shall be operated pursuant to an agreement between the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the department, and the appropriate regional or lo
• § 2561.5 — (a) Funding for the freeway service patrols established pursuant to this chapter shall be provided, upon appropriation in the annual Budget Act, from the State Highway Account in the State Transportat
• § 2562.1 — (a) Funding for the program established in subdivision (a) of Section 2560.
• § 2562.2 — (a) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the department shall prepare guidelines for the implementation of a Competitive Freeway Service Patrol Grant Program and shall subm
• § 2562.3 — In determining the baseline annual funding allocation, regional or local entities shall apply to the department in accordance with operational standards as outlined in the program guidelines and in ac
• § 2562.5 — Each tow truck participating in a freeway service patrol shall bear a logo comprised of, at a minimum, a circle, a triangle, and a tow truck silhouette, with the words “Freeway Service Patrol,” which
• § 2563 — Tow truck drivers and employers participating in a freeway service patrol pursuant to this chapter are subject to the standards and qualifications established under Article 3.
• § 2564 — Not more than 2 percent of the state funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter shall be used for administrative overhead expenses or purposes by state agencies.
• § 2565 — The department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and participating and eligible regional and local entities shall develop and periodically update guidelines for program operations, as
• § 257 — For the purpose of this article only, and to distinguish between the terms “freeway” and “expressway,” the word “freeway” shall mean a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of
• § 2570 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given in this section: (a) “Vanpool operator” means any person who files an application and who is approved for a loan or grant unde
• § 2571 — The Ridesharing Vanpool Revolving Loan and Grant Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 2572 — Any person may submit an application to the department for a loan from the fund to purchase a vanpool vehicle for operation by the person as a vanpool operator.
• § 2573 — The department shall charge a rate of interest for loans made under this chapter reasonably calculated to ultimately keep the fund at a constant level and in addition recover the administrative costs
• § 2574 — The vanpool grant program shall be administered by the department.
• § 2575 — (a) Any person may submit an application to the department for a grant of not more than 70 percent of the cost to purchase or lease a new vanpool vehicle or vehicles.
• § 2576 — A vanpool operator who receives a lease grant shall operate the vanpool vehicle as a vanpool for the duration of the lease.
• § 2577 — All money received by the department under this chapter shall be deposited in the Ridesharing Vanpool Revolving Loan and Grant Fund.
• § 2578 — (a) The department shall adopt guidelines for the making of loans and for the purchase and lease of vanpool vehicles.
• § 2579 — A vanpool operator is not eligible for any California income tax deduction or credit applicable to vanpooling with respect to the amount of any grant under this chapter.
• § 2580 — (a) The Department of Transportation may make loans to other state agencies for the purpose of purchasing vanpool vehicles, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 2570, for state employee vanpooling
• § 2581 — (a) Investments in traffic signal synchronization may be eligible for an allocation of moneys pursuant to Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code as a component of an eligible sustainable infrastr
• § 26 — As used in the general provisions and in Divisions 1 (commencing with Section 50), 2 (commencing with Section 900), and 2.
• § 260 — It is the intent of the Legislature in designating certain portions of the state highway system as state scenic highways to establish the State’s responsibility for the protection and enhancement of C
• § 26000 — “District,” means a boulevard district unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
• § 26001 — “Commission,” means the boulevard commission unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
• § 26002 — “Boulevard,” means a highway not less than 30 and not more than 100 feet in width and upon, along, and over the portion or portions of which where the same is less than 60 feet in width no railroad, e
• § 26003 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, all elections conducted in the district shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the State.
• § 26004 — At each election held pursuant to this part, every registered voter residing in the district as proposed or established, who would be entitled on the date of the election to vote in the district at a
• § 26020 — A boulevard district may be formed from any portion of a county not already contained in a boulevard district.
• § 26021 — A petition for the formation of a district may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is proposed to be formed.
• § 26022 — At the time of the filing of the petition for the formation of the district the petitioners shall file a bond with the board of supervisors for not more than three hundred dollars ($300), approved by
• § 26023 — The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors which shall thereupon fix a time, not less than 20 nor more than 60 days after the date of presentation, for hearing th
• § 26024 — The board of supervisors shall publish a notice of the fact that the petition has been filed and refer to it on file with the clerk of the board of supervisors for further particulars.
• § 26025 — The notice shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and circulated in the proposed district.
• § 26026 — Upon the day specified, the board of supervisors shall hear the petition and any objections thereto.
• § 26040 — In fixing the final boundaries of the district the board of supervisors may exclude any lands which it finds have been improperly included.
• § 26041 — The board of supervisors may include any lands adjacent to those described in the petition, either on: (a) Petition of the owners of the adjacent lands; or (b) Upon notice of its intention to include
• § 26042 — The notice of intention to include adjacent lands shall refer to the petition for the formation of the district on file with the board of supervisors, shall describe the adjacent territory intended to
• § 26043 — Upon the petition and evidence produced at the hearings the board of supervisors shall determine and fix the boundaries of the district and shall, by order entered in its minutes, define and establish
• § 26060 — Within 30 days after the establishment of the boundaries of the district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining
• § 26061 — Notice of the election shall be given by posting a copy of the order for three successive weeks prior to the election, in three public places within the proposed district, and by publication of a copy
• § 26062 — At least 15 days prior to the election, the board of supervisors shall select one or more polling places within the proposed district, and make all suitable arrangements for the holding of the electio
• § 26063 — At the election there shall be elected one member of the commission, whose term of office shall be for four years and until the election, or appointment, and qualification of his successor.
• § 26064 — The ballot shall contain the words “Shall the boulevard district be formed?” To the right of or below these words, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets.
• § 26065 — The officers of election shall make a return of the election to the board of supervisors, which shall canvass the returns as provided by law.
• § 26066 — If a majority of the votes cast are against the creation of the district, the board of supervisors shall by order entered in its minutes so declare, and no other proceeding shall be taken in relation
• § 26080 — The commission shall consist of the chairman of the board of supervisors and the county surveyor, or the county engineer, as the case may be, of the county in which the district is situated, who shall
• § 26081 — Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the board of supervisors from among the bona fide resident freeholders within the district who
• § 26082 — Upon the receipt of a petition in writing, signed by at least 25 percent in number of the registered voters residing within the district, the California Transportation Commission shall declare the pos
• § 26083 — The member appointed by the California Transportation Commission shall hold office for the term of four years from and after his appointment, and until the appointment and qualification of his success
• § 26084 — Each member of the commission shall give a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) which has been approved by a judge of the superior court of the county in which the district is located, to
• § 26085 — An election shall be held on the first Monday after the first Tuesday in March in the fourth year after the formation of the district, and in every fourth year thereafter, for the purpose of electing
• § 26086 — At least 20 days before the day of the election the commission shall post a notice of the election in three public places in the district.
• § 26087 — The commission shall select one or more polling places within the district; shall appoint one inspector and two judges of election in each polling place, and make all necessary and proper arrangements
• § 26088 — The election board shall publicly canvass the votes immediately after the closing of the polls, and shall make return of the election within 24 hours thereafter to the board of supervisors.
• § 261 — The department shall establish and apply pertinent planning and design standards for development of official scenic highways.
• § 26110 — The commission shall be the governing body of the district, and shall exercise all of the powers which are vested in the district.
• § 26111 — The commission shall hold all meetings in the district at an appointed place, at such times as may be convenient.
• § 26112 — A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and every decision of the majority made when duly assembled, is valid as an act of the commission
• § 26113 — The district may use a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the commission and may: (a) Sue and be sued in its own name.
• § 26114 — For the purposes of this part the district may take over, control, operate, and use in whole or in part any county road or public highway and may construct any boulevard in whole or in part, over, alo
• § 26115 — At its option, the commission may make application to the Department of Transportation for the exercise by the department of any powers, duties, or authority which the department may have with respect
• § 26130 — Before the construction of any boulevard and before the calling of any election for the issuance of bonds, the commission shall employ one or more engineers who shall make all necessary surveys, prepa
• § 26131 — The expense of making the preliminary surveys may be allowed by the board of supervisors out of the county general fund or the general county road fund upon claims regularly presented and allowed in t
• § 26160 — At any time after the adoption of a plan for a boulevard or the letting of a contract for the construction of the whole or any portion of any boulevard, the commission may by order entered in its minu
• § 26161 — The order shall fix the day of the election, shall specify the amount of the bond issue, and shall state in general terms that the money raised from the sale of the bonds shall be used for the acquisi
• § 26162 — Notice of the election shall be given in the manner and for the time provided for in Section 26061.
• § 26163 — At any time prior to the day fixed for the election the commission shall select one or more polling places within the district, and appoint from among the qualified electors within the district, one i
• § 26164 — After the vote has been counted and the result announced by the election officers the ballots shall be sealed up and delivered to the secretary of the commission with the election returns.
• § 26165 — If, at the election, two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of the issuance of bonds, the commission is authorized to issue and sell the bonds as proposed in the order calling the election.
• § 26166 — A boulevard may be constructed with money raised by taxation instead of a bond issue if authorized by a majority of the votes cast at an election called for the purpose of determining if the boulevard
• § 26180 — All bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the commission may determine, except that they shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
• § 26181 — All bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the district is situated, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 8
• § 26182 — The bonds shall be signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of the commission.
• § 26183 — The bonds may be sold by the commission in such manner and in such quantities as it may determine.
• § 26184 — The proceeds of the sale of bonds shall be deposited with the county treasurer and shall be placed by him in a fund in the county treasury to be called the boulevard fund of ____ boulevard district (n
• § 262 — Whenever the department determines that the corridor protection program for any state highway in the state scenic highway system established by this article has been implemented by local governmental
• § 262.1 — A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 65402 of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and obtain the approval from, the appropriate local planning agency on the lo
• § 262.5 — (a) Whenever the department determines that any state highway within or traversing United States National Forest lands meets the standards for official state scenic highways, the department shall desi
• § 26200 — At or before the first meeting of the board of supervisors in September of each year, the commission shall furnish the board of supervisors and the auditor of the county in which the district is situa
• § 26201 — Annually, at the time of levying county taxes, the board of supervisors shall levy a tax to be known as the “_______ (name of district) boulevard district tax,” sufficient to raise the amount estimate
• § 26202 — The tax so levied shall be computed and entered on the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the board of supervisors fails to levy the tax the auditor shall do so.
• § 26203 — All money raised by taxation which is authorized by this part shall belong to the district.
• § 26220 — The board of supervisors shall set apart and turn over to the commission out of the general fund of the county 25 per cent of the cost of acquiring the rights of way for, and construction of, the boul
• § 26221 — The treasury of the county in which the district is situated shall be the depository for the funds of the district.
• § 26222 — The following funds are hereby established in the county treasury to which the money belonging to the district, and raised by taxation shall be apportioned by the treasurer: (a) Bond fund.
• § 26225 — 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.
• § 26230 — After any boulevard has been completely constructed the commission may, at its option, convey all the right, title and interest of the district in and to that boulevard to the county within which the
• § 26240 — Whenever it shall deem it advisable, the commission shall, by resolution, order that an election be held in the district upon the question of dissolution of the district.
• § 26241 — Upon dissolution, any property in unincorporated territory which may have been acquired by the district shall vest in the county, and any property within the boundaries of an incorporated city shall v
• § 26242 — If at the time of the election to dissolve the district there is outstanding any bonded indebtedness of the district, the vote to dissolve shall dissolve the district for all purposes except the levy
• § 26260 — An action to determine the legality of the existence of a district may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
• § 263 — The state scenic highway system is hereby established and shall be composed of the highways specified in this article.
• § 263.1 — The state scenic highway system shall include all of the following state routes: Routes 28, 35, 38, 52, 53, 62, 74, 75, 76, 89, 96, 97, 127, 128, 150, 151, 154, 156, 158, 161, 173, 197, 199, 203, 209,
• § 263.2 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 1 from: (a) Route 5 south of San Juan Capistrano to Route 19 near Long Beach.
• § 263.3 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 5 from: (a) The international boundary near Tijuana to Route 75 near the south end of San Diego Bay.
• § 263.4 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 37 from: (a) Route 251 near Nicasio to Route 101 near Novato.
• § 263.5 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 78 from Route 79 near Santa Ysabel to Route 86 passing near Julian.
• § 263.6 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 101 from: (a) Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Road) to Route 46 near Paso Robles.
• § 263.7 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 138 from Route 2 near Wrightwood to Route 18 near Mt.
• § 263.8 — The state scenic highway system shall also include: Route 198 from: (a) Route 101 near San Lucas to Route 33 near Coalinga.
• § 27 — As used in the general provisions and in Divisions 1 (commencing with Section 50), 2 (commencing with Section 900), and 2.
• § 27000 — This part may be cited as the Bridge and Highway District Act.
• § 27001 — As used in this part “district” means a bridge and highway district unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
• § 27002 — As used in this part “board” means the board of directors of the district unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
• § 27003 — As used in this part, “contiguous counties” include those counties separated by any of the waters of this State.
• § 27004 — As used in this part, “tolls” include tolls, charges, rentals, rates, traffic charges, and other income and revenue actually received or receivable by, or for the account of, the district for the use
• § 27005 — In any county having a registrar of voters, the powers conferred and the duties imposed by this part upon the county clerk in relation to matters of election and polling places, shall be exercised and
• § 27006 — Except as otherwise provided in this part, all elections held by the district shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the State.
• § 27007 — No irregularity or informality in conducting any district election which has been otherwise fairly conducted shall invalidate or affect the election.
• § 2701 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1990.
• § 2701.01 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Passenger Rail Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 2701.
• § 2701.02 — The Legislature has provided that, in addition to the one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Passenger Rail and Clean Air Bond Act of 1992 will be submitted for
• § 2701.05 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Passenger Rail Bond Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 2701.06 — The money in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available, without regard to fiscal years, for acquisition of rights-of-way, capital expenditures, and acquisition of rolling sto
• § 2701.07 — The appropriations for capital improvements and acquisition of rolling stock for intercity rail, commuter rail, and urban rail transit shall be used only on the following routes and corridors and thos
• § 2701.08 — At least 15 percent of the money in the fund shall be used for intercity rail purposes and shall be equitably expended on intercity rail corridors based on the relative population served by each corri
• § 2701.10 — Bonds in the total amount of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying ou
• § 2701.11 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chap
• § 2701.12 — (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 chapter, the Passenger Rail Finance Committee is her
• § 2701.13 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 2701.
• § 2701.14 — 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
• § 2701.15 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount equal to that sum annually n
• § 2701.16 — (a) Money may be transferred from the fund to the State Transportation Fund to reimburse the Transportation Planning and Development Account and the State Highway Account for expenditures made from th
• § 2701.17 — 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 chapter.
• § 2701.18 — For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which have bee
• § 2701.19 — 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
• § 2701.20 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
• § 2701.21 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Cal
• § 2701.22 — Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter that are subject to investment under Article 4 (com
• § 2701.23 — (a) The department may advance funds in the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund for all or a portion of the cost of projects approved for bond funding pursuant to this chapter.
• § 2701.24 — Notwithstanding Section 2701.
• § 2702 — To the extent permitted by federal and state law, a federally recognized Native American tribe shall be eligible for federal funding for a transportation project and may be the lead agency for a trans
• § 27020 — A bridge and highway district may be organized and incorporated in accordance with this part.
• § 27021 — A district may consist of part or all of one or more contiguous counties.
• § 27022 — Proceedings for the incorporation of a district may be instituted by the adoption of an ordinance by the board of supervisors of each county desiring to form a district or by the electors of each such
• § 27023 — The ordinance of intention shall provide that a petition for the formation of the district be circulated, and the board of supervisors shall, by resolution name and appoint persons to circulate and se
• § 27024 — The ordinance of intention may also contain a distinctive corporate name for the proposed district.
• § 27025 — The ordinance of intention may be adopted by the board of supervisors at any time after application shall be made to it for that purpose.
• § 27026 — If the ordinance is adopted by the board of supervisors, it shall be subject to the referendum provisions applicable to ordinances generally in the county.
• § 2704 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century.
• § 2704.01 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the High-Speed Passenger Train Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 2704.
• § 2704.04 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature by enacting this chapter and of the people of California by approving the bond measure pursuant to this chapter to initiate the construction of a high-speed tra
• § 2704.05 — Subject to Section 2704.
• § 2704.06 — The net proceeds received from the sale of nine billion dollars ($9,000,000,000) principal amount of bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budg
• § 2704.07 — The authority shall pursue and obtain other private and public funds, including, but not limited to, federal funds, funds from revenue bonds, and local funds, to augment the proceeds of this chapter.
• § 2704.08 — (a) Proceeds of bonds described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2704.
• § 2704.09 — The high-speed train system to be constructed pursuant to this chapter shall be designed to achieve the following characteristics: (a) Electric trains that are capable of sustained maximum revenue ope
• § 2704.095 — (a) (1) Net proceeds received from the sale of nine hundred fifty million dollars ($950,000,000) principal amount of bonds authorized by this chapter shall be allocated to eligible recipients for capi
• § 2704.10 — (a) Bonds in the total amount of nine billion nine hundred fifty million dollars ($9,950,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 2704.
• § 2704.11 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law, Chap
• § 2704.12 — (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale of the bonds authorized by this chapter and the making of those determinations and the taking of other actions as are authorized by this
• § 2704.13 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Sections 2704.
• § 2704.14 — 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
• § 2704.15 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount equal to the total of the fo
• § 2704.16 — 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 chapter.
• § 2704.17 — For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which have bee
• § 2704.18 — All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium on bonds sold shall be available to pay costs of issuing the bonds, and to the extent not so needed, together with accrued interest derive
• § 2704.19 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
• § 2704.20 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Cal
• § 2704.21 — Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the
• § 2704.75 — (a) An eligible recipient for funds pursuant to Section 2704.
• § 2704.76 — (a) (1) Of the one billion one hundred million dollars ($1,100,000,000) appropriated pursuant to Item 2665-104-6043 of Section 2.
• § 2704.77 — Any track expansion for the San Francisco to San Jose segment of the high-speed rail system beyond the blended system approach identified in the April 2012 California High-Speed Rail Program Revised 2
• § 2704.78 — (a) For purposes of the funding plan required pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2704.
• § 2704.79 — Pursuant to the authorization set forth in subdivision (h) of Section 2704.
• § 27040 — The petition for the formation of the district shall give the name of the district, which shall be the legal name under which the district shall be known, and shall set forth the extent of the propose