Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures on the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and shall certify to the board as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. …

The board may initiate proceedings for the creation of a special transit service district within the area of the district by passing a resolution declaring that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special transit service district, and describing its boundar…

One or more special service districts for any of the purposes in which the district is authorized to engage may be created within the boundaries of the district. Such special service districts may consist of one or more cities, with or without unincorporated territory, or unincor…

Proceedings for the creation of a special service district may be initiated by resolution of the legislative body or bodies of the city or cities proposed to be included in such special service district and if unincorporated territory is proposed to be included in such special se…

As an alternative to the initiation of proceedings for the formation of a special service district by resolution or resolutions, a petition may be filed with the secretary of the district signed by voters equal in number to at least 25 percent of the registered voters registered …

The petition shall declare that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special service district within the area of the district described in the petition. The petition may include one or more separate documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of…

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures in the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official, and shall certify to the board as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec.…

The following provisions of the Government Code shall not apply to this chapter or any proceeding taken thereunder: (a) Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54775), Part 1, Division 2 of Title 5, relating to local agency formation commissions. (b) The District Investigation Law o…

Nothing contained herein shall allow the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, or any special service district formed hereunder, to exercise any jurisdiction, taxing, or otherwise, over any territory heretofore withdrawn from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist…

Within 60 days after receipt of the resolutions of the public agencies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, or the passage of the resolution of the board, the board shall, by resolution, designate the special transit s…

The notice of hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than 20 nor more than 60 days from the date of the publication of the notice. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

At or before the hearing, any person interested may file with the secretary of the district written objections to the creation of the special transit service district or to the inclusion of his property therein. Upon the hearing the board shall hear and determine all protests and…

The board may reduce or enlarge the boundaries of the proposed special transit service district, but the boundaries of the proposed special transit service district shall be within the boundaries of the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

The board shall not approve the creation of a special transit service district containing territory in addition to the territory included in the resolutions or petitions filed with the secretary of the district, or in its own resolution, until notice of its intention to include s…

If no protests are filed, or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall by resolution approve the creation of the special transit service district either as originally described or as revised by the board and, except as provided by Article 3 (com…

Within 30 days after receipt of the resolution or resolutions of the legislative body or bodies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, the board shall by resolution designate the special service district as “San Francisc…

The notice of hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The board, in its discretion, may give such additional notice as it deems desirable. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1495.)

The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date of the publication of the notice. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1495.)

At or before the hearing, any person interested may file with the secretary of the district written objections to the creation of the special service district or to the inclusion of his property therein. Upon the hearing the board shall hear and determine all protests and objecti…

If no protests are filed or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall by resolution approve the creation of the special service district and shall by resolution call an election as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 29680). (Added by…

Any public agency included, or partly included, within the boundaries of a special transit service district may, by a resolution adopted by its legislative body, adopted within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution creating a special transit service district, require the s…

Instead of the procedure by resolution of a public agency, a petition may be filed with the secretary of the district, signed by voters within any public agency, or portion thereof, included within the boundaries of the special transit service district equal in number to at least…

The petition may include one or more documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name affixed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. The petition shall be filed within 30 days aft…

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and shall certify to the board as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 98. Effective Ja…

The filing of a resolution pursuant to Section 27421, or of a petition pursuant to Section 27422, shall stay the effective creation of the special transit service district within the public agency or portion thereof included in the resolution or petition until the results of the …

The board shall call the election required by Sections 27421 and 27422 to be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after the petition or resolution is filed with the secretary of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “(giving name of special transit service district)” be created and established in “(giving name of public agency or portion th…

No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the public agency or portion thereof requesting the election. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county or city election and may be consolidated. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

The costs of the election required by this article shall be borne equally by the public agency and the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

The question of the creation of a special transit service district, submitted to a vote pursuant to this article, shall be canvassed separately for each public agency or portion thereof in which an election is held, and the board shall order and declare the special transit servic…

At the time of the approval of the creation of a special service district, the board shall call an election in the territory proposed to be included in the special service district for the purpose of submitting to the voters in such territory the question of whether the special s…

Such election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after the board’s approval of the creation of the special service district. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Special Service District No. _____ (here insert number)” be created and establ…

No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a registered voter residing within the territory proposed to be included in the special service district. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county or city election and may be consolidated. (Adde…

The costs of the election required by this article shall be borne by the district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1495.)

The question of the creation of a special service district shall be canvassed separately for each public agency, or portion thereof, in which an election is held, and the board shall order and declare the special service district created in each public agency, or portion thereof,…

A special transit service district has no separate corporate existence, but shall be deemed to be a taxing subdivision of the district, and within each special transit service district the board may levy and collect or cause to be collected taxes for any lawful purpose in accorda…

A special service district has no separate corporate existence, but shall be deemed to be a taxing subdivision of the district, and within each special service district the board may levy and collect or cause to be collected taxes for any lawful purpose in accordance with Chapter…

At any time after the adoption by the board of the resolution creating a special transit service district, notwithstanding the effective date of the resolution, the board may provide for the submission of a proposition for the incurring of a bonded indebtedness to be incurred by …

The proposition for incurring a bonded indebtedness under Section 27451 may be submitted to the voters of any public agency or portion thereof at the same election as a proposition to create the special transit service district within a public agency or portion thereof, held purs…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing at Section 26201) shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of bonds under this article, including, among other things and without limiting the generality of the fo…

The favorable vote of a majority of all the voters voting on the proposition to authorize the issuance of bonds at the election or elections held pursuant to Sections 27451 or 27452 within the special transit service district as finally established is required to authorize the is…

Only the property in the special transit service district shall be taxable for the payment of the principal and interest on special transit service district bonds. Until the bonds are paid, taxes shall be levied in substantial compliance with Section 25893. (Added by Stats. 1959,…

Any proceeding denying the validity of the creation of any special transit service district, or of any bonds authorized by the voters thereof, pursuant to this part, shall be brought within three months after the date upon which the applicable resolution is adopted by the board o…

At any time after the approval by the board of the creation of a special service district, as provided in Section 29674, the board may provide for the submission of a proposition for the incurring of a bonded indebtedness to be incurred by the district on behalf of the special se…