Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The board of supervisors shall meet on the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the returns. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the district as proposed, and the cost of said election shall be a charge against the general funds of the county. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.)

If any special election is held exclusively on the proposition or propositions related to the transit district organization, bond issuance, raising of tax levy, or any other transit district purpose, the expenditures therefor shall be reimbursed to the county by means of a tax on…

The board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, from and after which the establishment of the district shall be deemed complete. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The Legislature, by the enactment of this article, intends the additional funds provided government agencies by this article to supplement existing local revenues being used for public transportation purposes. The government agencies are further encouraged to maintain their exist…

(a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable to the entirety of, or a portion of, the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the county shall be imposed by the commission in accordance with Section 132307 and the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commenc…

The commission, in the ordinance, shall state the nature of the tax to be imposed, the tax rate or the maximum tax rate, the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used, and may set a term during which the tax will be imposed. The purposes for which the tax r…

(a) The county shall conduct an election called by the commission pursuant to Section 132301. (b) The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of elections by a county. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

(a) Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after adoption of the ordinance. (b) Prior to the operative date of the ordinance, the commission shall cont…

The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this article may be allocated by the commission for public transportation purposes consistent with the adopted regional transportation improvement program and the regional transportation plan. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 2…

If taxes are imposed pursuant to this article for expenditure for public transit purposes, the commission shall allocate revenues derived therefrom to the transit development boards for allocation within their respective areas of jurisdiction for transit purposes consistent with …

(a) The commission, subject to the approval of the voters within the portion of the county to which the tax would apply, may impose a maximum tax rate of 1 percent under this chapter and the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of th…

The commission may reduce a tax rate to percentages lower than that approved by the voters and may further provide for an increase of the tax rate if it has previously been lowered. However, the tax rate may not be increased to a rate above the tax rate approved by the voters. An…

(a) The commission, as part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, shall seek authorization to issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the tax and establish the appropriations limit of the commission. (b) The maximum bonded inde…

(a) The bonds authorized by the voters concurrently with the approval of the retail transactions and use tax may be issued by the commission at any time, and from time to time, payable from the proceeds of the tax. The bonds shall be referred to as “limited tax bonds.” The bonds …

The commission may provide for the bonds to bear a variable interest rate, for the manner and intervals in which the rate shall vary, and for the dates on which the interest shall be payable. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time, and from time to time, by the commission by a two-thirds vote of all members of the commission. The commission may from time to time issue bonds in accordance with the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapte…

Any bonds issued pursuant to this article are a legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be inve…

Any action or proceeding wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this article or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commence…

The commission has no power to impose any tax other than the transactions and use tax imposed upon approval of the voters in accordance with this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is sought to be denied s…

Any such contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the district, or the greater part of its population, is situated. If more than one contest is pending they shall be consolidated and tried together. The court having jurisdiction shall speedily try the co…

By a resolution entered on its minutes, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall declare the district formed if: (a) A majority of the votes cast at the election is for the formation of the district. (b) A majority of the votes cast in a majority in number of the ci…

The resolution shall contain the name of the district and a description or other designation of its boundaries. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

A certified copy of the resolution shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of each affected county. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1999.)

Upon the filing with the Secretary of State, the formation of the district is complete. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, fr…

If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, fr…

If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, fr…

If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, fr…

No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is denied shall be comme…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) To “expand” the transactions and use tax means to expand the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax may be expended to include covering the costs of implementation of the regional …

(a) The commission may, upon terms, standards, and conditions approved by the commission, transfer environmental mitigation or conservation property to a public agency or to a nonprofit corporation that is qualified pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (1) …

(a) An ordinance expanding, extending, or increasing the retail transactions and use tax imposed under this chapter shall be imposed by the commission and shall be applicable to the entirety of, or a portion of, the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the county, if the …

(a) In the ordinance, the commission shall state the nature of the tax to be imposed, the tax rate or the maximum tax rate, and the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used. In connection with the extension or expansion of the tax, the tax rate or the maxi…

(a) The county shall conduct an election called by the commission pursuant to Section 132322. (b) The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of elections by a county. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 297, Sec. 3. Effective January 1…

(a) Any ordinance extending or expanding, or both, the transactions and use tax shall be operative on the day immediately following the day of the election at which the proposition is adopted. Any increase in the tax rate or the maximum tax rate authorized by the ordinance shall …

Any action or proceeding wherein the validity of the adoption of the extension, expansion, or increase of the retail transactions and use tax, or the issuance of any bonds thereunder, or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be comm…

The commission has no power to extend, expand, or increase any tax other than the transactions and use tax extended, expanded, or increased upon approval of the voters in accordance with this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 83, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2009.)

All provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 132300) relating to allocation of revenues, tax rates, and bonds apply to the expanded, extended, or increased transactions and use tax, except that the revenues derived from the expanded or increased tax may be used for the ad…

Verification deputies shall be qualified electors residing within the territory of the district or the proposed district for which they are appointed. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Verification deputies required to verify signatures to petitions for the formation of a district, or to certificates or petitions nominating candidates for election to the first board of directors of newly formed districts, shall be appointed by the county elections official of a…

Appointments of verification deputies shall be made upon written application of not less than five (5) nor more than ten (10) qualified electors of any territorial unit or units of the district, or the proposed district, as the case may be. The application shall state that the si…

Verification deputies need not use a seal, and shall not have power to administer oaths for any purpose other than that for which they are appointed. Their appointment shall continue for ninety (90) days only from the date of appointment. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Verification deputies shall not be paid, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of the county treasury or the treasury of a district. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Before appointment a verification deputy shall make and file with the clerk appointing him an oath as to his age, place of residence, occupation, and whether or not he is a qualified elector residing within the territory of the district, or the proposed district, for which he is …