Title GOV — California Gov. Code

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a financing of the costs of claims of insolvent insurers upon the request of the association pursuant to Section 1063.73 of the Insurance Code shall be deemed to be in the public interest and eligible for financing by the bank…

(a) The bank may issue bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 63070) and may loan the proceeds thereof to the association, and deposit the proceeds into a separate account in the fund, or use the proceeds to refund bonds previously issued under this article. Bond pr…

The fund, and any other fund or account established pursuant to the issuance of bonds authorized by this article may be invested in any investment authorized pursuant to Section 63062, and any such fund or account shall be established outside of the centralized treasury system. T…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a financing of emergency apportionments upon the request of a school district pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 41329.50) of Chapter 3 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, is deemed to …

The State of California pledges that (a) the state will not alter the directive to the Controller to make apportionments to the bond trustee of moneys in the State School Fund and the Education Protection Account from that set forth in Section 41329.55 of the Education Code, and …

(a) Notwithstanding this division, the financing of energy and project costs on behalf of Golden State Energy, as defined in Section 222.5 of the Public Utilities Code, shall be deemed to be in the public interest and eligible for financing by the bank or by a special purpose tru…

The following definitions contained in this section are in addition to the definitions contained in Section 63010 and together with the definitions contained in that section shall govern the construction of this article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Accelerator fin…

(a) The financing of projects related to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 94500) of Division 50 of the Public Resources Code shall be deemed to be in the public interest and eligible for financing by the bank or by a special purpose trust established pursuant to this division. …

(a) The bank is hereby authorized and empowered to provide financial assistance under the Accelerator Revolving Fund Program to any eligible participating party, either directly or to a lending or financial institution, in connection with the financing or refinancing of an accele…

(a) There is hereby created the California Transmission Accelerator Revolving Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of providing financial assistance under the Accelerator Revolving Fund Program in accordance with this article. (b) The Accelerator Revolving Fund shall be eli…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, pursuant to Section 10100.3 of the Insurance Code and upon approval of the bank, a financing of the costs of claims or to increase liquidity and claims-paying capacity upon the request of the California FAIR Plan Associati…

(a) Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and approval by the executive board before the authority takes action to approve the placement of a measure on the ballot, the authority may impose, by resolution, a parcel tax within the San Francisco Bay…

(a) (1) The authority may impose, subject to approval by the executive board before the authority takes action to approve the placement of a measure on the ballot, by resolution, a special tax, measured by gross receipts, for the privilege of engaging in any kind of lawful busine…

(a) (1) The authority may impose, subject to approval by the executive board before the authority takes action to approve the placement of a measure on the ballot, by resolution, a special tax measured by the number of employees employed by the taxpayer for the privilege of engag…

(a) Taxes levied pursuant to Section 64611 and Section 64612 shall be collected in the following manner: (1) County tax collectors shall be responsible for collecting the tax revenue. (2) Each county levying the tax shall prepare a tax return. (3) Each county shall create policie…

All special taxes levied pursuant to this article shall be administered in the following manner: (a) Taxes collected shall be deposited in a separate fund, which shall be established in the treasury of each county and used only as prescribed by this section. (b) The county shall …

As used in this article: (a) “Commercial development project” means any project involving the issuance of a permit by an underlying land use jurisdiction for construction, not including remodeling of an existing property, that is undertaken within the San Francisco Bay area for t…

(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (4), the executive board may establish, increase, or impose a commercial linkage fee, in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per square foot, within the San Francisco Bay area by enactment of a resolution, in accordance with the requirements of …

(a) A commercial linkage fee established, increased, or imposed pursuant to this article shall not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the housing necessitated by the commercial development project for which the commercial linkage fee is imposed, as determined in the regional…

(a) Before adopting a resolution establishing or imposing a new commercial linkage fee or approving an increase in an existing commercial linkage fee pursuant to this article, the executive board shall hold a public hearing, at which oral or written presentations can be made, as …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), if the executive board adopts a resolution or other legislative enactment establishing or imposing a new commercial linkage fee or approving an increase in an existing commercial linkage fee and the authority board adopts a res…

(a) Any party may protest the imposition of a commercial linkage fee imposed on a commercial development project by the executive board and the authority pursuant to this article as follows: (1) The party shall pay the total amount of commercial linkage fee required by the resolu…

(a) In any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul any resolution providing for the establishment, increase, or imposition of a commercial linkage fee pursuant to this article in which there is an issue whether the fee is a special tax…

(a) Any person may request an audit in order to determine whether any fee or charge levied by the executive board and the authority board exceeds the amount necessary to cover the reasonable cost of providing the housing necessitated by the commercial development project for whic…

Any action by the executive board and the authority board or interested person under this article shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The authority board may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue general obligation bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds. The authority board shall not adopt a resolution to initiate proceedings until after the exec…

(a) The authority may incur or refund general obligation bonded indebtedness, secured by the levy of ad valorem property taxes, pursuant to Article XIII A of the California Constitution, and any amendment thereto, for any purpose allowed by state law or the California Constitutio…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “authority revenues” includes, without limitation, revenues generated by either of the following: (A) Any special tax, fee, or charge imposed by the authority, other than ad valorem property taxes. (B) Any loan repayments, investment income, …

(a) The authority or any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to this title shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. (b) The bonds and other obligations of the authority are not a debt of any city or county, the Association of Bay Area Govern…

(a) Every two years after the issuance of bonds pursuant to this section, the authority shall contract for an independent financial and performance audit. The audit shall be conducted according to guidelines established by the Controller. A copy of the completed audit shall be pr…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article are fully negotiable.

Any action to determine the validity or adoption of any tax, fee, or other charge provided for in, or the validity of bonds issued pursuant to, this title, or any of the proceedings, contracts, agreements, or other arrangements or matters entered into, shall be commenced within 6…

(a) Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution and subject to approval by the board before the agency takes action to approve the placement of a measure on the ballot, the agency may impose, by resolution or by ordinance, a parcel tax within Los Angeles…

(a) (1) Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution and subject to approval by the board before the agency takes action to approve the placement of a measure on the ballot, the agency may impose, by resolution or by ordinance, or via action by the design…

The special taxes authorized in this article may also be imposed by qualified voter initiative.

Taxes levied pursuant to Section 64811 shall be collected in the following manner: (a) The county tax collector shall be responsible for collecting the tax revenue. (b) The county shall create policies and procedures necessary to collect tax revenue, including, but not limited to…

Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, either the designated elections official or the board may act by resolution or by ordinance to place a measure on the ballot seeking voter approval of a special documentary transfer tax pursuant to Part 6.7 (c…

All special taxes levied pursuant to this article shall be administered in the following manner: (a) Taxes collected shall be deposited in a separate fund, which shall be established in the treasury of the county and used only as prescribed by this title. (b) The county shall tra…

The board may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution or ordinance stating its intent to issue the bonds.

(a) The agency, with approval of two-thirds of the voters, may levy ad valorem property taxes to secure debt pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution. (b) For purposes of incurring bonded indebtedness pursuant to t…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “agency revenues” includes, without limitation, revenues generated by any special tax, fee, or charge imposed by the agency, other than ad valorem property taxes. (2) The agency may issue revenue bonds, payable from agency revenues allocated …

The agency may issue mortgage revenue bonds pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 52000) of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, and other applicable law.

The agency may issue private activity bonds pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514) and Sections 1112 and 1401 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as it read prior to repeal (26 U.S.C. Secs. 54a and 1400U-1).

(a) The agency or any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to this title shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. (b) The bonds and other obligations of the agency are not a debt of any city or Los Angeles County, or any of its affiliated ent…

(a) Every two years after the issuance of bonds pursuant to this section, the agency shall contract for an independent financial and performance audit. The audit shall be conducted according to guidelines established by the Controller. A copy of the completed audit shall be provi…

Bonds issued pursuant to this article are fully negotiable.

Any action to determine the validity of any tax, fee, or other charge provided for in, or the validity of bonds issued pursuant to, this title, or any of the proceedings, contracts, agreements, or other arrangements or matters entered into, shall be commenced within 60 days from …

This chapter may be cited and shall be known as the Regional Planning Law.

The Legislature finds and declares that the people of California have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of the urban regions of the State in which large segments of the State’s population are concentrated.

The Legislature further finds and declares: (a) That the State has a positive interest in the preparation and maintenance of a long-term, general plan for the physical development of each of the State’s urban areas that can serve as a guide to the affected local governmental unit…