Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) A city may form a district to finance a project or projects on a former military base pursuant to the requirements set forth in this chapter. (b) A district formed under this section may finance a project pursuant to this section or Section 53369.3 only if the project is cons…

(a) A district may finance only the facilities or services authorized in this chapter. The additional facilities or services may not supplant facilities or services already available within that territory when the district was created, except if those facilities or services are e…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the establishment of a district should not ordinarily lead to the removal of existing functional, habitable, and safe dwelling units. If, however, any dwelling units are proposed to be removed or destroyed in the course of private developm…

Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of a district, adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, including a division of taxes thereunder, or an election pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment …

An action to determine the validity of the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However, notwithstanding the time limits specified in Section 860 of the …

A legislative body of a city may designate one or more proposed infrastructure revitalization financing districts pursuant to this chapter. Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed d…

The legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution of intention to create the district to be mailed to each owner of land within the district. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2015.)

The legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution to be mailed to each affected taxing entity. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2015.)

After adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 53369.10, the legislative body shall designate and direct the city engineer or other appropriate official to prepare an infrastructure plan pursuant to Section 53369.14. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (AB 229) Effective J…

After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention to establish a district, the official designated pursuant to Section 53369.13 shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. The infrastructure financing plan shall be consistent with the general plan of the city wit…

The infrastructure financing plan shall be sent to each owner of land within the proposed district and to each affected taxing entity together with any report required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources…

The designated official shall consult with each affected taxing entity, and, at the request of any affected taxing entity, shall meet with representatives of an affected taxing entity. Any affected taxing entity may suggest revisions to the plan. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, S…

The legislative body shall conduct a public hearing prior to adopting the proposed infrastructure financing plan. The public hearing shall be called no sooner than 60 days after the plan has been sent to each affected taxing entity. In addition to the notice given to landowners a…

At the hour set in the required notices, the legislative body shall proceed to hear and pass upon all written and oral objections. The hearing may be continued from time to time. The legislative body shall consider the recommendations, if any, of affected taxing entities, and all…

(a) The legislative body shall not enact a resolution proposing formation of a district and providing for the division of taxes of any affected taxing entity pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53369.30), unless a resolution approving the plan has been adopted by the g…

(a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt a resolution proposing adoption of the infrastructure financing plan, as modified, and formation of the infrastructure revitalization financing district in a manner consistent with Section 53369.19, or it may ab…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, laws regulating elections of the local agency that calls an election pursuant to this chapter, insofar as they may be applicable, shall govern all elections conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided in subdivision (b)…

(a) If the election is to be conducted by mail ballot, the election official conducting the election shall provide ballots and election materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53326 and Section 53327, together with all supplies and instructions necessary for the use and …

After the canvass of returns of any election pursuant to Section 53369.20, the legislative body may, by ordinance, adopt the infrastructure financing plan and create the district with full force and effect of law, if two-thirds of the votes upon the question of creating the distr…

After the canvass of returns of any election conducted pursuant to Section 53369.20, the legislative body shall take no further action with respect to the proposed infrastructure revitalization financing district for one year from the date of the election if the question of creat…

The legislative body may submit a proposition to establish or change the appropriations limit, as defined by subdivision (h) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, of a district to the qualified electors of a proposed or established district. The propositi…

No later than June 30 of each year after the adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, the legislative body shall post an annual report in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the legislative body’s Internet Web site. The annual report shall contain all of the fo…

Any infrastructure financing plan may contain a provision that taxes, if any, levied upon taxable property in the area included within the infrastructure revitalization financing district each year by or for the benefit of the State of California, or any affected taxing entity af…

All costs incurred by a county in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to Section 53369.30 for a district shall be paid by that district. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2015.)

The legislative body may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec. 1. (AB 229) Effective January 1, 2015.)

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53369.40 shall contain all of the following information: (a) A description of the facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the proposed bond issue. (b) The estimated cost of the facilities, the estimated cost of preparing and issui…

The clerk of the legislative body shall publish the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53369.40 once a day for at least seven successive days in a newspaper published in the city or county at least six days a week, or at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspap…

The legislative body shall submit the proposal to issue the bonds to the voters who reside within the district. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as the election to create the district pursuant to Section 53369.20 and the two elections may be consolidated. (Added…

(a) Bonds may be issued only if two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of authorizing the issuance of the bonds. (b) If the voters authorize the issuance of the bonds as provided by subdivision (a), the legislative body may subsequently proceed with the …

If any proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this chapter is defeated by the voters, the legislative body shall not submit, or cause to be submitted, a similar proposition to the voters for at least one year after the first election. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 775, Sec.…

The legislative body may, by majority vote, provide for refunding of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. However, refunding bonds shall not be issued if the total net interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds plus the principal amount of the refunding bonds exceeds the …

The legislative body or any person executing the bonds shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. The bonds and other obligations of a district issued pursuant to this chapter are not a debt of the city, county, or state or of any of its political su…

(a) The bonds may be sold at discount not to exceed 5 percent of par at a negotiated or public sale. At least five days prior to a public sale, notice shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061, in a newspaper of general circulation and in a financial newspaper published in the…

If any member of the legislative body whose signature appears on bonds ceases to be a member of the legislative body before delivery of the bonds, his or her signature is as effective as if he or she had remained in office. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiab…

The Legislature finds and declares that there are costs associated with all forms of payment, including cash and checks. The Legislature further finds and declares that by accepting payment by credit card or other payment devices, state agencies will be able to take advantage of …

For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Cardholder” means a person making a payment to a state agency by credit card or payment device. (b) “Credit card” shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection (k) of Section 1602 of Title 15 of the United States Code (Section 103(k)…

(a) Except as provided in Section 6159, the Director of General Services, or his or her designee, may negotiate and enter into any contracts necessary to implement or facilitate the acceptance of credit cards or other payment devices by state agencies. The authority granted to th…

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), all state agencies shall accept payment made by means of a credit card or other payment device. (2) (A) A state agency may request that the director grant an exemption from paragraph (1) if the agency determines that its accep…

No officer or employee of a state agency, or other individual, who in the course of his or her employment or duty has or had access to credit card or payment device information provided to the state agency under this chapter shall disclose or make known in any manner information …

The Department of General Services and state agencies shall enter into interagency agreements to reimburse the Department of General Services for its costs in entering into contracts pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 926, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Any state agency accepting payment by a means of credit card, whether pursuant to this chapter or Section 19005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall, when sending a billing statement, notify each payer permitted to make payment to that agency by means of a credit card of his o…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Although California’s economy is critically dependent upon transportation, its current transportation system relies primarily upon a street and highway system designed to accommodate far fewer vehicles than are currentl…

As used in this chapter the following terms have the following meanings: (a) Unless the context requires otherwise, “agency” means the agency responsible for the preparation and adoption of the congestion management program. (b) “Bus rapid transit corridor” means a bus service th…

This chapter does not apply in a county in which a majority of local governments, collectively comprised of the city councils and the county board of supervisors, which in total also represent a majority of the population in the county, each adopt resolutions electing to be exemp…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to balance the need for level of service standards for traffic with the need to build infill housing and mixed use commercial developments within walking distance of mass transit facilities, downtowns, and town centers and to provide greate…

Congestion management programs, if prepared by county transportation commissions and transportation authorities created pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000) of the Public Utilities Code, shall be used by the regional transportation planning agency to meet fede…