Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The agency shall maintain the data, maps and other information developed in the course of formulating and administering the regional plan and interim plan, in a form suitable to assure a consistent view of developmental trends and other relevant information for the availability o…

All provisions of the interim plan shall be enforced by the agency and by the counties and cities.

There is hereby created the San Francisco Bay Area Transportation Terminal Authority.

The authority is a public corporation of the State of California, independent of the agencies from which its board is appointed and in carrying out its corporate purpose as provided in this title, will be performing an essential governmental function. The powers and duties of the…

The authority’s purpose shall be to develop plans for a regional transit terminal in the City and County of San Francisco on and immediately adjacent to the site of the existing transbay transit terminal. The terminal may be developed in conjunction with such other facilities as,…

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of: (1) One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. (2) One member appointed by the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (3) One …

All members of the authority or their duly designated alternates shall serve without pay, but they may receive their necessary actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.

A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum and may act for the authority.

The authority shall maintain an office located in the City and County of San Francisco.

The authority may either employ an executive director, a secretary, an attorney, and such other officers, or employees, or consultants as are necessary to enable it to perform the duties imposed upon it by this title or it may contract for any or all necessary services with a qua…

The authority may sue and be sued in the name of the San Francisco Bay Area Transportation Terminal Authority.

The authority shall terminate no later than December 31, 1981. The authority may terminate itself prior to that date if the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The authority has completed its design work and transmitted to the department the final plans and specifications for…

The authority may sue and be sued in all courts of competent jurisdiction, except that the State of California does not consent to any suit filed against the authority in any federal court of the United States; provided, that the authority may, as a plaintiff, institute or, as an…

(a) The authority shall investigate and evaluate various reasonable alternatives for the development of the regional transit terminal and, after public hearing, shall adopt one alternative for implementation. The authority shall consult with the department during the design phase…

(a) The authority itself may develop, or may contract for the development of, plans and specifications for the regional transit terminal. (b) The department shall construct and operate the regional transit terminal or it may contract for such construction and operation. (c) The r…

(a) The authority and the department shall have the power to apply for and accept grants and loans from any department or agency of the United States of America to be used for the development of the regional transit terminal, or of any facilities ancillary thereto, and to enter i…

The department may construct or may assist other public districts or agencies or carriers operating under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission in the construction of such connections as may be necessary or desirable to facili…

The authority may exercise the right of eminent domain for the condemnation of real or personal property or any right or interest therein for its use within the City and County of San Francisco, including the power to acquire real property in fee simple or any lesser estate or in…

The authority shall not commence any eminent domain proceedings unless the board first adopts by unanimous vote a resolution that meets the requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1245.210) of Chapter 4 of Title 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The authority may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable it to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed upon it by this chapter. The authority may by resolution make, amend and repeal rules and regulations governing the use, operatio…

The authority shall have power to deposit any moneys of the authority, in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of the State of California governing the deposit of public moneys of counties, in such bank or banks in the State of California as may be authorized to rec…

The authority shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose whatsoever.

All property of the authority, and all income, rates, fees, rentals, and other charges received or collected by the authority shall be free and exempt from all taxes by the State of California or by any political subdivision or subordinate taxing authority thereof.

The authority may adopt such rules and regulations governing the employment of any and all employees necessary to carry out its powers, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the establishment of a retirement system. If the authority determines that it is in…

The commission may issue bonds for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, completion, addition, betterment, improvement, extension, or repair of the regional transit terminal or any part thereof, and any indenture under which bonds are issued may provide for the payment o…

The validity of the authorization and issuance of any bonds by the commission is not dependent on or affected in any way, except to the extent provided in the indenture by: (a) Proceedings taken by the commission or the department for the acquisition, construction, or completion …

The commission shall issue bonds in its name. These bonds shall constitute obligations of the commission only, and neither the payment of the principal of any such bond nor the payment of interest thereon constitutes a debt, liability, or obligation of any county, city, city and …

The commission shall determine the time, form, and manner of the issuance of bonds. The bonds shall be payable only out of specified revenues as the commission shall determine at the time of their issuance.

The commission may enter into indentures providing for the principal amount, date or dates, maturities, interest rate, denominations, form, registration, transfer, interchange, and other provisions of such bonds and coupons, and the terms and conditions upon which the bonds shall…

An indenture may include such covenants and agreements on the part of the commission as the commission deems necessary or advisable for the issue, payment, better security, or protection of the bonds issued thereunder.

An indenture may include a clause requiring the commission to pay, or cause to be paid, punctually the principal of all such bonds and the interest thereon on the date or dates, at the place or places, and in the manner mentioned in such bonds and in the coupons appertaining ther…

An indenture may include a clause requiring the department to continuously operate the regional transit terminal and other facilities in an efficient and economical manner.

An indenture may include a clause requiring the department to make all necessary repairs, renewals, and replacements to the regional transit terminal and to keep it at all times in good repair, working order, and condition.

An indenture may include a clause requiring the commission to preserve and protect the security of the bonds and the rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and defend such rights.

An indenture may include a clause requiring the commission to pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, all lawful claims for labor, materials, and supplies, or other charges which, if unpaid, might become a lien or charge upon the revenues, or any part thereof, of t…

An indenture may include a clause which limits, restricts, or prohibits any right, power, or privilege of the commission to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, lease, or dispose of all, or any part, of the regional transit terminal, or to enter into any other agreement which im…

An indenture may include a clause requiring the commission to fix, prescribe, and collect rates, rents, fees, or other charges in connection with the regional transit terminal and, in addition, to provide a margin of safety in the collection thereof as further security for the bo…

An indenture may include a clause requiring the commission to hold in trust the proceeds of the bonds and the revenues pledged to the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, or to any reserve or other fund created for the further protection of the bonds, and to apply such…

An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the commission to apply the proceeds of the sale of any issue of bonds except as provided in the indenture.

An indenture may include a clause limiting the power of the commission to issue additional bonds except upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the indenture.

An indenture may include a clause requiring, specifying, or limiting the kind, amount, and character of insurance to be maintained by the department on the regional transit terminal, or any part thereof, and the use and disposition of the proceeds of any such insurance thereafter…

An indenture may include a clause providing the events of default and the terms and conditions upon which such default and its consequences may be waived. An indenture may include a clause designating the rights, limitations, power, and duties arising upon breach by the commissio…

An indenture may include a clause prescribing a procedure by which the terms and conditions of the indenture may be subsequently amended or modified with the consent of the commission and the vote or written assent of the holders of a specified principal amount of the bonds issue…

An indenture may include a clause providing for such other acts and matters as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure the bonds or to make the bonds more marketable.

The commission may designate a bank or trust company, qualified to do business in this state, as a trustee for the commission and the holders of bonds issued hereunder, and may authorize the trustee to act on behalf of the holders of the bonds, or any stated percentage thereof, a…

The commission shall fix and determine, in an indenture, the conditions upon which any indenture trustee shall receive, hold, or disburse any or all revenues collected for, or on account of, the commission. The commission shall, in an indenture, prescribe the duties and powers of…

The commission may issue bonds in series and may divide any series into one or more divisions and fix different maturities or dates of such bonds, different rates of interest, or prescribe different terms and conditions for the bonds of the several series or divisions. It is not …

Bonds may be issued as coupon bonds or as registered bonds. The commission may provide for the interchange of coupon bonds for registered bonds and registered bonds for coupon bonds, and may provide that the bonds shall be registered as to principal only, or as to both principal …

Bonds shall bear interest at a rate of not to exceed 7 percent per annum, payable annually or semiannually, or in part annually and in part semiannually.

Bonds may be callable upon such terms and conditions and upon such notice as the commission may determine, and upon the payment of the premium fixed by the commission in the proceedings for the issuance of the bonds. No bond shall be subject to call or redemption prior to its fix…