Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

This chapter may be cited as the El Dorado County Toll Tunnel Authority Act. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires the general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

“Authority” means the El Dorado County Toll Tunnel Authority. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

“Toll tunnel” means the tunnel from U.S. Highway 50 in the vicinity of Twin Bridges to U.S. Highway 50 in the vicinity of Meyers which the authority is authorized to finance, construct, operate, and maintain as a toll facility pursuant to this chapter, and includes all appurtenan…

“Bond” means any written evidence of indebtedness which the authority may issue pursuant to this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

Nothing in this chapter prevents the state from making appropriations from time to time in aid of the construction pursuant to this chapter of the toll tunnel or property, franchises, or rights appurtenant thereto or for the purpose of making preliminary surveys, plans, and estim…

In a proceeding to vacate a street or highway: (a) A public entity may reserve and except from the vacation the easement and right at any time, or from time to time, to construct, maintain, operate, replace, remove, and renew sanitary sewers and storm drains and appurtenant struc…

(a) In a proceeding to vacate a street or highway, if the legislative body determines that the public convenience and necessity require the reservation and exception of easements and rights-of-way for works enumerated in Section 8340, such reservations and exceptions shall be rec…

All county bridges, not otherwise specially provided for, are maintained in the same manner as county highways are maintained. Such bridges are under the management and control of the board of supervisors. (Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 413.)

Whenever any county has appointed a road commissioner for all road districts in the county as authorized by Section 2006, or whenever any county has adopted a county charter pursuant to Section 4 of Article XI of the California Constitution, providing for the appointment of a roa…

The El Dorado County Toll Tunnel Authority is hereby created. The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of the members of the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

All of the members of the authority shall serve thereon without compensation, but they shall receive their necessary actual traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

A majority of the members of the authority may act for the authority. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

The authority may employ a secretary, a treasurer, an attorney, a chief engineer, and such other persons as are necessary to enable it properly to perform the duties imposed upon it by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

The authority may sue and be sued in the name of the El Dorado County Toll Tunnel Authority. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

The authority shall select one of its members to serve as chairman of the authority. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

As used in this article, “public body” means a city or special district as defined in Section 54775 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

(a) A public body or public utility may request a local agency for notice of proceedings to vacate a street or highway. (b) Every local agency shall maintain an index of requests for notice of vacation proceedings received pursuant to this section. The index shall be made availab…

If a public body or public utility has requested notice of the vacation proceeding under Section 8346, the local agency shall give written notice of the vacation proceeding to the public body or public utility within 10 days after: (a) The adoption of a resolution of intention or…

(a) Within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the vacation proceeding, the public body may: (1) Determine that public convenience and necessity require a public easement to maintain, operate, replace, remove, or renew its existing works installed in the street or highway that…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to: (a) Affect any reservation or the right to reserve easements pursuant to this chapter or any other provision of this code. (b) Make the rights of the public in or to a street or highway subordinate to a public easement determined pur…

Any bridge crossing the line between a city and a road district may be constructed and maintained, as provided in section 1391, by the city and by the county from the road fund of the district into which such bridge extends. Any bridge crossing the line between cities may be cons…

Any bridge referred to in section 1390 may be constructed by contract, let as provided by law, by any city into which the bridge extends, or by the county into which such bridge extends or in which such bridge is located. Any such city or county may contribute toward the expense …

If the proportion to be paid by any such city or county can not be otherwise determined, the expense of construction or maintenance of any such bridge shall be borne equally by the city and from the road fund of the road district into both of which the bridge reaches, or by the c…

The proceeds of any bonds authorized by the voters of any such city or county for the acquisition, construction or completion of any such bridge, or any portion thereof, may be expended or contributed as provided in sections 1391 and 1392. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

(a) Any county may join with any city located within such county in the acquisition, construction or maintenance of any bridge or viaduct within the county, whether such bridge or viaduct is or is to be located within or without any such city. (b) The expense of the acquisition, …

Any bridge which crosses the line between counties, unless otherwise specially provided for, shall be constructed by the counties into which such bridge reaches. Each of the counties into which any such bridge reaches shall pay that portion of the expense of the bridge previously…

The boards of supervisors in their respective counties may erect free county bridges on county highways across navigable bodies of water in this State. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

If a navigable body of water is the boundary line between counties, the boards of such counties may join in the construction of a free county bridge upon the terms to which they agree. In the event of a failure to agree, either county may build a bridge and retain control thereof…

The board of supervisors of any county may declare that it is necessary for the public convenience to construct a bridge across any body of water or swampland which lies in or extends into the county, and may prescribe the points between which such bridge will be built. Thereafte…

The boards of supervisors of two adjoining counties may enter into an agreement with any person with whom such boards desire to collaborate for the purposes specified in section 1400, if such boards find that any of the following circumstances exist: (a) That any bridge is necess…

The agreement authorized by section 1399 may provide for any of the following: (a) The construction of a bridge. (b) The reconstruction of the existing bridge or its replacement by a new structure. (c) The rebuilding of the bridge at another location. (d) The joint use of the res…

Any work done pursuant to such an agreement is exempt from any provisions of law regarding the letting of contracts by counties for the performance of any work upon bridges. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

The board of supervisors of any county now controlling or maintaining, by virtue of any statute, any bridge across any navigable stream, which bridge is wholly or in part within any city, may whenever necessary: (a) Reconstruct all or any part of such bridge. (b) Replace such bri…

The board of supervisors reconstructing, replacing or relocating such bridge may enter into an agreement with any person who is then maintaining any bridge across any such navigable stream, for the building of a joint bridge in order to prevent the impeding of commerce on such na…

The expense of such reconstruction, or of the building of a new bridge is payable from the same fund provided by law for the maintenance and repair of any such bridge. If the county makes such an agreement with any person for the building of a joint bridge, the county shall pay f…

The authority may study the feasibility of, plan, design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain a tunnel from U.S. Highway 50 in the vicinity of Twin Bridges to U.S. Highway 50 in the vicinity of Meyers. The authority shall require that any tunnel constructed shall meet state…

The authority shall fix the rates of toll and other charges for the toll tunnel. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

The authority in establishing toll charges shall give consideration to the cost of operating and maintaining the toll tunnel, including the cost of insurance, and to the amount required annually to meet the redemption of bonds and interest payments thereon. At all times the tolls…

Toll charges so fixed may be changed from time to time as conditions warrant. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)

The authority may do such acts and make such agreements not inconsistent with laws as are necessary or desirable in connection with the duties and powers conferred upon it by law regarding the construction, maintenance, operation, and insurance of the toll tunnel or the safeguard…

The authority, through such engineers or experts as it may employ, shall design the toll tunnel, and may build it or any portions of it either by its own employees or by contract with any person. The cost of the toll tunnel shall be paid from the proceeds of bonds issued and sold…

The authority shall keep full, complete, and separate accounts of the toll tunnel and annually shall prepare balance sheets and income and profit and loss statements showing the financial condition of the toll tunnel. The statements shall be open to the inspection of holders of b…

The authority may issue permits for the use of the toll tunnel on a credit basis. The holder of such a permit shall furnish to and maintain in force with the authority a bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, in an amount equal to twice the authority’s estimate of the toll …

The authority may revoke any permit granted for failure of the holder to comply with its terms. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 385.)

The authority may also require the holder of any such permit to pay a fee of not to exceed five dollars ($5) a month to cover printing and other overhead expense, the proceeds thereof to be deposited in the fund from which such expenses are paid. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 923.)