Title GOV — California Gov. Code

Notwithstanding Sections 863 and 869 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the Attorney General or the Treasurer may jointly or separately file an action pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure at any time up to 55 days a…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action may be brought under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to determine the validity of any bonds issued under this article to finance the purchase of bonds for local age…

The authority may accept grants, contributions, and appropriations from any public agency, private foundation, or individual.

The authority has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.

The authority may provide a comprehensive emergency public water transportation services system and, for this purpose, may have the power to provide all of the following: (a) Planning, as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 66540.32). (b) Facilities, equipment, and ser…

The authority may sue and be sued.

The authority may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease or otherwise acquire, hold, enjoy, lease, and dispose of, real and personal property within or outside its area of jurisdiction in order to further its purposes.

The authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any state or local governmental agency, or with any person upon those terms and conditions that the authority finds are in its best interests.

No action taken by the authority pursuant to this title shall require the approval of the Public Utilities Commission.

The authority may establish a community advisory committee to receive community and passenger recommendations related to consolidation and operational issues affecting existing and proposed water transportation services. The authority shall determine the composition of that commi…

(a) The authority shall create and adopt, on or before July 1, 2009, an emergency water transportation system management plan for water transportation services in the bay area region in the event that bridges, highways, and other facilities are rendered wholly or significantly in…

When feeder transportation services are proposed to be established to or from the facilities operated by the authority, the authority shall coordinate with the public transit agency or agencies in whose service territory the feeder service will operate.

The authority shall refer for recommendation the plans of routes, rights of way, terminals, yards, and related facilities and improvements to the city councils and boards of supervisors within the jurisdiction of which those facilities and improvements lie and to other state, reg…

The authority may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property rights, including air rights, owned or controlled by the authority.

The authority may acquire, own, lease, construct, and operate water transportation vessels and equipment, including, but not limited to, real and personal property, equipment, and any facilities of the authority, except those facilities providing access to national parks.

The authority may select private or public franchisees for those operating elements of the water transportation services system and related facilities of the authority.

The authority may accept, through purchase of fee, conveyance of title, long-term lease, or other means deemed appropriate, the vessels, terminals, maintenance and support facilities, and other assets of public water transportation services providers.

The authority may lease or contract for the use of its facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by that operator upon the terms and conditions that it deems in the public interest. The word “operator,” as used in this section, means any c…

The air emission standard for new vessels purchased by the authority shall exceed the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality standards for Tier II 2007 marine engines by at least 85 percent.

The authority shall dedicate at least one new vessel, subject to engine manufacturers’ warranties, to employ biodiesel fuel (B20) to assess the practical application of using renewable fuels. If further funding becomes available for this application from regional, state, or feder…

The authority shall prepare and implement annual operating budgets for the operation of the San Francisco Bay Area water transportation services system, associated terminals, and related feeder transportation and support services.

The authority shall set fares for travel on the water transportation services system that it operates, and define and set other fares and fees for services related to the water transportation system.

(a) The authority may issue bonds, from time to time, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise operated, acquired, or constructed by the authority, for any of the purposes authorized by this title in accordance with the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing wi…

The authority may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution for operating expenses and to finance capital improvements, including, but not limited to, special benefit assessments levied pursuant to any of th…

The authority may borrow money in accordance with Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820) of, Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850) of, or Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of, Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.

(a) The authority may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of any bonds that have been authorized to be issued, but have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor, and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to time, but th…

The authority may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness or any of its revenues, rates, or charges pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 o…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the authority of any bonds, bonds with a pledge of revenues, bonds for improvement districts, revenue bonds, equipment …

The authority may apply for and receive grants from any and all state and federal agencies.

The authority may deposit or invest any moneys of the authority in banks or financial institutions in the state in accordance with state law.

The authority may insure against any accident to or destruction of the public transportation ferry system or any part thereof.

The authority may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever.

The authority may insure against public liability or property damage, or both. It may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds for the carrying of such or any other insurance, in such amount and of such character as may be specified, and for the payment of…

(a) The authority shall maintain accounting records and shall report accounting transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as adopted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) of the Financial Accounting Foundation for both public reporti…

The authority shall prescribe a method of securing employees, shall adopt rules and regulations governing the employment of employees, and shall prescribe the compensation to be paid to employees, including the provision of compensation based upon successful accomplishment of goa…

Represented employees of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority shall become employees of the authority and shall suffer no loss of employment or reduction in wages, health and welfare benefits, seniority, retirement benefits or contributions made to retirement plans,…

The authority may establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the authority and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits or any of them.

The authority may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by those means that in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate an…

Before establishing any retirement system, the authority shall secure a report from a qualified actuary, which shall show the cost of the benefits provided by the system, and the prospective assets and liabilities of the system.

The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system.

As an alternative method of providing a retirement system, the board may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under that system pursuant to law and under the terms and conditions of that…

The board may also contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System for participation in the Federal Social Security Act and may perform all acts necessary or convenient for that participation.

The board may classify and determine the officers and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and included in the retirement system is compulsor…

The board may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the officers and employees of the authority or their beneficiaries shall be entitled to benefits and the amounts thereof.

Any pension or retirement system adopted by the board shall be on a sound actuarial basis and provide for contributions by both the authority and the employee members of the system which shall be based on percentage of payroll to be changed only by adjustments on account of exper…

Contributions shall be in amounts that shall accumulate at retirement a fund sufficient to carry out the promise to pay benefits to the individual on account of his or her service as a member of the system, without further contributions from any source.

Nothing in any pension or retirement system or plan shall prevent the board from, at any time, amending, changing, modifying or terminating any provision for benefits, participation, or contributions thereto or thereunder.

(a) This article does not apply to any employees of the authority in a bargaining unit that is represented by a labor organization, except as to the protection of the rights of those employees that were employees of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority as specifical…

The authority has, and may exercise, all powers, expressed or implied, that are necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this title, including, but not limited to, the power to do all of the following: (a) (1) Levy a benefit assessment, special tax levied pursuant to Art…

(a) If the authority proposes a measure pursuant to subdivision (a) or (e) of Section 66704 that will generate revenues, the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the measure is proposed shall call a special election on the measure. The special election shall be…