Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

The Controller shall annually tabulate and compile all such reports received by him or her and shall publish and make that tabulation and compilation report publicly available on its Internet Web site, in a format that may be printed and downloaded. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1…

No state money shall be allocated to or made available for expenditure by any county or city at any time when such county or city is delinquent in filing the report provided for in Section 2151. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1272.)

The Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee is hereby abolished and the department shall succeed to all of its duties and responsibilities. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 77, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2006.)

When the board proposes the planting, maintenance or removal of any trees in any streets of the city, the city forester, under the direction of the board, shall present the proposal in writing to the city council. The proposal shall: (a) Specify in detail the streets upon which t…

The proposal shall be accompanied by a diagram showing: (a) The streets to be improved. (b) The abutting lots or parcels of land and the front footage of each. (c) The legal description of each such lot or parcel of land. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Each lot or parcel of land shall be separately assessed in proportion to its frontage at a rate per front foot sufficient to cover that proportion of the total cost and expense of the work which is to be paid for by means of special assessments. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

A proceeding for the planting, maintenance, or removal of trees may also be instituted by a petition to the council of property owners whose property will be among that to be assessed to pay the cost of the proposed improvement. Upon such petition being filed the city forester sh…

The board or the city forester may plant, maintain, or remove any trees in any street of the city by private arrangement for reimbursement with the owner of any lot or parcel of land upon which or fronting upon which the trees are situate. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The board or the city forester may expend any funds which it may have on hand to plant, maintain, or remove trees. The board or city forester may expend such funds if in its judgment the expenditures will not embarrass or affect the efficient discharge of its duties as defined by…

Before ordering any improvement specified in either the written proposal of the board or in the petition of property owners, the city council shall adopt a resolution of intention declaring its intention so to do, briefly describing the improvement, the streets which are to be im…

If the proposal or the petition contains a provision for the maintenance of trees which are already planted or are proposed to be planted, the resolution shall provide for the maintenance of the trees for the period specified in the proposal, but in any event not to exceed five y…

The city council may order in the resolution of intention, or thereafter, that all or a specified portion of the costs and expenses of the improvement shall be paid out of the treasury of the city from any funds which the city council may designate. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.…

Owners of property which will be assessed to pay the cost of the proposed improvement may protest against the improvement by filing their objections in writing with the city council at any time before the time fixed for the hearing thereof. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The city council shall cause notice to be mailed and set the time and date for a public meeting and public hearing pursuant to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code. If new or increased assessments are proposed, the city council shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing…

If the owners of a majority of the front footage involved in the improvement object to the improvement, all further proceedings shall be terminated. If there is a majority protest the proceeding shall not be renewed for a period of six months, and then shall only be renewed by th…

On the date fixed by the resolution of intention for the hearing of protests, the city council shall proceed to hear and pass on all protests filed with it, and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

After the hearing, the city forester, under the direction and supervision of the board, shall abandon the improvement or proceed with it, according to the decision of the city council. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

If the council decides to proceed with the improvement, it shall, by resolution order the improvement to be made according to the resolution of intention, or with such alterations or changes as it may deem best. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

After deducting any contribution to be made by the city, the balance of the entire assessable cost of the improvement between the lot lines, in front of any lot or parcel of land abutting on a street which is to be improved, shall be chargeable to and assessed upon those lots or …

The district shall be managed by, and the powers conferred upon the district shall be exercised by a board of directors appointed as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 284.)

The members of the board of directors shall serve during the pleasure of the appointing power. They shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be allowed the actual expenses incurred by them in connection with the discharge of their duties under this part. (Added…

The term of office of any member of the board of directors shall immediately cease upon the termination of the term of office of the director as a member of the board of supervisors of a county within the district, except in the case of a member appointed by the Director of Trans…

If an even number of counties comprise a district, an additional member of the board of directors shall be appointed by the directors already named in behalf of the several boards of supervisors. If the directors fail to make the appointment within 30 days after the date set for …

If a position on the board of directors becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority whose appointee last held the position. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 284.)

Within 10 days after the receipt of the certificate of organization of the district, the clerk of the initiatory board of supervisors shall notify the persons selected to serve as members of the board of directors of the district of the time and place at which the first meeting o…

The persons appointed as members of the board of directors shall meet at the time and place fixed for the first meeting. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and in the absence of a quorum, any lesser number of directors…

At the first meeting the board of directors shall organize by selecting from among its membership a president, vice president and secretary. The officers thus selected shall severally perform such duties as the board may from time to time prescribe. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 284…

The board of directors shall fix a place or places within the district for the transaction of business. It may hold meetings from time to time in any place that will, in its opinion, best serve the interest or convenience of the board and of the public. The board of directors may…

Within 30 days after the establishment of the boundaries of the district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district shall be formed. The order shall: (a) Fix the day of…

Notice of the election shall be given by posting a copy of the order for three successive weeks prior to the election, in three public places within the proposed district, and by publication of a copy of the order at least once a week for three successive weeks prior to the elect…

At least 15 days prior to the election, the board of supervisors shall select one or more polling places within the proposed district, and make all suitable arrangements for the holding of the election. It shall select and appoint from among the qualified electors of the proposed…

At the election there shall be elected one member of the commission, whose term of office shall be for four years and until the election, or appointment, and qualification of his successor. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 285.)

The ballot shall contain the words “Shall the boulevard district be formed?” To the right of or below these words, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. The ballot shall also make provision for voting for one member of the commission. (…

The officers of election shall make a return of the election to the board of supervisors, which shall canvass the returns as provided by law. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of creating the district the board of supervisors shall make and enter in its…

If a majority of the votes cast are against the creation of the district, the board of supervisors shall by order entered in its minutes so declare, and no other proceeding shall be taken in relation thereto until the expiration of one year from the date of the presentation to th…

The board of supervisors of any county may, instead of proceeding by petition, call a special election for the purpose of submitting the question of the inclusion of the county, or that part of the county which is proposed to be included, in the district, to the electors of the c…

If a majority of the registered voters voting at the election vote in favor of including the county or a specified part thereof in the district, the county or the part thereof approved for inclusion in the district, shall be included therein. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 286.)

The election shall be called and held in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code). (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 141. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The county elections official shall certify the results of the election to the Secretary of State together with a copy of the action of the board of supervisors calling the election. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 142. Effective January 1, 2003.)

(a) The state-owned toll bridges within the geographic jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission are the following bridges: (1) Antioch Bridge. (2) Benicia-Martinez Bridge. (3) Carquinez Bridges. (4) Dumbarton Bridge. (5) Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. (6) San Mateo…

“Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 715, Sec. 58.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)

If the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the department develop a project to open the third lane on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge to automobile traffic on the eastbound level and to bicycle traffic on the westbound level, the lead agency may, to the extent feasible, com…

(a) The authority shall control and maintain the Bay Area Toll Account and other subaccounts it deems necessary and appropriate to document toll revenue and operating expenditures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (b) (1) After providing for expenditure…

(a) Revenue derived from tolls on all bridges may be expended, subject to the adopted annual budget of the authority, for any of the following purposes: (1) Safety and operational costs, including toll collection and maintenance costs in accordance with Section 188.4. (2) Costs o…

(a) In addition to any other authorized expenditure of toll bridge revenues, the following major projects may be funded from toll revenues: (1) Benicia-Martinez Bridge: Widening of the existing bridge. (2) Benicia-Martinez Bridge: Construction of an additional span parallel to th…

(a) In addition to any other authorized expenditures of toll bridge revenues, the following major projects may be funded from toll revenues of all bridges: (1) Dumbarton Bridge: Improvement of the western approaches from Route 101 if affected local governments are involved in the…