Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

Whenever the board of supervisors levies an assessment authorized by Section 19180, the assessment shall be levied pursuant to Chapter 6.1 (commencing with Section 54701) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 487, Sec. …

When the estimate has been made, the board of supervisors of the county shall, at the time of levying county taxes, levy a special tax upon all of the taxable property within the district at the equalized value thereof sufficient to raise the amount of the estimate. (Amended by S…

If a district is organized in any year too late for the levy of a tax or assessment in that year or in the next ensuing year, the board of supervisors is hereby authorized to transfer funds of the county not immediately needed for county purposes to the funds of the district to b…

If any lights have been maintained by public subscription or by money supplied from the district road funds, within any territory which subsequently becomes a lighting district organized under this part, at the time of the establishment of such lighting district, or at the time o…

The special tax shall be levied, computed, entered, collected, and enforced at the same time, in the same manner, by the same persons and with the same penalties and priority of lien as other taxes for county purposes and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury to t…

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors, a county may lend any available county funds to a district for the replacement of obsolete lighting system equipment. Any such loan may be restricted for use in a temporary zone in a district. The loan shall bear inter…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Grade separation” means, for the purpose of calculating the railroad contribution to the project, the theoretical structure necessary to separate the roadway from the railroad grade for the number of lanes on the existing highway and for the ful…

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, “local agency” includes a city, a county, a separation-of-grade district, and any public entity that provides rail passenger transportation services. (b) Before a separation-of-grade district may apply to the commission pursuant to this chapt…

Prior to July 1 of each year, the Public Utilities Commission shall establish a list, in order of priority, of projects that the commission determines to be most urgently in need of separation or alteration. The priority list shall be determined on the basis of criteria establish…

From the funds set aside pursuant to Section 190, as well as from any other funds that may be set aside for purposes of this chapter, the California Transportation Commission shall make allocations for projects contained in the latest priority list established pursuant to Section…

The department may submit its comments and recommendations to the commission on any project for which an allocation is to be made. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1178, Sec. 1.)

Allocations made pursuant to Section 2453 shall be made on the basis of the following: (a) An allocation of 80 percent of the estimated cost of the project shall be made; except that whenever contributions from other sources exceed 20 percent of the estimated cost, the allocation…

The planned removal of trackage of the Sacramento Northern Railway, the construction of substitute tracks and track connections, the elimination of 10 existing grade crossings, the acquisition of necessary rights-of-way, and all necessary associated work and appurtenances, to ena…

After an allocation is made to a local agency by the commission, the local agency and the department shall enter into an agreement concerning the handling and accounting of funds, including procedures to permit prompt payment for the work accomplished, and relative to any other p…

An allocation for construction costs, including preconstruction costs if not already allocated, shall be made to a local agency only if it furnishes evidence satisfactory to the department that all necessary orders of the Public Utilities Commission have been executed, that suffi…

Preconstruction costs (engineering, right-of-way, preparation of environmental impact reports, and utility relocation) expended by a local agency prior to any allocation shall be included in the total cost of the project even though expended prior to an allocation. Allocations sh…

If a construction contract has not been awarded within two years after an allocation for construction costs, the commission may order the allocation canceled and those funds shall revert to the fund set aside for purposes of this chapter. All or any part of an allocation for prec…

If the actual cost of the project is less than estimated, the allocations made for such project shall be reduced accordingly and the excess shall revert to the fund set aside for the purposes of this chapter. If the actual and necessary cost of the project exceeds the estimate, t…

If more projects comply with the requirements of this chapter than can be financed from funds set aside for purposes of this chapter, allocations shall be made to those projects highest on the priority list established pursuant to Section 2452. The commission may make allocations…

From funds remaining after allocations for projects higher on the priority list, the commission shall offer to allocate the remaining funds for the next eligible project on the priority list, even though the amount of the remaining funds is less than the amount the local agency i…

A project that is on the priority list may be constructed by a local agency prior to the time that it reaches a high enough priority for funding under this chapter. The project shall retain its eligibility for listing on subsequent priority lists established by the Public Utiliti…

Allocations for specific projects on the state highway system only shall be deemed expenditures within the county in which the project is situated for the purpose of compliance by the department and the commission with Sections 188 and 188.8. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec…

After receiving the certificate of commitment for contribution by the State, if any, and certified copies of the resolutions of approval of the boards of supervisors of all of the counties comprising the district, the board of directors of the district may proceed with final surv…

In proceeding with a project, or unit thereof, the board of directors shall have all necessary final surveys, plans, specifications and detailed drawings prepared by the district engineer. Upon completion thereof the surveys, plans, specifications and detailed drawings shall be f…

The final surveys, plans, specifications, and detailed drawings shall include a final estimate of cost. If the final estimate exceeds by more than 10 per cent the estimate named in the preliminary report of the district engineer, the final surveys, plans, specifications, and deta…

Upon the adoption of the final surveys, plans, specifications, and detailed drawings by the board of directors, a certified copy thereof shall be transmitted to the Director of Transportation for his approval. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec. 117.)

During the course of the improvement of any highway, the highway or project shall be under the control of the board of directors. The board of directors may adopt necessary regulations, not in conflict with law, concerning the use of the highway. During that period, the board may…

All laws relating to the use of state highways are applicable to any highways under the control of any district. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 173.)

All bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the commission may determine, except that they shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 285.)

All bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the county treasurer of the county in which the district is situated, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 8 percent per annum which shall be payable semiannually. Not less than one-thirti…

The bonds shall be signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of the commission. They shall be numbered consecutively, in the order of their maturity, and shall have coupons for interest attached, attested by the facsimile signature of the secretary of the commiss…

The bonds may be sold by the commission in such manner and in such quantities as it may determine. However no bond may be sold for less than its face value. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 285.)

The proceeds of the sale of bonds shall be deposited with the county treasurer and shall be placed by him in a fund in the county treasury to be called the boulevard fund of ____ boulevard district (naming it). The money in the fund shall be used for the purposes indicated in the…

The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of the district, and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 286.)

The secretary shall countersign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the board. The secretary shall devote his full time during office hours to the affairs of the district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 286.)

The auditor under the direction of the board of directors shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting which shall completely show the financial condition of the district at all times. He shall draw warrants to pay those claims made against the district which ha…

The engineer, under the direction of the general manager, shall have full charge of the constructions and of the works of the district. No person shall serve or act as engineer unless he is a licensed civil engineer under the laws of this State. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1861.…

The attorney shall have full charge of the legal matters pertaining to the district, and shall be the legal adviser to the board, the general manager, and all of the officers of the district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 286.)

The board shall designate a bank or a savings and loan association of good standing, or both, as a depositary for district funds. The board may also designate other banks or savings and loan associations as branch depositaries. Any depositary and each branch depositary shall give…

The general manager, secretary, auditor, engineer, and attorney, and any other officers or employees of the district who may be required to do so by the board, shall give such bonds to the district, conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties, as the board may presc…

After the organization of the district the board, the general manager, and all of the other officers of the district shall prepare plans, both engineering and financial, for the purpose of putting into operation the project for which the district has been organized, and secure th…

The board of directors shall, for the protection of a bridge and highway district, insure any bridge or other facility constructed or acquired under the provisions of this act against all risks to such extent as it deems necessary. In case of damage or destruction, the proceeds o…

In cases of great emergency, including but not limited to states of emergency as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8558 of the Government Code, the board of directors of a bridge and highway district may proceed at once to replace or repair any and all structures, roadway, or…

The legislative body may sell or lease any property acquired for parking places which is not needed for that public use. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)

Any money received from the sale or lease of property not needed for parking places shall be placed in such fund as the board directs, and may be used for any purpose for which revenues from fees, charges, and rentals for the use of parking places of the district may be used, exc…

Whenever the legislative body determines that any portion of property acquired for parking places is not needed for that public use, the city may devote such property to some other public use which the legislative body finds will be of general benefit to the area comprising the d…