Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

(a) The State of California pledges and agrees with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to this chapter, that the state will not limit, alter, or restrict the rights hereby veste…

“Changes” as used in this chapter shall include corrections, alterations, modifications, additions, omissions, increases or decreases. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 349.)

Unless the power to proceed shall have ceased at the conclusion of the hearing on the proposed improvement because of a majority protest, at any time before completion of the improvement proceedings, the legislative body may make changes in, to or from the boundaries of the propo…

All changes shall be made on notice and hearing as herein provided, except changes may be made: (a) At the hearing on the report, which: (1) Reduce the total amount of the assessment or make no change in the total amount of the assessment and no increase or decrease in the amount…

Before ordering any changes made, other than as provided in Section 10352, the legislative body shall adopt a resolution briefly describing the changes proposed to be made, stating the amount of the estimated increase or decrease in the cost of the improvement by reason of the pr…

If said resolution proposes to include additional territory in the assessment district, or to increase any assessment, at least 20 days prior to the hearing fixed therein the clerk of the legislative body shall mail a copy of said resolution to all persons owning real property wi…

Written objection to the proposed changes may be filed with the clerk of the legislative body by any interested person at any time not later than the time set for the hearing. The legislative body shall hear and pass upon such objections at the time appointed, or at any time to w…

If as a result of any proposed changes the legislative body shall determine that a supplemental assessment shall be necessary, the proceedings provided for by this chapter may either be combined with or conducted separately from the proceedings for such supplemental assessment. I…

Any changes made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the limitations, if any, contained in any law applicable to the proceedings, which law may impose limitations upon the amount by which the estimated cost of the improvement may be increased by reason of such changes. (…

Any changes made pursuant to this chapter shall not release or discharge the sureties upon any bond required under this division. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 349.)

The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter: (a) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account created pursuant to Section 188.10. (b) “Amenities” means any of the following: (1) A cable suspension bridge. (2) A bicycle facility. (3) A transbay termina…

(a) There is hereby imposed a seismic retrofit surcharge equal to one dollar ($1) per vehicle for passage on the Bay Area state-owned toll bridges, except for vehicles that are authorized toll-free passage on these bridges. (b) Funds generated pursuant to subdivision (a) that are…

(a) The authority may increase the amount of the surcharge described in Section 31010 for the purpose of completing the state toll bridge seismic program described in Section 188.5 and to meet its obligations under the act adding this section in the 2005–06 Regular Session. No in…

(a) Revenues generated from the surcharge shall not exceed nine hundred seven million dollars ($907,000,000), unless any of the following occurs: (1) After completing 30 percent of the design, and after completion of a cost estimate by the department, the authority selects a desi…

Notwithstanding Section 30953, as amended by the act adding this section in the 2005–06 Regular Session, revenue generated from the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 31010 shall be deposited in the account until obligations secured by that …

Projects in the state toll bridge seismic retrofit and replacement program described in Section 188.5 are not subject to administrative overhead cost assessments by the department because they are within the duties described in Section 30952. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 71, Sec. 1…

In addition to the method of collecting unpaid assessments against publicly owned property in use in the performance of a public function, as provided in Section 5302.5, and in addition to the issuance of the certificate provided in Section 6467, the legislative body may elect to…

An annual proportion of the aggregate principal sum of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be payable on the second day of June of every fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year next following the date of the bonds. The bonds shall bear interest at a r…

The legislative body may by resolution establish the denomination of the bonds, the amount to mature each fiscal year and provide for the issuance and sale of the bonds. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 629.)

The final maturity of the bonds shall not exceed 24 years from that second day of June next succeeding this date. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 629.)

The treasurer shall keep a separate redemption fund, properly designated, into which he shall place all sums received by him from the collection of the assessments against public property for bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and for interest and penalties thereon…

Sections 5302.6, 8653, 8654, 8655, 8670, 8672, 8673 and 8851 of this code are applicable to bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 629.)

The bonds shall be payable at the office of the treasurer of the city conducting the proceedings. At least 30 days prior to the first day of July of each and every year after the date of the bonds, until the bonds are paid in full, the treasurer shall mail postage prepaid to the …

In the event that the public entity owning the property against which the assessment has been levied, and which is represented by the bonds authorized in this chapter, shall sell the property prior to the maturity and payment in full of all of the bonds representing such assessme…

The legislative body conducting the proceedings may elect in the resolution of intention to provide that the bonds issued to represent assessments against property in the use of the performance of a public function shall provide a prepayment premium not to exceed 5 percent of the…

The Legislature finds as follows: (a) The Sacramento-Stockton-San Franciso corridor and the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor represent unique locations for multimodal transportation demonstration programs with modern low-capital intensive transportation improvement techniques to en…

It is the intent of the Legislature that any statewide passenger rail planning shall include consideration of the California Passenger Rail Corridor defined in Section 14036.9 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1310, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The department shall undertake three-year demonstration projects to encourage improved ground public transit services along the Sacramento-Stockton -San Francisco corridor and along the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor. The projects shall consist of the following three elements—pro…

The department shall be responsible for the administration, implementation, marketing, and evaluation of the projects. The department shall seek the assistance of an advisory group for each corridor. The director shall appoint the advisory groups, which shall include representati…

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall enter into an agreement with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, pursuant to Section 403(b) of the National Railroad Passenger Service Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. Sec. 563(b)), for improvement of railroad track a…

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall enter into an agreement with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, pursuant to Section 403(b) of the National Railroad Passenger Service Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. Sec. 563(b)), for additional passenger rail servi…

No funds shall be allocated for improvements along the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor until the director determines that an average of four or more passenger trains per day are operating over the facilities to be improved. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1349.)

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake a program to provide feeder bus service between major population or activity centers and the nearest rail terminal served under Section 2174. The service shall be provided by operators, as defined in Section …

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake a program to provide express bus service between Stockton and a station of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District selected by the department and the district or between Stockton and Sacramento. The…

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake the construction of intermodal transfer facilities located in conjunction with other rail and bus facilities in communities between Stockton and communities in the San Francisco Bay area or between Stockton a…

From funds appropriated by Section 4 of Chapter 1130 of the Statutes of 1975, the director shall make allocations to extend corridor rail services beyond the terminals identified in Section 2171 to population and activity centers which the director determines would give the great…

The department shall seek federal and local financial assistance in financing the projects. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1349.)

When considering the feasibility of rail access from the San Francisco Bay area to Sacramento and Stockton, the department shall explore, for future development, the feasibility of providing such access through connection to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District trans…

(a) The funds appropriated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.5 of the Government Code shall be allocated by the Controller to cities and counties for street and road maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstructio…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it intends cities and counties to use the funds made available under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.5 of the Government Code to supplement existing local revenues being used for maintenance and rehabilitation of local…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, legislation was enacted to make seismic safety a top transportation priority in this state. In the wake of the Northridge earthquake of 1994, when nine major freeway bri…

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority established under Section 30950. (b) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account established in…

The department has full and sole responsibility for completion of all seismic retrofit projects on the bay area bridges. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)

(a) The department may enter into financing agreements with the bank for the purpose of borrowing funds to finance or refinance the seismic retrofit project costs identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 188.5. The bank may issue bonds for this purpose, pursuant …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the construction period, all revenues generated from the toll surcharge shall be available to the department only for the construction and financing purposes of the toll bridge seismic retrofit program. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch.…

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter may not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the bank, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely…