Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto, the following: Shall the San Mateo County Transit District be authorized to operate and levy a property tax at an annual rate which shall not exceed _…

The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the county assessor and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county, and shall take such assessments as the basis for district property taxation and have its property taxes collected by the coun…

The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate or rates of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), and use as a basis the value of property transmitted to the board by the county auditor, which rate of taxation shall be…

The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or rates of taxes, transmit to the county auditor a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. When collected, the net amount, ascertained as provided in this article, shall be paid to the treasurer of the district under the general requirements and penalties provided…

Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the county treasurer in the proportion which the tax due to the district bears to the total tax for which the property was sold…

All taxes levied under this article are a lien on the property on which they are levied. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same manner and by the same means provided by law for the enforcement of liens for county taxes, all the provisions of law rela…

In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes which may be levied by the district pursuant to this article, any city council within the district or the board of supervisors may enter into agreement with the district to make annual contributions to the district from its general funds o…

The board may, by resolution, order that any of the moneys in the funds under its control which are not necessary for current operating expenses be invested in any obligations, bonds or securities in which a county could invest such funds; provided, however, that (1) any such inv…

A retail transactions and use tax ordinance may be adopted by the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if the electors voting on the measure vote in accordance with Article …

Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted shall be operative in accordance with Section 7265 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 430, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

The VTA may contract with the State Board of Equalization for its service in the preparations necessary to administer a transaction and use tax ordinance. The costs to be covered by the contract are to be for services of the types described in Section 7272 of the Revenue and Taxa…

Prior to the operative date of the transaction and use tax ordinance, the VTA shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of the ordinance. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 68. (AB 2196) Effective…

If the VTA shall not have contracted with the State Board of Equalization prior to the operative date of its transaction and use tax ordinance, it shall nevertheless so contract, and, in that case, the operative date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter following …

Repeal of the transactions and use tax ordinance shall not be operative earlier than the first day of the first calendar quarter following the adoption of the ordinance of repeal. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1204.)

Whenever a bond election is held to authorize a bonded indebtedness pursuant to Section 100400, the ordinance calling the election may include a statement that the transaction and use taxes, or a stated portion thereof, shall be levied, or continued to be levied, and used to the …

The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes, for bond redemption purposes. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if from any cause the revenues of the district are, or are expected to be, inadequate in any year to pay the principal of, interest on, or sinking fund payments for bonds of the district as they become due, or to establish or m…

The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of the county and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county, and shall take such assessments as the basis for district property taxation and have its property taxes collected by t…

The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district, ascertained from the assessments referred to in Section 103326. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502…

The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), and use as a basis the value of property transmitted to the board by the county auditor, which rate of taxation shall be sufficie…

The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate of taxes, transmit to the county controller a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. When collected, the net amount, ascertained as provided in this article, shall be paid to the treasurer of the district under the general requirements and penalties provided…

Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the county controller pursuant to provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

All taxes levied under this article are a lien on the property on which they are levied. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same manner and by the same means provided by law for the enforcement of liens for county taxes, all the provisions of law rela…

All district elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, for the holding of elections in general law cities insofar as the same are not in conflict with this part. P…

The board of directors or any officer or member or members thereof authorized by that body, or any individual voter or bona fide association, or any combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument for or against any district bond or tax measure. No argument sh…

The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, governing the initiative and referendum in districts shall apply insofar as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflict with this part. Insofar as the…

No irregularities or informalities in conducting any election shall invalidate the same if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)

(a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance may be adopted by the board in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and consistent with Article XIII C of the California Constitution. (b) The board may impose a reta…

Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing not less than 180 days after adoption of the ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

The district may contract with the State Board of Equalization for its services in the preparation necessary to administer a transaction and use tax ordinance. The costs to be covered by the contract are to be for services of the types described in Section 7272 of the Revenue and…

Prior to the operative date of the transaction and use tax ordinance, the district shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of the ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

If the district shall not have contracted with the State Board of Equalization prior to the operative date of its transaction and use tax ordinance, it shall nevertheless so contract, and, in such case, the operative date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter follo…

Repeal of the transactions and use tax ordinance shall not be operative earlier than the first day of the first calendar quarter following the adoption of the ordinance of repeal. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

Whenever a bond election is held to authorize a bonded indebtedness pursuant to Section 103500, the ordinance calling the election may include a statement that the transaction and use taxes, or a stated portion thereof, shall be levied, or continued to be levied, and used to the …

(a) The district may issue bonds payable from the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax. (b) The maximum bonded indebtedness which may be outstanding at any one time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, but not to exceed t…

(a) The bonds may be issued by the district at any time, and from time to time, payable from the proceeds of the tax. The bonds shall be referred to as “limited tax bonds.” The bonds may be secured by a pledge of revenues from the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax o…

The district may provide for the bonds to bear a variable interest rate, for the manner and intervals in which the rate shall vary, and for the dates on which the interest shall be payable. In connection with the issuance of bonds, the district may enter into any agreement for li…

(a) Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time, and from time to time, by the district by a two-thirds vote of all members of the board of the district. (b) The district may, from time to time, issue bonds in accordance with the Revenue Bond La…

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district upon the terms, at the times, and in the manner which it determines. (b) Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to pay all, or any part of, the principal of the…

(a) The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this article but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to t…

Any bonds issued pursuant to this article are legal instruments for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be inves…

This article provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing what is authorized by this article and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by any other laws. The issuance of bonds and the entering into any credit reimbursement o…