California Code
DIVISION 16 - HIGHWAY DISTRICTS
PART 3 - BRIDGE AND HIGHWAY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 27000. - 27000. This part may be cited as the Bridge and...

Section 27001. - 27001. As used in this part “district” means a bridge...

Section 27002. - 27002. As used in this part “board” means the board...

Section 27003. - 27003. As used in this part, “contiguous counties” include those...

Section 27004. - 27004. As used in this part, “tolls” include tolls, charges,...

Section 27005. - 27005. In any county having a registrar of voters, the...

Section 27006. - 27006. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all elections...

Section 27007. - 27007. No irregularity or informality in conducting any district election...

CHAPTER 2 - Ordinance of Intention

Section 27020. - 27020. A bridge and highway district may be organized and...

Section 27021. - 27021. A district may consist of part or all of...

Section 27022. - 27022. Proceedings for the incorporation of a district may be...

Section 27023. - 27023. The ordinance of intention shall provide that a petition...

Section 27024. - 27024. The ordinance of intention may also contain a distinctive...

Section 27025. - 27025. The ordinance of intention may be adopted by the...

Section 27026. - 27026. If the ordinance is adopted by the board of...

CHAPTER 3 - Proceeding by Petition

Section 27040. - 27040. The petition for the formation of the district shall...

Section 27041. - 27041. If only part of any county is proposed to...

Section 27042. - 27042. Attached to each copy of the petition shall be...

Section 27043. - 27043. The petition circulated in each county may consist of...

Section 27044. - 27044. The copies of the petition from each county shall...

Section 27045. - 27045. If the county elections official finds that the copies...

Section 27046. - 27046. The county elections official shall within 30 days after...

Section 27047. - 27047. If the petition as supplemented contains a sufficient number...

Section 27048. - 27048. If the certificate of the county elections official shows...

CHAPTER 4 - Proceeding by Election

Section 27060. - 27060. The board of supervisors of any county may, instead...

Section 27061. - 27061. If a majority of the registered voters voting at...

Section 27062. - 27062. The election shall be called and held in accordance...

Section 27063. - 27063. The county elections official shall certify the results of...

CHAPTER 5 - Exclusion of Counties Proposed for Inclusion in the District

Section 27080. - 27080. If, within 120 days after application is made to...

Section 27081. - 27081. The Secretary of State shall file the affidavit with...

Section 27082. - 27082. If an ordinance declaring it to be the intention...

Section 27083. - 27083. If a county which is excluded because no ordinance...

CHAPTER 6 - Incorporation of the District

Section 27100. - 27100. When all of the petitions, or certifications of the...

Section 27101. - 27101. The petition and notice shall be published for at...

Section 27102. - 27102. Neither the names attached to the petition, nor the...

Section 27103. - 27103. Any owner of property which is subject to taxation...

Section 27104. - 27104. The Secretary of State shall attach the protests which...

Section 27105. - 27105. At the time specified in the notice, or at...

Section 27106. - 27106. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to exclude any...

Section 27107. - 27107. The judgment of the superior court shall not be...

Section 27108. - 27108. The judgment shall only be subject to review by...

Section 27109. - 27109. After the judgment of the court has become final...

Section 27110. - 27110. When the results of the final judgments upon all...

Section 27111. - 27111. Upon the issuance of the certificate of incorporation the...

Section 27112. - 27112. After the Secretary of State has issued his certificate...

Section 27113. - 27113. No informality in any proceeding not substantially affecting adversely...

CHAPTER 7 - Appointment and Tenure of the Board of Directors

Section 27120. - 27120. Within five days after the issuance of the certificate...

Section 27121. - 27121. Within 30 days after the receipt of the notice...

Section 27123. - 27123. Those directors appointed by the board of supervisors of...

Section 27124. - 27124. All directors shall serve at the pleasure of the...

Section 27125. - 27125. Any vacancy in the board shall be filled by...

CHAPTER 8 - Organization and Powers of the Board and the Executive Officers

Section 27140. - 27140. The board shall be the governing body of the...

Section 27141. - 27141. Within two weeks after the Secretary of State has...

Section 27142. - 27142. At the first meeting the board shall organize by...

Section 27143. - 27143. All meetings of the board, whether regular or special,...

Section 27144. - 27144. The board shall adopt rules to govern its proceedings,...

Section 27145. - 27145. The board shall select an office and place of...

Section 27146. - 27146. For the purpose of considering questions relating to the...

Section 27147. - 27147. All official action of the board shall be by...

Section 27148. - 27148. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the...

Section 27149. - 27149. Each member of the board shall receive the sum...

Section 27150. - 27150. The board shall at its first meeting, or as...

Section 27151. - 27151. The general manager shall be the executive officer of...

Section 27152. - 27152. The board shall appoint an attorney and all subordinate...

Section 27153. - 27153. The board may change the name of the district...

Section 27154. - 27154. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, or any limitation...

CHAPTER 9 - District Powers

Section 27160. - 27160. The district shall have perpetual succession and acting through...

Section 27161. - 27161. The district may sue and be sued in its...

Section 27162. - 27162. The district may adopt a seal and alter it...

Section 27163. - 27163. The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise,...

Section 27164. - 27164. The district may acquire, or contract to acquire, and...

Section 27165. - 27165. The district may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation,...

Section 27166. - 27166. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain...

Section 27167. - 27167. The district may borrow money, incur indebtedness and issue...

Section 27168. - 27168. The district may purchase or condemn any works which...

Section 27169. - 27169. The district may have taxes levied and collected in...

Section 27170. - 27170. The district may make contracts, employ labor, and all...

Section 27171. - 27171. The district may establish all necessary rules, regulation or...

Section 27172. - 27172. The district may do all things necessary for the...

Section 27173. - 27173. The work of constructing, repairing, relocating, or otherwise providing...

Section 27173.8. - 27173.8. Every purchase or contract made in violation of the...

Section 27174. - 27174. The district may contract with the State for the...

Section 27174.1. - 27174.1. (a) The district may adopt rules and regulations not...

Section 27174.2. - 27174.2. (a) Every person who, without permission of the board...

Section 27174.3. - 27174.3. Every person who stands in the roadway or on...

Section 27175. - 27175. The district shall cause to be published and made...

Section 27176. - 27176. Violation of any rules or regulations provided for in...

Section 27177. - 27177. The California Highway Patrol shall have the authority and...

Section 27177.5. - 27177.5. A towing service may be maintained by a bridge...

Section 27178. - 27178. Within the district, the Department of Transportation may restrict...

Section 27179. - 27179. A bridge and highway district may contract with the...

CHAPTER 10 - Duties of District Officers

Section 27180. - 27180. The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of...

Section 27181. - 27181. The secretary shall countersign all contracts on behalf of...

Section 27182. - 27182. The auditor under the direction of the board of...

Section 27183. - 27183. The engineer, under the direction of the general manager,...

Section 27184. - 27184. The attorney shall have full charge of the legal...

Section 27185. - 27185. The board shall designate a bank or a savings...

Section 27186. - 27186. The general manager, secretary, auditor, engineer, and attorney, and...

Section 27187. - 27187. After the organization of the district the board, the...

Section 27188. - 27188. The board of directors shall, for the protection of...

Section 27189. - 27189. In cases of great emergency, including but not limited...

CHAPTER 10.5 - Claims

Section 27190. - 27190. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 10.6 - Annual Audit of the District

Section 27195. - 27195. (a) The district shall contract with a certified public...

Section 27196. - 27196. The accountant who is under contract to perform the...

CHAPTER 11 - Taxation for Preliminary District Expenses

Section 27200. - 27200. No taxes shall be levied under the provisions of...

Section 27201. - 27201. During July of each year the board shall determine...

Section 27202. - 27202. All running expenses of the district prior to the...

Section 27203. - 27203. Within a reasonable time prior to the time that...

Section 27204. - 27204. All county officers charged with the duty of collecting...

Section 27205. - 27205. Taxes levied by the board of supervisors of a...

Section 27206. - 27206. If during the month of July next preceding the...

CHAPTER 12 - Authority for Issuance and Sale of District Bonds

Section 27220. - 27220. Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district...

Section 27221. - 27221. The board shall fix a date upon which a...

Section 27222. - 27222. The board shall give notice of the holding of...

Section 27223. - 27223. The notice shall be published for two weeks in...

Section 27224. - 27224. All the expenses of holding the election shall be...

Section 27225. - 27225. The returns of the election shall be made and...

Section 27226. - 27226. If more than two-thirds of the votes cast at...

Section 27227. - 27227. All bonds issued by the district shall be legal...

Section 27229. - 27229. Whenever the board deems it necessary or advisable to...

CHAPTER 13 - Issuance of District Bonds and Disposition of Surplus Proceeds

Section 27240. - 27240. At or before the time of issuing any bonds...

Section 27241. - 27241. If the estimated amount of bonds required to pay...

Section 27242. - 27242. Bonds may be issued in accordance with the estimate...

Section 27243. - 27243. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds the board...

Section 27244. - 27244. If, after any bond has been duly signed by...

Section 27245. - 27245. The district bonds may be made registerable as to...

Section 27247. - 27247. If after paying the cost of constructing or acquiring...

Section 27248. - 27248. The money in the reserve interest fund shall be...

Section 27249. - 27249. If the surplus from the proceeds of the bonds...

Section 27250. - 27250. A district formed under this part may issue either...

CHAPTER 14 - Rights of Way for District Works

Section 27260. - 27260. The board may construct works across any stream, strait,...

Section 27261. - 27261. Every person, city or county or public corporation whose...

Section 27262. - 27262. The necessary right of way is hereby given, dedicated...

CHAPTER 15 - Toll Charges

Section 27280. - 27280. The board shall fix all tolls for the use...

Section 27281. - 27281. The general manager shall furnish the board with an...

Section 27282. - 27282. The board may fix tolls for travel in one...

CHAPTER 16 - Disposition and Maintenance of Adequate District Revenues

Section 27300. - 27300. The board may in each fiscal year set aside...

Section 27301. - 27301. For the purpose of paying the principal or interest...

Section 27304. - 27304. After the completion of construction of the works, the...

Section 27305. - 27305. The taxes required to be levied and collected under...

CHAPTER 17 - Annexation of Territory

Section 27320. - 27320. Any county or any portion thereof may be added...

Section 27321. - 27321. If the annexation of any county or portion thereof...

Section 27322. - 27322. If the board consents to the annexation after any...

Section 27323. - 27323. If the district has not incurred a bonded indebtedness...

Section 27324. - 27324. After all protests have been disposed of in the...

Section 27325. - 27325. Upon the issuance of the certificate of annexation by...

CHAPTER 18 - Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 27500. - 27500. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...

Section 27501. - 27501. “District” means the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation...

Section 27502. - 27502. “Golden Gate Bridge” means the bridge spanning the Golden...

Section 27503. - 27503. “Transit services” means the transportation of passengers and their...

Section 27510. - 27510. The composition of the board of directors of the...

Section 27512. - 27512. (a) The adoption, terms, and conditions of a pension...

ARTICLE 2 - Planning

Section 27530. - 27530. The Legislature finds and declares that since July 1,...

Section 27531. - 27531. The transportation facilities plan shall include, but not be...

Section 27532. - 27532. In developing the transportation facilities plan, the district shall...

Section 27533. - 27533. No long-range transportation plan of the district shall be...

ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Functions

Section 27550. - 27550. The district may study, construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and...

Section 27551. - 27551. The district may not, prior to December 30, 1975,...

Section 27552. - 27552. If the district constructs any rail transit lines, such...

Section 27553. - 27553. With respect to its ferryboat operations, the district shall...

Section 27554. - 27554. Prior to the expenditure of any funds for the...

Section 27555. - 27555. It is the intention of the Legislature that the...

Section 27556. - 27556. Except for the necessity to finance its interim system...

Section 27557. - 27557. The district may purchase transit equipment, such as cars,...

Section 27558. - 27558. The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the...

Section 27559. - 27559. The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before...

Section 27560. - 27560. The covenants, conditions, restrictions, and provisions of the agreements,...

Section 27561. - 27561. An executed copy of each agreement and lease shall...

Section 27562. - 27562. Whenever the district offers for sale to the public...

Section 27563. - 27563. Any person who, without the consent of the board...

Section 27564. - 27564. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Automatic...

Section 27565. - 27565. (a) The department, in cooperation with the district and...

Section 27566. - 27566. (a) In its role as administrator of the automatic...