California Code
Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 16 - HIGHWAY DISTRICTS

PART 1 - JOINT HIGHWAY DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 25000. - 25000. This part may be cited as the Joint Highway...

Section 25001. - 25001. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...

Section 25002. - 25002. “District,” means a joint highway district, unless the context...

Section 25003. - 25003. “Improvement,” and any of its variants, includes the laying...

Section 25004. - 25004. This part shall apply only to those districts which...

Section 25005. - 25005. All districts organized or existing prior to August 14,...

Section 25006. - 25006. This part shall be liberally construed, in order to...

CHAPTER 2 - Organization and Reorganization of Districts

Section 25025. - 25025. Districts, to be composed of two or more counties,...

Section 25026. - 25026. The board of supervisors of any county may initiate...

Section 25027. - 25027. Upon the adoption of the resolution the board of...

Section 25028. - 25028. The clerk of the board of supervisors adopting the...

Section 25029. - 25029. Upon receipt of a copy of the resolution, the...

Section 25030. - 25030. Each resolution of approval shall, in addition to the...

Section 25031. - 25031. The adoption of the original resolution by the board...

Section 25032. - 25032. After the receipt by the board of supervisors instituting...

Section 25033. - 25033. The board of supervisors adopting the resolution declaring the...

Section 25034. - 25034. The Secretary of State shall furnish and transmit to...

Section 25035. - 25035. All districts shall be numbered by the Secretary of...

Section 25036. - 25036. All districts organized or tentatively organized prior to August...

CHAPTER 3 - General Powers of Districts

Section 25050. - 25050. The district, acting through its board of directors, shall...

Section 25051. - 25051. The State, the counties composing the district, or any...

CHAPTER 4 - District Boards of Directors

Section 25070. - 25070. The district shall be managed by, and the powers...

Section 25071. - 25071. The members of the board of directors shall serve...

Section 25072. - 25072. The term of office of any member of the...

Section 25073. - 25073. If an even number of counties comprise a district,...

Section 25074. - 25074. If a position on the board of directors becomes...

Section 25075. - 25075. Within 10 days after the receipt of the certificate...

Section 25076. - 25076. The persons appointed as members of the board of...

Section 25077. - 25077. At the first meeting the board of directors shall...

Section 25078. - 25078. The board of directors shall fix a place or...

CHAPTER 5 - District Officers and Employees

Section 25100. - 25100. The board of directors shall appoint a treasurer and...

Section 25101. - 25101. The treasurer shall be a resident of the district...

Section 25102. - 25102. The treasurer shall have charge and custody of all...

Section 25103. - 25103. The district engineer shall be a qualified civil engineer,...

Section 25104. - 25104. All engineering work performed in the district shall be...

Section 25105. - 25105. If an assistant secretary is appointed, he shall perform...

CHAPTER 6 - Contingent Fund

Section 25120. - 25120. Immediately following the organization of the district, the several...

Section 25121. - 25121. The boards of supervisors of the counties within the...

Section 25122. - 25122. The contingent fund may be used for the following...

CHAPTER 7 - Preliminary Surveys and Report of District Projects

Section 25150. - 25150. The board of directors shall as soon as practicable...

Section 25151. - 25151. The district engineer shall make a preliminary report to...

Section 25152. - 25152. In his preliminary report the district engineer shall also...

Section 25153. - 25153. As soon as practicable after the filing of the...

Section 25154. - 25154. The report of the board of directors shall contain...

Section 25155. - 25155. If highways are to be required or improved beyond...

CHAPTER 8 - State Approval and Contribution

Section 25175. - 25175. If the report of the project, as adopted by...

Section 25176. - 25176. Within 90 days after its receipt, the Department of...

Section 25177. - 25177. If the whole or any part of the project...

Section 25178. - 25178. The Director of Transportation shall issue and transmit to...

Section 25179. - 25179. The board of directors may amend its report of...

Section 25180. - 25180. The obligation of the State for any contribution shall...

CHAPTER 9 - County Approval and Contribution

Section 25200. - 25200. Upon the receipt of the certificate of commitment from...

Section 25201. - 25201. Upon receipt of the report of the project, each...

Section 25202. - 25202. Each board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy...

Section 25203. - 25203. Upon receipt of the report of the project the...

Section 25204. - 25204. No county within the district shall be obligated or...

Section 25205. - 25205. At any time prior to the approval of the...

Section 25206. - 25206. The matter may be submitted at a special election...

Section 25207. - 25207. If at the election a two-thirds majority of the...

Section 25208. - 25208. If any county thus refers the matter of its...

Section 25209. - 25209. The provisions of this chapter relating to the submission...

CHAPTER 10 - Final Surveys, Plans, Specifications and Drawings

Section 25230. - 25230. After receiving the certificate of commitment for contribution by...

Section 25231. - 25231. In proceeding with a project, or unit thereof, the...

Section 25232. - 25232. The final surveys, plans, specifications, and detailed drawings shall...

Section 25233. - 25233. Upon the adoption of the final surveys, plans, specifications,...

Section 25261. - 25261. During the course of the improvement of any highway,...

Section 25262. - 25262. All laws relating to the use of state highways...

CHAPTER 12 - Acquisition of Property and Rights of Way

Section 25280. - 25280. The board of directors of the district may request...

Section 25281. - 25281. If it is decided that any money authorized to...

CHAPTER 13 - Cooperation with Federal Government

Section 25300. - 25300. If the Federal Government desires to include any highway...

CHAPTER 14 - Completion of Projects

Section 25320. - 25320. Upon the completion of the improvement of any portion...

Section 25321. - 25321. Control of such completed improvement shall vest in the...

Section 25322. - 25322. The board of directors shall not adopt any resolution...

CHAPTER 15 - General Financing and County Levies

Section 25340. - 25340. All moneys of the district applicable to the payment...

Section 25341. - 25341. The board of directors of the district shall provide...

Section 25342. - 25342. Upon the award of a contract for the improvement...

Section 25343. - 25343. A levy shall be made within and upon the...

Section 25344. - 25344. The board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting...

Section 25345. - 25345. The resolution shall specifically set forth the sum of...

Section 25346. - 25346. The board of supervisors of each county shall, within...

Section 25347. - 25347. If the board of supervisors of any county within...

Section 25348. - 25348. The treasurer of the district shall, prior to the...

Section 25349. - 25349. If, upon receiving the report of the district treasurer...

Section 25350. - 25350. All district taxes shall be collected in behalf of...

CHAPTER 15.5 - Claims

Section 25360. - 25360. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 16 - General Bond Provisions

Section 25370. - 25370. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all...

Section 25371. - 25371. All bonds issued by joint highway districts shall be...

Section 25372. - 25372. Whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts or irrigation...

Section 25373. - 25373. The State Director of Finance may purchase any bonds...

Section 25374. - 25374. If the report of the board of directors shows...

Section 25375. - 25375. The issuance of any bonds by the district shall...

Section 25376. - 25376. No bonds shall be issued by the district in...

Section 25377. - 25377. The taxable property within any county shall not at...

CHAPTER 17 - Revenue Bonds

Section 25400. - 25400. The board of directors of the district may cause...

Section 25401. - 25401. All revenue bonds shall be payable out of a...

Section 25402. - 25402. The board of directors shall prescribe the denominations of...

Section 25403. - 25403. Revenue bonds shall be in substantially the following form...

Section 25404. - 25404. Revenue bonds shall be dated as of the date...

Section 25405. - 25405. Any number of series of revenue bonds may be...

Section 25406. - 25406. All revenue bonds shall be signed by the treasurer...

Section 25407. - 25407. The principal and interest of all revenue bonds shall...

Section 25408. - 25408. The revenue bonds shall be issued and sold by...

Section 25409. - 25409. The board of directors shall levy a tax annually...

Section 25410. - 25410. The treasurer of the district shall annually determine the...

CHAPTER 18 - Funding Bonds

Section 25430. - 25430. As a separate and cumulative method of financing, the...

Section 25431. - 25431. The provisions of this chapter relating to the issuance...

Section 25432. - 25432. If the board of directors propose to issue funding...

Section 25433. - 25433. Upon the adoption of the resolution of intention to...

Section 25434. - 25434. The time fixed for the hearing shall not be...

Section 25435. - 25435. All persons interested may appear at the hearing and...

Section 25436. - 25436. The board of directors shall hear and determine all...

Section 25437. - 25437. All decisions, findings and determinations of the board of...

Section 25438. - 25438. If at the hearing, the owners of more than...

Section 25439. - 25439. Following the hearing the board of directors shall, if...

Section 25440. - 25440. Funding bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this...

Section 25441. - 25441. Funding bonds shall be dated as of the date...

Section 25442. - 25442. The board of directors may use any available moneys...

Section 25443. - 25443. All funding bonds shall be signed by the treasurer...

Section 25445. - 25445. All funding bonds shall be serial in character and...

Section 25446. - 25446. The funding bonds shall be issued by the board...

Section 25447. - 25447. In each district in which funding bonds have been...

Section 25448. - 25448. The treasurer of the district shall annually before the...

Section 25449. - 25449. The special assessment taxes levied for the payment of...

Section 25450. - 25450. It shall be the duty of the board of...

CHAPTER 19 - Emergency Bonds

Section 25490. - 25490. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any...

Section 25491. - 25491. If the court finds that any such improvement has...

Section 25492. - 25492. It is the purpose of this chapter to make...

Section 25493. - 25493. The board of directors shall cause a report on...

Section 25494. - 25494. The report shall be filed with the secretary of...

Section 25495. - 25495. At the time of the hearing, or at any...

Section 25496. - 25496. At the conclusion of the hearing the board shall...

Section 25497. - 25497. The bonds issued under this chapter shall in terms...

Section 25498. - 25498. Upon the adoption of the resolution by the board,...

CHAPTER 20 - Dissolution

Section 25520. - 25520. Upon the completion or other termination of the projects...

Section 25521. - 25521. Any property or money belonging to the district at...

PART 2 - BOULEVARD DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 26000. - 26000. “District,” means a boulevard district unless the context clearly...

Section 26001. - 26001. “Commission,” means the boulevard commission unless the context clearly...

Section 26002. - 26002. “Boulevard,” means a highway not less than 30 and...

Section 26003. - 26003. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all elections...

Section 26004. - 26004. At each election held pursuant to this part, every...

CHAPTER 2 - Formation Petition

Section 26020. - 26020. A boulevard district may be formed from any portion...

Section 26021. - 26021. A petition for the formation of a district may...

Section 26022. - 26022. At the time of the filing of the petition...

Section 26023. - 26023. The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting...

Section 26024. - 26024. The board of supervisors shall publish a notice of...

Section 26025. - 26025. The notice shall be published at least once a...

Section 26026. - 26026. Upon the day specified, the board of supervisors shall...

CHAPTER 3 - Establishing District Boundaries

Section 26040. - 26040. In fixing the final boundaries of the district the...

Section 26041. - 26041. The board of supervisors may include any lands adjacent...

Section 26042. - 26042. The notice of intention to include adjacent lands shall...

Section 26043. - 26043. Upon the petition and evidence produced at the hearings...

CHAPTER 4 - Calling and Conducting Elections

Section 26060. - 26060. Within 30 days after the establishment of the boundaries...

Section 26061. - 26061. Notice of the election shall be given by posting...

Section 26062. - 26062. At least 15 days prior to the election, the...

Section 26063. - 26063. At the election there shall be elected one member...

Section 26064. - 26064. The ballot shall contain the words “Boulevard District—Yes,” and...

Section 26065. - 26065. The officers of election shall make a return of...

Section 26066. - 26066. If a majority of the votes cast are against...

CHAPTER 5 - Selection of the Boulevard Commission

Section 26080. - 26080. The commission shall consist of the chairman of the...

Section 26081. - 26081. Any vacancy in the membership of the commission shall...

Section 26082. - 26082. Upon the receipt of a petition in writing, signed...

Section 26083. - 26083. The member appointed by the California Transportation Commission shall...

Section 26084. - 26084. Each member of the commission shall give a bond...

Section 26085. - 26085. An election shall be held on the first Monday...

Section 26086. - 26086. At least 20 days before the day of the...

Section 26087. - 26087. The commission shall select one or more polling places...

Section 26088. - 26088. The election board shall publicly canvass the votes immediately...

CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 26110. - 26110. The commission shall be the governing body of the...

Section 26111. - 26111. The commission shall hold all meetings in the district...

Section 26112. - 26112. A majority of the members of the commission shall...

Section 26113. - 26113. The district may use a common seal, alterable at...

Section 26114. - 26114. For the purposes of this part the district may...

Section 26115. - 26115. At its option, the commission may make application to...

CHAPTER 7 - Preliminary Plans and Surveys

Section 26130. - 26130. Before the construction of any boulevard and before the...

Section 26131. - 26131. The expense of making the preliminary surveys may be...

CHAPTER 9 - Approval of Construction Plans

Section 26160. - 26160. At any time after the adoption of a plan...

Section 26161. - 26161. The order shall fix the day of the election,...

Section 26162. - 26162. Notice of the election shall be given in the...

Section 26163. - 26163. At any time prior to the day fixed for...

Section 26164. - 26164. After the vote has been counted and the result...

Section 26165. - 26165. If, at the election, two-thirds of the votes cast...

Section 26166. - 26166. A boulevard may be constructed with money raised by...

CHAPTER 10 - The Bond Issue

Section 26180. - 26180. All bonds shall be issued in such denominations as...

Section 26181. - 26181. All bonds shall be payable in lawful money of...

Section 26182. - 26182. The bonds shall be signed by the president and...

Section 26183. - 26183. The bonds may be sold by the commission in...

Section 26184. - 26184. The proceeds of the sale of bonds shall be...

CHAPTER 11 - Levy and Collection of Taxes

Section 26200. - 26200. At or before the first meeting of the board...

Section 26201. - 26201. Annually, at the time of levying county taxes, the...

Section 26202. - 26202. The tax so levied shall be computed and entered...

Section 26203. - 26203. All money raised by taxation which is authorized by...

CHAPTER 12 - County Contributions

Section 26220. - 26220. The board of supervisors shall set apart and turn...

CHAPTER 13 - District Funds

Section 26221. - 26221. The treasury of the county in which the district...

Section 26222. - 26222. The following funds are hereby established in the county...

CHAPTER 13.5 - Claims

Section 26225. - 26225. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 14 - Transfer of District Boulevards

Section 26230. - 26230. After any boulevard has been completely constructed the commission...

CHAPTER 15 - Dissolution

Section 26240. - 26240. Whenever it shall deem it advisable, the commission shall,...

Section 26241. - 26241. Upon dissolution, any property in unincorporated territory which may...

Section 26242. - 26242. If at the time of the election to dissolve...

CHAPTER 16 - Validating Proceedings

Section 26260. - 26260. An action to determine the legality of the existence...

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...