text: Whenever the board, by resolution passed by vote of four-fifths of all its members, determines that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any transit facilities or of any works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes, or powers of the district, the cost of which will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district, it may, at any subsequent meeting of the board, provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the resolution to the voters of the district at a special bond election held for that purpose.

article: 1. Issuance


kind: section

code: PUC

text: In lieu of a resolution passed by the board, proceedings for the issuance of bonds for the purposes provided in this chapter may be initiated by petition of the voters of the district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

division: 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS

part: 13. GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT DISTRICT

chapter: 8. Bonds

article: 1. Issuance

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text: The petition may be presented to the board, and shall be executed and attested in the same manner as provided a petition for the formation of the district in Article 2 (commencing with Section 101035) of Chapter 3 of this part.

article: 1. Issuance


text: Whenever any petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 15 percent of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election is presented to the board asking for the acquisition, construction, or completion of the whole, or any portion, of any transit facilities or for acquiring any works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes, or powers of the district, and also asking that a bonded indebtedness be incurred to pay for the cost thereof, the secretary of the district shall forthwith transmit the petition to the county elections official for certification.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1. Issuance


text:
Within 30 days after the receipt of the petition, the county elections official shall examine the petition and determine the number of valid signers thereof by comparing the signatures thereon with the signatures of registered voters as appear on the affidavits of voter registration on file with him or her. The county elections official then shall certify to the secretary of the district all the following:

(a) The total number of voters registered within the district at the time of the last general statewide election immediately preceding the filing of the petition.

(b) The total number of registered voters of the district who have signed the petition.

(c) The percentage which the number of such signers bears to the total number of voters registered to vote within the district at such time.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 118. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1. Issuance


text: If the county elections official certifies that the percentage of registered voters signing the petition is less than that required by Section 101284, a supplemental petition may be presented to the secretary of the district within 30 days after the county elections official’s certification of the first petition. The supplemental petition shall thereupon be processed as provided in Sections 101284 and 101285.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1. Issuance


text: If the petition has been executed in the manner provided and by the required number of signers, the secretary of the district shall forthwith transmit to the board and to the general manager a copy of the petition, but without the signatures appended thereto.

article: 1. Issuance


text: Upon receiving a petition so executed by the required number of signers, the board shall provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the petition to the voters of the district at a special bond election held for that purpose.

article: 1. Issuance


text: The ordinance calling a special bond election shall fix the date on which the election will be held, and the manner of holding the election and of voting for or against incurring the indebtedness. It shall also recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the transit facilities, works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property proposed to be acquired, constructed, or completed, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, which shall not exceed 7 percent per annum, payable semiannually or annually the first year and thereafter semiannually.

article: 1. Issuance


text: Propositions for incurring indebtedness for more than one object or purpose, or propositions proposed by resolution or petition, may be submitted at the same election.

article: 1. Issuance


text: The bond election may be held separately, or it may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, or any election held under the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code), and may be consolidated therewith.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 209. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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text: If a special bond election is consolidated with any other election, the provisions of this article setting forth the procedure for the calling and holding of the special bond election shall be complied with, except that the ordinance calling the election need not set forth the election precincts, polling places, and officers of election who shall be the same as those set forth in the ordinance, notice, or other proceedings calling the election with which the special bond election is consolidated, and shall refer to the ordinance, notice, or other proceedings by number and title, or by other definite description.

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text: The board shall cause the ordinance to be published in accord with Section 6061 of the Government Code; the publication shall be made not less than 30 and not more than 60 days prior to the day of the election. No other notice of the election need be given.

article: 1. Issuance


text: If the ordinance calling the election so provides, the election shall be conducted by the county elections official in accord with the manner of holding the election prescribed by the board pursuant to the provisions of Section 101289.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 2003.)

article: 1. Issuance


text: The board shall comply with Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. In the event the election is not conducted by the county clerk, then whenever the words “county clerk” or “county elections official” appear in that article of the Elections Code, the words “secretary of the district” shall be substituted for the purposes of this article of this part. For the further purposes of this article, the following substitutions shall be made in all cases for the words set out in that article of the Elections Code: (a) “board of directors” in lieu of “board of supervisors”; and (b) “attorney for the district” in lieu of “district attorney or county counsel”.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Issuance


text: The votes of a majority of all the voters voting on the proposition at the election are required to authorize the issuance of bonds under this article.

article: 1. Issuance


text:
If the proposition submitted at a special bond election fails to receive the requisite number of votes, the board shall not, within six months after the election, hold another special election for the submission of a proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness substantially the same as the proposition voted upon at the prior election, unless a petition, signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 15 percent of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election is filed with the board, requesting that the proposition, or a proposition substantially the same, be submitted at an election to be called for that purpose.

Any such petition may be presented in the same manner and shall be executed and attested and certified as provided in this article for a petition asking that a bonded indebtedness be incurred.

article: 1. Issuance


text: If the board has appointed a treasurer of the district pursuant to Section 101166, then the word “treasurer” as used in this chapter shall refer to such treasurer of the district so appointed. If the board has not so appointed a treasurer of the district, then the word “treasurer” as used in this chapter shall refer to the county treasurer.

article: 2. Form and Content

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text:
Bonds authorized by this chapter shall mature serially in amounts to be fixed by the board, except that payment shall begin not later than 10 years from the date thereof and shall be completed in not more than 50 years from that date.

The board may divide any issue of bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter into two or more series, and may fix different dates of issuance and different maturity dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of each series shall mature serially in amounts to be fixed by the board, and the board shall fix a date not more than 10 years from the date of issuance of each series for the earliest maturity of such series, and shall fix a date not more than 50 years from the date of issuance of each series for the final maturity of such series.

Pending the actual issuance or delivery of bonds, a district may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates, or receipts, of any denomination whatsoever, with or without coupon, and in such form as may be prescribed by the board, to be exchanged for definite bonds when ready for delivery.

article: 2. Form and Content


text: The bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the board shall determine and shall be payable on the day and at the place or places fixed in the bonds, and with interest at the rate specified therein, payable semiannually or annually the first year and semiannually thereafter.

article: 2. Form and Content


text: The board may, at any time prior to the issuance and sale of any bonds, provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity at not exceeding the par value and accrued interest plus a premium of not exceeding 5 percent upon the principal amount of the bonds, in which event the call price fixed by the board shall be set forth on the face of the bond. Notice of such redemption shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. The first publication shall be not more than 60 and not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption. After the date fixed for such redemption, interest on the bonds thereafter shall cease.

article: 2. Form and Content


text: The bonds shall be signed by the president of the board or by such officer of the district as the board shall by resolution authorize and designate for that purpose. They shall also be signed by the treasurer, and be countersigned by the secretary. The coupons of the bonds shall be numbered consecutively and be signed by the treasurer. All signatures and countersignatures, except one of the signatures or countersignatures on the bonds, may be printed, lithographed, or engraved. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, the signature or countersignature is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.

article: 2. Form and Content


text: The bonds may be issued and sold for not less than their par value, but otherwise as the board determines. Before selling any bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as the board may prescribe. Such notice shall be published at least twice pursuant to a provision of Article 4 (commencing with Section 6060), Chapter 1, Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received, or if the board determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to price or responsibility of the bidders, the board may reject all bids received, if any, and either again give notice inviting bids or sell the bonds at private sale.

article: 3. Issue and Sale

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text: All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds. The remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the district treasury, or in the county treasury, as the case may be, to the credit of the proper fund, and shall be used exclusively for the objects or purposes for which the bonds were voted; provided that, when such objects and purposes have been accomplished, any moneys remaining shall be transferred to the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds, and that, when all principal of and interest on the bonds shall have been paid, any balance of money then remaining shall be transferred to the general fund of the district.

article: 3. Issue and Sale


text: In lieu of the immediate levy of a tax to pay the interest, or any part thereof, on any bonded indebtedness incurred in accordance with this chapter, the board may, in the estimate of the amount of money necessary to be raised by the bonds, include a sum sufficient to pay interest on all of the bonds, or part thereof, during the period of acquisition, construction, or completion, but for no period in excess of five years.

article: 3. Issue and Sale


text: Whenever the board, by resolution passed by a vote of four-fifths of all its members, determines that the refunding of the whole, or any portion of, the bonded indebtedness will be of advantage to the district, the board may refund the bonded indebtedness, or any portion thereof, and issue refunding bonds of the district therefor.

article: 4. Refunding

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text: The issuance of refunding bonds shall not be construed as the incurring or increase of an indebtedness within the meaning of this part, and the approval of the voters is not required for the issuance of refunding bonds. The board may provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds.

article: 4. Refunding


text: Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of refunding bonds, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the form, execution, issuance, maturity, redemption, refunding, validation, the payment of interest from bond funds, and the status of the bonds as investments.

article: 4. Refunding


text: Refunding bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the interest rate on the refunded bonds, but payment of the refunding bonds shall begin not later than one year from the date thereof and be completed in not more than 40 years from that date.

article: 4. Refunding


text: The proceeds of the sale of refunding bonds shall be applied only to the purchase, or retirement at not more than par and accrued interest, or the call price, of the bonded indebtedness for which the refunding bonds were issued.

article: 4. Refunding


text: In lieu of selling refunding bonds and using the proceeds to purchase or retire the bonds to be refunded, the board may exchange refunding bonds at not less than par and accrued interest for the bonds so refunded.

article: 4. Refunding


text: Whenever outstanding bonds are refunded, they shall be surrendered to the treasurer of the district, or the county treasurer, as the case may be, who shall cancel them by endorsing on their face the manner in which the refunding was effected (whether by exchange or purchase, and the amount for which so purchased, if any) and by perforating through each bond and each coupon attached thereto the word “canceled” together with the date of cancellation.

article: 4. Refunding


text: All bonds, including refunding bonds, issued by a district are legal investments for all trust funds and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies, and for the State School Fund and for all sinking funds under the control of the State Treasurer. Whenever any money or funds may by law be invested in, or loaned upon the security of, bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, or school districts, in the state, such money or funds may be invested in, or loaned upon the security of, the bonds of the district; and whenever bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, or school districts by law may be used as security for the faithful performance or execution of any court or private trust or of any other act, bonds of the district may be so used.

article: 5. Status as Investments

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text: All bonds of the district, to the same extent as bonds of any other municipality, are legal for use by any state or national bank or banks in the state as security for the deposit of funds of the state or of any county, city and county, city, municipality, or other public or municipal corporation within the state.

article: 5. Status as Investments


text: An action to determine the validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860), Title 10, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

article: 6. Validation

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text: As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the district.

article: 7. Revenue Bonds

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text: The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include transit facilities, and any and all parts thereof, and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto, and all other facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district. A district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for any one or more facilities or enterprises authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by a district or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of such facilities. Nothing in this article shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the facilities or works authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the board may determine.

article: 7. Revenue Bonds


text: Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. It is declared to be in the public interest that the district shall not express any preference for one union over another.

chapter: 9. Labor Provisions

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text:
Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, the district, upon determining as provided in Section 101344 that the labor organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the accredited representative of the employees governing wages, salaries, hours, and working conditions. In case of a dispute over wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions, which is not resolved by negotiations in good faith between the district and the labor organization, the district and the labor organization may submit the dispute to the decision of the majority of an arbitration board, and the decision of the majority of the arbitration board shall be final.

The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, and two representatives of the labor organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining after the labor organization and the district have stricken four names, shall be designated as the arbitrator. The labor organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear his or her own costs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 132. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)


text:
In the event the board and the representatives of the employees do not agree to submit the dispute to an arbitration board as provided in Section 101341, the State Conciliation Service may be notified by either party that a dispute exists and that there is no agreement to arbitrate. The State Conciliation Service shall determine whether or not the dispute may be resolved by the parties and, if not, the issues concerning which the dispute exists. Upon such determination, the State Conciliation Service shall certify its findings to the Governor of the State of California, who shall, within 10 days of receipt of certification, appoint a factfinding commission consisting of three persons which shall immediately convene and inquire into and investigate the issues involved in the dispute. The commission shall report to the Governor within 30 days of the date of its creation.

After the creation of such commission and for 30 days after such commission has made its report to the Governor, no change, except by mutual agreement, shall be made by the parties to the controversy in the conditions out of which the dispute arose and service to the public shall be provided.


text:
(a) A contract or agreement shall not be made, or assumed under this part, with any labor organization, association, or group that denies membership to, or in any manner discriminates against, any employee on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code. However, the organization may preclude from membership any individual who advocates the overthrow of the government by force or violence.

(b) The district shall not discriminate with regard to employment against any person on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 788, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text:
If there is a question whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters shall be submitted to the State Conciliation Service for disposition. The State Conciliation Service shall promptly hold a public hearing after due notice to all interested parties and shall thereupon determine the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. In making such determination and in establishing rules and regulations governing petitions and the conduct of hearings and elections, the State Conciliation Service shall be guided by relevant federal law and administrative practice, developed under the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as presently amended.

The State Conciliation Service shall provide for an election to determine the question of representation and shall certify the results to the parties. Any certification of a labor organization to represent or act for the employees in any collective bargaining unit shall not be subject to challenge on the grounds that a new substantial question of representation within such collective bargaining unit exists until the lapse of one year from the date of certification or the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement, whichever is later. However, no collective bargaining agreement shall be construed to be a bar to representation proceedings for a period of more than two years.


text:
Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the district shall assume and observe all existing labor contracts. To the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such acquired public utility whose duties pertain to the facilities acquired shall be appointed to comparable positions in the district without examination, subject to all the rights and benefits of this part, and these employees shall be given sick leave, seniority, vacation, and pension credits in accordance with the records and labor agreements of the acquired public utility. Members and beneficiaries of any pension or retirement system or other benefits established by that public utility shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, and status with respect to such established system. No employee of any acquired public utility shall suffer any worsening of his wages, seniority, pension, vacation, or other benefits by reason of the acquisition.

The district may extend the benefits of this section to officers or supervisory employees of the acquired public utility.


text: The district shall not acquire any existing system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, nor shall the district dispose of or lease any transit system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate, or coordinate any transit system or part thereof, or reduce or limit the lines or service of any existing system or of its system, or terminate any lease arrangement or management contract, unless it shall first have made adequate provision for any employees who are or may be displaced. The terms and conditions of such provision shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining.


text:
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of the district may authorize and, upon such authorization, the district shall make deductions from wages and salaries of such employees:

(a) Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified labor organization for the payment of union dues, fees, or assessments.

(b) For the payment of contributions pursuant to any health and welfare plan or pension or retirement plan.

(c) For any purpose for which deductions may be authorized by employees of any private employer.


text: The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified labor organization and to execute a written collective bargaining agreement with such labor organization covering the wages, hours, and working conditions of the employees represented by such labor organization in an appropriate unit, and to comply with the terms thereof, shall not be limited or restricted by any provision of law. The obligation of the district to bargain collectively shall extend to all subjects of collective bargaining which are or may be proper subjects of collective bargaining with a private employer, including retroactive provisions.


text: Subject to Sections 101356 and 101357, the board shall provide for retirement benefits for the officers and employees of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 372, Sec. 1.)

chapter: 10. Retirement

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text:
(a) At its discretion, the board shall select one of the following plans to provide retirement benefits to officers and employees of the district:

(1) By contracting with the retirement system maintained pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 or the Public Employees’ Retirement Law.

(2) By adopting a qualified plan and tax-exempt trust pursuant to Sections 401(a) and 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.

(b) The adoption, terms, and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the district represented by a labor organization shall be pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement between the labor organization and the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 372, Sec. 2.)


text:
(a) The board shall determine and classify the officers and employees who shall be eligible to participate in the retirement system. However, any action by the board shall be subject to the terms and regulations of a retirement system or plan selected by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 101356, and, in the case of employees of the district represented by a labor organization, subject to the collective bargaining agreement between the labor organization and the district.

(b) The district and the labor organization representing the district’s employees in a bargaining unit shall be equally represented in the administration of the retirement system.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 372, Sec. 3.)


text: The retirement system provided for by this chapter shall not include the members of the board.


text: As to the members of the retirement system provided for by this chapter, the board may provide for their coverage under Title II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended, and the district may perform all acts necessary or convenient to accomplish such coverage.


text: The board shall provide for the coverage of the officers and employees of the district under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation disability, and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)

chapter: 11. Miscellaneous Benefits

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text: Subject to such regulations and schedule of contributions of premiums as it shall determine, the board shall provide for group health and medical insurance for such officers and employees of the district who are members of the retirement system provided for by Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 101355) of this part and who request coverage under such insurance.


text: As used in this article the terms “change of organization” and “reorganization” shall have the meanings defined in Section 56021 and Section 56073, respectively, of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 85. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)

chapter: 12. Change of Organization

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text: A change of organization or a reorganization of the district formed and existing under the provisions of this part may be effected in the manner prescribed by the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6 of the Government Code), and the provisions of that act shall govern any and all such changes of organization or reorganizations.


text: Notwithstanding Section 101371, from and after the completion of the organization of the district on June 29, 1972, any territory lying outside of the boundaries of the district which is contiguous to and annexed to the City of Bakersfield shall be automatically included within the district upon the effective date of its inclusion within the city, subject only to compliance with the requirements of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 590.)


text: This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Sacramento Regional Transit District Act.”

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

chapter: 1. Title of Act and Policy

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text:
The Legislature hereby finds and declares:

(a) It is necessary that a transit district be established to operate a single unified public transportation system in the Sacramento region in order to meet the present and future public transportation, and mass and rapid transit, needs of that region. The existing Sacramento Transit Authority, because of its limited legal and financial base, is unable to solve the transit problems of the Sacramento region and provide the needed comprehensive public transportation system.

(b) It is, therefore, necessary to provide a successor corporation to the authority, to wit: a transit district, and to provide for the formation of such transit district appointed by and responsive to the cities and counties in the Sacramento region served by the district so that there will be sufficient governmental authority to solve the existing and future transportation problems of the Sacramento region and provide the needed comprehensive public transportation system.

(c) Because there is no general law under which such a district could be formed, the adoption of a special act enabling the creation of a special district is required.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 189.)

part: 14. SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT


text: It is the intent of the Legislature that the formation of this district shall further the concept of regional rapid transit and transit districts, with the eventual goal of the creation of a network of rapid transit systems throughout the state which would be operated as a single coordinated statewide system to facilitate the expeditious movement of people between the major metropolitan centers of the state.


text: Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.

chapter: 2. Definitions

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text: “District” means the Sacramento Regional Transit District.


text: “Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means.


text: “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned, or to be acquired, or used, by the district for transit service or purposes, including transit operations, maintenance, or administration. “Transit works” or “transit facilities” are public works for the purposes of the Public Contract Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 1. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text: “Board of directors”, “board”, and “directors”, means the board of directors of the district.


text: “City” means, individually, the Cities of Citrus Heights, Davis, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Woodland, and any other city that is annexed to the district as provided in this part.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)


text: “County” means, individually, the Counties of Sacramento and Yolo, and any other county which is annexed, in whole or in part, to the district as provided in this part.


text: “Public agency” includes the State of California, and any county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof.


text: “System” means all transit works and transit facilities owned or held, or to be owned or held, or used, by the district for transit purposes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 2. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)


text: “Revenues” means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by, or for the account of, the district from the operation of the system, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, interest allowed on any moneys or securities, any profits derived from the sale of any securities, and any consideration in any way derived from any properties owned, operated, or at any time maintained by the district.


text: “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or business trust, or the receiver, trustee, or conservator for any thereof, but does not include a public agency, as defined in Section 102017.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 221. Effective January 1, 1995.)


text: “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing system acquired by the district.


text: “Sacramento Area Council of Governments” means that agency or any successor thereto.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text: “Tax or financial support” includes funds made available pursuant to the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act” (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of Division 10), which is also known as the Transportation Development Act, or any successor to that act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text: “Member entity” means a city or county that is within the boundaries of the district as defined in Section 102052.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 335, Sec. 1. (AB 738) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text: “Participating entity” means a city or county that has entered into an agreement with the district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2, but only during the period in which the agreement is in effect. “Participating entities” means all those cities and counties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 1. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: “Voting entity” means a member entity or a participating entity. “Voting entities” means all member entities and participating entities.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text: “Transportation planning agency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 99214.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text: The Sacramento Regional Transit District may be formed pursuant to this chapter to carry out the purposes of this part. The district is hereby designated a rapid transit district. The district shall be a public corporation for those purposes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 3. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

chapter: 3. Creation of District and Annexation

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text:
(a) The district may comprise any city within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento, the Cities of Davis, Roseville, West Sacramento, and Woodland, and the following described territory of the Counties of Sacramento and Yolo, to the extent the territory is not included in the above-mentioned cities:

(1) That portion of the territory within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento that is within the urban service area of the County of Sacramento, as adopted and as hereafter amended, and any other portion of the unincorporated territory within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento where the county has declared a need for the district to operate.

(2) The unincorporated territory of the County of Yolo that may be included is described as follows:

(A) Beginning at the northeast corner of Sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 3 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence north 12 mile along the west line of Sec. 30, T. 9 N., R. 4 E., to the west 14 corner of Sec. 30; thence east12 mile to the center of Sec. 30; thence north 18 mile, more or less, to the north line of Swamp Land Survey No. 970, the point being on the centerline of Tule Lake Road; thence northeasterly along the north line of Swamp Land Survey No. 970 to the centerline of the Sacramento River; thence easterly and southerly down and along the Sacramento River to the south line of Swamp Land Survey No. 815; thence northwesterly along the south line of Swamp Land Survey No. 815 to its southwest corner; thence northeasterly along the west line of Swamp Land Survey No. 815 to a point where it is intersected by the quarter section line running east and west through Sec. 30, T. 8 N., R. 4 E.; thence west 34 mile, more or less, to the east 14 corner of Sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 3 E.; thence north 512 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

(B) Beginning at the intersection of State Highway Route 113 and the Yolo County line southern boundary; thence easterly along the Yolo County line southern boundary to the Davis City Limits; thence meandering along the Davis City Limits to Russell Boulevard; thence westerly along Russell Boulevard to Route 113; thence southerly along Route 113 to the point of beginning.

(b) For purposes of this section, any reference to an avenue, boulevard, highway, railroad, road, or street includes the right-of-way thereof.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 2. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The district shall be formed upon the adoption of a resolution by the City Council of the City of Sacramento and the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento declaring there is a need for the district to function.


text:
(a) The boundaries of the district shall include all of the following:

(1) The City of Sacramento.

(2) The City of Rancho Cordova.

(3) The unincorporated territory of the County of Sacramento that is within the urban service area, as determined by the Board of Supervisors, and not otherwise divided from the rest of the unincorporated territory that is within the urban service area by an incorporated city not previously described in this subdivision.

(4) A city or county authorized to join the district pursuant to Section 102051 that has annexed to the district pursuant to the process specified in Section 102055.

(5) A city incorporated on or after January 1, 2016, which city consists entirely of territory that was included in the district before the city’s incorporation.

(b) (1) The boundaries of the district shall not be affected by the incorporation of any territory wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district or by reason of annexation to or detachment from any city or territory wholly or partly within the boundaries of the district, except as provided in this section.

(2) Where territory outside the district is annexed to any city included in the district, that territory shall, upon the completion of the annexation proceeding, be deemed incorporated into and annexed to the district.

(3) Where territory is incorporated as a new city, on or after January 1, 2016, and is partly within and partly outside the district, the entire territory shall, upon completion of the incorporation proceeding, be deemed incorporated into and annexed to the district.

(4) Where territory that is within the boundaries of the district is annexed to any city that is not a member entity, that territory shall remain part of the district unless, at the time of annexation, both of the following apply:

(A) No transit service is operated by the district within the annexed territory or within one-half mile of any outside boundary of the annexed territory.

(B) No transit service is planned by the district, as evidenced by the district’s adopted short-range transit plan, for the annexed territory or within one-half mile of any outside boundary of the annexed territory within five years of the annexation, in which case that territory may be detached from the district if the Sacramento County Local Agency Formation Commission determines, during the annexation proceedings, that the area would be better served by the annexing city than the district. The detachment may be accomplished without proceeding with the detachment process in Section 102056.

(c) Whenever territory is deemed incorporated into and annexed to the district pursuant to this section, that territory shall be subject to taxation, in accordance with the assessable valuation of the property in that territory for general district purposes and for payment of any indebtedness previously or thereafter incurred by the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 3. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text: The district may operate and exercise the powers under this part within any city, provided that the district shall have no power to levy an ad valorem property tax within the boundaries of any city that is not within the boundaries of the district as defined in Section 102052.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 335, Sec. 4. (AB 738) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text: The district may operate and exercise the powers under this part within all or a part of the unincorporated area of any county, provided that the district shall have no power to levy an ad valorem property tax within the unincorporated area that is not within the boundaries of the district as defined in Section 102052.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 335, Sec. 5. (AB 738) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text:
(a) Any city or county authorized to join the district pursuant to Section 102051 may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this section.

(b) Annexation shall only be effective if the legislative body of the city or county that requests to be annexed to the district agrees in writing with the board of directors upon the terms and conditions of annexation, which agreement, among other things, may provide for any of the following:

(1) The levy and collection of special taxes within the city or unincorporated area of the county in addition to the taxes otherwise provided for in this part.

(2) The fixing of rates, rentals, and charges differing from those fixed or existing elsewhere within the district.

(3) The incurring or assumption of indebtedness.

(4) The making of a payment or payments.

(5) The transfer of property, real and personal, and other assets to the district by the city or county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 4. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)


text:
(a) Territory within the district may be detached from the district by a supermajority vote of the board of directors, which shall be at least 67 percent of the nonweighted vote of the existing board, and by a majority vote of the governing body of the territory proposed to be detached, provided that the detached territory shall not be relieved from liability for taxation for the payment of any bonded indebtedness existing at the time of detachment, and provided that all other pending legal and financial obligations have been resolved by mutual agreement.

(b) The detachment of territory from the district shall become effective upon giving of the notice required in Section 57204 of the Government Code.

(c) Notice of the detachment of territory from the district shall be given to each assessor whose roll is used for a tax levy made pursuant to this part and to the State Board of Equalization pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 94, Sec. 1. (AB 631) Effective January 1, 2020.)


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors. The number of members on the board shall be not less than the number of voting entities.

(b) Each appointee to the board shall serve a four-year term, unless earlier removed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)

chapter: 4. Government of District

article: 1. Board of Directors

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text:
(a) The board of directors shall consist of members as follows:

(1) The City Council of the City of Sacramento may appoint three members to the board.

(2) The Board of Supervisors for the County of Sacramento may appoint three members to the board.

(3) For as long as the City of Elk Grove is annexed into the district, the City of Elk Grove may appoint two members to the board.

(4) A member entity that is not identified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) may appoint one member to the board.

(b) A city or county that is not annexed to the district may become a participating entity that may appoint at least one member to the board if the participating entity enters into an agreement with the district that provides for all of the following:

(1) The participating entity agrees to pay its proportionate share of the district’s cost to provide rail or other districtwide transit services.

(2) The district agrees to maintain a specified level of rail or other districtwide transit services.

(3) The district is not obligated to provide transit services to any particular location or along any particular route.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 6. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: The appointing authority of a participating entity under subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2, and the term of its appointee to the board, shall terminate upon termination or cancellation of the agreement provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2, and that agreement shall automatically terminate upon the effective date of the entity’s annexation to the district pursuant to Section 102051 or 102055.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 8. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: Each voting entity shall have the right to appoint fewer members than it is entitled to appoint under Section 102100.2, except that each voting entity shall appoint at least one member. Each voting entity shall determine, effective July 1 of each year, how many members it will appoint for the upcoming fiscal year. The legislative body of each voting entity shall provide written notification to the secretary of the board not more than 60 days and not less than 15 days before July 1 of the number of appointments it will make for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1. Unless and until that notification is provided, the number of appointments made during the prior year shall govern.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 9. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: An action by the board shall not be void or voidable if it is determined, subsequent to an action in which a member representing a participating entity casts a vote, that the agreement for that participating entity did not comply with subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 10. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text:
The appointments to the board may be changed in the following manner:

Not more often than every two years, the voting entities may, by agreement, apportion the appointments to the board among them in the approximate ratio that the district provides transit service, as determined by the gross cost of the service without regard to income or revenues of the district, within their respective boundaries.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: Each voting entity appointing members to the board in accordance with Section 102100.2 may also select, in the same manner as the primary member or members, one or more alternates, as the case may be, to serve on the board when the primary member or members are not available. Each alternate shall be appointed to serve for a specific member. The alternate shall be subject to the same restrictions and shall have the same powers, when serving on the board, as the primary member. The legislative body of any voting entity appointing an alternate shall provide written notification to the secretary of the board of each appointment of an alternate in order for the appointment to be effective.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 11. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: A member of a city council or board of supervisors may serve as a member of the board of directors.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the first meeting in January, shall elect a chairman who shall preside at all meetings. In the event of his absence or inability to act, the members present, by an order entered in the minutes, shall select one of their members to act as chairman pro tem, who, while so acting, shall have all of the authority of the chairman.

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. All meetings of the board shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text:
(a) Each board member shall have one vote.

(b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

(c) All official acts of the board shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of all the members of the board, unless a higher threshold is required by law.

(d) The board shall post the voting procedure described in this section on the district’s internet website.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 182, Sec. 3. (AB 2015) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: Each member of the board shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each attendance at up to four noticed meetings of the board per month, and shall be allowed actual necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of the member’s duties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text:
(a) No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within three days thereafter, nor at any time other than at a regular or adjourned regular meeting. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows:

“The board of directors of the Sacramento Regional Transit District do ordain as follows:”

(b) All ordinances shall be signed by the chairman of the board or the chairman pro tempore and attested by the secretary. Before the expiration of 15 days after the passage of an ordinance, it shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district or on the district’s Internet Web site. An order entered in the minutes of the board that the ordinance has been duly published is prima facie proof of such publication.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 6. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 1. Board of Directors


text: The board of directors is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy.

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text:
It shall be the duty of the board of directors and it shall have the power to:

(a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the district, the manner of operation, and the means to finance them.

(b) Adopt an annual budget for the district and fix the compensation of its officers and employees. The board may provide in the budget for a reasonable replacement reserve.

(c) Fix rates, rentals, charges, and classifications of transit service operated by the district.

(d) Adopt an administrative code which shall prescribe the powers and duties of district officers, the method of appointment of district employees, and methods, procedures, and systems of operation and management of the district.

(e) Adopt rules and regulations governing the use of transit facilities owned or operated by the district.

(f) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of the district to be made at least annually by a certified public accountant.

(g) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.

article: 2. Powers and Duties of Board of Directors


text:
(a) The board of directors may adopt ordinances that do any of the following:

(1) Prohibit persons from knowingly giving false identification to a district employee engaged in the enforcement of district ordinances or state law, or otherwise obstructing the issuance of a citation for violation of district ordinances or state law.

(2) Prohibit unauthorized operation of, interference with, entry into, climbing upon, attaching to, or loitering on or in, transit facilities or other transit property.

(3) Prohibit the removal, displacement, injury, destruction, or obstruction of any part of any track, switch, turnout, bridge, culvert, or any other district structure or fixture.

(4) Specify conditions under which a passenger may board a district vehicle with a bicycle and where the bicycle may be stowed.

(b) The board may provide that a violation of any ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75), and that a violation by a person after the second conviction is punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and by community service for a total time not to exceed 48 hours over a period not to exceed 30 days which do not conflict with the violator’s hours of school attendance or employment.

(c) This section does not prohibit any person from engaging in activities that are protected under the laws of the United States or of California, including, but not limited to, picketing, demonstrating, or distributing handbills.

(d) A district employee may enforce any ordinance that is adopted pursuant to this section as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 830.14 of the Penal Code.

(e) Nothing in this section shall affect any rights or immunities conferred pursuant to Section 836.5 of the Penal Code.

history: (History: Amended (as added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 528, Sec. 4) by Stats. 2011, Ch. 534, Sec. 5. (AB 716) Effective January 1, 2012.)


text: The board may establish an advisory commission to the board pursuant to this article.

article: 3. Advisory Commission

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text: The commission shall be composed of three persons appointed by the legislative body of each voting entity. At least one of the three persons appointed by each voting entity shall be a sitting member of the voting entity’s legislative body. Persons appointed to the commission shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing body.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 29. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 3. Advisory Commission


text: The commission shall meet as often as the board deems necessary, but at least twice annually, and shall advise the board on matters of district policy, including the administrative, fiscal, and operational policies of the district and their relation to the administrative, fiscal, and operational policies of the cities and counties in which the district is operating, levels of service, and allocation of the districts financial resources. The commission shall have such other advisory duties as may be provided by the board pursuant to this part.

article: 3. Advisory Commission


text: The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board, and the chair, chair pro tem, and secretary, who shall be selected from the members of the board, except that the secretary may alternatively be an employee of the district appointed by the board. The board may also hire and appoint a general manager, a legal counsel, a controller, a treasurer, and such other officers, assistants, and deputies as the board may deem necessary.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 7. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 4. Officers

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text: At any time, any city, county, or other public agency may contract with the district for the performance of services on behalf of the district by the legal counsel, controller or fiscal officer, or treasurer of the city, county, or public agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 536, Sec. 5. (AB 957) Effective January 1, 2012.)

article: 4. Officers


text: Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) and Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 1120), Chapter 1, Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code shall apply to all officers, employees, and contracts of the district.

article: 4. Officers


text:
The power and duties of the general manager are:

(a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district.

(b) To appoint, supervise, suspend, or remove district employees other than members of the board and officers appointed by the board.

(c) To supervise and direct the preparation of the annual budget for the board and be responsible for its administration after its adoption.

(d) To formulate and present to the board plans for transit facilities within the district and the means to finance them.

(e) To supervise the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of the transit facilities of the district.

(f) To attend all meetings of the board and act as the secretary to the board.

(g) To prepare and submit to the board, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the district for the preceding year.

(h) To perform such other and additional duties as the board may require.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 189.)

article: 5. General Manager

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text: The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.

chapter: 5. Powers and Functions of District

article: 1. Corporate Power

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text: The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.

article: 1. Corporate Power


text: All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.

article: 1. Corporate Power


text: Subject to the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 102330) or Article 8 (commencing with Section 102350) of this chapter, the district may levy, and collect, or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose, as provided by law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 948.)

article: 1. Corporate Power


text: Except as otherwise provided in this part, district elections shall be called, held, and conducted as provided by law for county elections. Except in cases of emergency or compelling public need, as determined by the district, district elections, including those held pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 102330) or Article 8 (commencing with Section 102350), or Article 1 (commencing with Section 102500) of Chapter 7, shall be held and consolidated with city, county, or state elections, or any election held under the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 211. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 1. Corporate Power


text:
(a) The district shall annually submit its tentative or proposed budget to the legislative body of each voting entity, within the time and in the manner required in this section.

(b) The tentative or proposed budget and the final adopted budget shall, at a minimum, include the following information for the applicable fiscal year:

(1) The projected cost of service.

(2) The projected revenue from fares.

(3) The Transportation Development Act allocation for each member entity that is reserved for the district for operating purposes, as set forth in the finding of apportionment by the applicable transportation planning agency.

(4) The projected revenue from any contract of the type described in subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2.

(5) The projected revenue from any other local funds made available to the district by a voting entity for the operation of public transit service.

(6) The amount of the federal formula grant funds that was available and eligible for use during the prior fiscal year for operating purposes within the Sacramento urbanized area, including funds for cities and counties that are not represented on the board.

(7) The amount of the federal formula grant funds described in paragraph (6) that was allocated to entities other than the district.

(8) The amount obtained by subtracting the amount described in paragraph (7) from the amount described in paragraph (6), which amount represents the federal formula grant funds that were available and eligible for use by the district for operating purposes during the prior fiscal year.

(9) A projection of the revenue from any other source that will be available to the district for operating purposes during the fiscal year.

(10) The population of each voting entity, as measured by the population statistics used by the applicable transportation planning agency to allocate Transportation Development Act funds for the same fiscal year for which the budget is adopted.

(c) The tentative or proposed budget shall be submitted to the legislative body of each voting entity not less than 60 days before its adoption by the board. It shall be submitted for review and comment. The board may adopt the budget after submission to the legislative body of each voting entity, but shall consider any comments made by those legislative bodies on the budget.

(d) Concurrent with adoption of the budget, the board shall make an affirmative finding that the proposed level of service, reflected in the statement of proposed operation and level of service, to be rendered in any voting entity, is commensurate with the level of tax or financial support to be derived from each such voting entity. In determining the level of service, the board shall consider user benefits and community benefits, in terms of one or more of the following factors:

(1) Availability of service.

(2) Patronage.

(3) Population.

(4) Capital improvements.

(e) The board shall adopt its budget at a public hearing held after the submission of the tentative or proposed budget. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and shall be made not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 92, Sec. 12. (AB 1924) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Corporate Power


text: The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part.

article: 2. Contracts

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text: The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, or with any person upon such terms and conditions as the board finds is for the best interest of the district.

article: 2. Contracts


text:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder that submitted a proposal that provides the best value, as defined in paragraph (1), to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation.

(1) For purposes of this section, “best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.

(2) To the extent practicable, when the expected procurement required exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000) but does not exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), a minimum of three quotations shall be obtained, either written or oral, which permit prices and other terms to be compared.

(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) do not apply in the case of an emergency declared by a four-fifths vote of the board of directors.

(c) This section applies solely to the procurement of supplies, equipment, and materials and shall not apply to construction contracts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 182, Sec. 4. (AB 2015) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 2. Contracts


text: Notwithstanding Section 102222 or any other provision of law, the district may procure one or more streetcars that operated more than 50 years ago in the district’s service area without having to comply with competitive bidding procedures.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1007, Sec. 8.5. Effective January 1, 2000.)

article: 2. Contracts


text: The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever. It may provide, in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds, for the carrying of insurance in such amount and of such character as may be specified, and for the payment of the premiums thereon. The district may also provide insurance as provided in Part 6 (commencing with Section 989), Division 3.6, Title 1 of the Government Code.

article: 2. Contracts


text: The district may contract for the services of independent contractors.

article: 2. Contracts


text: The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers.

article: 3. Property

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text:
(a) As used in this section, “transit-oriented joint development project” means a development project for commercial, residential, or mixed-use purposes that is undertaken in connection with existing, planned, or proposed transit facilities and is located one-fourth mile or less from the exterior boundary of the parcel on which that facility is located.

(b) The district may take by gift, or take or convey by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within the district necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, transit-oriented joint development projects.

(c) Any transit-oriented joint development project undertaken pursuant to this section shall be consistent with the general plan, any applicable specific plan, any applicable transit village plan, and the land-use and development ordinances of the city or county in which the project is located.

(d) The district may not exercise its power of eminent domain in order to make an acquisition under this section.

(e) (1) Prior to exercising the authority granted under this section, the district shall prepare, and shall adopt at a public hearing, written policies and procedures implementing this section.

(2) The district shall invite public comment during the preparation and adoption of the policies and procedures required under paragraph (1), including, but not limited to, soliciting the input of community members and organizations and publishing notice of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation.

(f) This section applies only to acquisitions related to transit-oriented joint development projects and does not expand the district’s existing powers.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 280, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

article: 3. Property


text: The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part. The district, in exercising such power, shall in addition to the damages for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also pay the cost, exclusive of betterment and with credit for salvage value, of removal, reconstruction, or relocation of any structure, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, cables, or poles of any public utility which is required to be moved to a new location.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1176.)

article: 3. Property


text: The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have and exercise power and jurisdiction to fix just compensation to be paid for the taking of any property of a public utility in eminent domain proceedings brought by the district. No taking or acquisition by the district which would involve the abandonment, removal, relocation, or use of the property of a railroad corporation, as defined in Section 230, shall be permitted, unless the Public Utilities Commission, after a hearing, shall find and determine that the public interest and necessity require the abandonment, removal, relocation, or use of such property and that such taking or acquisition will not unreasonably impair the ability of the railroad corporation involved to provide safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service. The district may commence and maintain such eminent domain proceedings in the Public Utilities Commission or the superior court at its option.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

article: 3. Property


text: The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to construct or maintain roads, highway or other crossings over any public or private lands.

article: 3. Property


text: The district shall adopt and maintain a general transit plan for the district. The district may designate one of the transit plans it is otherwise required to prepare as the general transit plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 9. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 4. Transit Planning

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text: The general transit plan, or any element or amendment thereof, shall be adopted in the manner provided in this article.

article: 4. Transit Planning


text: Before adopting the plan, or an element or amendment thereof, the board shall refer the plan or element or amendment thereof to the advisory commission, if the commission has been established under Article 3 (commencing with Section 102140) of Chapter 4 of this part. Failure of the advisory commission to consider such matters within a reasonable time as established by the board shall not prevent the board from acting under this article.

article: 4. Transit Planning


text: Before adopting the plan, or an element or amendment thereof, the board shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given at least 30 days before the hearing. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and written notice shall also be mailed to each city council and board of supervisors in the district. The hearing may be continued from time to time.

article: 4. Transit Planning


text: The adoption of the general plan, or an element or amendment thereof, shall be by resolution of the board.

article: 4. Transit Planning


text: The Sacramento Area Council of Governments shall be the long-range planning agency advising the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 4. Transit Planning


text: The district may provide transit service for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means, both within and outside the district.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service

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text: The district may provide charter bus service, special school service, and other service to the extent permitted under federal law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 10. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The board may contract with a public agency or person to provide transit facilities and services for the district. A public agency may contract with the district to provide transit facilities and services for the public agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 11. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway or any stream, bay or water course, or over any of the lands which are the property of the state, to the same extent that such rights and privileges appertaining thereto are granted to municipalities within the state.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text:
(a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any public agency or public utility operating transit facilities; may enter into agreements with any public agency or public utility operating any transit facilities, and wholly or partially within or without the district, for the joint use of any property of the district or of the public agency or public utility, or the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers or pooling arrangements.

(b) In addition to any power described in subdivision (a), the district may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights by the district and any public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities or nontransit facilities, or both, or any other person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, either, in whole or in part, within or outside the district, for the joint use or development of any nontransit facilities of the district or of the public agency, public utility, person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, for the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers, pooling arrangements, station cost-sharing, connector fees, or land, air, or development rights, sales or leasing, necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, the full exercise of the powers granted in this chapter. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Joint development” includes, but is not limited to, agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, to develop or to engage in the planning, financing, construction, or operation of nontransit district facilities or development projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to district transit facilities.

(2) “Development project” includes, but is not limited to, projects for any use or mixed use including public, commercial, or residential uses.

(3) “Nontransit facilities,” includes, but is not limited to, any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, that is used for the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a transit system.

(c) Construction projects or works of improvement for facilities authorized by the district under the terms of a joint development agreement that is approved under the authority conferred by this section shall be considered a public works project subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code and shall be enforced by the Department of Industrial Relations in the same manner in which it carries out this responsibility under the Labor Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The rates and charges, if any, for transit service furnished pursuant to this part shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500) of the Vehicle Code with respect to operation of buses and to the rules and regulations enforceable by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to that chapter regulating the safe operation of buses.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The district and any one or more school districts may enter into agreements pursuant to which school transportation equipment may be used by the district.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text:
(a) The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all facilities necessary or convenient for transit service, within or partly outside the district, underground, upon, or above the ground and under, upon or over public streets or other public ways or waterways, together with all physical structures necessary or convenient for the access of persons or vehicles thereto, and may acquire any interest in or rights to use or joint use of any or all of the foregoing; however, installations in state freeways are subject to the approval of the Department of Transportation, and installations in other state highways are subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code. Installations in county highways and city streets are subject to similar encroachment permits.

(b) In addition to any power described in subdivision (a), the district may, to the extent that it is not expressly provided for in subdivision (a), develop, lease, jointly develop, or jointly use air rights, land rights, development rights, rights-of-way, rail trackage, entrances and exits, and any and all fixed facilities and structures physically or functionally related to transit service.

(c) Construction projects or works of improvement for facilities authorized by the district under the terms of a joint development agreement that is approved under the authority conferred by this section shall be considered a public works project subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code and shall be enforced by the Department of Industrial Relations in the same manner in which it carries out this responsibility under the Labor Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The district may lease or contract for the use of its transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such operator upon such terms and conditions as it deems in the public interest. The word “operator” as used in this section means any public agency or any person.

article: 5. Transit Facilities and Service


text: The district may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, contributions, grants, or loans from any public agency or the United States or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of transit facilities, and may enter into contracts and cooperate with, and accept cooperation from, any public agency or the United States, or agency thereof, in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation, and in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of any such transit facilities in accordance with any legislation which Congress or the Legislature of the State of California may have heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt, under which aid, assistance, and cooperation may be furnished by the United States or any public agency in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of any such transit facilities. The district may do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance, and cooperation under any federal or state legislation now or hereafter enacted. Any evidence of indebtedness issued under this section shall constitute a negotiable instrument. Laws, or rules or regulations, of this state inconsistent with the laws, or rules and regulations, of the United States, shall not apply to the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of transit facilities funded by the United States, to the extent of the inconsistency, if that inconsistency may result in a loss of federal funding.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 522, Sec. 12. (AB 709) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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text: The district shall have the power to obtain temporary transfers of funds in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 272, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2007.)

article: 6. Public Grants, Loans and Contributions


text: The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes for any lawful purpose.

article: 7. Property Taxation

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text:
(a) In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources, the board may levy and collect a property tax in the entirety of, or a portion of, the incorporated and unincorporated territory. The board may impose different rates of taxation in areas within the district. Authority exercised pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to any applicable constitutional requirements.

(b) If the tax only applies to a portion of an area of the district, both of the following shall apply to the imposition of the tax:

(1) The incorporated area of each city and of contiguous cities within the district shall be either wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion. For purposes of this paragraph, “contiguous cities” means two or more cities with shared borders.

(2) The entire unincorporated area of the district shall either be wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion.

(c) The proceeds of the property tax shall be used to provide, within the areas taxed, for the improvement or acquisition of any real property needed for transportation purposes.

(d) An election to impose a property tax as described in this section shall only include the voters of those portions of the area of the district in which the property tax will be imposed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 674, Sec. 1. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 7. Property Taxation


text:
The district shall not levy or collect a property tax within any city or within the unincorporated area of the district until:

(a) The legislative body of the city or county adopts a resolution declaring there is need for the district to operate and levy a tax within the city or the unincorporated area of the district.

(b) Two-thirds of the voters of the city or the unincorporated area, following the adoption of the resolution under subdivision (a), voting on the question at an election called for that purpose, approve the operation of the district, and the levy of a property tax by the district, within the city or within the unincorporated area of the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 117. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: The district may conduct a single election in an area comprising the area of a city and the unincorporated area of the district, or any combination of those areas, with the approval of the cities and the unincorporated area of the district concerned, in which event two-thirds of the voters voting at the election shall be sufficient to approve the proposition submitted for the entire area included in the election. Where more than one election will be held, the approval of the voters in one election pertaining to an area may be conditioned upon the approval of voters in one or more other elections pertaining to other areas.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 674, Sec. 3. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: Each election shall be called and conducted by the district in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county. The board may contract with a county, or delegate to the appropriate county officials the authority, to conduct the election within the county on behalf of the district. The costs of any such election may be advanced to the district by any city or county prior to the time that the district has revenues of its own, to be repaid from subsequent district revenues.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: 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 Sacramento Regional Transit District be authorized to operate and levy a property tax at an annual rate which shall not exceed _______ cents ($0.__) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation within (describe city or unincorporated area)?YES◻NO ◻

article: 7. Property Taxation


text:
(a) The district board may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, subject to any applicable constitutional requirements. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, or any portion of the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.

(b) If the tax only applies to a portion of an area of the district, both of the following shall apply to the imposition of the tax:

(1) The incorporated area of each city and of contiguous cities within the district shall be either wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion. For purposes of this paragraph, “contiguous cities” means two or more cities with shared borders.

(2) The entire unincorporated area of the district shall either be wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion.

(c) The proceeds of the special tax shall be used to provide, within the area taxed, for the operation, maintenance, or acquisition of any public improvement or utility for transportation purposes.

(d) An election to impose a special tax as described in this section shall only include the voters of those portions of the area of the district in which the special tax will be imposed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 674, Sec. 4. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of any county in which it operates 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 tax collector of the county.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: 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 county lying within an authorized taxing area of the district, ascertained from the assessments referred to in Section 102337.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: 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 sufficient to raise the amount previously fixed by the board.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or rates of taxes, transmit to the county auditor of each county in which the board has levied a tax, a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: 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 by law for the settlement of other taxes.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: 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.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: All taxes levied under this part 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 relating to the enforcement of the latter being made a part of this part so far as applicable.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: The county shall be compensated for services under this article at the rate of 1 percent for collecting the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and one-fourth of 1 percent for all sums over that amount.

article: 7. Property Taxation


text: In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes which may be levied by the district pursuant to this article, the legislative body of any city or county may enter into agreement with the district to make annual contributions to the district from its general funds or from any other source of funds legally available to it for such purpose.

article: 7. Property Taxation