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CA St & Hwy Code § 30963 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.3 - Metropolitan Transportation Commission|Section 30963.

30963.  (a) The State of California pledges and agrees with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to this chapter, that the state will not limit, alter, or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority to finance the toll bridge improvements authorized by this chapter, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 30910), or Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31000). The State of California pledges and agrees not to impair the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds, and with the parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to this chapter, and pledges and agrees not to impair the rights or remedies of the holders of any revenue bonds or any parties until the bonds, together with interest, are fully paid and discharged and any contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority.(b) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to pledge the full faith and credit of the State of California.(c) The authority may include the pledges made pursuant to this section in its revenue bonds.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 328, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31000.

31000.  The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:(a) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account created pursuant to Section 188.10.(b) “Amenities” means any of the following:(1) A cable suspension bridge.(2) A bicycle facility.(3) A transbay terminal.(c) “Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority.(d) “Bay area bridges” means the state-owned toll bridges within the area of the geographic jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.(e) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.(f) “Seismic retrofit” means all work completed by the department on the bay area bridges relating to the planning, design, and construction of improvements to, or replacement of, those bridges for the purpose of withstanding seismic forces, including, but not limited to, any environmental or traffic mitigation necessary for that work.(g) “Surcharge” means the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed pursuant to Section 31010.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 715, Sec. 88. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31010.

31010.  (a) There is hereby imposed a seismic retrofit surcharge equal to one dollar ($1) per vehicle for passage on the Bay Area state-owned toll bridges, except for vehicles that are authorized toll-free passage on these bridges.(b) Funds generated pursuant to subdivision (a) that are in excess of those needed to meet the toll commitment as specified by paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 188.5 shall be available to the authority for funding, consistent with Sections 30913 and 30914, the purposes and projects described in those sections.(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), funds generated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be paid to the authority directly and deposited in the Bay Area Toll Account pursuant to Section 30950.2 and shall constitute revenues of the tolls imposed on the bridges described in Section 30910 for all purposes of Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 30950).(d) Funds generated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used exclusively to repay obligations issued by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and secured by the surcharge imposed by subdivision (a) until they are no longer outstanding, as that term is defined in the constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of those obligations. This subdivision shall become inoperative when the obligations are no longer outstanding, as that term is defined in the constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of those obligations.(e) The department may increase the amount of the seismic retrofit surcharge identified in subdivision (a) for debt service purposes only on the obligations issued by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank under Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 31070) and only for as long as those obligations are outstanding, as that term is defined in the constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of those obligations, if circumstances exist that have resulted in a reduction in the funds generated by subdivision (a) so as to jeopardize the payment of debt service on those obligations. This subdivision shall become inoperative when those obligations are no longer outstanding due to their retirement or defeasance.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 71, Sec. 15. Effective July 18, 2005.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31011.

31011.  (a) The authority may increase the amount of the surcharge described in Section 31010 for the purpose of completing the state toll bridge seismic program described in Section 188.5 and to meet its obligations under the act adding this section in the 2005–06 Regular Session. No increase shall be made effective prior to January 1, 2007.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, revenues generated by an increase imposed pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Bay Area Toll Account.(c) The authority shall hold at least two public meetings at least 45 days before taking any action pursuant to subdivision (a) to increase the amount of the surcharge.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 515, Sec. 8. (AB 1175) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31015.

31015.  (a) Revenues generated from the surcharge shall not exceed nine hundred seven million dollars ($907,000,000), unless any of the following occurs:(1) After completing 30 percent of the design, and after completion of a cost estimate by the department, the authority selects a design that costs more than the cost of a single tower cable suspension bridge selected by the department.(2) The authority requests funding for the replacement or relocation of the transbay bus terminal in the City and County of San Francisco.(3) The authority requests funding for a bicycle or pedestrian access that is to be added to either the new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge or the retrofitted west span of that bridge, or both.(b) If the authority does any of the things listed in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a), the local share of the project costs shall be increased by an amount equal to any additional costs that are incurred as a result of the authority’s decision.(c) The department shall include the amenities requested by the authority only if sufficient funds generated by the seismic retrofit surcharge are made available to fully pay for those amenities.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 84, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31020.

31020.  Notwithstanding Section 30953, as amended by the act adding this section in the 2005–06 Regular Session, revenue generated from the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 31010 shall be deposited in the account until obligations secured by that seismic retrofit surcharge and issued by the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank under Chapter 4.6 (commencing with Section 31070) are no longer outstanding as that term is defined in the constituent instruments defining the rights of the holders of those obligations. After obligations of the bank secured by toll funds are no longer outstanding, all toll revenues generated from bridges in the geographic jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall be deposited in the Bay Area Toll Account.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 71, Sec. 18. Effective July 18, 2005.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Seismic Retrofit Surcharge|Section 31021.

31021.  Projects in the state toll bridge seismic retrofit and replacement program described in Section 188.5 are not subject to administrative overhead cost assessments by the department because they are within the duties described in Section 30952.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 71, Sec. 19. Effective July 18, 2005.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31070.

31070.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, legislation was enacted to make seismic safety a top transportation priority in this state. In the wake of the Northridge earthquake of 1994, when nine major freeway bridges were destroyed and 11 major highways wee closed, seismic retrofit of the state’s bridges and highways again became the number one priority on the state’s transportation agenda.(b) In 1996, voters approved Proposition 192, a two billion dollar ($2,000,000,000) bond measure for state highway seismic retrofit. This funding measure includes the costs of retrofitting seven state-owned toll bridges, five in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area and two in southern California. Replacement costs for the eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were factored in as well.(c) Subsequent to the adoption of Proposition 192, new cost estimates by the department increase the toll bridge retrofit program from six hundred fifty million dollars ($650,000,000) to two billion six hundred million dollars ($2,600,000,000). To address this increase, the Legislature enacted legislation in 1997, establishing the compromise of a 50/50 funding agreement between the state and local toll payers to finance all state-owned bridges in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay area, Los Angeles, and San Diego.(d) It is the further intent of the Legislature that the department address the funding deficiency through a combination of financing options. These options may or may not include obtaining a loan under the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-178), a program authorized by the Congress of the United States in 1998 to provided credit assistance for large transportation projects.(e) Other financing options include revenue bonds and commercial paper should be issued under the authority of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Financing Bank, the California Transportation Commission, or other, appropriate entity.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31070.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31070.5.

31070.5.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:(a) “Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority established under Section 30950.(b) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account established in the State Transportation Fund under Section 188.12.(c) “Bank” means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank established under Section 63021 of the Government Code.(d) “Bay area bridges” means the state-owned toll bridges in the region within the area of the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.(e) “Bonds” has the meaning defined in subdivision (e) of Section 63010 of the Government Code.(f) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.(g) “TIFIA” means the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-178).(h) “Toll surcharge” means the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed under Section 31010.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31070.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31070.7.

31070.7.  The department has full and sole responsibility for completion of all seismic retrofit projects on the bay area bridges.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31071 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31071.

31071.  (a) The department may enter into financing agreements with the bank for the purpose of borrowing funds to finance or refinance the seismic retrofit project costs identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 188.5. The bank may issue bonds for this purpose, pursuant to the authority granted to it under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 63070) of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, and deposit the proceeds from the bonds into the account. The amount of borrowing may be increased to fund necessary reserves, capitalized interest, interim bonds, including, but not limited to, commercial paper, costs of issuance, and administrative, financial, legal, and incidental services related to the bonds. The department shall pursue the most cost-effective and efficient financing plan for the bridge work identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 188.5.(b) To the extent provided in the governing documents, each of the bonds issued under this section shall be payable from, and secured by, all or a portion of the toll surcharge revenue in the account and the assets in that account.(c) Prior to the issuance of bonds payable from the toll surcharge, the bank shall confirm that bonds issued under Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 30950) shall not be impaired solely by action taken under this section, as evidenced by confirmation of the then existing ratings on these bonds, by the rating agencies then rating the bonds. This requirement shall not apply if the voters approve an increase in the toll rate pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 30921.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 341. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31071.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31071.3.

31071.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the construction period, all revenues generated from the toll surcharge shall be available to the department only for the construction and financing purposes of the toll bridge seismic retrofit program.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31071.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31071.5.

31071.5.  (a) Bonds issued under this chapter may not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the bank, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the account, and the assets of the account, and the security provided by the account. All bonds issued under this chapter shall contain on the face of the bonds a statement to this effect.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040) of, Article 4 (commencing with 63042) of, and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code do not apply to any financing provided by the bank to, or at the request of, the department in connection with the account.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31072.

31072.  Any federal funds received by the department as a direct loan or line of credit under TIFIA are hereby appropriated to the department for transfer to the account for the purposes of that account.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31073 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 4.6 - State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001|Section 31073.

31073.  The department may make the loans and transfers authorized under Section 14556.7 of the Government Code and Section 188.14 to provide adequate cash flow for obligation service requirements resulting from the financing authority provided under Sections 31071 and 31072.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 6 - Border Region Toll Facilities|Section 31300.

31300.  (a) Tolls may be imposed by the commission on segments of newly constructed state highway routes, as described in subdivision (b), if transportation facilities, including, but not limited to, additional highways and capacity enhancing improvements to existing highways, are needed to accommodate additional commercial traffic resulting from the North American Free Trade Agreement, and federal funds have not been made available to the state for those purposes. In addition, for state highway routes and transportation facilities constructed on or after January 1, 1997, the cost may be borne by a combination of tolls, toll-backed bonds, and any other state and federal funds that may be available for those purposes, on a project-by-project basis.(b) The imposition of tolls pursuant to subdivision (a) is limited to Route 7, from the new international border crossing near Calexico to Route 8 near El Centro in Imperial County.(c) Tolls imposed on any route described in this section shall be discontinued upon the happening of either of the following: (1) federal funds are received for the cost of the improvements to that route, which funds are in addition to the normal apportionment of federal funds to California and are for the specific purpose of mitigating the impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or (2) the cost of those improvements is fully paid.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 6 - Border Region Toll Facilities|Section 31302.

31302.  The department shall be responsible for the collection of tolls imposed by the commission pursuant to Section 31300. The department shall transmit the toll revenues to the Controller for deposit in the Highway Toll Revenue Account, which is hereby created in the State Transportation Fund.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 6 - Border Region Toll Facilities|Section 31304.

31304.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds in the Highway Toll Revenue Account required to meet the obligations assumed by the commission under any bond resolution adopted pursuant to Section 31306 are continuously appropriated to the commission for that purpose. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the commission shall allocate the remaining funds to the department for the purpose of constructing additional highways or making capacity enhancing improvements to existing highways to accommodate additional commercial traffic resulting from the North American Free Trade Agreement.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 6 - Border Region Toll Facilities|Section 31306.

31306.  The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of obtaining funds for constructing additional highways or for making capacity enhancing improvements to existing highways to accommodate additional commercial traffic resulting from the North American Free Trade Agreement. The sole security for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds shall be revenues derived from the tolls imposed pursuant to Section 31300. In authorizing and issuing bonds pursuant to this chapter, the commission and the department shall, to the fullest extent feasible, follow the procedures and requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 30200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 553, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 7 - Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act|Section 31460.

31460.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is essential for the economic well-being of San Diego County and for the maintenance of a high quality of life that the people of the State of California receive the full benefits of international trade with Mexico.(b) Trade is the fastest expanding component of the San Diego regional economy. Mexico is the United States’ third largest trading partner, after Canada and China, and California’s number one export market.(c) Trade passing through San Diego County’s portion of the United States-Mexico border region benefits every state in the union and contributes heavily to the nation’s trade with the countries of the Pacific Rim.(d) Commercial traffic between the United States and Mexico using California’s ports of entry is placing extreme demands on the state’s border transportation assets which were not designed for these purposes.(e) Congestion at the border causes increased wait times, which in turn increases commercial and noncommercial vehicle emissions.(f) Inadequate infrastructure capacity at the existing border crossings between San Diego County and Baja California currently creates traffic congestion and delays for crossborder personal trips and freight movements that cost the United States and Mexican economies an estimated $7.2 billion in foregone gross output and more than 62,000 jobs in 2007.(g) Public revenues to provide for an efficient border region transportation system have not kept pace with the growth of traffic and goods crossing the international border with Mexico.(h) The state must seek all reasonable alternatives to address unmet border transportation needs and to improve existing transportation facilities.(i) Public toll transportation facilities should be encouraged to supplement limited public resources and to support the development of new transportation system capacity.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 720, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 31461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 17 - TOLL FACILITIES AND RELATED MATTERS|CHAPTER 7 - Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act|Section 31461.

31461.  This chapter may be cited as the Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act. All references to the “act” in this chapter shall mean the Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 720, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)