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CA St & Hwy Code § 8101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 8101.

8101.  As used in this part:(a) “Project” means an overpass, underpass, or tunnel, or any combination thereof, at a single crossing, the planning, construction and maintenance of which is authorized by this part.(b) “District” means separation of grade district.(c) “County” means the county in which the district or proposed district is situated.(d) “Board” means board of supervisors of the county in which the district or proposed district is situated.(e) “Commission” means the commission provided in Chapter 3 of this part.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1486.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8115 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8115.

8115.  Separation of grade districts may be formed as provided in this part and may exercise the powers herein granted. Any such district shall consist of contiguous areas within a single county and shall include either a city and unincorporated territory or two or more cities with or without unincorporated territory.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8116 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8116.

8116.  Whenever the board of any county finds that the safety and welfare of the residents of contiguous areas within the county require formation of a district to provide for a separation of grade, it shall by resolution so declare. If two or more cities are involved without any unincorporated territory no resolution shall be adopted under this section until the interested city councils request by resolution the adoption of such resolution.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8117 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8117.

8117.  The resolution shall contain all of the following:(a) A statement of intention to form the district and of the necessity for and purpose of its formation.(b) A description of the unincorporated territory to be included.(c) A statement of the general location of the project or projects for the construction and maintenance of which the district is to be formed.(d) The name of the proposed district.(e) A statement of time and place at which objections to the formation of the district or to its extent will be heard, which time shall not be less than 30 days after the adoption of the resolution.(f) The name and telephone number of a local department or agency designated by the board of supervisors to answer inquiries regarding the hearing proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 968.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8118 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8118.

8118.  The resolution shall be published at least once a week for two weeks, at the discretion of the board, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the proposed district. The first publication shall be made at least twenty days prior to the date of the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8119 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8119.

8119.  The hearing may be continued from time to time and from place to place for not exceeding a total of sixty days by public declaration thereof, and no other notice of the fact of such continuance need be given.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8120.

8120.  At the hearing the board shall hear all relevant and pertinent objections to the formation of or extent of the district and may, in its discretion, hear arguments against the objections urged.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8121.

8121.  At the hearing, or within twenty days after the adjournment thereof, the board shall determine:(a) Whether the proposed district shall be formed.(b) What, if any, portion of the unincorporated area should be excluded from the district because not benefited by its formation.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8121.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8121.5.

8121.5.  The board shall exclude uninhabited farm acreage from the district as not benefited. For the purpose of this section, “farm acreage” means any land which is under cultivation or which is being used for pasture or grazing at the time of the hearing.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1230.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8122 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8122.

8122.  If the board determines that the district shall be formed, it shall by resolution:(a) Describe the territorial extent of the proposed district.(b) State the name of the proposed district.(c) Call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it is to be formed.(e) Fix the date of the election and the time the polls will be open.(f) Establish election precincts, designate polling places, and appoint election officers.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8123 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8123.

8123.  The resolution shall be published at least once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the proposed district. The first publication shall be at least thirty days prior to the election.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8124 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8124.

8124.  Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for the holding of special elections in the county.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8125 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8125.

8125.  The canvass of the returns of the election shall be made at the same time in the same manner and by the same officers as provided by law for special elections in the county. If the canvass is made by an officer other than the board, he shall transmit the results to the board, who shall thereupon declare the results of the election.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8126 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8126.

8126.  If a majority of votes cast in each city and if a majority of votes cast in the unincorporated area within the proposed district are favorable, the board shall, by resolution, declare the district duly organized, state its name and describe its boundaries.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8127 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District|Section 8127.

8127.  A certified copy of the resolution shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated and filed with the Secretary of State. The organization shall thereupon be complete.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 504.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8130 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8130.

8130.  Upon the completion of the formation of the district, if the district is comprised of one city and unincorporated territory, the board shall appoint a commission composed of five members, three of whom shall be electors in the city and two of whom shall be electors in the unincorporated area within the district.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8130.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8130.1.

8130.1.  Upon the completion of the formation of the district, if the district is comprised of two or more cities and unincorporated territory, the board shall appoint a commission composed of five members. The number of commissioners shall be so divided as to relate the number of commissioners from each unit as closely as possible to the proportion which the assessed valuation of that unit, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county, bears to the total assessed valuation within the district at the time the district is formed, except that each unit shall have at least one commissioner. For the purposes of this section, all of the unincorporated area in the district shall be considered a single unit.If the district is comprised of two or more cities, without unincorporated territory, the appointment of commissioners shall be by the city councils of the respective cities, each such council appointing the number determined by the board as provided above.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8131 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8131.

8131.  The commissioners first appointed shall so classify themselves by lot, that one member holds office for one year, one for two years, one for three years, and two for four years, thereafter appointments shall be for a four-year term.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8132 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8132.

8132.  Each commissioner shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his successor. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8133.

8133.  Within twenty days after their appointment, the commissioners shall meet and elect one member president, one member vice-president, and one member secretary. The terms of office of officers shall be one year.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - The Commission|Section 8134.

8134.  The commission is authorized to pay each commissioner an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each meeting of the commission attended by the commissioner, not exceeding two meetings during any one calendar month, together with expenses necessarily incurred by the commissioner in traveling between his or her place of residence and the place of meeting, and while traveling in connection with the business of the commission, when previously authorized by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 105, Sec. 1.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Plans and Surveys|Section 8160.

8160.  Before the construction of any project, and before the calling of any election for the issuance of bonds, the commission shall employ one or more engineers, or contract for engineering services with any city within the district or with the county, who shall make all necessary surveys, and prepare maps showing the location, cross-section and profile of the proposed project. The engineer shall also prepare specifications for the construction of the project and estimates of the cost of construction and of acquiring rights of way. These surveys, maps, specifications and estimates shall, upon approval by the commission, be promptly adopted by order entered upon the minutes and filed with its secretary, and when so adopted shall constitute the plan of the district for the proposed project.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 298.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Plans and Surveys|Section 8161.

8161.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8117, upon the completion of the surveys referred to in Section 8160 and upon recommendation of the engineer or engineers, in which recommendation shall be included the estimate of cost of each proposed improvement, the commission by resolution duly adopted and recorded in its minutes may approve any changes in the location or locations of the projects described by the board of supervisors in its resolution of intention to form the district, as to the commission may appear reasonable and proper under the circumstances. The said resolution shall set forth the reasons for such changes or additions and the cost of each project as recommended in the engineer’s report.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1486.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8190.

8190.  At any time after the adoption of a plan for a project or the letting of a contract for the construction of the whole or any portion of the project, the commission may, by order entered in its minutes, call an election for the purpose of determining whether bonds should be issued for the acquisition of rights of way for and the construction of such project and for the payment of such contract.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8191.

8191.  The order shall fix the day of the election, shall describe the exact location of each project for which bonds are to be issued, shall specify the amount of the bond issue for each project, and shall state in general terms that the money raised from the sale of the bonds for each project shall be used only for the acquisition of rights-of-way for and the construction of, the project for which bonds shall have been issued. If the election is called for the payment of a contract entered into by the commission the order shall state the terms of the contract in such manner as will advise the electors of its contents. Any money raised by means of a bond issue which remains on hand after the acquisition of rights-of-way and construction have been completed, shall be expended in the betterment and maintenance of the project for which the bonds have been voted or for payment on the principal of the bonds.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 876.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8192.

8192.  Notice of the election shall be given in the manner and for the time provided for in Section 8123. The election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as provided for holding and conducting an election for approval of the formation of the district, except that the commission shall perform the duties prescribed for the board.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8192.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8192.5.

8192.5.  On the ballot at the election each project shall be submitted as a separate proposition, together with a description of the exact location of the project and a statement of the amount of bonds to be issued for the project.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1486.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8193 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8193.

8193.  After the vote has been counted and the result announced by the election officers, the ballots shall be sealed up and delivered to the secretary of the commission, with the election returns. The commission shall at its next meeting canvass the returns and enter the result upon its minutes. This entry in the minutes is conclusive evidence of the fact and regularity of all prior proceedings required by this part and of the facts stated in the entry.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8194 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8194.

8194.  If at the election two-thirds, or more, of the votes cast on a proposition are in favor of the issuance of bonds for the project described in the proposition for which bonds are proposed to be issued, the commission is authorized to and shall issue and sell the bonds as proposed in the order calling the election for such project. If the result of the election is against the issuance of bonds for any or all projects, no other election upon the same project or projects defeated in such election shall be called or held for one year after such election.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1486.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8195 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 7 - Approval of Construction Plans|Section 8195.

8195.  A project may be constructed with money raised by taxation instead of a bond issue if authorized by two-thirds, or more, of the votes cast at an election called for the purpose of determining if the project shall be so constructed. Elections called to authorize the construction of projects with money raised by taxation shall be called and held in the same manner as is provided for bond elections.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8205.

8205.  All bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the commission may determine, except that they shall be not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8206.

8206.  All bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the county treasurer of the county, and shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 6 percent per annum, which shall be payable semiannually. Not less than one-thirtieth part of the total issue of bonds shall be payable each year, commencing not more than five years after the date of the bond issue.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8207.

8207.  The bonds shall be signed by the president and countersigned by the secretary of the commission. They shall be numbered consecutively in the order of their maturity, and shall have coupons attached attested by the facsimile signature of the secretary.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8208.

8208.  The bonds may be sold by the commission in such manner and such quantities as it may determine, but no bond shall be sold for less than its face value.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8209.

8209.  The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be deposited with the county treasurer and shall be placed by him in a fund in the county treasury to be called the ____ Separation of Grade District Fund (naming it). The money in the fund shall be used for the purposes indicated in the order calling the election at which the issuance of the bonds was authorized.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 8 - The Bond Issue|Section 8210.

8210.  The bonds shall be legal investment: for all trust funds; the funds of all insurance companies, banks, and trust companies; the state school funds, and for all sinking funds under the control of the State Treasurer; and whenever any moneys may by law now or hereafter enacted be invested in or loaned upon the security of bonds of states, counties or school districts in the State, such moneys may be invested or loaned on the security of the bonds of such district.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 2 - SEPARATION OF GRADE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 9 - Levy and Collection of Taxes|Section 8220.

8220.  Annually on or before August 1st, the commission shall furnish to the board of supervisors and auditor of the county an estimate in writing of the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation for the purposes of the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The amount shall be sufficient to pay:(a) The interest on all outstanding bonds of the district which will become due during the ensuing fiscal year.(b) The principal of all outstanding bonds of the district which will mature during the ensuing fiscal year.(c) The amount necessary to pay the contract price of any contract which was to be paid by a tax levied on the real property within the district as herein provided.(d) The estimated cost of repairs and maintenance of the project and the running expenses of the district.(e) The amount necessary for preliminary engineering and other expenses incurred prior to the issuance and sale of bonds.(f) In the first tax levy, the amount, if any, required to be raised to pay principal of or interest on any notes issued by the district as authorized herein. (Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 17.)