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CA Pub Util Code § 100055.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 3.5 - Existing Systems|Section 100055.4.

100055.4.  Section 851 does not apply to any contract for sale or sale of an existing system, or any portion thereof, pursuant to this chapter, and the Public Utilities Commission has no jurisdiction with respect thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 139.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 8 - Dissolution|Section 100500.

100500.  The VTA may be dissolved pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 106. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100600.

100600.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) It is necessary and in the best interest of the citizens of the state to authorize the VTA to levy special benefit assessments for needed public rail rapid transit facilities and services on the property that benefits from those facilities and services.(b) The rail rapid transit facilities and services provide special benefits to parcels of land, and improvements thereon, in the vicinity of rail rapid transit stations, and provide general benefits to the community at large. The Board of Directors of the VTA shall be the conclusive judge of the proportion of special and general benefits produced by the facilities and of the distribution of the special benefits among parcels of property within the benefit assessment district.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 107. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100601.

100601.  (a) Whenever the board finds that property adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, one or more rail transit stations, or proposed rail transit stations, of the VTA receives or will receive special benefit by reason of the location or operation of one or more of those rail transit stations, the board may, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of its members, provide for notice and hearing on its intention to establish one or more special benefit districts and levy a special benefit assessment on real property therein for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, operation, maintenance, or repair of one or more rail transit stations and rail transit related facilities located within the benefit district.(b) In connection with the levy of a special benefit assessment, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures set forth in Section 53753 of the Government Code.(c) The resolution may provide that the proposed benefit district will contain separate zones, which may consist of either contiguous or noncontiguous areas of land within the boundaries of the VTA. The proposed benefit district and each proposed zone, if any, therein shall be an area adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, one or more rail transit stations or proposed rail transit stations. The boundaries of the benefit district and of each zone, if any, therein shall be drawn so as to reflect, as accurately as possible, the areas in which special benefits are conferred by reason of the proximity and operation of one or more rail transit stations.(d) A notice stating the time and place of the hearing, and setting forth the boundaries and purpose of the proposed benefit district, shall be published prior to the time fixed for the hearing pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.(e) For purposes of this chapter, “benefit district” means a special benefit assessment district established pursuant to this chapter, the area of which shall not lie more than one-half mile from the center point of any rail transit station or proposed rail transit station.(f) For purposes of this chapter, “transit related facilities” means land, buildings, and equipment, or any interest therein, whether or not the operation thereof produces revenue, which has, as its primary purpose, the operation of the rail transit system or the providing of services to the passengers of the rail transit system, but does not mean any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, which is used primarily for the production of revenue not arising from the operation of the rail transit system.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 108. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100601.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100601.5.

100601.5.  (a) The resolution shall state, as appropriate, the maximum and minimum rate of assessment, the amount of the special benefit assessment and the purposes for which it is to be levied, the estimated cost of accomplishing the purposes, and the dates or approximate intervals at which the assessment shall be levied. The resolution shall also state that the exterior boundaries of the benefit district are set forth on a map on file with the secretary of the VTA, which map shall govern for all purposes as to the extent of the benefit district and zones, if any, therein and that the area set forth on the map shall thereupon constitute and be known as “Benefit District No. ____ of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority,” or as “Benefit Zone ____ of the Benefit District No. ____ of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority,” as designated by the board.(b) A copy of the resolution shall be included with the notice given pursuant to Section 53753 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 109. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.

100602.  (a) In determining the amount of a special benefit assessment, the board shall measure the benefit to real property in the benefit district or zones therein according to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution.(b) The special benefit assessment constitutes a charge imposed on particular real property for a VTA project of direct benefit to that property, and does not constitute ad valorem taxes or any other form of general tax levy applying a given rate to the assessed valuation of all taxable property within the boundaries of the VTA.(c) The VTA shall possess all powers necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, the collection, enforcement, administration, or distribution of the special benefit assessment in accordance with California law.(d) The revenue from a special benefit assessment, which is imposed pursuant to this chapter, or from bonds secured by the special benefit assessment, for the purpose of financing a rail transit station or rail transit related facility located within the benefit district, shall be used only for financing of the facility for which it was levied, and that revenue shall not be used for any other purpose or the payment of any other expense of the VTA, including, but not limited to, transit, transportation, or operating expense.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 110. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.4.

100602.4.  (a) Where any parcel in the benefit district is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of that parcel may designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of the parcel for purposes of submitting an assessment ballot pursuant to Section 53753 of the Government Code. In the absence of a designation, the provisions of paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 53753 of the Government Code shall apply.(b) The legal representative of a corporation or an estate owning real property in the benefit district may act on behalf of the corporation or the estate.(c) (1) For purposes of this chapter, “legal representative” means an official of a corporation owning real property in the benefit district.(2) For purposes of this chapter, “legal representative” also means a guardian, conservator, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property in the benefit district who is all of the following:(A) The person is appointed under the laws of this state.(B) The person is entitled to the possession of the estate’s real property.(C) The person is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege, or immunity that he or she seeks to exercise.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 157. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.8.

100602.8.  If there is no majority protest to the imposition of an assessment, the board may levy the assessment in accordance with the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 100601.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 645, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.9.

100602.9.  (a) Any owner or owners of real property, which is, in whole or in part, within the benefit district, or their legal representatives, may jointly or severally file with the board a petition requesting that the real property owned by them or for which they are the legal representative be excluded from the benefit district on the ground that the real property sought to be excluded is not benefited or that the assessment be reduced on the ground that the assessment exceeds the benefit to that real property.(b) The real property sought to be excluded or upon which the assessment is sought to be reduced shall be described by its legal description and shall be accompanied by a map depicting its location in relation to the benefit district.(c) The petition shall contain a statement of facts in support of the petition and shall be acknowledged by the owner or the legal representative filing the petition.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.10.

100602.10.  Notice of each hearing upon the petition for exclusion or reduction shall be given in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 100601. Notice shall also be mailed at least 30 days prior to the hearing to all record owners of each identified parcel within the boundaries of the benefit district or zone.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 645, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.11.

100602.11.  At the time and place provided in the notice or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board or its appointed hearing officer shall hear all of the following:(a) The petition for exclusion or reduction.(b) All evidence or proofs that may be introduced by or on behalf of the petitioners.(c) All objections to the petition that may be presented in writing by any person, including the VTA.(d) All evidence or proofs that may be introduced in support of objections to the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 111. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.12.

100602.12.  The expenses of giving the notice provided for herein and of the hearing on the exclusion or reduction petition shall be paid by the persons filing the petition.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.13.

100602.13.  Upon the hearing on an exclusion or reduction petition by the board, or upon the record of hearing by a hearing officer, the board shall order the petition be denied when the petitioner has not shown by a preponderance of the evidence that in an exclusion petition the real property is not benefited or in a reduction petition that the assessment exceeds the benefit to the property.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 645, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100602.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100602.14.

100602.14.  The board, after the hearing on an exclusion or reduction petition, shall order one of the following by resolution:(a) In the case of an exclusion petition, order the exclusion of all or any part of the real property described in the petition upon its finding that the property will not be benefited by the operations of the VTA in the vicinity of the benefit district.(b) In the case of a reduction petition, order a change in the benefit assessment to all or any portion of the real property described in the petition to provide that it not exceed the amount of benefit derived by the operations of the VTA in the vicinity of the benefit district.(c) Confirm the assessment on the real property subject to the petition as correctly reflecting the amount of benefit to the real property.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 112. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100604.

100604.  At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the issuance of bonds payable from special benefit assessments levied under this chapter, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing. Interested persons may appear at the hearing and present matters material to the questions set forth in the resolution. At the conclusion of the hearing on the proposed issuance of bonds, the board shall, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members, determine whether to incur the bonded indebtedness.The resolution shall state the amount of the proposed debt, the purposes for which it is to be incurred, and the estimated cost of accomplishing the purposes. The determinations made in the resolution are final and conclusive.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100605.

100605.  (a) Special benefit assessments for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued for a benefit district or zone shall be levied in the benefit district or zone at rates that are sufficient in the aggregate, together with revenues already collected and available, to pay the principal of, and interest on, all bonds the VTA issued for the benefit district or zone. Other revenues of the VTA shall be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds only to the extent set forth in any agreement of the VTA for the benefit of bondholders.(b) Special benefit assessments in the benefit district and zones, if any, therein shall be calculated in accordance with the requirements set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 114. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100606.

100606.  (a) The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 12 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds or any series thereof may be for any period not to exceed one year as determined by the board.(b) In the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds, the board may also provide for call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at times and prices and upon any other terms that it may specify. However, no bond is subject to call or redemption prior to maturity unless the bond contains a recital to that effect. The denomination or denominations of bonds shall be stated in the resolution providing for their issuance, but shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer of the VTA or at any other place or places that may be designated by the board, or at either place or places at the option of the holders of the bonds. The bonds shall be dated, numbered consecutively, signed by the board chairperson and chief financial officer, and countersigned by the secretary and shall have the official seal of the VTA attached. The interest coupons of the bonds shall be signed by the chief financial officer. The seal and all signatures and countersignatures may be printed, lithographed, or mechanically reproduced, except that one signature or countersignature shall be manually affixed.(c) If an officer, whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons, leaves office for any reason prior to the delivery of the bonds, the officer’s signature is as effective as if the officer had remained in office.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 115. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100607.

100607.  The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be sold as the board determines by resolution. The board may sell the bonds at a price below par.If the board determines by resolution that the bonds shall be sold by competitive bid, the board, before selling the bonds, or any part thereof, shall give notice inviting sealed bids in the manner that it prescribes. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered 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 readvertise or sell the bonds at private sale or by negotiation, or by other lawful means.If the board determines by resolution that the bonds shall not be sold by competitive bid, the board may sell the bonds at public or private sale, by negotiation, or by other lawful means.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100608.

100608.  Delivery of any bonds issued under this chapter may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100609.

100609.  (a) All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of bonds issued by the VTA pursuant to this chapter shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, those bonds. The remainder of the proceeds received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the treasury to secure those bonds or for the purposes for which the debt was incurred.(b) When the purposes for which the debt was incurred have been accomplished, any money remaining shall be either (a) transferred to the fund to be used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the bonds or (b) placed in a fund to be used for the purchase of those outstanding bonds of the VTA, from time to time, in the open market at the prices and in the manner, either at public or private sale or otherwise, that the board determines. Bonds so purchased shall be canceled immediately.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 116. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 9 - Benefit Assessment Districts|Section 100610.

100610.  (a) The board may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the VTA under this chapter upon the terms, at the times, and in the manner that it determines. Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to pay all, or any part, of the principal of the outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, the interest thereon, and the premiums, if any, due upon call and redemption thereof prior to maturity and all expenses of the refunding.(b) The provisions of this chapter, for the issuance and sale of bonds apply to the issuance and sale of refunding bonds, except that, when refunding bonds are to be exchanged for outstanding bonds, the method of exchange shall be as determined by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 117. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)