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CA Pub Util Code § 120521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Rights of Employees of Existing Facilities|Section 120521.

120521.  (a) Whenever the board acquires ownership of existing facilities from a privately or publicly owned corporation or public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, and terminates the corporation or operates the facilities itself, that has a pension plan in operation, the members and beneficiaries of the pension plan shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations, and status with respect to the plan.The board shall consider, and take into account, the outstanding obligations and liabilities of the corporation or of the publicly or privately owned public utility, as the case may be, by reason of the pension plan, and may negotiate an allowance in the purchase price of the corporation or the utility for the assumption of those obligations and liabilities when acquiring the corporation or the utility.(b) Instead of maintaining an existing pension plan applicable to bargaining unit employees of an acquired facility, the board, with the consent of any exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees of an acquired facility whose rights are protected by Section 120520, may enroll the employees in, or transfer them to, the Public Employees’ Retirement System or another retirement system.(c) A contract to enroll employees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall be subject to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(d) Employees participating in an existing pension plan shall receive benefits immediately after enrollment in, or transfer to, the system that are at least equal to, or greater than, the benefits the employees would have been entitled to immediately before enrollment in, or transfer to, the system.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 202, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Rights of Employees of Existing Facilities|Section 120522.

120522.  Whenever the board acquires ownership of existing facilities from a privately or publicly owned corporation or public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise and maintains the corporation or utility, by whatever name, as a separate, legal corporate entity, the board of directors of the corporation or utility shall continue its responsibilities with regard to its employees’ wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, existing labor contracts, and existing pension plans.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 21.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Personnel|ARTICLE 2 - Rights of Employees of Existing Facilities|Section 120523.

120523.  (a) Any pension plan maintained by the board pursuant to this division for employees of the board who are members of a unit appropriate for collective bargaining shall be maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and this section.(b) The pension plan and the funds of the plan shall be managed and administered by a retirement board composed of equal representation of labor and management. Any deadlock among the members of the board with respect to that management and administration shall be resolved in the manner specified in Section 302 of the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 186(c)(5)).(c) The duties and responsibilities of the retirement board shall be executed in accordance with Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.(d) This section does not apply if the board has, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, provided membership for the board’s represented employees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, or a pension trust subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 845, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Personnel|ARTICLE 3 - Employee Protection|Section 120540.

120540.  It shall be a condition of the operation of any transit facility owned or controlled by the board that Section 5333 of Title 49 of the United States Code shall be given effect to the extent required by law.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 557, Sec. 29. Effective October 5, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 5 - Personnel|ARTICLE 3 - Employee Protection|Section 120550.

120550.  The board may establish and maintain a police force. Those employees of the board appointed by the general manager or chief executive officer to the police force and who are duly sworn are peace officers and are subject to the powers set forth in Section 830.33 of the Penal Code. The board shall adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace officers established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 1 - Revenue Bonds|Section 120630.

120630.  The board may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by, or on behalf of, the board, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law are applicable to the board.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 557, Sec. 30. Effective October 5, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 1 - Revenue Bonds|Section 120631.

120631.  The board is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise,” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for all purposes of this article, includes the transit system or any or all transit facilities and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the board.The board may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for any one or more transit facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by, or on behalf of, the board or, in the alternative, the board may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of those transit facilities.Nothing in this article prohibits the board from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this chapter for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the transit facilities authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the board may determine.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 557, Sec. 31. Effective October 5, 2005.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 2 - Equipment Trust Certificates|Section 120650.

120650.  The board may purchase transit equipment such as cars, trolley buses, motorbuses, light rail vehicles, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates in the forms customarily used by private corporations engaged in the transit business appropriate to effect the purchase and leasing of transit equipment, and may dispose of the equipment trust certificates upon the terms and conditions that the board may deem appropriate.Payment for transit equipment, or rentals therefor, may be made in installments, and the deferred installments may be evidenced by equipment trust certificates that are or will be legally available to the board. Title to the equipment shall not vest in the board until the equipment trust certificates are paid.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 2 - Equipment Trust Certificates|Section 120651.

120651.  The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the rolling equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized to transact business in the state as trustee for the benefit and security of the equipment trust certificates, and may direct the trustee to deliver the rolling equipment to one or more designated officers of the board and may authorize the board to simultaneously therewith execute and deliver an installment purchase agreement or a lease of the equipment to the board.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 2 - Equipment Trust Certificates|Section 120652.

120652.  The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds.The agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall contain covenants, conditions, and provisions which may be deemed necessary or appropriate to insure the payment of the equipment trust certificates from legally available source or sources of funds specified in the certificates.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 2 - Equipment Trust Certificates|Section 120653.

120653.  The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any trust agreement securing the payment of bonds, notes, or certificates of the board.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 2 - Equipment Trust Certificates|Section 120654.

120654.  An executed copy of each agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who shall be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for each copy filed.The filing constitutes notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 3 - Improvement Acts and Special Benefit Districts|Section 120670.

120670.  The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to the board.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 3 - Improvement Acts and Special Benefit Districts|Section 120671.

120671.  Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000) of Part 11 of Division 10 is applicable to the board.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 4 - Temporary Borrowing|Section 120680.

120680.  The board may borrow money in accordance with Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), or Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1124, Sec. 20.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 4 - Temporary Borrowing|Section 120681.

120681.  The board may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized to be issued, but which have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to time, but the maximum maturity of any bond anticipation notes, including the renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years from the date of delivery of the original bond anticipation notes.The bond anticipation notes may be paid from any money of the board available therefor and not otherwise pledged. If not previously otherwise paid, the bond anticipation notes shall be paid from the proceeds of the next sale of the bonds of the board in anticipation of which they were issued. The bond anticipation notes shall not be issued in any amount in excess of the aggregate amount of bonds which the board has been authorized to issue, less the amount of any bonds of the authorized issue previously sold, and also less the amount of other bond anticipation notes therefor issued and then outstanding.The bond anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in the same manner as the bonds. The bond anticipation notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 120700.

120700.  The board may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 120701.

120701.  All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the board under this chapter, and the interest thereon, are free and exempt from all taxation within the state, except for transfer, franchise, inheritance, and estate taxes.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 120702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11 - TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARDS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness|ARTICLE 5 - Miscellaneous|Section 120702.

120702.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the board of any bonds, bonds with a pledge of revenues, bonds for improvement districts, revenue bonds, equipment trust certificates, notes, or any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability constitute a contract between the board and the holders of the bonds, equipment trust certificates, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability, and the provisions thereof are enforceable against the board or any or all of its successors or assigns, by mandamus or any other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction.Nothing in this division or in any other law shall be held to relieve the board or the territory included within it from any bonded or other debt or liability contracted by the board. Upon dissolution of the board or upon withdrawal of territory therefrom, that territory formerly included within the board, or withdrawn therefrom, shall continue to be liable for the payment of all bonded and other indebtedness or liabilities outstanding at the time of the dissolution or withdrawal as if the board had not been so dissolved or the territory withdrawn therefrom, and it shall be the duty of the successors or assigns to provide for the payment of the bonded and other indebtedness and liabilities.Except as may be otherwise provided in the proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of any revenue bonds, bonds secured by a pledge of revenues, or bonds for improvement districts secured by a pledge of revenues, revenues of any kind or nature derived from any revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property owned, operated, or controlled by the board shall be pledged, charged, assigned, and have a lien thereon for the payment of the bonds as long as they are outstanding, regardless of any change in ownership, operation, or control of the revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property and it shall, in any later event or events, be the duty of the successors or assigns to continue to maintain and operate the revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property as long as bonds are outstanding.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 599, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers|Section 125200.

125200.  The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers|Section 125201.

125201.  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.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers|Section 125202.

125202.  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.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 125220.

125220.  The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, to contract with a private patrol operator licensed pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 7583) of Chapter 11.5 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, the county sheriff and municipal police departments within the areas described in Section 125052, and other transit development boards for security, police, and related services, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this division.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 325, Sec. 2. (AB 1757) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 125221.

125221.  The district may contract with any department or agency of the federal government, any other public agency, or any person upon such terms and conditions as the district finds is in its best interest.(Added by renumbering Section 125222 by Stats. 2018, Ch. 554, Sec. 3. (AB 3177) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125222.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 125222.5.

125222.5.  The district shall not enter into a construction contract over one million dollars ($1,000,000) with any entity unless the entity provides to the district an enforceable commitment that the entity and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or a contract that falls within an apprenticeship occupation in the building and construction trades in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.(a) This subdivision shall not apply if any of the following requirements are met:(1) The district has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the project or the district has contracted to use a skilled and trained workforce and the entity has agreed to be bound by that project labor agreement.(2) The project or contract is being performed under the extension or renewal of a project labor agreement that was entered into by the district before January 1, 2017.(3) The entity has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind the entity and all its subcontractors at every tier performing the project or the entity has contracted to use a skilled and trained workforce.(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), “project labor agreement” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. 9. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Util Code § 125223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT|CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 125223.

125223.  (a) If, after rejecting bids received under Section 125222, the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, or materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purchase these supplies, equipment, or materials in the open market without further observance of the provisions regarding contracts, bids, or advertisements.(b) If, after solicitation of bids under Section 125222, the board determines and declares by a majority vote that it has not received a responsive bid, the board may proceed to purchase the supplies, equipment, or materials in the open market without further complying with any contracting, bidding, or advertising requirements.(Added by renumbering Section 125224 by Stats. 2018, Ch. 554, Sec. 6. (AB 3177) Effective January 1, 2019.)