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CA Pub Util Code § 27292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27292.

27292.  Any time after the defeat of a bond issue by the voters of the district any city or unincorporated territory, a majority of whose voters voting on a district bond issue proposition voted against said proposition, may be excluded by order of the board upon receipt by the board of a verified petition of ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast in the territory proposed to be excluded, or of a resolution adopted by the city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction of the territory. However, no city shall be divided and not less than one-half of the territory under the jurisdiction of the board of supervisors and then remaining within the district shall be included in any petition or resolution or combination thereof filed simultaneously, nor shall any territory be excluded by any petition or resolution or combination thereof which creates areas of noncontiguous territory or will be entirely surrounded by the remainder of the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27293 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27293.

27293.  The petition or resolution shall state the reasons for the proposed exclusion and that the area will not be benefited by inclusion in the district, shall define the boundaries of the area proposed to be excluded, and request that the area be excluded.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27294.

27294.  (a) If the exclusion is initiated by a city council or a board of supervisors, such legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the proposal to adopt the resolution. A notice of the hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the area proposed to be excluded, or in a newspaper published within the city and county the legislative body of which has initiated the proceedings, in the event that a newspaper is not published in the area.(b) The notice of the hearing shall be entitled “Proposal to Exclude the ________ Territory from the ________ Transit District.” The territory shall be designated by an appropriate name descriptive of the area proposed to be excluded. The notice shall also contain a description of the area, state the time and place for a hearing by the legislative body, and shall state that all persons interested in the exclusion may attend and be heard. The hearing shall be held not less than 10 days after publication of the required notice.(c) The legislative body shall conduct the hearing and at its conclusion, or at the conclusion of a further hearing to which adjournment has been made, may adopt the resolution and transmit it to the board.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27295.

27295.  Within 60 days after the receipt of a petition for exclusion, the board shall hear the petition or resolution at a regular or adjourned meeting of the board. Notice of the filing of the petition or resolution shall be given by publication of the petition or resolution in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the district and selected by the board. The notice shall also state the date of the filing of the petition or resolution and that it will be considered by the board, and shall state the time and place of the hearing. The time fixed for the hearing shall not be less than 20 days from the date of the first publication of the notice. The property to be excluded may or may not be specifically described in the notice, but if not described, the notice shall refer to the petition or resolution on file for purposes of a particular description of the property sought to be excluded and shall make reference to the property by a descriptive name.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27296 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27296.

27296.  Any landowner or taxpayer within the district may appear at the hearing, either in behalf of or in opposition to the granting of the petition or resolution.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27297 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27297.

27297.  The petition or resolution shall be heard by the board at the time and place specified in the notice of the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27298 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27298.

27298.  If, upon the hearing the board determines that it is in the best interests of the district that the lands mentioned in the petition or resolution, or some portion of them, be excluded from the district, or if it appears that the lands, or some portion of them, will not be benefited by their continued inclusion in the district, the board shall make an order that the lands, or some portion of them, as the board may determine, be excluded from the district, describing specifically the lands excluded.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27299 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27299.

27299.  In the event that the board shall not make the order excluding all of the area proposed to be excluded within 10 days after the hearing on the petition or resolution for exclusion, the board shall within 120 days thereof order and conduct an election within the area proposed to be excluded upon the question of whether the area shall be excluded from the district, however, if a general election is to be held within the territory proposed to be excluded within six months after the petition or resolution is filed with the secretary of the district the board may consolidate the election requested by this article with the general election. All resident electors of the area shall be eligible to vote at the election. The cost of the election shall be borne by the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27300.

27300.  In the event that a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the exclusion, the board, upon completion of the canvass, shall make an order excluding the area from the district. In the event that a majority of the votes cast at the election are opposed to the exclusion, the measure fails and no proceedings for exclusion of the area may be subsequently initiated within one year.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27301.

27301.  A copy of the order of exclusion, certified by the secretary of the district, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the lands are situated. The record of the certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of the exclusion from the district of the lands which are purported to be excluded thereby.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10 - Exclusion of Territory|ARTICLE 3 - Exclusion of Territory Within or Without City|Section 27302.

27302.  Subsequent to the making and recording of the order of exclusion, the lands excluded shall no longer be a part of the district.The order of exclusion does not invalidate, in any manner, taxes or assessments previously levied or assessed against the lands excluded, nor relieve the property excluded from any outstanding bonds which are a lien upon the excluded property at the time of exclusion or from any taxes imposed to pay the principal or interest on the bonds.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27401.

27401.  One or more special transit service districts may be created within the boundaries of a district pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27402.

27402.  Resolutions shall first be passed by the legislative bodies of half or more, but of not less than two, of the public agencies, within all or any part of the area which would be included in the proposed special transit service district, declaring that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special transit service district and describing its boundaries. The boundaries of the proposed special transit service district may include territory outside any such public agency if the territory is within the area of the transit district. When the entire area of a public agency is to be included in the special transit service district it may be described in the resolutions by name. Certified copies of the resolutions shall be filed with the secretary of the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27403.

27403.  As an alternative to the instigation of the formation of a special transit service district by resolutions, a petition may be filed with the secretary of a district signed by voters within the proposed special transit service district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast. The boundaries of the proposed special transit service district shall be described in the petition and shall include at least two public agencies or portions thereof. A statement of the name of any public agency constitutes a sufficient and legal description of the territory if the entire area of the agency is included.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27404.

27404.  The petition shall declare that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special transit service district within the area of the district described in the petition. The petition may include one or more separate documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27405.

27405.  The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures on the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and shall certify to the board as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 97. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal of Formation|Section 27406.

27406.  The board may initiate proceedings for the creation of a special transit service district within the area of the district by passing a resolution declaring that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special transit service district, and describing its boundaries, which shall include all or any part of two or more public agencies. A public agency to be included may be described by name if the entire area of the agency is included. No certified copy of the resolution need be filed with the secretary of the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27411 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27411.

27411.  Within 60 days after receipt of the resolutions of the public agencies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, or the passage of the resolution of the board, the board shall, by resolution, designate the special transit service district as “________ (here insert name) Transit District, Special Transit Service District No. ________ (here insert number)” (all such special transit service districts shall be numbered consecutively) and shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the proposed creation of the special transit service district, and shall publish notice of the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27412 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27412.

27412.  The notice of hearing shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27413 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27413.

27413.  The time fixed for the hearing shall be not less than 20 nor more than 60 days from the date of the publication of the notice.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27414 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27414.

27414.  At or before the hearing, any person interested may file with the secretary of the district written objections to the creation of the special transit service district or to the inclusion of his property therein. Upon the hearing the board shall hear and determine all protests and objections. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the board without further notice other than an order to be entered upon the minutes of its meeting fixing the time and place of the adjournment.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27415 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27415.

27415.  The board may reduce or enlarge the boundaries of the proposed special transit service district, but the boundaries of the proposed special transit service district shall be within the boundaries of the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27416 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27416.

27416.  The board shall not approve the creation of a special transit service district containing territory in addition to the territory included in the resolutions or petitions filed with the secretary of the district, or in its own resolution, until notice of its intention to include such additional territory has been published for the time and in the manner prescribed for the original hearing on the matter and a hearing is had pursuant to the notice.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27417 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing|Section 27417.

27417.  If no protests are filed, or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall by resolution approve the creation of the special transit service district either as originally described or as revised by the board and, except as provided by Article 3 (commencing at Section 27421), shall by resolution order and declare the special transit service district created.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27421 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27421.

27421.  Any public agency included, or partly included, within the boundaries of a special transit service district may, by a resolution adopted by its legislative body, adopted within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution creating a special transit service district, require the submission of a proposition to the voters of the public agency, or portion thereof, for the purpose of determining whether the public agency, or portion thereof, will be included within the boundaries of the special transit service district. However, no election shall be held, if the board, pursuant to Section 27417, excludes from the territory to be annexed the whole or any portion of a public agency in accordance with the petition or resolution adopted by the legislative body of the public agency.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27422 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27422.

27422.  Instead of the procedure by resolution of a public agency, a petition may be filed with the secretary of the district, signed by voters within any public agency, or portion thereof, included within the boundaries of the special transit service district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the vote cast, requiring an election to be held as described in Section 27421 of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27423 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27423.

27423.  The petition may include one or more documents, but each document shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name affixed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. The petition shall be filed within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution creating a special transit service district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27424 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27424.

27424.  The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and shall certify to the board as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 98. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27425 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27425.

27425.  The filing of a resolution pursuant to Section 27421, or of a petition pursuant to Section 27422, shall stay the effective creation of the special transit service district within the public agency or portion thereof included in the resolution or petition until the results of the required election are canvassed.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27426 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27426.

27426.  The board shall call the election required by Sections 27421 and 27422 to be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after the petition or resolution is filed with the secretary of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27427 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27427.

27427.  The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “(giving name of special transit service district)” be created and established in “(giving name of public agency or portion thereof)”?YESNO(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 27428 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 1 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES OF ALAMEDA OR CONTRA COSTA|CHAPTER 10.5 - Special Transit Service Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Election|Section 27428.

27428.  No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the public agency or portion thereof requesting the election. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county or city election and may be consolidated.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)