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CA Pub Util Code § 99685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 5 - Conditions|Section 99685.

99685.  If, within one year after the commission has denied any grant specified in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99620), the Legislature does not require the commission to award the grant pursuant to Section 99684, the Governor may direct the commission to award the grant if the Governor finds that the applicant for the grant is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this part.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99686 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 5 - Conditions|Section 99686.

99686.  Every expenditure made pursuant to this part shall be made in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99690.

99690.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Bond Act of 1990.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99690.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99690.5.

99690.5.  Bonds in the total amount of one billion nine hundred ninety million dollars ($1,990,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest as they become due and payable.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99691.

99691.  The proceeds of bonds and notes issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Fund created by Section 99610.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99691.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99691.5.

99691.5.  The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all provisions of that law shall apply to the bonds and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99692.

99692.  (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the Transportation Improvement Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this chapter, the Transportation Improvement Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee shall consist of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.(b) For purposes of this chapter, the commission is hereby designated as “the board.”(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99692.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99692.5.

99692.5.  The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out this part, and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those purposes progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99693 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99693.

99693.  There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act which is necessary to collect that additional sum.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99693.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99693.5.

99693.5.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following:(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.(b) The sum which is necessary to carry out Section 99694, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99694.

99694.  For the purposes of carrying out this part, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out those provisions. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from money received from the sale of bonds which would otherwise be deposited in the fund.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99694.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99694.2.

99694.2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 652, Sec. 26.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99694.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99694.5.

99694.5.  The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in the General Fund, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, to carry out this part. The amount of the loan shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purposes of this chapter. The board shall execute any documents as required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated in accordance with this chapter.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99695.

99695.  All money derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99695.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99695.5.

99695.5.  Any bonds issued or sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Approval by the electors of the state for the issuance of the bonds shall include approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99696 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11.5 - CLEAN AIR AND TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1990|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 99696.

99696.  The people of California hereby find and declare that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitation imposed by that article.(Added June 5, 1990, by initiative Proposition 116.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 1 - Title of Act and Policy|Section 100000.

100000.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Act.”(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 1 - Title of Act and Policy|Section 100001.

100001.  It is necessary that a transit district be established in the County of Santa Clara in order to meet the public transit problems of that county. Because there is no general law under which such a district could be formed, the adoption of a special act and the formation of a special district is required.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 180.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100001.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 1 - Title of Act and Policy|Section 100001.5.

100001.5.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares:(a) Since the formation of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, unprecedented growth has occurred in the San Francisco Bay area and in Santa Clara County in particular. It has become apparent that additional measures are required in order to deal more effectively with the resultant serious traffic congestion and to foster the development of trade and the movement of people in and around the Santa Clara Valley and throughout the entire bay area.(b) Transit and other modes of transportation are inextricably intertwined, and improvement and maintenance of the road and highway structure in conjunction and coordination with transit improvements are essential to optimize the ability of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to deal more effectively with serious traffic congestion.(c) The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, having been designated as the Congestion Management Agency for Santa Clara County, and already authorized to construct and improve state and local highways pursuant to Section 100115.5, is uniquely positioned to implement programs to achieve the goal of a balanced approach to solving transportation problems.(d) This goal is best achieved in Santa Clara County by vesting in the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority the ability to plan, design, construct, maintain, and repair road and highway improvements, as well as bicycle, pedestrian, and other transportation facilities, under the conditions set forth in this part.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 2. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 1 - Title of Act and Policy|Section 100002.

100002.  The Santa Clara County Transit District is renamed the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Any reference in this part, or in any other provision of law or regulation, to the Santa Clara County Transit District shall be deemed to refer to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Nothing in the act that added this section alters, impairs, or terminates the district’s status as a transit district, and as an ongoing legal entity, or any of its legal obligations.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100010.

100010.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 180.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100011.

100011.  “VTA” means the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 3. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100012.

100012.  “Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means, and includes rapid transit.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 373, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100013.

100013.  “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the VTA for transit service or purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 4. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100014.

100014.  “Board of directors” and “board” means the board of directors of the VTA.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 5. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100014.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100014.1.

100014.1.  “Director” means a member of the board of directors of the VTA.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 6. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100015.

100015.  “County” means the County of Santa Clara.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 180.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100016.

100016.  “Public agency” includes the State of California, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality or agency thereof.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 180.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100017.

100017.  “System” means all transit works and transit facilities owned or held or to be owned or held by the VTA for transit purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 7. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100018.

100018.  “Revenues” means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by or for the account of the VTA from the operation of the system, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, interest allowed on any moneys or securities and any profits derived from the sale of any securities and any consideration in any way derived from any properties owned, operated, or at any time maintained by the VTA.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 8. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100019 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100019.

100019.  “Person” includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, trust, limited liability company, business trust or receiver or trustee or conservator for any thereof, but does not include a public agency, as defined in this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 373, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100020.

100020.  “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing system acquired by the VTA.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 9. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100021.

100021.  “Existing system” means any transit service or system of a publicly or privately owned public utility or division thereof operating entirely within Santa Clara County or at least 40 percent of whose revenue vehicle miles for the preceding calendar year were operated within the district but does not include a charter-party carrier or the charter service of a passenger stage corporation.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 180.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 12 - SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 100022.

100022.  “Transportation works” or “transportation facilities” means any or all real and personal property, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the VTA to facilitate the passage of vehicles or pedestrians exclusive of transit works and transit facilities.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 10. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100055 (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.

100055.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, before the VTA may establish any transit service or system that may at any time divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or revenues of any existing system, the VTA shall give a written notice to the public utility that is operating the existing system. The written notice shall describe the transit service or system which the VTA proposes to establish and shall state the time that the VTA proposes to establish that service or system.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 15. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100055.1 (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 100055.1.

100055.1.  The VTA shall not establish the proposed service or system, or maintain and operate the service or system until it has completed the purchase of the existing system or any part thereof.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 16. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100055.2 (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 100055.2.

100055.2.  Subject to Section 100351, the purchase price to be paid for the existing system, or any portion thereof to be purchased, shall be the reproduction cost new, including going concern value, at the date upon which the VTA commences negotiations for the purchase of the existing system, or the portion of the existing system, less depreciation, including wear, tear, and obsolescence, if any.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 17. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 100055.3 (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 100055.3.

100055.3.  The VTA and public utility operating the existing system may agree upon the purchase price or they may agree that the purchase price is to be established by arbitration and upon the method of naming arbitrators and the method of conducting such arbitration.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 18. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)