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CA Govt Code § 66499.52 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.52.

66499.52.  (a) Whenever any city, town or subdivision of land is platted or divided into lots or blocks, and whenever any addition to any city, town or subdivision is laid out into lots or blocks for the purpose of sale or transfer, the city engineer or the county surveyor, under the direction and with the approval of the city council or board of supervisors, may make an official map of the city, town or subdivision, giving to each block on the map a number, and to each lot or subdivision in the block a separate number or letter, and giving names to the streets, avenues, lanes, courts, commons or parks, as may be delineated on the official map.(b) In a city or county which has adopted the procedure prescribed herein, any surveyor or engineer, under the review of the city engineer or county surveyor, may prepare an official map to be filed for record pursuant to subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 66499.35. The map shall be prepared in accordance with the map format specifications of subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 66434. Payment for the services of the city engineer or county surveyor, and any charges required by local ordinance to be paid for the cost of processing the official map by the city engineer or county surveyor, shall be the responsibility of the applicant. The official map shall include an engineer’s or surveyor’s certificate stating that the map was prepared pursuant to the provisions of this section, and an approval certificate of the city engineer or county surveyor. The certificate shall be signed, and, below or immediately adjacent to the signature, indicate the license or registration number with expiration date of the registered civil engineer or licensed land surveyor preparing and approving the official map.(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 100, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.53 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.53.

66499.53.  The engineer or surveyor, under the direction and with the approval of the city council or board of supervisors, may compile the map from maps on file, or may resurvey or renumber the blocks, or renumber or reletter the lots in the blocks, or change the names of streets.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.54 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.54.

66499.54.  Each and every map made and adopted under this division shall be certified under the hands of a majority of the members and the presiding officer and secretary and official seal, if any, of the authority adopting the same. The certificate shall set forth in full the resolution adopting the map, with the date of adoption.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.55.

66499.55.  The map, so certified, shall be forthwith filed in the office of the county recorder of the county wherein the platted lands are situate. The recorder shall immediately securely fasten and bind each map so filed in one of a series of firmly bound books to be provided, together with the proper indexes thereof and appropriately marked for the reception of the maps provided for in this division.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.56 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.56.

66499.56.  The map shall become an official map for all the purposes of this division when certified, filed and bound, but not before.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.57 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.57.

66499.57.  Whenever the city council or board of supervisors adopts a map prepared under this division as the official map of the subdivision, town, city or county, it shall be lawful and sufficient to describe the lots or blocks in any deeds, conveyances, contracts, or obligations affecting any of the lots or blocks as designated on the official map, a reference sufficient for the identification of the map being coupled with the description.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 65.)
CA Govt Code § 66499.58 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 3 - OFFICIAL MAPS|Section 66499.58.

66499.58.  All surveys and the field notes thereof made by any engineer or surveyor, under the provisions of this division, or in surveying officially any lots or parcels of land in any city, town or county for the purposes of any map under this division, shall be filed in the office of the surveyor or engineer, as the case may be, and shall become a part of the public records of the city, town or county.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 24.)
CA Govt Code § 66540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations of Policy|Section 66540.

66540.  This title shall be known and may be cited as the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Response and Disaster Recovery Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations of Policy|Section 66540.2.

66540.2.  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this title to provide for a unified, comprehensive institutional structure for the ownership and governance of a water transportation system that shall provide comprehensive water transportation and emergency coordination services for the bay area region. It is further the intent of the Legislature that the authority established by this act shall succeed to the powers, duties, obligations, liabilities, immunities, and exemptions of any general purpose local government or special district that operates or sponsors water transit, except the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 66540.3.

66540.3.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this title.(a) “Authority” means the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority created by Section 66540.4.(b) “Bay area region” means the region described in Section 66502.(c) “Board” means the board of directors of the authority.(d) “Public agency” includes, but is not limited to, the federal government or any officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other body or agency thereof; the state government or any officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other body or agency thereof; other state governments or any officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other body or agency thereof; any town, city, county, city and county, and municipal corporation, whether incorporated or not and whether chartered or not, or any officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other body or agency thereof; any school district, political subdivision, district or local agency or any officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other body or agency thereof.(e) “Public transportation ferries” means ferryboats operated, sponsored, funded, or subsidized by any public agency, including, but not limited to, those ferryboats operated under agreement with a private operator.(f) “Water transportation services” means the transportation of passengers, their incidental baggage, including wheelchairs and bicycles, and small packages by water-borne vessels, and the loading, unloading, and ancillary activities related thereto. Water transportation services does not include the continuous transportation of goods in interstate or international commerce.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.4.

66540.4.  There is hereby established the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority as a local governmental entity of regional government, with jurisdiction extending throughout the bay area region.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.5.

66540.5.  The authority shall have the authority to plan, manage, operate, and coordinate the emergency activities of all water transportation and related facilities within the bay area region, except those provided or owned by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. During a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, as described in Section 8558, the authority, in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Services, the United States Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, shall coordinate the emergency activities for all water transportation services in the bay area region and, for such purposes, shall be known as the Bay Area Maritime Emergency Transportation Coordinator.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 317. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.6.

66540.6.  (a) In order to establish and secure emergency activities of all water transportation and related facilities within the bay area region, the authority shall have the authority to operate a comprehensive emergency public water transportation system that includes water transportation services, water transit terminals, and any other transport and facilities supportive of the system for the bay area region, provided that those facilities are consistent with the bay plan adopted by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, as it may be amended from time to time, and that the authority consults in good faith with affected municipalities, counties, and other public agencies that may be affected by a particular facility. The authority shall have authority and control over public transportation ferries within the bay area region, except that this section shall not affect any vessels, facilities, or services owned, operated, or provided by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. The planning, management, and operation of any existing or planned public transportation ferries and related facilities and services in the bay area region shall be consolidated under the authority’s control, subject to the adoption of the transition plan required by subdivision (b) of Section 66540.32. The authority shall not compel property transfers or operational changes to water transportation services provided by public agencies on or before January 1, 2008, prior to the adoption of that transition plan.(b) Because of the importance of an orderly development of a comprehensive bay area region emergency water transportation system, the environmental, health, and public safety issues implicated, and the scarce resources available, the authority shall determine the entry within its jurisdiction of any water transportation service or facility that will affect public lands or receive or benefit from the use of federal, state, or local funds, except those owned, operated, or provided by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to be in derogation of the existing authority of the California Public Utilities Commission.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 387, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.7.

66540.7.  (a) The authority shall have the responsibility within the area of its jurisdiction to study, plan, and implement any improvements, expansion, or enhancements of existing or future public transportation ferries and related facilities and services.(b) The authority may commission planning, engineering, economic, and other studies to provide information to the board for making decisions about the location, design, management, and other features of future public transportation ferries and related facilities and services.(c) (1) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this title, the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority shall transfer and assign to the authority all contracts in force for study and development of possible water transportation services in the bay area region.(2) The transfer of contracts required under this subdivision shall include the contemporaneous transfer of revenue from state or federal grants, local funds, and other sources of revenue committed and adequate to fund the contracts until their completion.(d) The policy direction for the study described in subdivision (c) shall become the responsibility of the authority. The authority shall consider the concepts and ideas of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and other entities, both public and private.(e) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, or its successor agency, shall cooperate with the authority to include all public transportation ferries plans and facilities selected by the authority in the regional transportation plan consistent with state and federal law.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.8.

66540.8.  The authority shall have the power to apply for, receive, and expend funds for public transportation ferries and related facilities and services, and emergency water transportation for disaster recovery within the bay area region, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect distributions of federal, state, and regional funds and the issuance of any future state or local bonds. Any allocation or distribution of federal, state, and regional funds designated for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority shall be transferred to the authority and the authority shall be as fully entitled to new allocation or distribution of funds as if it were the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority, including, without limitation, funds derived from the increase in tolls on state-owned bridges in the bay area pursuant to the expenditures plan approved by the Legislature in Chapter 715 of the Statutes of 2003. The authority shall be entitled to receive and shall be disbursed funds under subdivision (b) of Section 8879.57 that would have been allocated to any waterborne transit agency that, as of the effective date of that section, would not be or have been eligible to receive State Transit Assistance Funds but for the effect of this act. Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8879.61, if the authority receives grant awards allocated from funds pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8879.57, it shall not be eligible to receive grant awards from funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8879.57.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.9.

66540.9.  In order to properly plan and provide for emergency water transportation services and facilities, the authority shall have the authority to plan, develop, and operate all aspects of water transportation facilities within the bay area region, including, but not limited to, the location and development of terminals, parking lots and structures, and all other facilities and services necessary to serve passengers and other customers of the water transportation services system.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority|Section 66540.10.

66540.10.  The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority shall transfer the title and ownership of all property within its control and ownership to the authority. Funds necessary for the establishment and organization of the authority, as determined by the board, shall be transferred immediately upon request by the authority. All other transfers shall be consistent with the transition plan required under subdivision (b) of Section 66540.32 and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(a) All real and personal property, including, but not limited to, all terminals, ferries, vehicles or facilities, parking facilities for passengers and employees, and related buildings and facilities convenient or necessary to operate, support, maintain, and manage the water transportation services system and its services to customers.(b) All contracts with tenants, concessionaires, leaseholders, and others.(c) All financial obligations secured by revenues and fees generated from the operations of the water transportation services system, including, but not limited to, bonded indebtedness associated with the water transportation services system.(d) All financial reserves, including, but not limited to, sinking funds and other credits.(e) All office equipment, including, but not limited to, computers, records and files, and software required for financial management, personnel management, and accounting and inventory systems.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 118. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Governing Body|Section 66540.12.

66540.12.  (a) The authority shall be governed by a board composed of five members, as follows:(1) Three members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The Governor shall make the initial appointment of these members of the board no later than January 11, 2008.(2) One member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.(3) One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(b) Each member of the board shall be a resident of a county in the bay area region.(c) Public officers associated with an area of government, including planning or water, whether elected or appointed, may be appointed to serve contemporaneously as members of the board. A public agency shall not have more than one representative on the board of the authority.(d) The Governor shall designate one member as the chairperson of the board and one member as the vice chairperson of the board.(e) Except as provided in subdivision (f), the term of a member of the board shall be six years.(f) (1) The appointments next following the expiration of the terms of the initial appointments shall be for the following terms:(A) Two of the members appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of two years and one shall serve a term of six years.(B) The member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve a term of four years.(C) The member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve a term of four years.(2) Each member appointed after the expiration of the terms set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) shall serve a term of six years.(g) Vacancies shall be filled immediately by the appointing power for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 305, Sec. 1. (AB 2433) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Governing Body|Section 66540.13.

66540.13.  A member may be removed only for cause or incapacity and only by the appointing authority.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Governing Body|Section 66540.14.

66540.14.  A member may be reappointed to serve additional terms.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Governing Body|Section 66540.15.

66540.15.  The board members shall serve without compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. However, in lieu of this reimbursement for attendance at board meetings, each member of the board may receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100), but not to exceed a combined total of five meetings in any one calendar month, plus reasonable expenses as may be authorized by the board. The authority shall pay all costs pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 734, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 66540.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7.10 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA WATER EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION RESPONSE AND DISASTER RECOVERY ACT|CHAPTER 4 - Governing Body|Section 66540.16.

66540.16.  (a) The board shall have the power to appoint all of the following officers of the authority:(1) Executive director.(2) General counsel.(3) Chief financial officer.(b) The executive director shall be responsible for operation, maintenance, financing, and planning functions, within the policy guidelines established by the board. The executive director shall prepare and submit an annual budget to the board. The executive director shall have the authority to execute contracts, grant documents, and financing documents under the policy guidelines that may be established by the board. The executive director shall appoint all other officers and employees.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 387, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009.)