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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 92002.

92002. It is the purpose of this title to carry out and make effective the findings of the Legislature and, to that end, to provide an alternative method of financing in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities to be used as part of rapid rail systems, all to the mutual benefit of the people of the state and to protect their health and welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92010.

92010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92011.

92011. “Commission” means the California Passenger Rail Financing Commission established pursuant to Section 92100 and any board, commission, department, or officer succeeding to the functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon the commission by this title is granted by law.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92012.

92012. “Cost,” as applied to a project or portion thereof financed under this title, embraces all or any part of the cost of construction and acquisition of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and interests acquired or used for a project, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any land to which the buildings or structures may be removed, the cost of all machinery and equipment, rolling stock, financing charges, interest prior to, during, and for a period after completion of construction as determined by the commission, provisions for working capital, reserves for principal and interest, and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations, and improvements, the cost of architectural, engineering, financial, and legal services, plans, specifications, estimates, and administrative expenses, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility of constructing any project or incident to the construction or acquisition or financing of any project.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92013.

92013. “Participating party” means any person, company, corporation, partnership, firm, or other entity, or group of entities, engaged in operations within this state which requires financing pursuant to the terms of this title to aid and assist in the development of a rapid rail transportation system within the state.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92014.

92014. “Rapid rail transit” means the rapid rail transportation of passengers and their incidental luggage at peak speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92015.

92015. “Rapid rail transit system” or “project” means land, buildings, all improvements thereto, work, property, or structures, real or personal, rolling stock, rights-of-way, easements, rail lines, rail beds, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all other facilities and equipment necessary or convenient for the conduct of rapid rail transit service, and all other structures, facilities, or equipment now or hereafter developed or useful for the conduct of rapid rail transit service, underground, upon or above the ground, and under, upon, or over public streets, highways, bridges, or other public ways or waterways, together with all physical structures necessary or convenient for the access of persons and vehicles thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92016.

92016. “Public agency” means any state agency, department, board, or commission, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, district, or other political subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 92017.

92017. “Revenues” means all rents, receipts, purchase payments, and all other income or receipts derived by the commission from the sale, lease, or other disposition of rapid rail transit facilities and any income or revenue derived from the investment of any money in any fund or account of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92100.

92100. There is in the state government the California Passenger Rail Financing Commission.
The commission constitutes a public instrumentality and a political subdivision of the State of California, and the exercise by the commission of the powers conferred by this title shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 106, Sec. 74.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92101.

92101. The commission shall consist of the Treasurer and three appointed members, one each by the Governor, the Senate Rules Committee, and the Speaker of the Assembly.
The Treasurer is an elected public official for purposes of federal tax laws.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92104.

92104. The Treasurer shall have and is hereby vested with all powers reasonably necessary to carry out the administrative responsibilities expressly granted or imposed upon him under this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92106.

92106. The Treasurer may employ an executive secretary and other persons as are necessary to enable him to perform properly the duties imposed upon him by this title.
The executive secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the Treasurer and shall receive compensation as fixed by the Treasurer.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92107.

92107. The commission shall, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2, adopt all necessary rules and regulations to carry out its powers and duties under this title.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 392, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92108.

92108. The Attorney General shall be the legal counsel for the commission, but with the approval of the Attorney General, the commission may employ legal counsel as, in its judgment, is necessary or advisable to enable it to carry out the duties and functions imposed upon it by this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92110.

92110. On behalf of the commission, the Treasurer may employ and fix the compensation of bond counsel, financial consultants, and advisers as may be necessary, in his judgment, in connection with the issuance and sale of any bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Organization of Commission › Section 92111.

92111. The commission may do all of the following:
(a) Adopt an official seal.
(b) Sue and be sued in its own name.
(c) Do all things generally necessary or convenient to carry out its powers and the purposes under this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Projects › Section 92151.

92151. The commission may determine the projects to be financed under this title; lend financial assistance to any participating party to construct, reconstruct, renovate, replace, lease, as lessor or lessee, and regulate a project; and enter into contracts for the sale of any rapid rail transit facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Projects › Section 92152.

92152. The commission may issue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes (including commercial paper), and other obligations of the commission for any of its corporate purposes, and to fund or refund them, pursuant to this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Projects › Section 92153.

92153. The commission may do all of the following:
(a) Fix fees and charges for project facilities and revise, from time to time, those fees and charges.
(b) Collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of and for any facilities or service furnished, or to be furnished, by a project or any part thereof.
(c) Contract with any person, partnership, association, corporation, or public agency with respect to a project.
(d) Fix the terms and conditions upon which any project facilities may be sold or disposed of, whether by installment sales contracts or otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Projects › Section 92154.

92154. The commission may contract for engineering, architectural, accounting, or other services of appropriate agencies as may be necessary, in its judgment, for the successful development of any project and pay the reasonable costs of consulting engineers, architects, accountants, and construction experts employed by any participating party if, in its judgment, those services are necessary to the successful development of any project and are not obtainable from any public agency.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - General Powers and Duties › Section 92200.

92200. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this title shall be payable solely from funds provided under the authority of this title, and no liability or obligation shall be imposed upon the State of California.
Except as provided in Section 92270, no expenses shall be incurred by the commission in excess of the amount of money which has been provided under this title.
Under no circumstances shall the commission create any debt, liability, or obligation on the part of the State of California payable from any source whatsoever other than from the money provided under this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - General Powers and Duties › Section 92201.

92201. (a) The commission is authorized to acquire by deed, purchase, lease, contract, gift, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, structures, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in lands located within this state necessary or convenient for the construction or operation of a project, upon terms and conditions it deems advisable, and to lease, sell, or dispose of the property or interest therein in the manner that may be necessary or desirable to carry out the objects and purposes of this title.
(b) Nothing in this division shall authorize the commission to exercise the power of eminent domain.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 337. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - General Powers and Duties › Section 92202.

92202. When the principal of, and interest on, bonds of the commission issued to finance the cost of a particular project for a participating party, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance the bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made for the payment and retirement of the bonds, and all other conditions of the resolution, indenture, or agreement authorizing and securing the bonds have been released in accordance with the provision thereof, the commission, upon terms and conditions that may be prescribed by the commission, execute deeds and conveyances that are necessary or required to convey title to the project to the participating party.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - General Powers and Duties › Section 92203.

92203. (a) No project, or portion thereof, is eligible for financing under this title for which, at the time an application is submitted to the commission, financing has been otherwise obtained.
(b) No project is eligible for financing under this title unless it is intended to reduce traffic congestion on freeways, streets, and highways, is intended to improve the quality of rail transportation within the area to be served by the project, and is otherwise in accord with the purposes and requirements of this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92250.

92250. The commission may incur indebtedness and issue securities of any kind or class, and renew them, if all indebtedness is payable solely from revenues of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92251.

92251. (a) At times that the commission desires to issue bonds, as defined in Section 92252, it shall adopt a resolution specifying the total amount of bonds proposed to be issued.
(b) The maximum aggregate principal amount of bonds that may be issued under the authority of this title is one billion two hundred fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000) plus the amount of any indebtedness authorized by Section 92270.
(c) The limitation in subdivision (b) does not apply to bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, including bond anticipation notes and commercial paper, issued to refund bonds, bond anticipation notes, or commercial paper.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 338. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92252.

92252. The commission may, from time to time, issue its negotiable bonds, notes, debentures, or other securities, collectively called “bonds” for any corporate purpose.
The bonds may be authorized, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to finance a single project for a single participating party, a series of projects for a single participating party, a single project for several participating parties, or several projects for several participating parties.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92253.

92253. In anticipation of the sale of the bonds as authorized by Section 92250, or as may be authorized pursuant to Section 92251, the commission may issue, may renew from time to time, negotiable bond anticipation notes or commercial paper. The bond anticipation notes and commercial paper may be paid from the proceeds of sale of the bonds of the commission in anticipation of which they were issued.
Notes and agreements relating thereto and bond anticipation notes and commercial paper, collectively called “notes,” and the resolution authorizing the notes or commercial paper, may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a bond, an agreement relating thereto, and a bond resolution of the commission may contain, except that the notes and commercial paper, and renewals thereof, shall mature at a time not exceeding three years from the date of issue of the original notes or commercial paper.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92254.

92254. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by the commission, every issue of its bonds, notes, or other obligation shall be general obligations of the commission payable from any revenues or money of the commission available therefor and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any agreement with the holders of particular bonds, notes, or other obligations pledging any particular revenues or money and subject to any agreement with any participating party.
Notwithstanding that the bonds, notes, or other obligations may be payable from a special fund, they shall be, and be deemed to be, for all purposes negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds, notes, or other obligations for registration.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92255.

92255. (a) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds, or the commission, in its discretion, may issue bonds of both types.
(b) The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the commission and shall bear the date or dates, mature at the time or times, not exceeding 50 years from their respective dates, bear interest at the rate or rates, be payable at the time or times, be in the denominations, be in the form, either coupon or registered, carry the registration privileges, be executed in the manner, be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the place or places, and be subject to the terms of redemption, as the resolution or resolutions may provide.
(c) The bonds or notes shall be sold by the Treasurer within 60 days of receipt of a certified copy of the commission’s resolution authorizing the sale of the bonds, except that the commission, at its discretion, may adopt a resolution extending the 60-day period. The sales may be at public or private sale, and for the price or prices and on the terms and conditions, as the commission shall determine after giving due consideration to the recommendations of any participating party to be assisted from the proceeds of the bonds or notes.
(d) Pending preparation of the definitive bonds, the Treasurer may issue interim receipts, certificates, or temporary bonds which shall be exchanged for the definitive bonds. The Treasurer may sell any bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness at a price or prices below the par value thereof without any limitation on price or prices.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92256.

92256. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds, or any issue of bonds, may contain provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized, as to the following:
(a) Pledging the full faith and credit of the commission or pledging all or any part of the revenues of any project or any revenue-producing contract or contracts made by the commission with any individual, partnership, corporation, or association or other body, public or private, or other money of the commission, to secure the payment of the bonds or of any particular issue of bonds, subject to any agreement with bondholders that may then exist.
(b) The rentals, fees, purchase payments, and other charges to be charged, and the amounts to be raised in each year thereby, and the use and disposition of the revenues.
(c) The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds, and the regulation and disposition thereof.
(d) Limitations on the right of the commission or its agent to regulate the use of the project or projects to be financed out of the proceeds of the bonds or any particular issue of bonds.
(e) Limitations on the purpose to which the proceeds of sale of any issue of bonds then or thereafter to be issued may be applied, and pledging the proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or any issue of the bonds.
(f) Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured and the refunding of outstanding bonds.
(g) The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds that the holders who are required to consent thereto, and the manner in which the consent may be given.
(h) Limitations on expenditures for operating, administrative, or other expenses of the commission.
(i) Defining the acts or omissions to act which constitute a default in the duties of the commission to holders of its obligations, and providing the rights and remedies of the holders in the event of a default.
(j) The mortgaging of any project, or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing the bondholders.
(k) The mortgaging of land, improvements, or other assets owned by a participating party for the purpose of securing the bondholders.
(l) Procedures for the selection of projects to be financed with the proceeds of the bonds authorized by the resolution, if the bonds are to be sold in advance of the designation of the projects, and participating parties to receive the financing.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92257.

92257. Neither the members of the commission, nor any person executing the bonds or notes shall be liable personally on the bonds or notes, or be subject to any personal liablility or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92258.

92258. The commission may, from any funds available therefor, purchase its bonds or notes. The commission may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell the bonds, subject to and in accordance with agreements with the bondholders.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92259.

92259. (a) All bonds, notes, and commercial paper issued by the commission under this chapter shall be issued only after a public hearing on the issuance thereof has been held at the offices of the commission in Sacramento, California, not less than 14 days following the date of publication of a notice of the hearing in a financial publication generally circulated throughout the state and in a newspaper of general circulation published within each county in which is located any portion of the project to be financed with the bonds, notes or commercial paper.
(b) The notice shall include the date, time and place of the hearing, the principal amount of bonds, notes, or commercial paper which may be issued, and a brief description of the project to be financed with the proceeds thereof, including its location and routing.
(c) In addition, no bonds, notes, or commercial paper shall be issued by the commission, unless approved for issuance following the hearing by a majority of the commission and by the Treasurer.
(d) Any or all of the requirements of this section may be waived by the commission, upon the request of a participating party, if the requirement to be waived is not necessary to qualify interest on the bonds, notes, or commercial paper for exemption from federal income taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92260.

92260. (a) At the discretion of the commission, any bonds issued under this title may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the commission and a trustee or trustees, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92261.

92261. (a) The trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received or proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged and may convey or mortgage the project or projects, or any portion thereof, to be financed out of the proceeds of the bonds. The trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly provisions specifically authorized to be included in any resolution of the commission authorizing bonds thereof.
(b) Any bank or trust company doing business under the laws of this state which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys may furnish indemnifying bonds or pledge securities as may be required by the commission.
(c) Any trust agreement may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition, any trust agreement or resolution may contain other provisions that the commission may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92262.

92262. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Treasurer shall not be deemed to have a conflict of interest by reason of acting as trustee pursuant to this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92263.

92263. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of a project.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92264.

92264. Bonds issued under this title shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political subdivision thereof, other than the commission, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any such political subdivision, other than the commission, but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided therefor. All the bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the following effect:
“Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California or any local agency is pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on this bond.”
The issuance of bonds under this title shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision thereof to levy, or to pledge any form of, taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment.
Nothing in this section shall prevent, or be construed to prevent, the commission from pledging its full faith and credit to the payment of bonds or issue of bonds authorized pursuant to this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92265.

92265. (a) The commission may provide for the issuance of bonds of the commission for the purpose of refunding any bond, notes, or other securities of the commission then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds and, if deemed advisable by the commission, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a project or any portion thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92266.

92266. (a) The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds, notes, or other securities may, in the discretion of the commission, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or retirement at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on the date as may be determined by the commission.
(b) Pending that use, the escrowed proceeds may be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, maturing at time or times appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of the proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the commission for use by it in any lawful manner.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92267.

92267. The proceeds of any bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a project may be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, maturing not later than the time or times when the proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of the cost or may be used by the commission in any lawful manner.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92268.

92268. Bonds issued pursuant to Section 92265 are subject to this title in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this title.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 339. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92269.

92269. If, in the opinion of the Treasurer, any bonds issued by the commission under this title are adequately secured and the revenues and other funds applicable to the payments of the bonds are, or upon the acquisition, construction, or improvement of the project or projects which the bonds finance, will be sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds, the Treasurer shall certify that the bonds are legal investments for all trust funds, the funds of all insurance companies, banks (both commercial and savings), trust companies, savings and loan associations, and investment companies, for executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees, and other fiduciaries, for state school funds, and for any funds which may be invested in county, municipal, or school district bonds, and that the bonds are securities which may properly and legally be deposited with, and received by, any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or obligations of the state is now, or may hereafter be, authorized by law, including deposits to secure public funds.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Bonds and Notes › Section 92270.

92270. No liability shall be incurred by the commission in excess of the amount of money which has been provided under this title, except that, for the purposes of meeting the necessary expenses of initial organization and operation until such date that the commission derives revenues or proceeds from bonds or notes as provided under this title, the commission may borrow money as needed for those expenses from private sources.
The borrowed money shall be repaid with interest within a reasonable time after the commission receives revenues or proceeds from bonds or notes as provided under this title.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92300.

92300. The commission may contract with any participating party for the construction of a project by the participating party.
All contracts for the construction of a project by a participating party shall provide that the participating party shall be responsible for the architectural and engineering design and for the construction and completion thereof, subject to those standards for architectural and engineering design that may be established, and subject to any supervision that the commission deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92301.

92301. The commission may agree to pay the cost of a project constructed by any participating party and to advance the costs from time to time in installments or otherwise as required by the contract for the construction thereof.
Title to all projects shall be vested in the commission, subject to the terms of any lease thereof to the participating party or the rights of a participating party under any contract for the purchase of the project, including the payment of the purchase price under installment sales contracts.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92302.

92302. The commission may, as lessor or lessee, enter into leases and agreements with any participating party relating to the acquisition, construction, and installation of any project or part thereof.
The terms and conditions of the leases may be as mutually agreed upon.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92303.

92303. Any lease may provide the means or methods by which title shall vest in a participating party upon the termination of the lease and shall contain other terms and conditions that the commission may determine.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92305.

92305. The commission may enter into contracts of sale with any participating party covering any project financed by the commission.
The purchase price pursuant to the contract of sale shall be sufficient to provide funds for all the purposes provided in Section 92304 and may be paid in installments, together with interest on the unpaid balance, or otherwise, as may be mutually agreed and set forth in the contract of sale.
All payments received by the commission under any installment sale or conditional sales contract shall be applied by the commission substantially in the same manner as provided in Section 92302 in the case of lease payments or rental charges received by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92306.

92306. As an alternative to leasing or selling a project or part thereof to a participating party, the commission may finance the acquisition, construction, or installation of a project, or any part thereof, by means of a loan to the participating party.
The principal amount of the participating party’s obligation as borrower shall be sufficient to provide funds for all the purposes specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 92304 and may be paid in installments, together with interest on the unpaid balance, or otherwise as may be mutually agreed by the commission and the participating party and set forth in the loan agreement.
Loans made pursuant to this section may be secured or unsecured, in the discretion of the commission.
Section 92300 shall not be applicable to projects constructed with moneys loaned pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92307.

92307. All money received pursuant to this title, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this title.
Any bank or trust company with which the money is deposited shall act as trustee of the money and shall hold and apply it for the purposes hereof, subject to the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing the bonds may provide.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92308.

92308. Any holder of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under this title, or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any trust agreement securing, the bonds, notes, or other obligations, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder, or under the resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this title, or by resolution or trust agreement, to be performed by the commission or by an officer, employee, or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of the rates, rents, fees, and charges authorized by this title and required by the resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established, and collected.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92309.

92309. Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) The commission and its revenues, amounts for administration expenses, and any other income shall be exempt from all taxes on, or measured by, income.
(b) Bonds issued by the commission shall be exempt from all property taxation, and the interest on the bonds shall be exempt from all taxes on income.
(c) All property owned by the commission shall be exempt from property taxes, assessments, and other public charges secured by liens.
(d) All interest of the participating party in the property of any project shall, for purposes of property taxation, be subject to Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the interests that constitute the tax base for property taxation is subject to assessments and charges on the same basis as other property.
(e) “Sale” and “purchase,” for the purposes of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, do not include any lease or transfer of title of tangible personal property constituting any project or facility to the commission by a participating party, nor any lease or transfer of title of tangible personal property constituting any project or facility by the commission to a participating party, when the transfer or lease is made pursuant to this title.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 340. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Construction and Lease of Facilities › Section 92310.

92310. Subject to Section 92352, the existence of the commission may be terminated at any time by the Legislature. Upon dissolution of the commission, the title to all properties owned by it shall vest in and become the property of the State of California and shall not inure to the benefit of any private party.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 7 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 92350.

92350. This title, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 7 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 92351.

92351. This title shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
The issuance of bonds and refunding bonds under this title need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds, and, in the construction and acquisition of a project pursuant to this title, the commission need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the construction or acquisition of public works except as specifically provided in this title.
Rapid rail transit system facilities and projects, as defined in Section 92015, may be acquired, constructed, completed, repaired, altered, improved, or extended, and bonds may be issued for any of those purposes under this title, notwithstanding that any other law may provide for such acquisition, construction, completion, repair, alteration, improvement, or extension of similar facilities or for the issuance of bonds for similar purposes and without regard to the requirements, restrictions, limitations, or other provisions contained in any other law.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 7 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 92352.

92352. The State of California does hereby pledge to, and agree with, the holders of any obligations issued under this title, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the commission pursuant to this title, that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the commission until the obligations, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged and the contracts are fully performed on the part of the commission. However, nothing in this section precludes such limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision has been made by law for the protection of the holders of obligations of the commission or those entering into contracts with the commission.
The commission, as agent for the state, may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in its obligations and contracts.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 7 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 92353.

92353. To the extent that the provisions of this title, with respect to the financing of rapid rail systems, are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, with respect to the financing of rapid rail transit facilities, the provisions of this title shall be deemed controlling.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 11 - CALIFORNIA PASSENGER RAIL FINANCING COMMISSION ACT › CHAPTER 7 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 92354.

92354. Any state agency whose support is provided for in the Budget Act shall require any railroad corporation proposing to construct or modify a rapid rail transit system or project, as defined in Section 92015, to reimburse the agency for its costs for processing any application or approval related to the system or project. The corporation shall reimburse the agency for all costs directly related to any application or approval including, but not limited to, costs of agency staff, consultants, and any advisory services which the agency deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 59.6. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 12 - GREAT REDWOOD TRAIL AGENCY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 93000.

93000. (a) This title shall be known and may be cited as the Great Redwood Trail Agency Act.
(b) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2022.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 423, Sec. 4. (SB 69) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative March 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)