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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60048.

60048. The district shall include in its bylaws a process for assuring that member jurisdictions of the district may reasonably determine to what extent their share of Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act funds and other local state or federal revenue sources are used by the district. The district does not replace nor supplant the role of the Regional Transportation Planning Agency to allocate Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act funds. Each member jurisdiction shall be financially responsible for its share of obligations incurred by the district on that member jurisdiction’s behalf. The district’s bylaws shall include a budget conflict resolution process.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60050.

60050. The district may advocate and act on behalf of all district member jurisdictions with their concurrence to further Yolo County transportation system interests, funding, projects, and priorities.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60052.

60052. The district shall act as a countywide forum for the coordination of transportation system planning, programming, and prioritization of significant projects.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60054.

60054. The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60056.

60056. The board of directors shall adopt priorities reflecting the district’s goals, including consideration of being designated as the federal Designated Recipient for Yolo County, consideration of additional transportation funding sources, examining the feasibility of Yolo County becoming a self-help county, and examining possible agency consolidations within Yolo County.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60058.

60058. The district bylaws shall establish an advisory committee structure, which shall include a Technical Advisory Committee and a Citizen’s Advisory Committee and other advisory committees as it deems necessary, and shall establish a process for appealing decisions of the board of directors.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60060.

60060. Transportation funding and project prioritization decisions made by the board of directors shall endeavor to be mode neutral, not biased in favor of any one transportation mode with the district seeking local concurrence when appropriate. Those decisions shall take into account the needs of the local jurisdictions, the overall county needs relative to streets, roads, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, telecommuting, light rail, heavy rail, and other alternative transportation mode projects, shall consider the movement of information and freight as well as people, and shall attempt to balance all transportation choices in order to most effectively utilize limited funding sources to the best advantage of Yolo County residents and others in the region.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 60062.

60062. The district shall act as the coordinating agency for all state and federal funding applications where appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60100.

60100. A retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the county may be imposed by the district in accordance with this chapter and Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if the tax ordinance is adopted by a majority of the board of directors and by a majority of the governing bodies of the appointing authorities listed in subdivision (a) of Section 60008, and imposition of the tax is subsequently approved by two-thirds of the voters voting on the measure at a special election called for that purpose by the board of supervisors, at the request of the district, and a county transportation expenditure plan is adopted pursuant to Section 60106.
A retail transactions and use tax approved by the voters shall remain in effect for not longer than 20 years, or any lesser period of time specified in the tax ordinance. The tax may be continued in effect, or reimposed, by a tax ordinance adopted by the district and the reimposition of the tax is approved by two-thirds of the voters.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60102.

60102. (a) The district, in the ordinance, shall do all of the following:
(1) State the nature of the tax to be imposed.
(2) Establish the tax rate, which may be in
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percent increments and shall not exceed a maximum tax rate of 1 percent.
(3) Specify the period during which the tax will be imposed.
(4) Specify the purposes for which the revenue derived from the tax will be used.
(b) The proposition shall include an appropriations limit for that entity pursuant to Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60103.

60103. (a) The county shall conduct the special election called by the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 60100. If the measure is approved, the district shall reimburse the county for its cost in conducting the special election.
(b) The special election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county.
(c) The sample ballot to be mailed to the voters, pursuant to Section 13303 of the Elections Code, shall be the full proposition, as set forth in the ordinance calling the election, and the voter information handbook shall include the entire adopted county transportation expenditure plan.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60104.

60104. (a) Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 120 days after adoption of the ordinance.
(b) Prior to the operative date of the ordinance, the district shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incidental to the administration and operation of the ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60105.

60105. The revenues from the taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter may be allocated by the district for the construction and improvement of state highways, the construction, maintenance, improvement, and operation of local streets, roads, and highways, and the construction, improvement, and operation of public transit systems. For purposes of this section, “public transit systems” includes paratransit services.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60106.

60106. (a) A county transportation expenditure plan shall be prepared for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter, together with other federal, state, and local funds expected to be available for transportation improvements, for the period during which the tax is to be imposed.
(b) A county transportation expenditure plan shall not be adopted unless it has been approved by a majority of the governing bodies of the appointing authorities listed in subdivision (a) of Section 60008 at the time those bodies approve the ordinance described in Section 60100.
(c) The plan shall be adopted prior to the call of the election provided for in Section 60100.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Transactions and Use Tax › Section 60107.

60107. (a) The district may annually review and propose amendments to the county transportation expenditure plan adopted pursuant to Section 60106 to provide for the use of additional federal, state, and local funds, to account for unexpected revenues, or to take into consideration unforeseen circumstances.
(b) The district shall notify the board of supervisors and the city council of each city in the county and provide them with a copy of the proposed amendments.
(c) The proposed amendments shall become effective 45 days after notice is given.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60150.

60150. (a) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, authorization may be sought to issue bonds to finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provided for in the adopted county transportation expenditure plan, payable from the proceeds of the tax.
(b) The maximum bonded indebtedness that may be outstanding at any one time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, but not to exceed the estimated proceeds of the tax, as determined by the plan. The amount of bonds outstanding at any one time does not include the amount of bonds, refunding bonds, or bond anticipation notes for which funds necessary for the payment thereof have been set aside for that purpose in a trust or escrow account.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60151.

60151. (a) The bonds authorized by the voters concurrently with the approval of the retail transactions and use tax may be issued at any time by the district and shall be payable from the proceeds of the tax. The bonds shall be referred to as “limited tax bonds.” The bonds may be secured by a pledge of revenues from the proceeds of the tax.
(b) The pledge of the tax to the limited tax bonds authorized under this chapter shall have priority over the use of any of the tax for “pay-as-you-go” financing, except to the extent that that priority is expressly restricted in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60152.

60152. Limited tax bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted at any time by a two-thirds vote of the district. Each resolution shall provide for the issuance of bonds in the amounts as may be necessary, until the full amount of bonds authorized have been issued. The full amount of bonds may be divided into two or more series and different dates of payment fixed for the bonds of each series. A bond need not mature on its anniversary date.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60153.

60153. (a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall state all of the following:
(1) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs incidental to, or connected with, the accomplishment of those purposes, including, without limitation, engineering, inspection, legal, fiscal agents, financial consultant and other fees, bond and other reserve funds, working capital, bond interest estimated to accrue during the construction period and for a period not to exceed three years thereafter, and expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of the bonds.
(2) The estimated cost of accomplishing those purposes.
(3) The amount of the principal of the indebtedness.
(4) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run before maturity, which shall not be beyond the date of termination of the imposition of the retail transactions and use tax.
(5) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not exceed the maximum allowable by law.
(6) The denomination or denominations of the bonds, which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(7) The form of the bonds, including, without limitation, registered bonds and coupon bonds, to the extent permitted by federal law, and the form of any coupons to be attached thereto, the registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, if any, pertaining thereto, and the time when all of, or any part of, the principal becomes due and payable.
(b) The resolution may also contain any other matters authorized by this chapter or any other provision of law.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60154.

60154. The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum allowable by law, payable at intervals determined by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60155.

60155. In the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the district may also provide for the call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at the times and prices and upon other terms as specified. However, no bond is subject to call or redemption prior to maturity, unless it contains a recital to that effect or unless a statement to that effect is printed.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60156.

60156. The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer of the district, or at other places as may be designated, or at both the office and other places at the option of the holders of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60157.

60157. The bonds, or each series thereof, shall be dated and numbered consecutively and shall be signed by the chairperson or vice chairperson of the district and the auditor-controller of the district, and the official seal, if any, of the district shall be attached.
The interest coupons of the bonds shall be signed by the auditor-controller of the district. All of the signatures and seal may be printed, lithographed, or mechanically reproduced.
If any officer whose signature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be that officer before the delivery of the bonds, the officer’s signature is as effective as if the officer had remained in office.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60158.

60158. The bonds may be sold as the district determines by resolution, and the bonds may be sold at a price below par, whether by negotiated or public sale.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60159.

60159. Delivery of any bonds may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60160.

60160. All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of the bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, and the remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the treasury of the district and applied to secure the bonds or for the purposes for which the debt was incurred. However, when the purposes have been accomplished, any money remaining shall be either (a) transferred to the fund to be used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the bonds or (b) placed in a fund to be used for the purchase of the outstanding bonds in the open market at prices and in the manner, either at public or private sale or otherwise, as determined by the district. Bonds so purchased shall be canceled immediately.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60161.

60161. (a) The district may provide for the issuance, sale, or exchange of refunding bonds to redeem or retire any bonds issued by the district upon the terms, at the times and in the manner which it determines.
(b) Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to pay all, or any part of, the principal of the outstanding bonds, the premiums, if any, due upon call and redemption thereof prior to maturity, all expenses of the refunding, and either of the following:
(1) The interest upon the refunding bonds from the date of sale thereof to the date of payment of the bonds to be refunded out of the proceeds of the sale of the refunding bonds or to the date upon which the bonds to be refunded will be paid pursuant to call or agreement with the holders of the bonds.
(2) The interest upon the bonds to be refunded from the date of sale of the refunding bonds to the date of payment of the bonds to be refunded or to the date upon which the bonds to be refunded will be paid pursuant to call or agreement with the holder of the bonds.
(c) The provisions of this chapter for the issuance and sale of bonds apply to the issuance and sale of refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60162.

60162. (a) The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized pursuant to this chapter, but which have not been sold or delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to time. However, the maximum maturity of any bond anticipation notes, including the renewals thereof, shall not exceed five years from the date of delivery of the original bond anticipation notes.
(b) The bond anticipation notes, and the interest thereon, may be paid from any money of the district available therefor, including the revenues from the tax. If not previously otherwise paid, the bond anticipation notes, or any portion thereof, or the interest thereon, shall be paid from the proceeds of the next sale of the bonds of the agency in anticipation of which the notes were issued.
(c) The bond anticipation notes shall not be issued in any amount in excess of the aggregate amount of the bonds which the district has been authorized to issue, less the amount of any bonds of the authorized issue previously sold, and also less the amount of other bond anticipation notes therefor issued and then outstanding. The bond anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in the same manner as the bonds.
(d) The bond anticipation notes and the resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a resolution of the district may contain.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60163.

60163. Any bonds issued under this chapter are legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds; and whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within the state, that money or funds may be invested in the bonds issued under this chapter, and whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within the state may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public money, the bonds issued under this chapter may be so used. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to all other laws relating to legal investments and shall be controlling as the latest expression of the Legislature with respect thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - YOLO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Bonds › Section 60164.

60164. Any action or proceedings wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this chapter or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commenced within six months from the date of the election at which the ordinance is approved; otherwise, the bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption and approval of the ordinance, shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70000.

70000. This part shall be known and cited as the “Marin County Transit District Act of 1964.”
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70001.

70001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70002.

70002. “District” means the Marin County Transit District formed under this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70003.

70003. “Board” means the board of directors of this district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70004.

70004. “Voter” means any elector who is registered under the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70005.

70005. “Transit” means the transportation of passengers only and their incidental baggage by means other than by chartered bus, sightseeing bus, or any other motor vehicle not on an individual passenger fare-paying basis. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the district from leasing its buses to private certified public carriers or to prohibit the district from providing school bus service for the transportation of pupils between their homes and schools.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 70006.

70006. “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for transit service.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 70010.

70010. It shall be the purpose of the Marin County Transit District to develop, finance, organize, and provide local Marin County transit service in a manner consistent with an overall San Francisco Bay Area regional transit system.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 83, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 70011.

70011. The Marin County Transit District may be created as provided in this part and when so created may exercise the powers herein granted.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 70012.

70012. Except as otherwise provided in this part elections shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained, determined, and declared in all respects as nearly as practicable in conformity with the general election laws of the State.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 70013.

70013. Except as otherwise provided in this part all ordinances and notices which are required to be published shall be published within the district pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 70014.

70014. Whenever the signature of any officer or employee of a district or of any member of the retirement board or of any officer or employee of the retirement system is authorized or required under the provisions of this part, except in the single instance provided in Section 70243, the signature may be made by the use of a plate bearing facsimilies of such signatures.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 70020.

70020. The County of Marin may organize and incorporate as the Marin County Transit District.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 70021.

70021. The request for the formation of the Marin County Transit District may be made by resolution or by petition as set out in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 70022.

70022. The district may include incorporated or unincorporated territory within the County of Marin.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution › Section 70025.

70025. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin may pass a resolution declaring that in its opinion public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of the Marin County Transit District.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution › Section 70026.

70026. The resolution may state the transit facilities proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such transit facilities shall not affect the validity of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition › Section 70030.

70030. Instead of a resolution, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors signed by voters within Marin County equal in number to at least 25 percent of the total vote cast at the last general election.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition › Section 70031.

70031. The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolution adopted by the board of supervisors under this chapter and declare that, in the opinion of the petitioners, public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of the transit district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition › Section 70032.

70032. The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is a true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition › Section 70033.

70033. The County Elections Official of the County of Marin shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to their sufficiency or insufficiency.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 109. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70035.

70035. Upon adoption of the resolution or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing on the question of forming a Marin County Transit District. All interested persons shall be given an opportunity to express their views at the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70036.

70036. The board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude areas which in the board’s determination would not receive reasonable benefit from inclusion in the district. Incorporated areas shall not be divided but shall be as a whole either included or excluded from the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70037.

70037. After the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors shall in case of initiation by petition and may in case of initiation by resolution call an election within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the proposed district will be created and established.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70038.

70038. The board of supervisors shall publish notice of the election within the proposed district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70039.

70039. The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe the boundaries thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70040.

70040. The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following:
Shall the “Marin County Transit District” be created and established?
YES
NO
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70041.

70041. No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70042.

70042. The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70043.

70043. The board of supervisors shall meet on the Tuesday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the returns.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 4 - Election › Section 70044.

70044. The board of supervisors shall make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the district as proposed, and the cost of said election shall be a charge against the general funds of the county.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of the District › Section 70050.

70050. If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote in favor of the creation and establishment of the district, the board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, from and after which the establishment of the district shall be deemed complete.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › ARTICLE 6 - Contest of Incorporation › Section 70055.

70055. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of the district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order declaring the result of the election with the Secretary of State, otherwise the incorporation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 1 - Government › Section 70060.

70060. The governing body of the district shall consist of the members of the board of supervisors and two members, who shall be a mayor or councilman of a city, selected by the city selection committee which selects the city members of the local agency formation commission in the county pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5, of the Government Code. The chairman of the board of supervisors shall be the chairman of the board of directors of the district. The county auditor shall be ex officio auditor of the district, the county tax collector-treasurer shall be ex officio tax collector-treasurer of the district and the county clerk shall be the ex officio clerk of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1956.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 1 - Government › Section 70061.

70061. The city members of the governing body of the district shall serve for terms of two years commencing on the first Monday of January in each even-numbered year, and until their successors are selected and qualified. If a city member ceases to be a mayor or councilman during his term, his membership on the governing board shall thereafter be considered vacant.
The city selection committee shall meet at the call of the chairman of the governing body, or at the request of 60 percent of the members of the committee, to fill vacancies and make selections for prospective terms, on the governing body.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 439.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70070.

70070. The chairman is the presiding officer of the board and he shall vote on the propositions passed upon by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70071.

70071. The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days after the board of supervisors certifies the results of the election to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 70050. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70072.

70072. The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of its chairman. The board shall provide for and select such officers as it deems necessary to conduct the affairs of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70073.

70073. All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this part shall be provided for by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70074.

70074. The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges and classifications, and the making and enforcement of rules, regulations, contracts, practices, and schedules, for or in connection with any transit facility owned or controlled by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70075.

70075. The board may either operate the transit system itself or a part thereof or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation to operate all or part of the transit system for the district or it may contract with any other public or private agency or corporation for the improvement in transit services, facilities, equipment or operations being operated and conducted by said agency or corporation in, and, or, out of, the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70076.

70076. Marin County Ordinance 617 (Merit System Ordinance) as amended or hereafter amended shall be applicable to all personnel of the district, except to the extent the provisions of such ordinance are in conflict with the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 70120) of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70077.

70077. The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which cannot satisfactorily be performed by the regular employees of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70078.

70078. The auditor shall provide the board with an annual audit of all books and accounts of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Directors › Section 70079.

70079. Payment of demands against the district and disbursement of district funds shall be in the manner provided for demands against a county and disbursements of funds of a county.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 70085.

70085. All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 70086.

70086. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 70087.

70087. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and board members shall be allowed necessary traveling and personal expenses incurred in performance of duties authorized by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - MARIN COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 70088.

70088. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution or ordinance. No ordinance, resolution or motion shall have any validity or effect unless passed by the affirmative votes of a majority of the directors. District ordinances shall be adopted in the same manner as provided for adoption of ordinances by a county.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)