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TITLE 7.85. San Francisco Bay Area Regional Public Transit Finance [67700. - 67788.]

Title 7.85 added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 740, Sec. 4.

§§ 67700–67788 · 22 sections

  1. PART 1. Formation of the Public Transit Revenue Measure District §§ 67700–67712 · 3 sections
    1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions § 67700 · 1 section
      • § 67700 For purposes of this title, the following definitions apply: (a) “AC Transit” means the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. (b) “Alameda County small bus…
    2. CHAPTER 2. The Public Transit Revenue Measure District and Governing Board §§ 67710–67712 · 2 sections
      • § 67710 (a) The Public Transit Revenue Measure District is hereby established with jurisdiction extending throughout the territorial boundaries of the Counties of…
      • § 67712 This title shall apply only to the counties and city and county identified pursuant to Section 67710.
  2. PART 2. Transactions and Use Taxes §§ 67730–67788 · 19 sections
    1. CHAPTER 1. Retail Transactions and Use Tax Authorization §§ 67730–67736 · 4 sections
      • § 67730 (a) The board may impose a retail transactions and use tax ordinance applicable to the entire district in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section…
      • § 67732 (a) Notwithstanding Section 9300 of the Elections Code or any other law, the taxes authorized by Section 67730 may also be imposed by a qualified voter…
      • § 67734 A tax proposed pursuant to this title may only be placed on the ballot for the November 3, 2026, statewide general election and shall be submitted to the…
      • § 67736 (a) Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply to any judicial action or proceeding to validate,…
    2. CHAPTER 2. Election Procedures § 67740 · 1 section
      • § 67740 (a) If the board of the district or a qualified voter initiative proposes a measure for the approval of a tax ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 1…
    3. CHAPTER 3. Regional Public Transit Revenue Measure Expenditures §§ 67750–67756 · 4 sections
      • § 67750 The district shall distribute revenues generated pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 67740) on an annual basis as follows: (a) The district shall…
      • § 67752 In allocating funds pursuant to this chapter, it is the intent of the Legislature that the commission not supplant funding from regularly programmed…
      • § 67754 If the voters approve a tax ordinance pursuant to this title, the district shall establish an independent oversight committee within six months of the…
      • § 67756 The Legislature finds and declares that the allocation of revenues prescribed in this chapter is not intended to set any precedent for future funding…
    4. CHAPTER 4. Financial Transparency and Review §§ 67760–67766 · 4 sections
      • § 67760 The Legislature finds and declares that financial efficiency and transparency are imperative to build public confidence and support for public transit.
      • § 67762 (a) The commission shall conduct a financial efficiency review of the subject operators, which are AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, and Muni pursuant to the…
      • § 67764 The commission shall contract with, and manage, a third-party consultant to conduct one or both phases of the financial efficiency review. The third-party…
      • § 67766 (a) On or before April 1, 2026, the third-party consultant procured for phase one shall complete the phase one analysis described in subdivision (b) of Section…
    5. CHAPTER 5. Maintenance of Effort § 67770 · 1 section
      • § 67770 (a) (1) As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 67750), each transit operator that the commission allocates funds to…
    6. CHAPTER 6. Enhanced Accountability §§ 67780–67788 · 5 sections
      • § 67780 (a) If a tax ordinance is approved by the voters pursuant to this title, the commission shall establish an ad hoc adjudication committee for a subject operator…
      • § 67782 The scope of the adopted standards, policies, or commitments, or application of those standards, policies, or commitments, that may be the subject of a…
      • § 67784 (a) Before taking a board action pursuant to subdivision (b), a participating county transportation entity or county board of supervisors shall seek to address…
      • § 67786 (a) If presented with a petition, an ad hoc adjudication committee, in consultation with the entity that submitted the petition and the applicable subject…
      • § 67788 (a) After receiving a recommendation from an ad hoc adjudication committee pursuant to Section 67786, the commission shall approve the recommendation and, if…