PART 14. SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT [102000. - 102700.]
Part 14 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.
§§ 102000–102700 · 163 sections
CHAPTER 1. Title of Act and Policy §§ 102000–102002 · 3 sections
- § 102000 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Sacramento Regional Transit District Act.”
- § 102001 The Legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) It is necessary that a transit district be established to operate a single unified public transportation system…
- § 102002 It is the intent of the Legislature that the formation of this district shall further the concept of regional rapid transit and transit districts, with the…
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 102010–102028 · 18 sections
- § 102010 Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter govern the construction of this part.
- § 102011 “District” means the Sacramento Regional Transit District.
- § 102012 “Transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means.
- § 102013 “Transit works” or “transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned, or to be acquired, or used, by the…
- § 102014 “Board of directors”, “board”, and “directors”, means the board of directors of the district.
- § 102015 “City” means, individually, the Cities of Citrus Heights, Davis, Elk Grove, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Woodland, and…
- § 102016 “County” means, individually, the Counties of Sacramento and Yolo, and any other county which is annexed, in whole or in part, to the district as provided in…
- § 102017 “Public agency” includes the State of California, and any county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the…
- § 102018 “System” means all transit works and transit facilities owned or held, or to be owned or held, or used, by the district for transit purposes.
- § 102019 “Revenues” means all rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other income and revenue actually received or receivable by, or for the account of, the district from the…
- § 102020 “Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or business trust, or the receiver, trustee,…
- § 102021 “Establish” includes establish, construct, complete, acquire, extend, or reroute. It does not, however, include the maintenance and operation of any existing…
- § 102022 “Sacramento Area Council of Governments” means that agency or any successor thereto.
- § 102023 “Tax or financial support” includes funds made available pursuant to the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act” (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of…
- § 102025 “Member entity” means a city or county that is within the boundaries of the district as defined in Section 102052.5.
- § 102026 “Participating entity” means a city or county that has entered into an agreement with the district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2, but only…
- § 102027 “Voting entity” means a member entity or a participating entity. “Voting entities” means all member entities and participating entities.
- § 102028 “Transportation planning agency” shall have the meaning provided in Section 99214.
CHAPTER 3. Creation of District and Annexation §§ 102050–102056 · 8 sections
- § 102050 The Sacramento Regional Transit District may be formed pursuant to this chapter to carry out the purposes of this part. The district is hereby designated a…
- § 102051 (a) The district may comprise any city within the boundaries of the County of Sacramento, the Cities of Davis, Roseville, West Sacramento, and Woodland, and…
- § 102052 The district shall be formed upon the adoption of a resolution by the City Council of the City of Sacramento and the adoption of a resolution by the Board of…
- § 102052.5 (a) The boundaries of the district shall include all of the following: (1) The City of Sacramento. (2) The City of Rancho Cordova. (3) The unincorporated…
- § 102053 The district may operate and exercise the powers under this part within any city, provided that the district shall have no power to levy an ad valorem property…
- § 102054 The district may operate and exercise the powers under this part within all or a part of the unincorporated area of any county, provided that the district…
- § 102055 (a) Any city or county authorized to join the district pursuant to Section 102051 may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this section. (b)…
- § 102056 (a) Territory within the district may be detached from the district by a supermajority vote of the board of directors, which shall be at least 67 percent of…
CHAPTER 4. Government of District §§ 102100.1–102180 · 23 sections
ARTICLE 1. Board of Directors §§ 102100.1–102107 · 13 sections
- § 102100.1 (a) Except as otherwise provided, the government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors. The number of members on the board shall be not less…
- § 102100.2 (a) The board of directors shall consist of members as follows: (1) The City Council of the City of Sacramento may appoint three members to the board. (2) The…
- § 102100.4 The appointing authority of a participating entity under subdivision (b) of Section 102100.2, and the term of its appointee to the board, shall terminate upon…
- § 102100.5 Each voting entity shall have the right to appoint fewer members than it is entitled to appoint under Section 102100.2, except that each voting entity shall…
- § 102100.6 An action by the board shall not be void or voidable if it is determined, subsequent to an action in which a member representing a participating entity casts a…
- § 102100.7 The appointments to the board may be changed in the following manner: Not more often than every two years, the voting entities may, by agreement, apportion the…
- § 102100.10 Each voting entity appointing members to the board in accordance with Section 102100.2 may also select, in the same manner as the primary member or members,…
- § 102101 A member of a city council or board of supervisors may serve as a member of the board of directors.
- § 102104 The board at its first meeting, and thereafter annually at the first meeting in January, shall elect a chairman who shall preside at all meetings. In the event…
- § 102105 The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. All meetings of the board…
- § 102105.2 (a) Each board member shall have one vote. (b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. (c) All official acts of the board shall…
- § 102106 Each member of the board shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each attendance at up to four noticed meetings of the board per month, and…
- § 102107 (a) No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within three days thereafter, nor at any time other than at a regular or…
ARTICLE 2. Powers and Duties of Board of Directors §§ 102120–102122 · 3 sections
- § 102120 The board of directors is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy.
- § 102121 It shall be the duty of the board of directors and it shall have the power to: (a) Determine the transit facilities to be acquired and constructed by the…
- § 102122 (a) The board of directors may adopt ordinances that do any of the following: (1) Prohibit persons from knowingly giving false identification to a district…
ARTICLE 3. Advisory Commission §§ 102140–102142 · 3 sections
- § 102140 The board may establish an advisory commission to the board pursuant to this article.
- § 102141 The commission shall be composed of three persons appointed by the legislative body of each voting entity. At least one of the three persons appointed by each…
- § 102142 The commission shall meet as often as the board deems necessary, but at least twice annually, and shall advise the board on matters of district policy,…
ARTICLE 4. Officers §§ 102160–102162 · 3 sections
- § 102160 The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board, and the chair, chair pro tem, and secretary, who shall be selected from the members of…
- § 102161 At any time, any city, county, or other public agency may contract with the district for the performance of services on behalf of the district by the legal…
- § 102162 Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) and Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 1120), Chapter 1, Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code shall apply to…
ARTICLE 5. General Manager § 102180 · 1 section
- § 102180 The power and duties of the general manager are: (a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper…
CHAPTER 5. Powers and Functions of District §§ 102200–102355 · 55 sections
ARTICLE 1. Corporate Power §§ 102200–102205 · 6 sections
- § 102200 The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.
- § 102201 The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
- § 102202 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code except as…
- § 102203 Subject to the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 102330) or Article 8 (commencing with Section 102350) of this chapter, the district may levy,…
- § 102204 Except as otherwise provided in this part, district elections shall be called, held, and conducted as provided by law for county elections. Except in cases of…
- § 102205 (a) The district shall annually submit its tentative or proposed budget to the legislative body of each voting entity, within the time and in the manner…
ARTICLE 2. Contracts §§ 102220–102225 · 6 sections
- § 102220 The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise,…
- § 102221 The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, or with any person upon such terms and…
- § 102222 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of one hundred twenty-five thousand…
- § 102223 Notwithstanding Section 102222 or any other provision of law, the district may procure one or more streetcars that operated more than 50 years ago in the…
- § 102224 The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause…
- § 102225 The district may contract for the services of independent contractors.
ARTICLE 3. Property §§ 102240–102244 · 5 sections
- § 102240 The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and…
- § 102240.5 (a) As used in this section, “transit-oriented joint development project” means a development project for commercial, residential, or mixed-use purposes that…
- § 102242 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part. The…
- § 102243 The Public Utilities Commission of the state shall have and exercise power and jurisdiction to fix just compensation to be paid for the taking of any property…
- § 102244 The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to any public agency to…
ARTICLE 4. Transit Planning §§ 102260–102265 · 6 sections
- § 102260 The district shall adopt and maintain a general transit plan for the district. The district may designate one of the transit plans it is otherwise required to…
- § 102261 The general transit plan, or any element or amendment thereof, shall be adopted in the manner provided in this article.
- § 102262 Before adopting the plan, or an element or amendment thereof, the board shall refer the plan or element or amendment thereof to the advisory commission, if the…
- § 102263 Before adopting the plan, or an element or amendment thereof, the board shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given…
- § 102264 The adoption of the general plan, or an element or amendment thereof, shall be by resolution of the board.
- § 102265 The Sacramento Area Council of Governments shall be the long-range planning agency advising the district.
ARTICLE 5. Transit Facilities and Service §§ 102280–102289 · 10 sections
- § 102280 The district may provide transit service for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means, both within and outside the district.
- § 102281 The district may provide charter bus service, special school service, and other service to the extent permitted under federal law.
- § 102282 The board may contract with a public agency or person to provide transit facilities and services for the district. A public agency may contract with the…
- § 102283 The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway…
- § 102284 (a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any public agency or public utility operating…
- § 102285 The rates and charges, if any, for transit service furnished pursuant to this part shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.
- § 102286 The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500) of the Vehicle Code with respect to operation of buses and to…
- § 102287 The district and any one or more school districts may enter into agreements pursuant to which school transportation equipment may be used by the district.
- § 102288 (a) The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals,…
- § 102289 The district may lease or contract for the use of its transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such…
ARTICLE 6. Public Grants, Loans and Contributions §§ 102310–102311 · 2 sections
- § 102310 The district may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, contributions, grants, or loans from any…
- § 102311 The district shall have the power to obtain temporary transfers of funds in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California…
ARTICLE 7. Property Taxation §§ 102330–102345 · 16 sections
- § 102330 The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes for any lawful purpose.
- § 102331 (a) In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources, the board may levy and collect a property tax in the entirety of, or a portion of, the…
- § 102332 The district shall not levy or collect a property tax within any city or within the unincorporated area of the district until: (a) The legislative body of the…
- § 102333 The district may conduct a single election in an area comprising the area of a city and the unincorporated area of the district, or any combination of those…
- § 102334 Each election shall be called and conducted by the district in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county. The board…
- § 102335 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…
- § 102336 (a) The district board may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the…
- § 102337 The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of any county in which it operates and of the assessments made by the State Board of…
- § 102338 The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all…
- § 102339 The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate or rates of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100),…
- § 102340 The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or rates of taxes, transmit to the county auditor of each county in which the board has levied a tax, a…
- § 102341 The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. When collected, the net amount, ascertained as…
- § 102342 Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the…
- § 102343 All taxes levied under this part are a lien on the property on which they are levied. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same…
- § 102344 The county shall be compensated for services under this article at the rate of 1 percent for collecting the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and…
- § 102345 In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes which may be levied by the district pursuant to this article, the legislative body of any city or county may enter…
ARTICLE 8. Retail Transactions and Use Tax §§ 102350–102355 · 4 sections
- § 102350 (a) A retail transactions and use tax ordinance may be adopted by the board in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of…
- § 102351 (a) The retail transactions and use tax ordinance shall provide for a rate of one-eighth of 1 percent or a multiple thereof. The ordinance shall provide for…
- § 102352 (a) Any transactions and use tax ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more…
- § 102355 Repeal of the transactions and use tax ordinance shall not be operative earlier than the first day of the first calendar quarter following the adoption of the…
CHAPTER 6. Personnel §§ 102398–102432 · 24 sections
ARTICLE 1. Employee Relations §§ 102398–102418 · 21 sections
- § 102398 As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “District” means the Sacramento Regional Transit District, including all operations and…
- § 102399 (a) It is a primary purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the district by providing…
- § 102400 Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist employee organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their…
- § 102401 Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining…
- § 102402 (a) A contract or agreement shall not be made, or assumed under this article, with any employee organization, association, or group that denies membership to,…
- § 102403 If there is a question whether an employee organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is or is not appropriate, such matters…
- § 102404 (a) Exclusive representatives shall have the right to represent their bargaining unit members in employer-employee relations with the district, and employees…
- § 102405 The district shall give reasonable written notice to an exclusive representative of its intent to make any change to matters within the scope of representation…
- § 102406 It is unlawful for the district to do any of the following: (a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to…
- § 102407 It is unlawful for an employee organization to do any of the following: (a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, discriminate or threaten to…
- § 102408 (a) This chapter shall not displace, or supplant, the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3610) of Division 4.5 of Title 1 of the Government…
- § 102409 (a) Any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final decision or order of the Public Employment Relations Board in an unfair practice case,…
- § 102410 This chapter, as amended by the act adding this section, shall not be interpreted as if it were in conflict with any collective bargaining agreement and shall…
- § 102411 Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, the…
- § 102412 The district shall not contract with any company, person, or public agency for that company, person, or public agency to provide transit facilities or services…
- § 102413 Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of this district may authorize and, upon authorization, the district shall make deductions…
- § 102414 The obligation of the district to bargain in good faith with a duly designated or certified employee organization and to execute a written collective…
- § 102415 The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act,…
- § 102416 The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment…
- § 102417 In the event an exclusive collective bargaining representative is selected pursuant to Section 102403, the provisions of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section…
- § 102418 Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 3555) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to the district and its employees. Notwithstanding…
ARTICLE 2. Retirement System §§ 102430–102432 · 3 sections
- § 102430 (a) The district may provide for a retirement system; provided, that the adoption, terms, and conditions of any retirement system covering employees of the…
- § 102431 The board may contract with the board of administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under such…
- § 102432 Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise,…
CHAPTER 7. Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness §§ 102500–102603 · 31 sections
ARTICLE 1. Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Bonds §§ 102500–102513 · 14 sections
- § 102500 The district may exercise its powers under this article only with respect to territory in cities and counties in which the voters have authorized the district…
- § 102501 Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, or repair of any or all improvements,…
- § 102502 Notice of the holding of such election shall be given by publishing, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the ordinance calling the election in at…
- § 102503 If any proposition is defeated by the electors, the board shall not call another election on a substantially similar proposition to be held within six months…
- § 102504 If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote for it, then the board may, by resolution, at such time or times as it deems proper, issue bonds…
- § 102505 The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 8 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds…
- § 102506 The bonds may be sold as the board determines by resolution, but for not less than par. Before selling the bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give…
- § 102507 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.
- § 102508 All accrued interest and premiums received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the…
- § 102509 After the expiration of three years after a bond election, the board may determine, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board, that any or all of…
- § 102510 Whenever the board deems that the expenditure of money for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized by the voters is impractical or unwise, it may, by…
- § 102511 The board 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…
- § 102512 The provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 53500), Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to the district.
- § 102513 Any bonds which shall be issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies,…
ARTICLE 2. Revenue Bonds §§ 102530–102531 · 2 sections
- § 102530 The district may issue bonds, payable in whole or in part from revenue of any facility or enterprise acquired or constructed or to be acquired or constructed…
- § 102531 The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5…
ARTICLE 3. Equipment Trust Certificates §§ 102550–102554 · 5 sections
- § 102550 The district shall have power to purchase transit equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motorbuses, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements,…
- § 102551 The agreement to purchase or lease may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the rolling equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized…
- § 102552 The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for…
- § 102553 The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the provisions of any…
- § 102554 An executed copy of each such agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who will be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for…
ARTICLE 4. Improvement Acts and Special Benefit Districts §§ 102570–102571 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 5. Temporary Borrowing §§ 102581–102584 · 4 sections
- § 102581 At any time prior to the first receipt by the district of revenues from taxation or other sources, any city or county may lend any available money to the…
- § 102582 The district may borrow money in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.4 (commencing with Section 53835),…
- § 102583 The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized to be issued pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section…
- § 102584 In addition to, and as an alternative to, the borrowing authority in Section 102582, the district may seek and obtain a short-term revolving line of credit for…
ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous §§ 102600–102603 · 4 sections
- § 102600 The district may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes or other evidences of…
- § 102601 All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under the provisions of this part, and the interest thereon are free and exempt from all…
- § 102602 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions and other proceedings in the issuance by the…
- § 102603 The district shall not incur a total indebtedness under the provisions of this chapter which exceeds 15 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property…
CHAPTER 8. Dissolution § 102700 · 1 section
- § 102700 The district may be dissolved pursuant to the provisions of the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000), Title 6 of the…