CHAPTER 5. Powers and Functions of District [30500. - 30756.]
Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.
§§ 30500–30756 · 66 sections
ARTICLE 1. Corporate Power §§ 30500–30507 · 8 sections
- § 30500 The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
- § 30501 The district and its officers may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
- § 30502 The district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose, as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30800) of this…
- § 30503 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain within the boundaries of the district to take any property necessary, incidental, or convenient to the…
- § 30504 The district is authorized to maintain a suitable security force comprised of transit police officers and security guards. Persons designated as transit police…
- § 30505 The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to the State or any agency or…
- § 30506 The district may exercise any and all powers granted by any other law which by its terms is applicable to districts generally, to public corporations…
- § 30507 Prior to the time the district incurs any bonded indebtedness, the district shall insofar as possible follow the budgetary control procedures for counties,…
ARTICLE 2. Contracts §§ 30530–30536 · 7 sections
- § 30530 The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise,…
- § 30531 The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America or of the State of California or with any public or private corporation…
- § 30532 The district may contract with any person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, for the acquisition, construction,…
- § 30533 The district may insure against any accident to or destruction of the system or any part thereof.
- § 30534 The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever.
- § 30535 The district may insure against public liability or property damage, or both. It may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds for the…
- § 30536 Any bonds, notes, warrants and other evidences of indebtedness issued or incurred by the district shall be signed as provided in the section of this part…
ARTICLE 4. Property § 30600 · 1 section
- § 30600 The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or by condemnation, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of…
ARTICLE 5. Rapid Transit Facilities and Service §§ 30630–30647 · 22 sections
- § 30630 The district may provide a rapid transit system for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage.
- § 30630.5 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the district may operate charter bus service, subject to all of the following limitations: (1) Bus equipment that is…
- § 30631 (a) The district may acquire, construct, develop, lease, jointly develop, own, operate, maintain, control, use, jointly use, or dispose of rights-of-way, rail…
- § 30632 The district may lease or contract for the use of its facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such operator upon…
- § 30633 The district may construct, acquire, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or…
- § 30634 (a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights by the district and any city, public agency, or…
- § 30635 The district may operate such feeder bus lines and other feeder services as necessary.
- § 30636 As soon as practicable after the effective date of this part, the board shall cause a preliminary report to be made as to a rapid transit service and system…
- § 30636.2 In planning the development of a rapid transit system or any part thereof within its territory and in carrying out the provisions of Section 30001, the…
- § 30636.5 (a) Not later than January 10, 1974, the district shall submit to the Legislature its plan for the implementation of a rapid transit system, and the financing…
- § 30637 The district shall not exercise control over any transit facilities now or hereafter owned and operated wholly or partly within, or without, the district by…
- § 30638 (a) The rates, fees, and charges for service or rights furnished, leased, or otherwise transferred pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to,…
- § 30638.2 Notwithstanding Section 30638, all net income from fees, charges, rents, profits, or other net income arising from joint development of the property of the…
- § 30639 The board of supervisors of a county, or the governing body of a city having territory located within the district may file a request for a hearing before the…
- § 30640 Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided in Section 30639, the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall not be…
- § 30641 At the time fixed for any hearing before the board any board of supervisors or city governing body eligible to file a request for hearing, not a party to the…
- § 30642 The district, petitioner or petitioners, and the intervenors shall have the right to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine…
- § 30643 Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidences and witnesses.…
- § 30644 A complete record of all proceedings and testimony before the board at such hearing shall be taken down by a reporter appointed by the board. In case an action…
- § 30645 Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall render its decision, in writing, with written findings of fact. Copies of the findings and…
- § 30646 The district shall be subject to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission relating to safety appliances and procedures, and the commission shall inspect…
- § 30647 The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500) of the Vehicle Code with respect to the operation of buses and…
ARTICLE 5.5. Citizens’ Advisory Committees §§ 30650–30656 · 6 sections
- § 30650 Before the district takes action on a route, grades, or station location, including parking and storage facilities, for any portion of a rail transit system,…
- § 30651 The citizens’ advisory committee may advise the district of the prevalent sentiments of its area and shall advise the board on any and all related transit…
- § 30652 The district may establish a citizens’ advisory committee in any identifiable area in which rail transportation is not currently contemplated, but in which the…
- § 30653 (a) The district shall designate the area to be represented by each citizens’ advisory committee, with a separate area for any identifiable segment of a rail…
- § 30655 A citizens’ advisory committee shall consist of not less than 15 persons and not more than 45 persons.
- § 30656 Every meeting of a citizens’ advisory committee is open to the general public. Minutes of the proceedings shall be kept and shall be available for inspection…
ARTICLE 6. Claims § 30670 · 1 section
- § 30670 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division…
ARTICLE 7. Indebtedness §§ 30700–30706 · 9 sections
- § 30700 The district may issue any bonds, borrow money and incur indebtedness as authorized by law or in this part provided.
- § 30701 The district may accept contributions or loans from the United States, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, for the purpose of financing the…
- § 30702 The district may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the State of California or any public agency for the acquisition, construction, development,…
- § 30703 The district may accept contributions or loans from the State of California or any public agency, for the purpose of planning, acquiring, constructing,…
- § 30703.1 The district may make an irrevocable pledge or contract in connection with the payment of the principal and the interest, sinking or reserve funds, or other…
- § 30703.2 To the extent permitted by the law governing the source of any transit funds, appropriations, contributions, grants or loans received pursuant to this article…
- § 30704 The district shall not incur an indebtedness which exceeds in the aggregate 15 percent of the assessed value of all real and personal property in the district.…
- § 30705 The district may also refund any indebtedness as provided in this part or in any other applicable law. The board may provide for the issuance, sale or exchange…
- § 30706 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions of the following terms shall apply to indebtedness under this part: (a) “Any bond” or “any bonded…
ARTICLE 8. Investments § 30730 · 1 section
- § 30730 The board may, by resolution, order that any of the moneys in the funds under its control which are not necessary for current operating expenses be invested in…
ARTICLE 9. Elections §§ 30740–30742 · 4 sections
- § 30740 All district elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or may hereafter…
- § 30740.5 The board of directors or any officer or member or members thereof authorized by that body, or any individual voter or bona fide association, or any…
- § 30741 The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended, governing the initiative and referendum in…
- § 30742 No irregularities or informalities in conducting any election shall invalidate the same if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted.
ARTICLE 10. Labor Provisions §§ 30750–30756 · 7 sections
- § 30750 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a majority of the employees employed by a district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be…
- § 30751 Any question which may arise with respect to whether a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit desire to be represented by a labor organization shall…
- § 30752 Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, to…
- § 30753 (a) Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise,…
- § 30754 The district shall not acquire any existing transit system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, or dispose of or lease any…
- § 30755 Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own…
- § 30756 (a) In the event the board and the representatives of the employees do not agree to submit a dispute over the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining…