CHAPTER 18. Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District

Chapter 18 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 678.

§§ 27500–27567 · 28 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 27500–27512 · 6 sections

   • § 27500 Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
   • § 27501 “District” means the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
   • § 27502 “Golden Gate Bridge” means the bridge spanning the Golden Gate between the City and County of San Francisco and the County of Marin.
   • § 27503 “Transit services” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by the district by means other than sightseeing ferryboats.
   • § 27510 The composition of the board of directors of the district shall be as follows: (a) One director, representing Del Norte County, one director, representing…
   • § 27512 (a) The adoption, terms, and conditions of a pension plan covering employees of the district in a bargaining unit represented by a labor organization shall be…
2. ARTICLE 2. Planning §§ 27530–27533 · 4 sections

   • § 27530 The Legislature finds and declares that since July 1, 1971, the district has been freed of bonded indebtedness. The prospective continuing role of the district…
   • § 27531 The transportation facilities plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) A definition of the district’s future responsibilities for…
   • § 27532 In developing the transportation facilities plan, the district shall hold public hearings so that interested persons and organizations are provided an…
   • § 27533 No long-range transportation plan of the district shall be adopted unless such plan is consistent with the regional transportation plan of the Metropolitan…
3. ARTICLE 3. Powers and Functions §§ 27550–27567 · 18 sections

   • § 27550 The district may study, construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate any and all modes of transportation within or partly outside the district,…
   • § 27551 The district may not, prior to December 30, 1975, expend any of its funds to implement the addition of a second deck to the Golden Gate Bridge or any other…
   • § 27552 If the district constructs any rail transit lines, such lines, and the rolling stock and other facilities therefor, shall be coordinated with the system of the…
   • § 27553 With respect to its ferryboat operations, the district shall not operate any charter or sightseeing services. However, the district may contract with any…
   • § 27554 Prior to the expenditure of any funds for the bus transit and water transportation system of the district, the board shall determine: (a) The amount which the…
   • § 27555 It is the intention of the Legislature that the district pursue all avenues to obtain federal financing for both its interim transit system and any long-range…
   • § 27556 Except for the necessity to finance its interim system of buses and ferries, as described in Section 27551, or the necessity to finance capital improvements or…
   • § 27557 The district may purchase transit equipment, such as cars, trolley buses and motorbuses, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases, and…
   • § 27558 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…
   • § 27559 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…
   • § 27560 The covenants, conditions, restrictions, and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall not conflict with any of the…
   • § 27561 An executed copy of each agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who may receive one dollar ($1) for each copy filed with…
   • § 27562 Whenever the district offers for sale to the public coupons or commuter ticket books redeemable for the toll on the Golden Gate Bridge, the district shall make…
   • § 27563 Any person who, without the consent of the board of directors of the district, uses any district mark, name, word, or phrase, or combination, simulation, or…
   • § 27564 The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Automatic vehicle identification systems when used for toll collection can speed up the flow of traffic at…
   • § 27565 (a) The department, in cooperation with the district and all known entities planning to implement a toll facility in this state, shall develop and adopt…
   • § 27566 (a) In its role as administrator of the automatic vehicle identification system described in Section 27565, the Bay Area Toll Authority shall provide vehicle…
   • § 27567 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no toll shall be imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a personal micromobility device, as defined…