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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 12Ch. 7Art. 1§ 100403 Vta Bond Issuance Authority

§ 100403 Vta Bond Issuance Authority

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§ 100403 Vta Bond Issuance Authority

If most voters say yes to a proposition, the board can issue bonds for the approved amount, split them into different groups, and set payment terms up to 50 years.

Key Takeaways

  • •A majority vote is required before any bonds can be issued.
  • •The board decides when and how many bond series to issue.
  • •Each bond series can have its own payment schedule, but no series can be longer than 50 years.
  • •The board also chooses the bond form (registered, coupon, etc.) and when the principal is due.

Example

Voters approve a plan to build a new transit line. The board then creates several bond series to raise the money, choosing when each series will be paid back.

Because the voters gave a majority yes, the board is allowed to issue the bonds, decide how many series to make, set different payment dates, and choose the bond type.

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§ 100403 Vta Bond Issuance Authority

If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition vote for it, then the board may, by resolution, at a time or times as it deems proper, issue bonds of the VTA for the whole or any part of the amount of the indebtedness so authorized and may from time to time, by resolution, provide for the issuance of amounts as the necessity thereof may appear, until the full amount of the bonds authorized shall have been issued. The full amount of bonds may be divided into two or more series and different dates and different dates of payment fixed for the bonds of each series. A bond need not mature on an anniversary of its date. The maximum term the bonds of any series shall run before maturity shall not exceed 50 years from the date of each series respectively. In the resolution or resolutions, the board shall prescribe the form of the bonds, including, without limitation, registered bonds and coupon bonds, and the form of any coupons to be attached thereto, the registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, if any, pertaining thereto, and fix the time when the whole or any part of the principal shall become due and payable. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 87. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

electorsbondsindebtednessseriesmaturityresolutionboard

Related Statutes

  • § 102504 Bond Issuance Authorization Rules
  • § 103503 Bond Issuance Authorization Rules
  • § 30903 Bond Issuance Authorization Rules
  • § 105203 Bond Issuance Authorization Rules
  • § 13241 Bond Maturity And Series

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 100403.
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