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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 13Ch. 8Art. 1§ 101282 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

§ 101282 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

Public Utilities Code·California
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§ 101282 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

This law says that if a transit district needs to build or buy something big and expensive, like new trains or stations, they can ask voters to approve borrowing money by selling bonds.

Key Takeaways

  • •The district must really need the thing they want to buy or build.
  • •The board must agree by a big vote (four-fifths of all members).
  • •The people get to vote on whether to borrow the money or not.

Example

A city wants to build a new subway line but doesn't have enough money in its budget.

The city's leaders can vote to ask the people if they want to borrow money by selling bonds to pay for the subway.

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§ 101282 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

Whenever the board, by resolution passed by vote of four-fifths of all its members, determines that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any transit facilities or of any works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes, or powers of the district, the cost of which will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district, it may, at any subsequent meeting of the board, provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the resolution to the voters of the district at a special bond election held for that purpose. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

bonded indebtednesstransit facilitiesspecial bond electionfour-fifths vote

Related Statutes

  • § 101280 Transit Facility Bonding Authority
  • § 101285 Voter Petition For Transit Bonds
  • § 101289 Bond Election Petition Process
  • § 101298 Bond Election Retry Limits
  • § 26202 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 101282.
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