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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 14Ch. 7Art. 2§ 102531 District Revenue Bond Authority

§ 102531 District Revenue Bond Authority

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§ 102531 District Revenue Bond Authority

This law says the district can treat its transit projects like a business so it can sell revenue bonds to raise money for building or improving those projects.

Key Takeaways

  • •The district is considered a local agency under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941.
  • •All transit facilities and any improvements are part of the "enterprise" for bond purposes.
  • •Any tax receipts or other income the district gets count as enterprise revenue for paying back bonds.
  • •The district may issue revenue bonds to fund any one or more transit projects it is allowed to build.

Example

The district wants to build a new light‑rail line and plans to pay for it using future tax money and fare revenues.

Because the law says transit facilities are part of the "enterprise," the district can issue revenue bonds and promise to pay bondholders back with the tax and fare money it expects to collect.

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§ 102531 District Revenue Bond Authority

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 of the Government Code. The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include the system or any or all transit facilities, and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto, and all other facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district. Any revenues or other income, receipts, or amounts made available to the district, including, but not limited to, the proceeds of a transactions and use tax imposed under Article 8 (commencing with Section 102350) of Chapter 5 of Division 10 or under any other provision of law, are deemed to be revenues of the enterprise for all purposes of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941. The district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for any one or more transit facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of those transit facilities. Nothing in this article shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the transit facilities authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the board may determine. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 537, Sec. 2. (AB 1143) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

local agencyRevenue Bond Law of 1941enterprisetransit facilitiesrevenue bonds

Related Statutes

  • § 103531 Transit Facility Revenue Bonds
  • § 26352 Transit Facility Revenue Bonds
  • § 100451 Vta Revenue Bond Authority
  • § 30931 District Revenue Bond Authority
  • § 101336 Transit Facility Revenue Bonds

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 102531.
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