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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 1Ch. 6Art. 6§ 25845 Transit Equipment Purchase Authority

§ 25845 Transit Equipment Purchase Authority

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§ 25845 Transit Equipment Purchase Authority

Key Takeaways

  • •The district can buy things like buses and trains, and can make deals to lease or buy them like a private company would.
  • •They can only use money from bus/train fares, grants, or loans to pay for these things—not other taxes or funds.
  • •They can pay in small parts over time, and the buses/trains aren’t fully theirs until everything is paid off.

Example

A city wants to buy 10 new buses but doesn’t have all the money upfront.

The city can make a deal to pay for the buses little by little using money from bus tickets and a loan. The buses won’t fully belong to the city until the last payment is made.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 25845 Transit Equipment Purchase Authority

The district may purchase equipment such as cars, trolley buses and motorbuses, and rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates in the forms customarily used by private corporations engaged in the transit business appropriate to effect the purchase and leasing of rolling equipment and may dispose of the equipment trust certificates upon the terms and conditions as the board may deem appropriate. All money required to be paid by the district pursuant to the agreements, leases and equipment trust certificates provided for in this section shall be payable solely from the revenue or income to be derived from the transit facilities and from grants and loans as provided in Section 25844. Payment for equipment, or the rental of equipment, may be made in installments, and the deferred installments may be evidenced by equipment trust certificates payable solely from revenue or income as provided in this section, and title to the equipment shall not vest in the district until the equipment trust certificates are paid. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

equipment trust certificatestransit facilitiesrevenue or incomeSection 25844

Related Statutes

  • § 105260 District Bond Validation Actions
  • § 25843 Transit Facility Debt Exclusion
  • § 25844 Transit Facility Funding Authority
  • § 25846 Equipment Trust Financing
  • § 25847 Transit Equipment Trust Agreements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 25845.
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