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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 6Ch. 3§ 60150 County Transportation Bond Limits

§ 60150 County Transportation Bond Limits

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§ 60150 County Transportation Bond Limits

Key Takeaways

  • •If a county wants to add a sales tax, they can also ask to borrow money (bonds) to pay for big stuff like roads or bridges.
  • •The county can't borrow more money than they think the new tax will bring in.
  • •If they already have money saved to pay back some of the borrowed money, that saved part doesn’t count toward the total they can borrow.

Example

A county wants to fix potholes and build new bike lanes, so they ask voters to approve a small sales tax. They also want to borrow $100 million to start the work faster.

The county can only borrow up to the amount they expect the new tax to bring in over time. If they already saved $20 million to pay back some of the loan, they can still borrow the full $100 million because the saved money doesn’t count against the limit.

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

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§ 60150 County Transportation Bond Limits

(a) As part of the ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, authorization may be sought to issue bonds to finance capital outlay expenditures as may be provided for in the adopted county transportation expenditure plan, payable from the proceeds of the tax. (b) The maximum bonded indebtedness that may be outstanding at any one time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds, but not to exceed the estimated proceeds of the tax, as determined by the plan. The amount of bonds outstanding at any one time does not include the amount of bonds, refunding bonds, or bond anticipation notes for which funds necessary for the payment thereof have been set aside for that purpose in a trust or escrow account. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

portroadpropositionimpositionauthorizationanticipation

Related Statutes

  • § 462 Passenger Transfer Requirements
  • § 488 Carrier Schedule Availability Rules
  • § 493 Carrier Rate Filing Requirements
  • § 561 Public Transit Smoking Ban
  • § 6458 Franchise Surrender On Annexation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 60150.
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