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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 9Ch. 7Art. 1§ 96401 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

§ 96401 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

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§ 96401 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

Key Takeaways

  • •If the district needs to build or buy something big and expensive (like transit facilities or equipment) and can't afford it with their usual yearly money, they can ask the voters for permission to borrow money by selling bonds.
  • •The board must first agree (with at least two-thirds of its members voting yes) that the project is really needed.
  • •Then, they hold a special vote (election) where the people in the district decide if they want the district to borrow the money by issuing bonds.

Example

A city needs a new train system, but it costs way more money than the city makes in a year.

The city leaders vote and agree the train is needed. Then, they ask the people in the city to vote on whether the city should borrow money (by selling bonds) to build the train.

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

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§ 96401 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

Whenever the board by resolution passed by vote of two-thirds 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 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. 1965, Ch. 1835.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

resolutionacquisitionordinancepropertyelectionnecessityconstructioncompletion

Related Statutes

  • § 40226 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit
  • § 90601 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit
  • § 50226 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit
  • § 70226 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit
  • § 98311 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 96401.
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