California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

• Section 54300.
  This chapter may be cited as the Revenue Bond Law of 1941.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 526.)
• Section 54301.
  This chapter is full authority for the issuance of bonds and the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any enterprise pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats....
• Section 54301.1.
  This chapter is intended to provide to any local agency heretofore or hereafter created or authorized to be created an alternate method of financing any...
• Section 54302.
  The powers conferred by this chapter are in addition to, and the limitations imposed by this chapter do not affect, the powers conferred by any...
• Section 54303.
  If this chapter is inconsistent with any other law, this chapter is controlling.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54304.
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54305.
  If the jurisdiction of the legislative body to order the proposed act is not affected, the defect or omission of any officer or any local...
• Section 54306.
  The terms defined in this article have the meanings set forth unless the context requires a different meaning.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54307.
  “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, or any municipal or public corporation or district which is authorized to acquire, construct, own, or...
• Section 54307.1.
  “Local agency” also means any entity or agency created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 for the...
• Section 54307.2.
  “Local agency” also means any joint powers agency created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 for the...
• Section 54307.3.
  “Local agency” also means any entity or agency created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title...
• Section 54307.4.
  Issuance of bonds for the construction of facilities for the generation, production, or transmission of electric energy by wind for lighting, heating, and power for...
• Section 54308.
  “Law” includes the charter of a local agency.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54309.
  “Enterprise” means a revenue-producing improvement, building, system, plant, works, facilities, or undertaking used for or useful for any of the following purposes:(a) The obtaining, conserving, treating...
• Section 54309.1.
  “Enterprise” includes, but is not limited to, all parts of the enterprise, all appurtenances to it, and:(a) Lands, easements, rights in land, water rights, contract rights,...
• Section 54310.
  “Enterprise” does not include, and this chapter does not authorize a local agency to borrow money and issue bonds for, systems, plants, works, or undertakings...
• Section 54311.
  Subject to the limitations of Sections 54309 and 54310, in any resolution calling an election for the issuance of bonds for acquiring, constructing, improving, or...
• Section 54312.
  “Improve” means reconstruct, replace, extend, repair, better, equip, develop, embellish, or otherwise improve.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54313.
  “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by a local agency pursuant to this chapter and payable exclusively from revenues of an enterprise and...
• Section 54314.
  “Charges” includes fees, tolls, rates, and rentals.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)
• Section 54315.
  “Revenues” mean all charges received for, and all other income and receipts derived by the local agency from, the operation of the enterprise or arising...
• Section 54316.
  “Holder of bonds” or “bondholder” means:(a) The bearer of any outstanding bond registered to bearer or not registered. (b) The registered owner of an outstanding bond registered...

Last modified: October 22, 2018