California Public Utilities Code CHAPTER 10 - Consolidation with Other Districts

• Section 40600.
  The district may be consolidated with the Southern California Rapid Transit District organized and operating pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 30000) of this...
• Section 40601.
  Whenever the board finds and determines that:(a) The Southern California Rapid Transit District is willing to annex the territory comprising the district;(b) The annexing district has adequate...
• Section 40602.
  The board shall thereafter, by resolution setting forth the terms and conditions of the proposed contract at length, declare its intention to cause the agreement...
• Section 40603.
  The resolution, together with a notice fixing the time and place for hearing thereon, shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published...
• Section 40604.
  At the hearing any interested person may file with the board written objections to the approval of the terms and conditions of the proposed contract...
• Section 40605.
  Upon the hearing, the board shall determine whether or not the terms and conditions of the contract will be approved and the consolidation effected, and...
• Section 40606.
  Any hearing on the agreement and consolidation may be adjourned from time to time by the board, not exceeding 30 days in all, without further...
• Section 40607.
  If no protests are filed, or if the protests filed are overruled and denied by the board, the board shall thereupon by resolution finally approve...
• Section 40608.
  At any time after the board of directors of the district has finally approved the agreement the Board of Supervisors of Orange County shall cause...
• Section 40609.
  Notice of election shall be published once a week for two successive weeks (two publications) in a newspaper of general circulation published within the district,...
• Section 40610.
  The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and...
• Section 40611.
  If upon a canvass of the election it is found that a majority of all votes cast on the proposition at the election were cast...
• Section 40612.
  If the proposition fails to carry, the result shall be entered upon the minutes of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County.(Added by Stats. 1965,...
• Section 40613.
  If the proposition receives the vote of the requisite majority of voters, the Board of Supervisors of Orange County shall enter in its minutes an...
• Section 40614.
  Upon receipt by the Southern California Rapid Transit District of a copy of the consolidation agreement properly executed by the district and Orange County the...
• Section 40615.
  From and after the date of consolidation the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall levy upon all of the property...
• Section 40616.
  The validity of any consolidating proceedings shall not be contested in any action unless the action is brought within three (3) months after the completion...
• Section 40617.
  Upon the completion of such consolidation procedure, the Orange County Transit District shall be deemed to be dissolved. Thereafter, all property and assets of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018