Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103320. Section 103320.
The district may levy and collect, or cause to be collected, property taxes for any lawful purpose.
ARTICLE 8. Property Taxation [103320. - 103333.]
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC 8.
in effectCal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103321. Section 103321.
In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources, the board may levy and collect a property tax.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103322. Section 103322.
The district shall not levy or collect a property tax unless a majority of the voters voting on the question at an election called for such purpose approves the levy of a property tax by the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103323. Section 103323.
Each election shall be called and conducted by the district in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county. The board may contract with the county, or delegate to the appropriate county officials the authority, to conduct the election on behalf of the district. The costs of any such election may be advanced to the district by the county prior to the time that the district has revenues of its own, to be repaid from subsequent district revenues.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103324. Section 103324.
The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto, the following:
Shall the San Mateo County Transit District be authorized to operate and levy a property tax at an annual rate which shall not exceed ______ cents ($0.___) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation within the
district?
YES
◻
NO
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Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103326. Section 103326.
The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the county assessor and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county, and shall take such assessments as the basis for district property taxation and have its property taxes collected by the county tax collector.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103327. Section 103327.
The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103328. Section 103328.
The board shall, on or before the first day of September, fix the rate or rates of taxes, designating the number of cents upon each one hundred dollars ($100), and use as a basis the value of property transmitted to the board by the county auditor, which rate of taxation shall be sufficient to raise the amount previously fixed by the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103329. Section 103329.
The board shall, immediately after fixing the rate or rates of taxes, transmit to the county auditor a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103330. Section 103330.
The district’s taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. When collected, the net amount, ascertained as provided in this article, shall be paid to the treasurer of the district under the general requirements and penalties provided by law for the settlement of other taxes.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103331. Section 103331.
Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district by the county treasurer in the proportion which the tax due to the district bears to the total tax for which the property was sold.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103332. Section 103332.
All taxes levied under this article are a lien on the property on which they are levied. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same manner and by the same means provided by law for the enforcement of liens for county taxes, all the provisions of law relating to the enforcement of the latter being made a part of this article so far as applicable.
Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 103333. Section 103333.
In lieu of, or in addition to, any taxes which may be levied by the district pursuant to this article, any city council within the district or the board of supervisors may enter into agreement with the district to make annual contributions to the district from its general funds or from any other source of funds legally available to it for such purpose.
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