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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 12Ch. 7Art. 2§ 100450 Vta Revenue Bond Authority

§ 100450 Vta Revenue Bond Authority

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§ 100450 Vta Revenue Bond Authority

This law lets the VTA borrow money by selling bonds and pay them back with money earned from projects they build or from sales taxes, and they don’t need a public vote if they promise the tax will stay until the bonds are fully paid.

Key Takeaways

  • •The VTA can issue bonds to fund new projects.
  • •Repayment can come from the money those projects generate or from sales/use tax revenue.
  • •If the VTA promises the sales tax will stay in place until the bonds are paid, it can issue the bonds without a public election.

Example

The VTA wants to build a new light‑rail line. It issues bonds to get the cash now, then uses the fare money from the new line and the local sales tax to pay back the bonds.

Because the law says the VTA can use revenue from the new line or from the sales tax to repay the bonds, it can go ahead without a voter election as long as it promises the sales tax will keep being collected until the debt is cleared.

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§ 100450 Vta Revenue Bond Authority

The VTA may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the VTA, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the VTA, except that these bonds may be paid, in whole or in part, from revenues made available under Article 9 (commencing with Section 100250) of Chapter 5 and, in that case, the bonds may be issued without an election if the resolution authorizing the bonds provides that the retail transactions and use tax shall continue to be imposed under that Article 9 until the bonds are fully paid or provision has been made for their payment in full. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 93. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

VTAbondsRevenue Bond Law of 1941Article 9retail transactions and use tax

Related Statutes

  • § 100451 Vta Revenue Bond Authority
  • § 102530 District Revenue Bond Authority
  • § 103530 District Revenue Bond Authority
  • § 100463 Vta Agreement Conflict Prohibition
  • § 100490 Vta Bond Validation Actions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 100450.
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