Section 30889.3 Of Article 3.5. Toll Bridge Revenues From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.5.
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. (a) The authority may grant toll-free passage or may adopt
a reduced-rate schedule of tolls for vehicles occupied by three or
more persons, including the driver, and for buses crossing the
bridges. The reduced-rate toll for those vehicles shall be determined
by the authority in consultation with the department, and may
consist of reduced daily tolls or payment in lieu of daily tolls. If
the authority grants toll-free passage or adopts a reduced-rate toll
schedule under this subdivision, it shall grant toll-free passage or
adopt the same schedule for class I vehicles designed by the
manufacturer to be occupied by not more than two persons, including
the driver, if these vehicles are occupied by two persons, including
the driver.
(b) Tolls on the bridges shall be maintained at rates sufficient
to meet any obligations to the holders of bonds secured by the bridge
toll revenues, as set forth in any bond resolution or indenture or
obligation contained in bonds issued pursuant to the bond resolution
or indenture, and the authority shall revise or eliminate the
reduced-rate toll schedule adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) as
necessary to ensure compliance with those obligations.
(c) The authority may also vary, as it deems advisable, the toll
rates applicable to a vehicle operated on the bridges for the
carriage of passengers by any municipal or public corporation,
transit district, public utility district, political subdivision, or
by a transportation company operating under a certificate of public
convenience and necessity. The authority shall consult with the
affected operators prior to adopting any toll rate pursuant to this
subdivision.