Section 30918 Of Chapter 4. San Francisco Bay Area Bridges From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) It is the intention of the Legislature to maintain tolls
on all of the bridges specified in Section 30910 at rates sufficient
to meet any obligation to the holders of bonds secured by the bridge
toll revenues. The authority shall retain authority to set the toll
schedule as may be necessary to meet those bond obligations. The
authority shall provide at least 30 days' notice to the
transportation policy committee of each house of the Legislature and
shall hold a public hearing before adopting a toll schedule
reflecting the increased toll rate.
(b) The authority shall increase the toll rates specified in the
adopted toll schedule in order to meet its obligations and covenants
under any bond resolution or indenture of the authority for any
outstanding toll bridge revenue bonds issued by the authority and the
requirements of any constituent instruments defining the rights of
holders of related obligations of the authority entered into pursuant
to Section 5922 of the Government Code and, notwithstanding Section
30887 or subdivision (c) of Section 30916 of this code, or any other
law, may increase the toll rates specified in the adopted toll
schedule to provide funds for the planning, design, construction,
operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and
seismic retrofit of the state-owned toll bridges specified in Section
30910 of this code, to provide funding to meet the requirements of
Sections 30884 and 30911 of this code, and to provide funding to meet
the requirements of voter-approved regional measures pursuant to
Sections 30914 and 30921 of this code.
(c) The authority's toll structure for the state-owned toll
bridges specified in Section 30910 may vary from bridge to bridge and
may include discounts for vehicles classified by the authority as
high-occupancy vehicles, notwithstanding any other law.
(d) If the authority establishes high-occupancy vehicle lane fee
discounts or access for vehicles classified by the authority as
high-occupancy vehicles for any bridge, the authority shall
collaborate with the department to reach agreement on how the
occupancy requirements shall apply on each segment of highway that
connects with that bridge.
(e) All tolls referred to in this section and Sections 30916,
31010, and 31011 may be treated by the authority as a single revenue
source for accounting and administrative purposes and for the
purposes of any bond indenture or resolution and any agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 5922 of the Government Code.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority should
consider the needs and requirements of both its electronic and
cash-paying customers when it designates toll payment options at the
toll plazas for the toll bridges under its jurisdiction.