Sts. & Hy. Code, § 31070.5 · Chapter 4.6. State-Owned Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Financing Act of 2001
Sts. & Hy. Code, § 31070.5
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) “Authority” means the Bay Area Toll Authority established under Section 30950.
(b) “Account” means the Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account established in the State Transportation Fund under Section 188.12.
(c) “Bank” means the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank established under Section 63021 of the Government Code.
(d) “Bay area bridges” means the state-owned toll bridges in the region within the area of the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
(e) “Bonds” has the meaning defined in subdivision (e) of Section 63010 of the Government Code.
(f) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(g) “TIFIA” means the federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-178).
(h) “Toll surcharge” means the seismic retrofit surcharge imposed under Section 31010.
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History
Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 907, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002.
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