ARTICLE 1. Annexation Agreement [90930. - 90936.]

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC 1.
in effect

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90931. Section 90931.

Unincorporated territory not contiguous to the district may not be annexed if the district does not possess facilities for supplying transit service to that territory.

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90932. Section 90932.

A petition signed by voters within the territory proposed to be annexed equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast, describing the territory and asking that proceedings be taken for its annexation, shall be addressed to the board and filed with the secretary of the district.

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90933. Section 90933.

The secretary shall compare the signatures on the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county elections official and if he or she finds that the petition has been signed by the required number of voters he or she shall attach his or her signature thereto and present the petition to the board.

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90934. Section 90934.

If the board determines that the annexation of the territory would facilitate the acquisition or operation of any transit facilities for the district, or be of advantage to the district, then the board shall also determine the terms and conditions upon which the annexation should be made.

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90935. Section 90935.

Provisions may be made, among other things, for payment of taxes within the territory to be annexed in addition to the taxes elsewhere in this act provided for, the fixing of rates, rentals, and charges differing from those fixed or existing elsewhere within the district, the incurring or assumption of indebtedness, or the making of a payment or payments, or the transfer of property, real and personal, and other assets to the district by the territory proposed to be annexed. The boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed need not be coterminous with any election precincts. The terms and conditions shall become effective and be binding upon the district and the territory to be annexed with approval in the manner set forth in this chapter.

Cal. Public Utilities Code - PUC § 90936. Section 90936.

As an alternative to commencement of annexation proceedings by a petition by the voters within any unincorporated territory, proposed to be annexed, the legislative body of an unincorporated territory may agree in writing upon the terms and conditions of annexation, which agreement may contain, among other things, provisions as set forth in Sections 90934 and 90935.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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