Funding
Golden Gate Transit is different from other key transit agencies, in that its funding is subsidized by tolls collected at the Golden Gate Bridge. According to the mandate presented by Assembly Bill 584 passed by the California State Legislature on November 10, 1969, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District (District) has no authority to levy taxes, nor it could fund intra-county bus services; only inter-county service could be subsidized by Bridge tolls.
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