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This part is named the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Act and may be cited by that name. The Legislature states that the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority needs broader transportation measures to address traffic congestion and improve roads, highways, and other transportation facilities. The provision says a transit district needs to be established in Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara County Transit District is renamed the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and existing references to the old name are treated as references to the new name. A municipal corporation that provides broadband Internet access services must comply with the requirements of a specified Government Code article.
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## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
If the board approves a qualifying resolution and finds the cost too high for ordinary annual income and revenue, it may use an ordinance to submit a bonded-indebtedness proposition to district voters at a special bond election.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98311. Whenever the board by resolution passed by vote of two-thirds of all its members determines that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any transit facilities or any works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes, or powers of the district, the cost of which will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district, it may at any subsequent meetings of the board provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the resolution to the voters of the district at a special bond election held for that purpose. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98312. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
An ordinance for a special bond election must set the election date and voting method, and must state the project purpose, estimated cost, principal amount, and interest rate limit.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98312. The ordinance calling a special bond election shall fix the date on which the election will be held, and the manner of holding the election and of voting for or against incurring the indebtedness. It shall also recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the transit facilities, works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property proposed to be acquired, constructed, or completed, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, which shall not exceed 6 percent per annum, payable semiannually or annually the first year and thereafter semiannually. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98313. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
A proposition to incur debt for more than one object or purpose may be submitted at the same election.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98313. Propositions for incurring indebtedness for more than one object or purpose may be submitted at the same election. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98314. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
A special bond election may be held on its own or combined with another election.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98314. Any special bond election may be held separately, or may be consolidated with any other election, the provisions of this chapter setting forth the procedure for the calling and holding of the special bond election shall be complied with, except that the ordinance calling the election need not set forth election precincts, polling places, and officers of election, but may provide that the precincts, polling places, and officers of election shall be the same as those set forth in the ordinance, notice, or other proceedings calling the election with which the special bond election is consolidated, and shall refer to the ordinance, notice, or other proceedings by number and title, or by other definite description. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98315. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The ordinance must be published, and no additional notice of the election is required.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98315. The ordinance shall be published, and no other notice of election need be given. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98316. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must follow a specified Elections Code article for bond elections and replace certain Elections Code official titles with the corresponding district titles for this article.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98316. The board shall comply with Article 3, (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. Wherever the words “county clerk” or “county elections official” appear in the Elections Code the words “secretary of the board” shall be substituted, for the purposes of this article, and wherever the words “board of supervisors” appear in the Elections Code, the words “board of directors” shall be substituted, and wherever the words “district attorney or county counsel” appear in the Elections Code, the words “attorney for the district” shall be substituted. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 206. Effective January 1, 1995.) - 98317. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Issuing bonds under this chapter requires approval by two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition at the election.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98317. The votes of two-thirds (2/3) of all voters voting on the proposition at the election are required to authorize the issuance of bonds under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98318. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
If a special bond election fails, the board cannot hold another substantially similar special election for six months unless voters file a qualifying petition.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Issuance [98310 - 98318] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98318. If the proposition submitted at a special bond election fails to receive the requisite number of votes, the board shall not within six months after the election hold another special election for the submission of a proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness substantially the same as the proposition voted upon at the prior election unless a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least 15 percent of the total vote cast at the last general statewide election is filed with the board, requesting that the proposition, or a proposition substantially the same, be submitted at an election to be called for that purpose. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98330. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Bonds under this chapter must mature serially, with the board fixing the maturity amounts, and payments must start within 10 years and finish within 50 years of the bond date.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98330. Bonds authorized by this chapter shall mature serially in amounts to be fixed by the board; except that payment shall begin not later than 10 years from the date thereof and shall be completed in not more than 50 years from that date. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98331. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may split authorized bonds into multiple series and set different issuance and maturity dates, but each series must mature on a serial schedule within the statutory time limits.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98331. The board may divide any issue of bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter into two or more series, and may fix different dates of issuance and different maturity dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of each series shall mature serially in amounts to be fixed by the board, and the board shall fix a date not more than 10 years from the date of issuance of each series for the earliest maturity of such series and shall fix a date not more than 50 years from the date of issuance of each series for the final maturity of such series. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98332. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
A district may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates, or receipts before bonds are actually issued or delivered, and the board may prescribe their form.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98332. Pending the actual issuance or delivery of bonds, a district may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates, or receipts, of any denomination whatsoever, with or without coupon, and in such form as may be prescribed by the board, to be exchanged for definite bonds when ready for delivery. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98333. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board sets bond denominations, but no bond may be issued in a denomination below $1,000.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98333. The bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the board determines, except that no bonds shall be issued of a denomination less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and shall be payable on the day and at the place or places fixed in the bond, and with interest at the rate specified therein, payable semiannually. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98334. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may set bonds for call and redemption before sale, subject to price limits and a published notice requirement.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98334. The board may at any time prior to the issuance and sale of any bonds provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity at not exceeding the par value and accrued interest plus a premium of not exceeding 5 percent upon the principal amount of the bonds, in which event the call price of such redemption shall be set forth on the face of the bond. Notice of such redemption shall be published. If there is no newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district, then the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published within the district, then the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published within the county, or any part thereof is situated. The first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the redemption. After the date fixed for such redemption interest on the bonds thereafter shall cease. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98335. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Transit district bonds must be signed by the chairman or an authorized officer, the treasurer, and countersigned by the auditor; bond coupons must be numbered consecutively and signed by the treasurer.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Form and Content [98330 - 98335] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98335. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board or by such officer of the district as the board shall by resolution authorize and designate for that purpose. They shall also be signed by the treasurer, and be countersigned by the auditor. The coupons of the bonds shall be numbered consecutively and be signed by the treasurer. All signatures and countersignatures on the bonds, except one of the signatures or countersignatures on the bonds, may be printed, lithographed or engraved. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, the signature or countersignature is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98340. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may issue and sell bonds, but not below par value, and must give sealed-bid notice before selling them.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98340. The bonds may be issued and sold for not less than their par value, but otherwise as the board determines. Before selling any bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as the board may prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received, or if the board determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to the price or responsibility of the bidders, the board may reject all bids received, if any, and either again give notice inviting bids or sell the bonds at private sale. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98341. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Premiums and accrued interest from bond sales must go into the fund for paying bond principal and interest, and the rest of the bond proceeds must be credited to the proper fund and used only for the bond-approved purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98341. All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale of bonds shall be placed in the fund to be used for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds. The remainder of the proceeds of the bonds shall be placed in the district treasury to the credit of the proper fund, and shall be used exclusively for the objects or purposes for which the bonds were voted; provided that when such objects and purposes have been accomplished any moneys remaining shall be transferred to the fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds shall have been paid, any balance of money then remaining shall be transferred to the general fund of the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98342. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may include enough money in the bond estimate to pay bond interest during acquisition, construction, or completion, instead of immediately levying a tax, but only for up to five years.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Issue and Sale [98340 - 98342] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98342. In lieu of the immediate levy of a tax to pay the interest or any part thereof on any bonded indebtedness incurred in accordance with this part the board may, in the estimate of the amount of money necessary to be raised by the bonds, include a sum sufficient to pay interest on all of the bonds or part thereof during the period of acquisition, construction, or completion, but for no period in excess of five years. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98350. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may refund bonded indebtedness and issue refunding bonds if it determines by two-thirds vote that doing so would benefit the district.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98350. Whenever the board by resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of all its members determines that the refunding of the whole or any portion of the bonded indebtedness will be of advantage to the district, the board may refund the bonded indebtedness or any portion thereof and issue refunding bonds of the district therefor. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98351. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Refunding bonds are not treated as creating or increasing indebtedness, voter approval is not required, and the board may authorize call and redemption of bonds before maturity in the refunding ordinance.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98351. The issuance of refunding bonds shall not be construed as the incurring or increase of an indebtedness within the meaning of this act, and the approval of the voters is not required for the issuance of refunding bonds. The board may provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98352. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Except as otherwise provided, this chapter substantially governs refunding bond matters.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98352. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of refunding bonds, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the form, execution, issuance, maturity, redemption, refunding, validation, the payment of interest from bond funds, and the status of the bonds as investments. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98353. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Refunding bonds must have interest no higher than the refunded bonds, and repayment must start within one year and finish within 40 years.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98353. Refunding bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding the interest rate on the refunded bonds, but payment of the refunding bonds shall begin not later than one year from the date thereof and be completed in not more than 40 years from that date. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98354. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Refunding bond sale proceeds must be used only to buy, retire, or pay off the related bonded debt, subject to the stated price limits.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98354. The proceeds of the sale of refunding bonds shall be applied only to the purchase, or retirement at not more than par and accrued interest, or the call price, of the bonded indebtedness for which the refunding bonds were issued. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98355. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may exchange refunding bonds for the bonds being refunded, but only at not less than par plus accrued interest.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98355. In lieu of selling refunding bonds and using the proceeds to purchase or retire the bonds to be refunded, the board may exchange refunding bonds at not less than par and accrued interest for the bonds so refunded. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98356. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
When outstanding bonds are refunded, they must be surrendered to the district treasurer, who must cancel them in a specified way.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Refunding [98350 - 98356] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98356. Wherever outstanding bonds are refunded they shall be surrendered to the treasurer of the district, who shall cancel them by endorsing on their face the manner in which the refunding was effected, whether by exchange or purchase, and the amount for which so purchased, (if any) and by perforating through each bond and each coupon attached thereto the word “canceled” together with the date of cancellation. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98360. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Status as Investments [98360 - 98361] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
District bonds, including refunding bonds, are legal investments for specified trust, insurance, banking, school, and sinking funds.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Status as Investments [98360 - 98361] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98360. All bonds including refunding bonds issued by a district are legal investments for all trust funds and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies, and for the State School Fund and for all sinking funds under the control of the State Treasurer. Whenever any money or funds may be invested in or loaned upon the security of the bonds of the district; and whenever bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, or school districts by law may be used as security for the faithful performance or execution of any court or private trust or of any other act, bonds of the district may be used. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98361. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Status as Investments [98360 - 98361] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The district’s bonds may be used by other municipalities, and by state or national banks in the state as security for certain public fund deposits.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Status as Investments [98360 - 98361] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98361. All bonds of the district, to the same extent as bonds of any other municipality, are legal for use by any other municipality, are legal for use by any state or national bank or banks in the state as security for the deposit of funds of the state or of any county, city and county, city, municipality or other public or municipal corporation within the state. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98370. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Validation [98370- 98370.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
An action to determine the validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought under the cited civil procedure chapter.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Validation [98370- 98370.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98370. An action to determine validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98380. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Revenue Bonds [98380 - 98381] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The district may issue revenue bonds as an alternative way to raise funds.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Revenue Bonds [98380 - 98381] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98380. As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98381. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Revenue Bonds [98380 - 98381] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The district may issue revenue bonds and use bond procedures authorized by this part; the directors can decide whether proceedings run simultaneously or in the alternative.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Bonds [98310 - 98381] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## ARTICLE 7. Revenue Bonds [98380 - 98381] ( Article 7 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98381. The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include transit facilities and any and all parts thereof and all additions, extensions and improvements thereto and all other facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by a district or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for the acquisition, construction and completion of any one of such facilities. Nothing in this article shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the facilities or works authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or in the alternative, as the directors may determine. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98390. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Territory may be annexed to the district, and it does not have to be contiguous with the current district.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98390. Territory may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter. Territory to be annexed need not be contiguous to the present district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98391. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
If the board finds that additional territory would benefit from annexation, it must pass a resolution, and the annexation must receive approval from the local agency formation commission before the board’s hearing.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98391. Whenever the board finds and determines that additional territory will be benefited by annexation to the district, it shall pass a resolution to that effect. Approval of the local agency formation commission shall be required for such annexation, and shall be obtained before the board holds its hearing. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98392. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must pass the annexation resolution by a two-thirds vote, and the resolution must describe the territory, name the annexation, state the benefit to the area, and set the hearing time and place for objections.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98392. The resolution shall be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board and shall: (a) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed. (b) Designate the proposed annexation by an appropriate name. (c) Declare that the area to be annexed to the district will be benefited by such annexation. (d) Name the time and place for the hearing of objections by any person interested in the proposed annexation. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98393. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The resolution and the board members’ names, including those voting for and against it, must be published in a newspaper tied to the territory proposed for annexation, or in a general-circulation newspaper there if no local paper exists.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98393. The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board, voting for and against it shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed, or if there is no such paper, then in some newspaper of general circulation, circulated in such territory. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98394. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must hear and consider objections to a proposed annexation, and if a two-thirds board vote finds the territory will benefit, it must then fix the annexation boundaries.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98394. On the day fixed for hearing or any day to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall hear and consider any objections presented to the annexation of the territory. After the hearing of objections, if it shall be determined by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the board that the territory proposed to be annexed will be benefited by such annexation, the board shall proceed to fix and determine the boundaries of the territory to be annexed to the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98395. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must order annexation after making the necessary boundary changes and passing a two-thirds resolution.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98395. After making all necessary and proper changes in the boundaries, by a resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members, the board shall order the annexation of the territory so described. The resolution together with the names of the members of the board voting for and against the same shall be spread upon the minutes of the board. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98396. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
When territory is annexed to the district, it becomes part of the district and takes on the district’s liabilities and benefits.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Annexation [98390 - 98396] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98396. Whenever any territory is annexed to the district it shall thereupon become a part of the district subject to all the liabilities and entitled to all the benefits of the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98397. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Territory in the district may be excluded if a petition is filed with the board of supervisors and signed by at least 10% of the registered voters in the area.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98397. Territory within the district may be excluded from the district in the manner provided in this chapter. Proceedings for the exclusion of such territory may be initiated by the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters in the territory proposed to be excluded. The petition shall: (a) Describe the boundaries of the territory to be excluded. (b) Declare that the area to be excluded from the district is not benefited by remaining in the district. (c) Request exclusion of the territory. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98398. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
After a petition is filed, the board of supervisors must check whether it has enough voter signatures and, if it does, refer the matter to the local agency formation commission for a hearing.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98398. After the petition is filed with the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall determine whether the petition is signed by a sufficient number of voters and if the petition is sufficient, the board of supervisors shall refer the question to the local agency formation commission, which shall hold a hearing on the question. The notice shall contain the following: (a) That a petition for exclusion has been filed with the board of supervisors. (b) That a public hearing will be held upon the said petition and the proposed exclusion by the local agency formation commission, stating the time and place of such public hearing. (c) That any interested person may appear and be heard at said public hearing. (d) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be excluded. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98399. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The commission must hear interested persons and objections, and if it finds the territory should be excluded, it must recommend exclusion to the board of supervisors.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Exclusion [98397 - 98399] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98399. On the day fixed for the hearing, or any day to which the hearing may be adjourned, the local agency formation commission shall hear persons interested, and shall hear and consider any objections to the proposed exclusion. After the hearing, if it should be determined by a majority of all of the members on the local agency formation commission that the territory proposed to be excluded will not be benefited by remaining in the district, the commission shall recommend to the board of supervisors that the said territory be excluded. The exclusion shall be effective immediately upon resolution by the board of supervisors, provided, however, that the excluded territory shall not be relieved by such exclusion from liability for taxation for the payment of any bonded indebtedness existing at the time of the exclusion. Notice of the exclusion shall be given pursuant to Government Code Sections 54900 et seq. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 984. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
Core transport agents that must register must pay a $100 registration fee, and the commission may adjust the fee to cover program costs.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 984. In order to carry out essential elements of a sustainable and effective consumer protection program in connection with core transport agents offering gas service to core gas customers as intended by the Legislature in this chapter, the following shall apply: (a) A registration fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be collected from a core transport agent required to register under this chapter and the fee proceeds shall be deposited in the Public Utilities Reimbursement Account established under Section 402. The commission may adjust the fee as necessary to recover the cost of administering the program. (b) The commission shall annually determine the costs of administering the registration program and other facets of consumer protection directly related to the core transport service transactions of core transport agents, including the cost for the duties imposed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 984.5. The commission shall only collect those costs not already being collected elsewhere. Registrants who fail to submit to the commission required fees or information upon which fees are calculated within 30 days of billing shall be subject to a 15-percent penalty. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 984.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
The commission must keep and publish core transport service information, and certain registered entities must file service-plan terms with it.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 984.5. (a) The commission shall compile and regularly update the following information: names and contact numbers of a registered core transport agent, information to assist consumers in making service choices, and the number of customer complaints against specific providers in relation to the number of customers served by those providers and the disposition of those complaints. To facilitate this function, registered entities shall file with the commission information describing the terms and conditions of any standard service plan made available to core gas customers. The commission shall adopt a standard format for this filing. The commission shall maintain and make generally available a list of entities offering core transport services operating in California. This list shall include all registered core transport agents and those agents not required to be registered that request the commission to be included on the list. The commission shall, upon request, make this information available at no charge. Notwithstanding any other law, public agencies that are registered entities shall be required to disclose their terms and conditions of service contracts only to the same extent that other registered entities would be required to disclose the same or similar service contracts. (b) The commission shall issue public alerts about companies attempting to provide core transport service in the state in an unauthorized or fraudulent manner as described in subdivision (b) of Section 983.5. (c) The commission shall compile and post on its Internet Web site easily understandable informational guides or other tools to help core gas customers understand core transport service options. In implementing these provisions, the commission shall pay special attention to ensuring that customers, especially those with limited-English-speaking ability or other disadvantages when dealing with marketers, receive correct, reliable, and easily understood information to help them make informed choices. The commission shall not make specific recommendations, rank the relative attractiveness of specific service offerings of registered providers of core transport services, or provide customer-specific assistance in the evaluation of core transport agents. (d) The Public Advocate’s Office of the Public Utilities Commission shall analyze customers’ complaints submitted to the gas corporation and to the commission and the disposition of those complaints to determine if the changes in the consumer protection rules are necessary to better protect the participants in the core transportation program, and make recommendations to the commission regarding those rule changes. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 45. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.) - 98400. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board may call an election on whether the district should be dissolved, and must call one if a qualifying petition is filed.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98400. The board may call an election any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district will be dissolved. Upon the filing with the clerk of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call such an election. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98401. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The district’s dissolution election must be held on the next established election date at least 74 days after the petition is filed.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98401. The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.) - 98402. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Notice of a dissolution election must be published, and the election must be held on the next established election date that is at least 74 days after the first publication.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98402. Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the first publication of the notice. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.) - 98403. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
Ballots for the election must include the required general election instructions and also ask whether the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District should be dissolved, with YES and NO options.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98403. The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and in addition the following: Shall the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District be dissolved? YES NO (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98404. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must canvass the vote and, if a majority favors dissolution, dissolve the district by resolution.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98404. The board shall canvass the vote. If a majority of the votes favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98405. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board must file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and with the county recorder for record.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98405. The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98406. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
When the district is dissolved, its property interests must be divided among the cities in the district and the county based on assessed valuation ratios.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98406. Upon dissolution the right, title and interest to property owned or controlled by the district shall be divided among the cities within the district and the county according to the ratio which the assessed valuation of taxable property of each city within the district and the unincorporated area within the district bears to the total assessed valuation of taxable property within the district. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 98407. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. )
The board of supervisors becomes the governing body of the dissolved district and may levy taxes, assessments, and other necessary acts to wind up district affairs and pay outstanding debts.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 10. SANTA CRUZ METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DISTRICT [98000 - 98407] ( Part 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Dissolution [98400 - 98407] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978. ) ## 98407. The board of supervisors is, ex officio, the governing body of the dissolved district. It may levy taxes and assessments and perform other acts necessary to wind up the district affairs and to raise money for the payment of outstanding indebtedness. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 978.) - 985. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
This section requires gas-service providers and related public bodies to follow minimum consumer-protection standards, including confidentiality, disconnection rules, notices, billing detail, meter testing access, and limits on deposits.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 985. Rules that implement the following minimum standards shall be adopted by the commission for core transport agents offering gas services to core gas customers and the governing body of a public agency offering gas services to core gas customers within its jurisdiction: (a) Confidentiality. Customer information shall be confidential unless the customer consents in writing. This shall encompass confidentiality of customer-specific billing, credit, or usage information. This requirement shall not extend to disclosure of generic information regarding the usage, load shape, or other general characteristics of a group or rate classification, unless the release of that information would reveal customer-specific information because of the size of the group, rate classification, or nature of the information. (b) Physical disconnects and reconnects. Only a gas corporation, or a publicly owned gas utility, that provides physical delivery service to the affected customer shall have the authority to physically disconnect or reconnect a customer from the transmission or distribution grid. Physical disconnection by gas corporations subject to the commission’s jurisdiction shall occur only in accordance with protocols established by the commission. Physical disconnection by publicly owned gas utilities shall occur only in accordance with protocols established by the governing board of the local publicly owned gas utility. (c) Change in providers. Upon adequate notice supplied by a core transport agent to the gas corporation or local publicly owned gas utility providing physical delivery service, customers who are eligible for core transport service may change their energy supplier. Energy suppliers may charge for this change, provided that any fee or penalty charged by the supplier associated with early termination of service, shall be disclosed in that contract or applicable tariff. (d) Written notices. Notices describing the terms and conditions of service as described in Section 986, service agreements, notices of late payment, notices of discontinuance of service, and disconnection notices addressed to core gas customers shall be easily understandable and shall be provided in the language in which the core transport agent offered the services. (e) Billing. All bills shall have a standard bill format, as determined by the commission or the governing body, and shall contain sufficient detail for the customer to recalculate the bill for accuracy. Any late fees shall be separately stated. A core transport agent shall provide on all customer bills a telephone number by which customers may contact the core transport agent to report and resolve billing inquiries and complaints. A core transport agent contacted by a customer regarding a billing dispute shall advise the customer at the time of the initial contact that the customer may file a complaint with the commission if the customer’s dispute is not satisfactorily resolved by the core transport agent. (f) Meter integrity. A gas customer shall have a reasonable opportunity to have his or her meter tested to ensure the reasonable accuracy of the meter. The commission or governing body shall determine who is responsible for the cost of that testing. (g) Customer deposits. Core transport agents may require customer deposits before commencing service, but in no event shall the deposit be more than the estimated bill for the customer for a three-month period. (h) Additional protections. The commission or the governing body may adopt additional core gas consumer protection standards that are in the public interest. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 986. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
A core transport agent offering gas service must give a written notice to the customer before service starts, with required price and service disclosures. The commission must set disclosure rules, and consumers have rights to rescind in some cases and to request written reasons if service is denied.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 986. (a) Except for a gas corporation, or a local publicly owned gas utility offering gas service to core gas customers within its service territory, a core transport agent offering gas service to core gas customers shall, prior to the commencement of service, provide the potential customer with a written notice of the service describing the price, terms, and conditions of the service. The notices shall include all of the following: (1) A clear description of the price, terms, and conditions of service, including all of the following: (A) The price of gas expressed in a format that makes it possible for core gas customers to compare and select among similar products and services on a standard basis. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this subdivision. The commission shall require disclosure of the total price of gas on a cents-per-therm basis, including the costs of all gas services and charges regulated by the commission. The commission shall also require estimates of the total monthly bill for the gas service at varying consumption levels, including the costs of all gas services and charges regulated by the commission. In determining these rules, the commission may consider alternatives to the cents-per-therm disclosure if other information would provide the customer with sufficient information to compare among alternatives on a standard basis. (B) Separate disclosure of all recurring and nonrecurring charges associated with the sale of gas. (C) If services other than gas are offered, an itemization of the services and the charge or charges associated with each. (2) A description of the potential customer’s right to rescind the contract without fee or penalty as described in Section 989.1. (3) An explanation of the customer’s financial obligations, as well as the procedures regarding past due payments, discontinuance of service, billing disputes, and service complaints. (4) The core transport agent’s registration number, if applicable. (5) The right to change service providers upon written notice, including disclosure of any fees or penalties assessed by the supplier for early termination of a contract. (6) A description of the availability of low-income assistance programs for qualified customers and how customers can apply for these programs. (b) The commission may assist core transport agents in developing the notice. The commission may suggest inclusion of additional information it deems necessary for the consumer protection purposes of this section. On at least a semiannual basis, a core transport agent shall provide the commission with a copy of the form of notice included in its standard service plans made available to core gas customers as described in subdivision (a) of Section 984.5. (c) Any core transport agent offering gas services who declines to provide those services to a consumer shall, upon request of the consumer, disclose to that consumer the reason for the denial in writing within 30 days. At the time service is denied, the core transport agent shall disclose to the consumer his or her right to make this request. Consumers shall have at least 30 days from the date service is denied to make the request. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 987. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
The commission must keep a do-not-solicit list for core gas customers and update it at least quarterly.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 987. (a) The commission shall maintain a list of core gas customers who do not wish to be solicited by telephone, by a gas corporation, marketer, broker, or aggregator for gas service, to subscribe to or change their core transport agent. The commission shall not assess a charge for inclusion of a customer on the list. The list shall be updated periodically, but no less than quarterly. (b) The list shall include sufficient information for gas corporations, marketers, brokers, or aggregators of gas service to identify customers who do not wish to be solicited, including a customer’s address and telephone number. The list shall be made accessible electronically from the commission to any party regulated as a gas corporation or registered with the commission as an electric marketer, broker, or aggregator of gas service. (c) A gas corporation, marketer, broker, or aggregator of gas service shall not solicit, by telephone, any customer on the list prepared pursuant to subdivision (a). Any gas corporation, marketer, broker, or aggregator of gas service, or the representative of a gas corporation, marketer, broker, or aggregator of gas service, who solicits any customer on the list prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) more than once shall be liable to the customer for twenty-five dollars ($25) for each contact in violation of this subdivision. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 153. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.) - 988. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
Requirements placed on a core transport agent do not apply to gas services provided by a local publicly owned gas utility to customers in that utility’s jurisdiction or service territory.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 988. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, requirements placed on a core transport agent shall not apply to gas services provided by a local publicly owned gas utility to customers within the jurisdiction or service territory of that local publicly owned gas utility. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 989. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
The commission may use unclaimed refunds and accrued interest to fund additional consumer protection efforts.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 989. Unclaimed refunds ordered by the commission, and any accrued interest, may be used by the commission to fund additional consumer protection efforts. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 989.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
Core gas customers may cancel a gas service contract until midnight of the third business day after signing, by giving written notice to the seller.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 989.1. (a) In addition to any other right to revoke an offer, core gas customers of gas service, have the right to cancel a contract for gas service until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase. (b) Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address specified in the agreement or offer. (c) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid. (d) Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take the particular form as provided with the contract or offer to purchase and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the contract. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 989.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. )
A consumer harmed by a violation of this chapter by a core transport agent may recover damages, fees, costs, exemplary damages in some cases, and equitable relief.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201 - 3299.100] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201 - 2120] ( Part 1 enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764. ) ## CHAPTER 4.7. Core Transport Agent [980 - 989.5] ( Chapter 4.7 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. ) ## 989.5. (a) A consumer damaged by a violation of this chapter by a core transport agent is entitled to recover all of the following: (1) Actual damages. (2) The consumer’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs. (3) Exemplary damages, in the amount the court deems proper, for intentional or willful violations. (4) Equitable relief as the court deems proper. (b) The rights, remedies, and penalties established by this chapter are in addition to the rights, remedies, or penalties established under any other law. (c) This chapter does not abrogate any authority of the Attorney General to enforce existing law. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 604, Sec. 4. (SB 656) Effective January 1, 2014.) - 99150. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district must consult with the city or county, and consider their recommendations, when locating certain transit facilities. The city or county should also consider whether the proposed location fits the circulation element of its general plan.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99150. In locating its bus stops, park and ride service facilities, and special service terminal points and stations, a transit district shall consult with, and consider the recommendations of, the city if such transit facilities are to be located therein, or the county if such transit facilities are to be located in the unincorporated area thereof, on the proposed locations. The city or county, as the case may be, in making its recommendations to the transit district on the proposed location of any such transit facilities, shall consider whether the proposed location is consistent with the circulation element of its general plan. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501.) - 99151. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Eligible transit districts may buy passenger tickets in bulk for resale below cost, and the district’s governing body must set the resale price.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99151. Any transit district whose area is served by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company line from the City of San Jose to the City and County of San Francisco may make a bulk purchase of passenger tickets for that line from the company, or from the Greyhound Bus Lines for transportation services within the area, or from both, for resale at less than the cost to the transit district to residents of the transit district. The governing body of the transit district shall determine the resale price of tickets purchased by it. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 768.) - 99152. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Public transit guideways planned, acquired, or constructed on or after January 1, 1979 are subject to Public Utilities Commission safety regulations, inspection, and oversight requirements.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99152. Any public transit guideway planned, acquired, or constructed, on or after January 1, 1979, is subject to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission relating to safety appliances and procedures. The commission shall inspect all work done on those guideways and may make further additions or changes necessary for the purpose of safety to employees and the general public. The commission shall develop an oversight program employing safety planning criteria, guidelines, safety standards, and safety procedures to be met by operators in the design, construction, and operation of those guideways. Existing industry standards shall be used where applicable. The commission shall enforce the provisions of this section. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 483, Sec. 1.) - 99153. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district or operator may set uniform bidder-rating standards and may restrict railroad rolling stock contracts to qualified bidders, but must qualify at least two bidders.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99153. Any transit district or operator may adopt uniform standards to rate bidders, on the basis of questionnaires and required statements, with respect to contracts for railroad rolling stock upon which each bidder is qualified to bid. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the district or operator may limit bidding and award of contracts for railroad rolling stock to the bidders the district or operator has determined are qualified to bid. However, the district or operator shall qualify at least two persons or entities for bidding on the contracts. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 177, Sec. 1.) - 99153.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A public entity that owns diesel-powered on-track equipment generally may not sell, donate, or transfer it for continued use after decommissioning, unless the listed conditions are met.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99153.5. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Continued use” means the continued operation of the diesel engine from the diesel-powered on-track equipment as an internal combustion engine to provide power for on-track equipment or any other purpose. (2) “Decommission” means to permanently cease the service of on-track equipment when the public entity owning that on-track equipment replaces it with lower emission on-track equipment. (3) “Diesel-powered on-track equipment” means any locomotive or any other car, rolling stock, equipment, or other device that is operated on stationary rails and has a diesel engine. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a public entity that owns diesel-powered on-track equipment shall not sell, donate, or otherwise transfer ownership of that diesel-powered on-track equipment for continued use after the public entity decommissions the diesel-powered on-track equipment. (c) A public entity may engage in a transaction otherwise prohibited by subdivision (b) if both of the following criteria are satisfied: (1) The diesel-powered on-track equipment meets any of the following conditions: (A) The equipment is deemed to be in Tier 2, Tier 3, or Tier 4, as designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (B) The equipment produces emissions equivalent to any equipment within any of the tiers described in subparagraph (A). (C) The diesel engine is removed from the equipment. (2) The public entity authorizes the transaction in a public hearing. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 735, Sec. 2. (SB 30) Effective January 1, 2026.) - 99154. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district or operator may require prospective bidders to answer a standard questionnaire and financial statement, and the bidder must verify the completed forms under oath.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99154. Any transit district or operator may require from prospective bidders for any contract answers to questions contained in a standard questionnaire and financial statement, including a complete statement of the prospective bidder’s financial ability and experience in performing public contracts. When completed, the questionnaire and financial statement shall be verified under oath by the bidder in the manner in which pleadings are verified in civil actions. The questionnaires and financial statements are not public records and shall not be open to public inspection. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 177, Sec. 2.) - 99155. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Transit operators that offer reduced fares must accept specified identification cards and, in some cases, offer reduced fares to disabled persons at the senior-citizen rate; certain operators may not require service-area residency.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155. (a) Each transit operator, whether publicly or privately funded all or in part, nonprofit or for profit, which offers reduced fares to senior citizens shall honor the federal Medicare identification card as sufficient identification to receive reduced fares. A transit operator which offers reduced fares to those senior citizens who are less than 65 years old shall also honor the senior citizen identification card issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13000 of the Vehicle Code. (b) Each transit operator, whether publicly or privately funded, in whole or in part, nonprofit or for profit, which offers reduced fares pursuant to subdivision (a) shall also offer reduced fares to disabled persons, as defined by Section 99206.5, disabled persons, as defined by Section 295.5 of the Vehicle Code, and disabled veterans, as defined by Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code, at the same rate established for senior citizens. A transit operator shall honor the disabled person or disabled veteran placard identification card issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code. (c) Every transit operator that offers reduced fares to disabled persons shall honor any current identification card that is valid for the type of transportation service or discount requested and that has been issued to an individual with a disability by another transit operator. (d) This section also applies to any dial-a-ride, paratransit, or nonfixed route operator which serves the disabled, but does not apply to a private nonprofit entity which serves the disabled or elderly. (e) Nothing in this section prohibits a transit operator from issuing its own identification card, except that no such card shall be required to be presented in addition to either a federal Medicare card or a card issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code. (f) A transit operator, as defined in subdivision (b), which receives funds pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200)), shall not require that a person requesting transportation be a resident of that transit operator’s service area. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 4. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99155.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Local transit providers and county welfare departments must coordinate on transit funding for aid recipients, and local transit providers must prioritize certain transit uses depending on whether public transit service is available.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155.1. (a) There shall be close coordination between local transit providers and county welfare departments in order to ensure that transportation moneys available for purposes of assisting recipients of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code are expended efficiently for the benefit of that population. (1) In areas where public transit service is available, local transit providers shall give priority, in the use of funds allocated under the CalWORKs program and made available by the county, to the enhancement of public transportation services for welfare-to-work purposes. (2) In areas where public transit services are unavailable, local transit providers shall give priority, in the use of funds allocated under the CalWORKs program and made available by the county, to the enhancement of transportation alternatives, such as, but not limited to, subsidies or vouchers, van pools, and contract paratransit operations, in order to promote welfare-to-work purposes. (b) In areas where public transit service is available, local transit providers shall consider giving priority in the use of transit funds to the enhancement of public transportation services for welfare-to-work purposes. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.) - 99155.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
If Sacramento Regional Transit District cuts senior fares below the disabled-person/disabled-veteran rate, it must report to the Legislature and may not raise those disabled fares; it is also exempt from matching senior reduced fares for disabled riders at the same rate.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155.2. (a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 99155, if the Sacramento Regional Transit District offers reduced fares to senior citizens, it shall not be required to also offer reduced fares to disabled persons or disabled veterans at the same rate established for senior citizens. (2) A reduced fare offered to senior citizens that is not also offered to disabled persons and disabled veterans pursuant to this subdivision shall not be valid beyond the date specified in subdivision (e). (3) If the Sacramento Regional Transit District reduces fares for senior citizens below the rate for disabled persons or disabled veterans, the district shall not increase fares for disabled persons or disabled veterans. (b) If the Sacramento Regional Transit District reduces fares for senior citizens below the rate for disabled persons or disabled veterans, the district shall submit a report to the Legislature that includes all of the following information: (1) The number of people per month who purchase a fare or monthly pass, at a reduced fare that is offered to senior citizens, disabled persons, or disabled veterans, for the year before the implementation of the new rate. (2) The farebox revenue recovered from the fares and monthly passes described in paragraph (1). (3) The rate change for fares offered to senior citizens, disabled persons, and disabled veterans. (4) The number of people affected by the rate change each month. (5) The cost of a reduced fare for senior citizens, disabled persons, or disabled veterans, before and after the implementation of the reduced fare rate for senior citizens. (6) A description of any service changes made on or after January 1, 2025. (7) The amount of farebox revenue collected after January 1, 2025. (c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Disabled person” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 99206.5 and in Section 295.5 of the Vehicle Code. (2) “Disabled veteran” shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code. (3) “Service changes” include, but are not limited to, any of the following: (A) A change made to routes, including the addition or removal of service on a route. (B) A change to the frequency of service on a route. (C) A delay in a project that is intended to improve customer service, including implementation of real-time General Transit Feed Specification. (D) A change, unrelated to retirements, in staffing levels, including security. (d) The report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted on or before January 1, 2026, and shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 111, Sec. 3. (AB 2634) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.) - 99155.3. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Transit operators must create a streamlined paratransit recertification process for eligible persons by January 1, 2027, and generally use that process for eligible persons starting June 1, 2027.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155.3. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Eligible persons” means persons who receive, or who are eligible to receive, paratransit services based on a disability and whose disability cannot reasonably be expected to improve over time, as determined by the person’s qualified licensed medical professional, and whose ability to access the fixed route system cannot reasonably be expected to improve over time, as determined by the transit operator. (2) “Recertification process” means the process by which a transit operator may require persons who have previously been determined eligible for the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) complementary paratransit service to have their eligibility reviewed again. (3) “Transit operator” means a transit district, municipal operator, county transportation commission, transportation authority, joint powers authority, or other public transit operator that provides, or contracts for the provision of, paratransit service for individuals with disabilities and that receives public funding pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200)). (b) (1) On or before January 1, 2027, a transit operator shall establish a streamlined recertification process for eligible persons. (2) The streamlined recertification process established by a transit operator pursuant to paragraph (1) shall use a telephone interview, mail-in form, teleconference, or online survey and collect for the purposes of verification only the following information: (A) Physical address. (B) Mailing address, if different from physical address. (C) Emergency contact. (D) Telephone number. (E) Updated mobility devices. (F) Status of disability, with identification of any worsening of the person’s disability, any additional disability, any changes to the person’s functional abilities, and any changes to the person’s use of an assistive device. (G) First and last name. (H) Date of birth. (3) A transit operator may also request, as part of the streamlined recertification process, an updated photo of the eligible person if the transit operator requires a photo for its initial eligibility determination. (4) (A) A transit operator shall require eligible persons to complete the streamlined recertification process established pursuant to this subdivision once every five years. (B) An eligible person may request recertification at any time and shall complete the recertification every five years thereafter. (c) On and after June 1, 2027, a transit operator shall only use the streamlined recertification process described in subdivision (b) for eligible persons unless one of the following conditions applies: (1) There is a review to broaden the person’s eligibility for paratransit services based on either the person’s disability worsening or the person having an additional disability. (2) The person is temporarily eligible for paratransit services. (3) The transit operator has implemented service changes or improvements that may impact the person’s eligibility for paratransit services. (4) The eligible person has moved to a new physical address and the change of physical address is reasonably expected to modify their eligibility for paratransit services. (d) This section does not prohibit a transit operator from establishing and using a different recertification process for persons who do not meet the definition of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). (e) This section shall not prevent a transit operator from contracting the eligibility recertification process for paratransit services, so long as the final decision regarding an eligible person’s eligibility to be recertified for paratransit services is made by the transit operator. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. (AB 1250) Effective January 1, 2026.) - 99155.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Transit operators that provide or contract for dial-a-ride or paratransit for people with disabilities, and receive the specified public funding, must serve eligible riders without considering vehicle ownership or whether they live in the service area. They must also honor valid identification cards from other transit operators.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155.5. (a) The Legislature intends that dial-a-ride and paratransit services be accessible to disabled persons, as defined in Section 99206.5. It is intended that transportation service be provided for employment, education, medical, and personal reasons. Transportation for individuals with disabilities is a necessity, and allows these persons to fully participate in our society. The Legislature finds and declares that the term “paratransit,” as used in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336), refers to transportation services with specific criteria of quality and quantity, and which are required to be made available to limited classes of persons based on eligibility categories; this is often referred to as “ADA paratransit” or “complementary paratransit.” The Legislature finds and declares that the terms “paratransit” and “dial-a-ride,” as used in the laws of this state, apply to a broader range of transportation services and that not all individuals with disabilities under the laws of this state are eligible for “ADA paratransit” under the federal law. (b) Each transit operator, for profit or nonprofit, which provides, or contracts for the provision of, dial-a-ride or paratransit service for individuals with disabilities and which receives public funding pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200)) for that service shall provide the service without regard to either of the following: (1) Whether the person is a member of a household which owns a motor vehicle. (2) Whether the place of residence of the person who requests transportation service is within the service area of the provider. To the extent that they are eligible for the specified service requested, all persons requesting transportation service in the service area of the provider shall be provided service on the same terms and at the same price that service is provided to other persons residing within the service area of the provider. (c) Subdivision (b) does not preclude a provider from offering a subscription service, and does not require a reduction in the amount the provider charges other public or private agencies. (d) Except as required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336) and federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto or by higher standards prescribed by the laws of this state, nothing in this section requires any transit operator which provides service to individuals with disabilities in a manner consistent with subdivision (b) to make those services available outside the operator’s established operating service area, or requires the operator to make the presentation of identification a condition to using the service. (e) A transit operator shall honor any current identification card which is valid for the type of transportation service or discount requested and which has been issued to an individual with disabilities by another transit operator. (f) Any person who believes an operator has violated Section 99155 or 99155.5 may file a report of the alleged violation with the transportation planning agency or county transportation commission. Any individual with disabilities may request the Attorney General to resolve any dispute as to compliance with Section 99155 or this section. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 5. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99155.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
The Transportation Agency must assess certain transit operators’ procedures for serving qualifying visiting riders with disabilities, publish the assessment online by July 1, 2021, and then adopt guidelines for a statewide program.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99155.6. (a) The Transportation Agency, in consultation with public transit operators, shall conduct an assessment of the procedures public transit operators use to provide dial-a-ride and paratransit services to individuals with disabilities who are visiting their service territories and are certified to use another in-state public transit operator’s similar dial-a-ride and paratransit services, to the extent available. The assessment shall include, but not be limited to, timelines and methods for qualifying individuals to submit certification documents, including by electronic submission, to transit operators. (b) On or before July 1, 2021, the Transportation Agency shall publish the assessment on its internet website. (c) After conducting and publishing the assessment, the Transportation Agency shall adopt guidelines for the development of a statewide program to enable individuals with disabilities who a public transit operator has certified to use its dial-a-ride and paratransit services to use another in-state public transit operator’s similar dial-a-ride and paratransit services, to the extent available. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 627, Sec. 1. (AB 1351) Effective January 1, 2020.) - 99156. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district may pay a board member only for board meeting attendance or for days spent on other district business. If a member does other district business, the member must first get board authorization for reimbursement or other compensation and must report expenditures to the board.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99156. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transit district may provide compensation to a member of the governing board of the district only for attendance at a meeting of the board or for each day the member is engaged in other district business within or without the district. A member who engages in district business other than attendance at board meetings shall first obtain authorization of the board for reimbursement of travel expenses or other compensation before engaging in that business and shall submit a report thereof to the board for all expenditures. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1160, Sec. 1.) - 99157. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district may not give certain board members or former board members insurance coverage that is better than the coverage offered to full-time active or retired district employees.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99157. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transit district may not provide any life, accident, or health insurance plan to any member or former member of the governing board of the district who first served as a member of the governing board after January 1, 1989, that exceeds the benefits provided to full-time active or retired district employees. The terms, conditions, or contributions applicable to any plan provided for employees shall also apply to any plan provided for those members of the governing board. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1160, Sec. 2.) - 99158. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district may not set up, pay into, or buy a pension/retirement benefits annuity for a governing board member who first served after January 1, 1989.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99158. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transit district may not establish or contribute to a pension or retirement benefits plan or purchase an annunity for any member of its governing board who first served as a member of the governing board after January 1, 1989. This section does not apply to a deferred compensation plan described in Section 53213 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1160, Sec. 3.) - 99159. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Retirement systems for covered transit-district employees must be maintained under a collective bargaining agreement and this section, and a retirement board must manage the system and its funds.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99159. (a) Any retirement system established or maintained pursuant to this division for employees of a transit district who are members of a unit appropriate for collective bargaining shall be maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and this section. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the retirement system and the funds of the system shall be managed and administered by a retirement board composed of equal representation of labor and management. Any deadlock among the members of the board with respect to that management and administration shall be resolved in the manner specified in Section 302 of the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 186(c)(5)). (c) The duties and responsibilities of the retirement board shall be executed in accordance with Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. (d) This section does not apply to any public transit district that has, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, provided membership for the district’s represented employees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, or a pension trust subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.) or any transit district where the membership of the governing board of the transit district is directly elected by the voters. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 845, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.) - 99160. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Public entities that plan or operate a rail transit system must provide parking facilities for passengers and promote private enterprise participation to develop those facilities.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99160. Any public entity which plans the development of, or which operates, a rail transit system, shall, with respect to any current or future rail transit system, (a) develop motor vehicle parking facilities to serve the system’s passengers at stations planned to be park and ride facilities, and (b) expand private enterprise participation in the development of air space and publicly owned assets to provide those parking facilities. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 579, Sec. 1.) - 99161. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Publicly owned transportation facility space may be leased for child care by competitive bid if the operator is licensed; state funds may not be provided unless religious-neutrality conditions are met.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99161. (a) Space at a publicly owned transportation facility may be leased by competitive bid, taking into consideration affordability and quality of care, to a child care operator who has obtained licensure as required by Section 1596.80 of the Health and Safety Code. Priority for child care services provided by the center shall be given to the children of public agency employees who work at the transportation facility and children of users of the transportation facility. (b) No state funds shall be provided to any child care operator pursuant to this section unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The child care facility is open to children without regard to any child’s religious beliefs or any other factor related to religion. (2) No religious instruction is included in the child care program. (3) The space in which the child care program is operated is not utilized in any manner to foster religion during the time it is used for child care. (c) The Legislature finds and declares that the use of publicly owned transportation facilities for the purpose of furnishing child care services for the benefit of persons using public transit is in the public interest and serves a public purpose. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 792, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.) - 99162. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Certain listed local agencies may study whether commuter or intercity rail service could be extended from Davis to Dixon.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, one or more local agencies listed in subdivision (i) of Section 99602 may undertake a study or a joint study concerning the feasibility of extending the commuter rail or intercity rail service described in subdivision (c) of Section 99622 beyond the City of Davis to the City of Dixon. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 314, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.) - 99163. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
If a transit operator upgrades or replaces a ticket vending machine at a public transit station to add video instructions, it must also add audio instructions for visually impaired users.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99163. On and after January 1, 2005, whenever a transit operator improves or replaces a ticket vending machine at a public transit station to include video instructions, the transit operator shall also equip the ticket vending machine with audio instructions that will enable visually impaired persons to follow the visual prompts. State funds made available to the operator through the State Transportation Assistance Program under Section 99312 shall be available for the purposes of this section. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 141, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.) - 99164. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Transit agencies installing new security systems must buy equipment that can store recorded images for at least one year, with listed exceptions. Transit system videotapes and recordings generally must be kept for one year, and the section says no duty is created to monitor live video continuously.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99164. (a) When installing new security systems, a transit agency operated by an operator as defined in Section 99210 shall only purchase and install equipment capable of storing recorded images for at least one year, unless all of the following conditions apply: (1) The transit agency has made a diligent effort to identify a security system that is capable of storing recorded data for one year. (2) The transit agency determines that the technology to store recorded data in an economically and technologically feasible manner for one year is not available. (3) The transit agency purchases and installs the best available technology with respect to storage capacity that is both economically and technologically feasible at that time. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, videotapes or recordings made by security systems operated as part of a public transit system shall be retained for one year, unless one of the following conditions applies: (1) The videotapes or recordings are evidence in any claim filed or any pending litigation, in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved until the claim or the pending litigation is resolved. (2) The videotapes or recordings recorded an event that was or is the subject of an incident report, in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved until the incident is resolved. (3) The transit agency utilizes a security system that was purchased or installed prior to January 1, 2004, or that meets the requirements of subdivision (a), in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved for as long as the installed technology allows. (c) Installation of a security system by a transit agency pursuant to this section shall not create a duty to contemporaneously monitor the live video or other data collected by the system. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 8. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99165. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
The Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority must obtain an independent report on environmental and public health impacts of certain bus fueling stations, hold public hearings, consult specified agencies and community groups, and use only specified state funds to comply.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99165. (a) For purposes of this section, “environmental and public health impacts” means those impacts that affect the health and environment of persons living, working, and attending school in the vicinity of a bus fueling station, including, but not limited to, impacts associated with nuisance odors. (b) On or before July 1, 2003, the Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall contract with an independent third party to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the environmental and public health impacts of transit bus fueling stations located within the jurisdiction of the authority and owned or operated by the authority. In conducting the assessment, the authority shall hold at least one noticed public hearing in the vicinity of each bus fueling station for the purposes of soliciting input from persons who may be affected by those impacts. The authority shall consult with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and other appropriate federal, state, local agencies, and community groups representing residents of the affected areas, in conducting the assessment. (c) The Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall solely use state funds allocated to it or its member agencies pursuant to the State Transportation Assistance Program under Section 99313.3 in order to comply with this section. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 602, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.) - 99166. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
If an evacuation order covers all or part of a public transit operator’s service area, the operator must let passengers board with their pets, following best practices developed by state agencies. Those best practices cannot stop a transit operator from adopting rider-safety policies.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99166. (a) If an evacuation order is issued that covers all or a portion of a public transit operator’s service area, the public transit operator shall authorize passengers to board public transit vehicles with their pets in the area covered by the evacuation order, consistent with best practices developed pursuant to subdivision (b). (b) The Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with public transit operators and county emergency management officials, shall develop best practices for allowing pets on public transit vehicles serving areas subject to an evacuation order. The best practices shall not prohibit a public transit operator from enacting policies that ensure the safety of transit riders. (c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Evacuation order” means an order from the Governor, or a county emergency management official, county sheriff, chief of police, or fire marshal, under which persons subject to the order are encouraged to relocate outside of the geographic area covered by the order due to an imminent danger resulting from an earthquake, fire, flood, riot, or other natural or manmade disaster. (2) “Pet” means a cat or a dog as those terms are defined in Section 1799.109 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 702, Sec. 1. (SB 397) Effective January 1, 2020.) - 99170. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A person must not engage in listed disruptive or unsafe conduct involving transit district property, vehicles, or operations. Transit districts must notify the public of the prohibited activities and penalties.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99170. (a) A person shall not do any of the following with respect to the property, facilities, or vehicles of a transit district or the property, facilities, or vehicles upon which the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District owes policing responsibilities to a local government pursuant to an operations and maintenance agreement or similar interagency agreement: (1) Operate, interfere with, enter into, or climb on or in, the property, facilities, or vehicles owned or operated by the transit district, or the property, facilities, or vehicles upon which the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District owes policing responsibilities to a local government pursuant to an operations and maintenance agreement or similar interagency agreement, without the permission or approval of the transit district. (2) Interfere with the operator or operation of a transit vehicle, or impede the safe boarding or alighting of passengers. (3) Extend any portion of the body through a window opening of a transit vehicle in a manner that may cause harm or injury. (4) Throw an object from a transit vehicle. (5) Commit an act or engage in a behavior that may, with reasonable foreseeability, cause harm or injury to any person or property. (6) Violate a notice, prohibition, instruction, or direction on a sign that is intended to provide for the safety and security of transit passengers, or the safe and secure operation of the transit system. (7) Knowingly give false information to a district employee, or contracted security officer, engaged in the enforcement of a district ordinance or a state law, or otherwise obstruct the issuance of a citation for the violation of a district ordinance or a state law. (8) Violate any of the conditions established by a transit district ordinance under which a passenger may board a transit vehicle with a bicycle and where that bicycle may be stowed on the transit vehicle. (b) For purposes of this section, “transit district” means an entity that qualifies as a claimant, as defined in Section 99203, eligible to receive allocations under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200). (c) A violation of this section is an infraction under Section 19.8 of the Penal Code punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75), and a violation by a person after a second conviction is punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or by community service that does not conflict with the violator’s hours of school attendance or employment for a total time not to exceed 48 hours over a period not to exceed 60 days. (d) A transit district shall provide reasonable notification to the public of the activities prohibited by this section and the penalties for violations of those prohibitions. (e) This section does not prohibit a person from engaging in activities that are protected under the laws of the United States or of this state, including, but not limited to, picketing, demonstrating, or distributing handbills. (f) Revenue from fines imposed pursuant to subdivision (c) shall not be distributed or allocated to the transit agency issuing citations under this section. Fine revenue instead shall be allocated to the other entities eligible to receive those funds under existing law. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 534, Sec. 2. (AB 1337) Effective January 1, 2022.) - 99171. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A transit district may issue a prohibition order to certain people, but it must give notice, allow a contest process, and provide review procedures before the order takes effect.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99171. (a) (1) A transit district may issue a prohibition order to any person to whom any of the following applies: (A) On at least three separate occasions within a period of 90 consecutive days, the person is cited for an infraction committed in or on a vehicle, bus stop, or train or light rail station of the transit district or a property, facility, or vehicle upon which the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District owes policing responsibilities to a local government pursuant to an operations and maintenance agreement or similar interagency agreement for an act that is a violation of paragraph (2) or (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 99170 of this code or paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 640 or Section 640.5 of the Penal Code. (B) The person is arrested or convicted for a misdemeanor or felony committed in or on a vehicle, bus stop, or light rail station of the transit district for acts involving violence, threats of violence, lewd or lascivious behavior, or possession for sale or sale of a controlled substance. (C) The person is convicted of a violation of Section 11532 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) A person subject to a prohibition order may not enter the property, facilities, or vehicles of the transit district or the property, facilities, or vehicles upon which the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District owes policing responsibilities to a local government pursuant to an operations and maintenance agreement or similar interagency agreement for a period of time deemed appropriate by the transit district, provided that the duration of a prohibition order shall not exceed the following, as applicable: (A) Thirty days if issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), provided that a second prohibition order within one year shall not exceed 90 days, and a third or subsequent prohibition order within one year shall not exceed 180 days. (B) Thirty days if issued pursuant to an arrest pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1). Upon conviction of a misdemeanor offense, the duration of the prohibition order for the conviction, when added to the duration of the prohibition order for the initial arrest, if any, shall not exceed 180 days. Upon conviction of a felony offense, the duration of the prohibition order for the conviction, when added to the duration of the prohibition order for the initial arrest, if any, shall not exceed one year. (3) A prohibition order issued pursuant to this subdivision shall not be effective unless the transit district first affords the person an opportunity to contest the transit district’s proposed action in accordance with procedures adopted by the transit district for this purpose. A transit district’s procedures shall provide, at a minimum, for the notice and other protections set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c), and the transit district shall provide reasonable notification to the public of the availability of those procedures. (b) (1) A notice of a prohibition order issued under subdivision (a) shall set forth a description of the conduct underlying the violation or violations giving rise to the prohibition order, including reference to the applicable statutory provision, ordinance, or transit district rule violated, the date of the violation, the approximate time of the violation, the location where the violation occurred, the period of the proposed prohibition, and the scope of the prohibition. The notice shall include a clear and conspicuous statement indicating the procedure for contesting the prohibition order. The notice of prohibition order shall be personally served upon the violator. The notice of prohibition order, or a copy, shall be considered a record kept in the ordinary course of business of the transit district and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained in the notice establishing a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. For purposes of this paragraph, “clear and conspicuous” means in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks that call attention to the language. (2) For purposes of this section, “personal service” means any of the following: (A) In-person delivery. (B) Delivery by any form of mail providing for delivery confirmation, postage prepaid, to at least one address provided by the person being served, including, but not limited to, the address set forth in any citation or in court records. (C) Any alternate method approved in writing by the transit district and the person being served. (3) If a person served with a notice of prohibition order is not able, or refuses, to provide a mailing address, the notice of prohibition order shall set forth the procedure for obtaining any letters, notices, or orders related to the prohibition order from the administrative offices of the transit district. For purposes of this section, delivery shall be deemed to have been made on the following date, as applicable: (A) On the date of delivery, if delivered in person. (B) On the date of confirmed delivery, for any delivery by mail. (C) For any alternate method of service, as provided in the writing specifying the alternate method. (4) Proof of service of the notice shall be filed with the transit district. (5) If a person contests a notice of prohibition order, the transit district shall proceed in accordance with subdivision (c). If the notice of prohibition order is not contested within 10 calendar days after delivery by personal service, the prohibition order shall be deemed final and shall go into effect, without further action by the transit district, for the period of time set forth in the order. (6) All prohibition orders shall be subject to an automatic stay and shall not take effect until the latest of the following: (A) Eleven calendar days after delivery of the prohibition order by personal service. (B) If an initial review is timely requested under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), 11 calendar days after delivery by personal service of the results of the review. (C) If an administrative hearing is timely requested under paragraph (3) of subdivision (c), the date the hearing officer’s decision is delivered by personal service. (c) (1) For a period of 10 calendar days from the delivery of the prohibition order by personal service, the person may request an initial review of the prohibition order by the transit district. The request may be made by telephone, in writing, or in person. There shall be no charge for this review. In conducting its review and reaching a determination, the transit district shall determine whether the prohibition order meets the requirements of subdivision (a) and, unless the person has been convicted of the offense or offenses, whether the offense or offenses for which the person was cited or arrested are proven by a preponderance of the evidence. If, following the initial review, based on these findings, the transit district determines that the prohibition order is not adequately supported or that extenuating circumstances make dismissal of the prohibition order appropriate in the interest of justice, the transit district shall cancel the notice. If, following the initial review, based on these findings, the transit district determines that the prohibition order should be upheld in whole or in part, the transit district shall issue a written statement to that effect, including any modification to the period or scope of the prohibition order. The transit district shall serve the results of the initial review to the person contesting the notice by personal service. (2) The transit district may modify or cancel a prohibition order in the interest of justice. The transit district shall cancel a prohibition order if it determines that the person did not understand the nature and extent of their actions or did not have the ability to control their actions. If the person is dependent upon the transit system for trips of necessity, including, but not limited to, travel to or from medical or legal appointments, school or training classes, places of employment, or obtaining food, clothing, and necessary household items, the transit district shall modify a prohibition order to allow for those trips. A person requesting a cancellation or modification in the interest of justice shall have the burden of establishing the qualifying circumstances by a preponderance of the evidence. (3) If the person is dissatisfied with the results of the initial review, the person may request an administrative hearing of the prohibition order no later than 10 calendar days after the results of the initial review are delivered by personal service. The request may be made by telephone, in writing, or in person. An administrative hearing shall be held within 30 calendar days after the receipt of a request for an administrative hearing. The person requesting the hearing may request one continuance, not to exceed seven calendar days. (4) The administrative hearing process shall include all of the following: (A) The person requesting the hearing shall have the choice of a hearing by mail or in person. An in-person hearing shall be conducted within the jurisdiction of the transit district. (B) The administrative hearing shall be conducted in accordance with written procedures established by the transit district and approved by the governing body or chief executive officer of the transit district. The hearing shall provide an independent, objective, fair, and impartial review of the prohibition order. (C) The administrative review shall be conducted before a hearing officer designated to conduct the review by the transit district’s governing body or chief executive officer. In addition to any other requirements, a hearing officer shall demonstrate the qualifications, training, and objectivity prescribed by the transit agency’s governing body or chief executive officer as are necessary to fulfill and that are consistent with the duties and responsibilities set forth in this subdivision. The hearing officer’s continued service, performance evaluation, compensation, and benefits, as applicable, shall not be directly or indirectly linked to the number of prohibition orders upheld by the hearing officer. (D) The person who issued the notice of prohibition order shall not be required to participate in an administrative hearing, unless participation is requested by the person requesting the hearing. The request for participation shall be made at least five calendar days before the date of the hearing and may be made by telephone, in writing, or in person. The notice of prohibition order, in proper form, shall be prima facie evidence of the violation or violations pursuant to subdivision (a) establishing a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence. (E) In issuing a decision, the hearing officer shall determine whether the prohibition order meets the requirements of subdivision (a) and, unless the person has been convicted of the offense or offenses, whether the offense or offenses for which the person was cited or arrested are proven by a preponderance of the evidence. Based upon these findings, the hearing officer may uphold the prohibition order in whole, determine that the prohibition order is not adequately supported, or cancel or modify the prohibition order in the interest of justice. The hearing officer shall cancel a prohibition order if they determine that the person did not understand the nature and extent of their actions or did not have the ability to control their actions. If the person is dependent upon the transit system for trips of necessity, including, but not limited to, travel to or from medical or legal appointments, school or training classes, places of employment, or obtaining food, clothing, and necessary household items, the transit district shall modify a prohibition order to allow for those trips. A person requesting a cancellation or modification in the interest of justice shall have the burden of establishing the qualifying circumstances by a preponderance of the evidence. (F) The hearing officer’s decision following the administrative hearing shall be delivered by personal service. (G) A person aggrieved by the final decision of the hearing officer may seek judicial review of the decision within 90 days of the date of delivery of the decision by personal service, as provided by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (d) A person issued a prohibition order under subdivision (a) may, within 10 calendar days of the date the order goes into effect under paragraph (6) of subdivision (b), request a refund for any prepaid fare media rendered unusable in whole or in part by the prohibition order, including, but not limited to, monthly passes. If the fare media remain usable for one or more days outside the period of the prohibition order, the refund shall be prorated based on the number of days the fare media will be unusable. The issuance of a refund may be made contingent on surrender of the fare media. (e) For purposes of this section, “transit district” means the Sacramento Regional Transit District, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Fresno Area Express, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or the Santa Monica Department of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 189, Sec. 1. (SB 1417) Effective January 1, 2025.) - 99172. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Before a transit district can issue prohibition orders, it must create an advisory committee, train staff, and give riders reasonable notice about conduct that can lead to exclusion.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99172. (a) Before exercising the authority given in subdivision (a) of Section 99171 to issue prohibition orders, a transit district shall do all of the following: (1) Establish an advisory committee for the purpose of evaluating the procedures for, and issuance of, prohibition orders and recommending a course of training for personnel charged with issuing and enforcing prohibition orders. (2) Ensure that personnel to be charged with issuing and enforcing prohibition orders have received training as recommended by the advisory committee. (3) Provide reasonable notification to transit district riders that persons who engage in disorderly conduct may be subject to a prohibition order barring the person from the transit district’s property, facilities, or vehicles for a period of up to one year. “Reasonable notification” may include, but is not limited to, information on the transit district’s internet website, in written materials, at transit stations, and on citations issued by the transit district of the types of conduct that may result in issuance of a prohibition order. (b) The advisory committee shall be composed of at least five members appointed by the legislative body of the transit district. At least one of the members of the advisory committee shall have experience working with individuals with psychiatric, developmental, or other disabilities, at least one member shall be a youth advocate, and at least one member shall have law enforcement experience. (c) The advisory committee shall be tasked, at a minimum, with all of the following: (1) Providing recommendations, in consultation with the county mental health director within the service area of the transit district, regarding the type and extent of training that should be undertaken by individuals with responsibility for issuing and enforcing prohibition orders, with particular emphasis on training designed to assist those individuals in identifying and interacting with persons who are homeless or who have psychiatric, developmental, or other disabilities. (2) Identifying, in consultation with the county mental health director within the service area of the transit district, services and programs to which persons who are homeless or who have psychiatric, developmental, or other disabilities may be referred by transit district enforcement personnel before or in conjunction with issuance of a prohibition order. (3) Monitoring the issuance of prohibition orders to assist the transit district in ensuring compliance with Section 51 of the Civil Code. (4) Providing the governing board of the transit district and the Legislature with an annual report summarizing the number of prohibition orders that were issued by the transit district during the preceding year, including, but not limited to, the types and numbers of citations by category, and the number of exclusion orders appealed, the appeals granted, the reasons granted, and other relevant information directly related to those orders. (d) The transit district may use an existing advisory committee to fulfill the requirements of this section, provided that the composition and purpose of the existing advisory committee meet or are modified to meet the requirements of this section. (e) For purposes of this section, “transit district” means the Sacramento Regional Transit District, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Fresno Area Express, the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, or the Santa Monica Department of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (SB 1417) Effective January 1, 2025.) - 99173. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Before buying a new bus for revenue service, a public transit operator must consider recommendations and best-practice standards from the recognized bus operators’ representative organization.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99173. (a) Before the procurement of a new bus to be used in revenue operations, a public transit operator shall take into consideration recommendations of, and best practices standards developed by, the exclusive representative of the recognized organization representing bus operators of the transit operator for the following purposes: (1) To reduce the risk of assault on bus operators. (2) To prevent accidents caused by blind spots created by bus equipment or bus design. (3) To enhance the safety of passengers, bus operators, or other vehicles or pedestrians that the bus may come into contact with while in service. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public transit operator to implement specific recommendations. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 126, Sec. 1. (AB 673) Effective January 1, 2018.) - 99175. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Public entities operating or contracting for commuter rail must equip each train with an AED, and affected public entities must install AEDs by July 1, 2020.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99175. (a) A public entity that operates, or contracts for the operation of, a commuter rail system shall ensure that each train has an automated external defibrillator (AED) as part of its safety equipment subject to the requirements in Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code. As used in this subdivision, “commuter rail system” does not include intercity passenger rail services, including state-funded intercity passenger rail services managed under an interagency transfer agreement by the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, or the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and does not include light rail or rapid transit services managed by local agencies. (b) An affected public entity may provide training for their employees on the use of the AEDs as part of their regularly scheduled safety or other training sessions. (c) (1) An affected public entity shall install AEDs pursuant to this section by July 1, 2020. (2) The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board shall be exempt from paragraph (1) and shall instead ensure that trainsets procured as part of the Caltrain Electrification Project are equipped with AEDs. (d) (1) Upon completion of the installation of AEDs, the public entity shall transmit confirmation of its compliance in writing to the Public Utilities Commission. (2) If an affected public entity is in compliance with the requirements of this section when it becomes effective, it shall notify the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to paragraph (1). (e) An affected public entity that acquires an AED for emergency care pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of the emergency care by use of an AED if the public entity has complied with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 254. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.) - 99176. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
A multimodal transit station that starts construction or renovation on or after January 1, 2021 must include a lactation room.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99176. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Lactation room” means a room or other location open to members of the public to express breast milk in a private and secure location that meets both of the following conditions: (A) Includes, at a minimum, a chair, an electrical outlet, and a shelf, table, or other surface other than the floor upon which equipment used to express breast milk can be placed. (B) Is located outside of the confines of a public restroom. (2) “Renovation” means the reconstruction of more than 25 percent of the space in the indoor area of a multimodal transit station, exclusive of train platforms, walkways, and track areas. (3) “Multimodal transit station” means the following rail stations: (A) Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center in the City of Anaheim. (B) Bakersfield Station in the City of Bakersfield. (C) Jack London Square Station in the City of Oakland. (D) Los Angeles Union Station in the City of Los Angeles. (E) Robert J. Cabral Station in the City of Stockton. (F) Sacramento Valley Station in the City of Sacramento. (G) Salesforce Transit Center in the City of San Francisco. (H) San Jose Diridon Station in the City of San Jose. (I) Santa Fe Depot in the City of San Diego. (J) Santa Fe Passenger Depot in the City of Fresno. (K) A rail station that meets all of the following criteria: (i) The rail station supports the operation of an intercity rail service established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or the rail station is, or is planned to be, served by California’s high-speed rail system pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century (Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code). (ii) The rail station serves as a stop or transfer point between intercity rail or high-speed rail and local or regional rail or bus service. (iii) The rail station has a publicly accessible indoor area of no less than 5,000 square feet and includes a public restroom. (iv) The rail station has staff onsite during hours of operation. (b) A multimodal transit station that begins construction or renovation on or after January 1, 2021, shall include a lactation room. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 616, Sec. 2. (AB 752) Effective January 1, 2020.) - 99177. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
The institute must create and post a survey by December 31, 2023, and the survey must cover rider demographics and safety experiences, including street harassment.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99177. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Institute” means the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. (2) “Street harassment” means words, gestures, or actions directed at a specific person in a public place, without the consent of that person, because of a characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, that the person experiences as intimidating, alarming, terrorizing, or threatening to their safety. For the purposes of this section, street harassment because of age shall include any chronological age. (3) “Survey data” means information regarding public transit riders and their experiences using public transit, including, but not limited to, demographic information about riders and information about their experiences with safety, including, but not limited to, street harassment. (4) “Transit operator” means the 10 transit operators, as defined in Section 99210, with the most unlinked passenger trips in 2019 in the state, according to the National Transit Database. (b) (1) On or before December 31, 2023, the institute shall develop and make available on its internet website a survey for the purpose of promoting consistency in the collection of survey data to inform efforts to improve the safety of riders and reduce street harassment on public transit. (2) The survey shall include questions asking for the following information: (A) Demographic information regarding riders, including their race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, income, primary language, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation. (B) Information regarding a rider’s experiences with safety while waiting at public transit stops and riding public transit, including: (i) Whether a rider experiences street harassment. (ii) The frequency with which a rider experiences street harassment. (iii) The type of street harassment experienced by a rider. (iv) The actual or perceived characteristics that serve as the basis for street harassment experienced by a rider. (v) Where and when a rider experiences street harassment, including on what mode of transit. (vi) Whether a rider experiencing street harassment is alone or accompanied by others. (vii) Whether a rider experiencing street harassment reports the incident, and, if so, to whom and the response received. (viii) The impact of street harassment on a rider, including whether and how they change their use of transit. (ix) A rider’s perceptions of safety while using transit. (3) In developing the survey, the institute shall consult with organizations representing subpopulations impacted by street harassment and with transit operators. The institute shall consider existing efforts by a transit operator to collect survey data and make recommendations on how a transit operator may use or update available survey data instead of collecting new survey data. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. (SB 1161) Effective January 1, 2023.) - 99178. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. )
Transit operators must collect, publish, and publicly post survey data about street harassment by the stated deadlines, and they must not publish personally identifiable information.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Miscellaneous [99150 - 99178] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 501. ) ## 99178. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms “street harassment,” “survey data,” and “transit operator” have the same meanings as defined in Section 99177. (b) (1) On or before December 31, 2024, a transit operator shall collect and publish survey data, in accordance with this section, to the extent feasible with the funding it receives to implement this section from the Department of Transportation pursuant to paragraph (2), for the purpose of informing their efforts to improve the safety of riders and reduce street harassment on public transit. (2) On or before July 1, 2024, the Department of Transportation shall enter into a funding agreement with a transit operator to collect and publish the survey data described in paragraph (1). (c) A transit operator shall collect, at a minimum, the information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 99177. (d) A transit operator may, but is not required to, use the survey made available pursuant to Section 99177 and may ask additional questions beyond those in the survey. (e) A transit operator shall conduct outreach activities with subpopulations of riders who are underrepresented in surveys and impacted by street harassment to gain insight into the perspectives of these riders based on their experiences. Activities may include focus groups, participatory workshops, or other methods of engaging riders. Subpopulations may include, but are not limited to, women riders, non-English-speaking riders, LGBTQ+ riders, and riders with disabilities. (f) A transit operator may collect survey data in multiple languages to reach limited-English-proficient riders impacted by street harassment. The languages may be determined by existing data on riders or the top non-English languages used by limited-English-proficient persons in the community served by the transit operator according to the most recent American Community Survey by the United States Census Bureau. (g) (1) A transit operator shall publish and make publicly available on its internet website all survey data collected pursuant to this section, including the information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 99177, as required by subdivision (c). (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a transit operator shall not publish any personally identifiable information. (3) A transit operator shall promptly notify the Governor and the Legislature of the publication of the survey data. (h) Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, any information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 99177 collected by a transit operator in the five years before the effective date of this section shall be deemed to be survey data collected by the transit operator pursuant to this section, and any outreach activities conducted by a transit operator to collect that information in the five years before the effective date of this section shall be deemed to have been conducted by the transit operator pursuant to this section. (i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create new or additional liability for a transit operator for failing to respond to an incident of street harassment. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 396, Sec. 2. (SB 434) Effective January 1, 2024.) - 99200. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This chapter is known and may be cited as the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act.”
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act.” (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99201. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Definitions in this article control how this chapter is interpreted, unless the context requires otherwise.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99201. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this article shall govern construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99203. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “claimant” (and similar terms like “applicant”) to mean an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99203. “Claimant” or any derivative term, such as “applicant,” means an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.) - 99204. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“City” is defined as a city within the county that has the fund used for the disbursement.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99204. “City” means a city within the county having the fund from which the disbursement will be made. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99204.3. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “Commission” as the California Transportation Commission.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99204.3. “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99204.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “consolidated transportation service agency” as an agency designated under Government Code Section 15975(a).
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99204.5. “Consolidated transportation service agency” means an agency designated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15975 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.) - 99204.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “Controller” as the Controller of the State of California.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99204.6. “Controller” means the Controller of the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 4.) - 99205. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
In this section, “county” includes a city and county.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99205. “County” includes a city and county. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99205.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “Department” as the Department of Transportation.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99205.5. “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99205.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “Director” as the Director of Transportation.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99205.6. “Director” means the Director of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 10.) - 99205.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “fare revenues” as revenue object classes 401, 402, and 403 under a federal regulation reference.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99205.7. “Fare revenues” means the revenue object classes 401, 402, and 403 as specified in Section 630.12 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as now or as may hereafter be amended. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.) - 99206. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Fund” means the local transportation fund established by a county under the cited Government Code article.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99206. “Fund” means the local transportation fund established by a county under Article 11 (commencing with Section 29530) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99206.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “disabled person” for public transit purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99206.5. “Disabled person” means any individual who by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, including, but not limited to, any individual confined to a wheelchair, is unable, without special facilities or special planning or design, to utilize public transportation facilities and services as effectively as a person who is not so affected. As used in this section, a temporary incapacity or disability is an incapacity or a disability which lasts more than 90 days. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 6. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99207. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines when a city, county, or area counts as an “included municipal operator” for transit purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99207. (a) “Included municipal operator” means a city or county which is included, in whole or in part, within a transit district or which has been extended the authority to join a transit district by that district’s enabling legislation, and in which city or county public transportation services have continuously been provided, since at least January 1, 1971, by the city or county, by a nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned by the city or county, or by the University of California. (b) “Included municipal operator” also means the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa with respect to any portion of the unincorporated area thereof, and any city in those counties, which is outside the area of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District and which is not receiving adequate local public transportation services, as determined by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, from any of the transit districts which includes the county or city, taking into consideration, among other things, the amount of such services needed in the county or city, the cost to provide such services, and the amount of such services provided in other areas of the transit district as compared to their needs. (c) “Included municipal operator” also means any city within the County of Sacramento which (1) is outside the activated boundaries of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, (2) contracts with the district for transit services, and (3) provides local transit services within the city that the Sacramento Area Council of Governments annually determines can be better provided by the city than the district, taking into consideration, among other things, the amount and the nature of the services required in the city, the ability of the district to provide the services, the coordination of the services with district services, the remoteness of the city in relation to other district services, the cost of providing the services, the funds available to provide the services, and the amount of services provided in other areas of the district compared to their needs. (d) “Included municipal operator” also means any city or unincorporated area within the County of Los Angeles (1) that is not receiving adequate local public transportation services, as determined by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, from either the Southern California Rapid Transit District or any currently “included municipal operator” as defined in this section, and (2) that meets the criteria established by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, taking into consideration, among other things, the cost to provide such services, the amount of such services needed in the county or city, the funds available to provide such services, and the amount of such services provided in other areas of the county as compared to their needs. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 7. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99207.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
In Los Angeles County, a transit operator is an “eligible municipal operator” if it has been designated eligible to receive certain formula-equivalent transit operating funds, excluding funds specifically included in the formula allocation program.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99207.5. In Los Angeles County, an “eligible municipal operator” is a transit operator that has been designated eligible to receive formula-equivalent funds allocable for transit operating purposes, other than funds specifically included in the formula allocation program. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 554, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.) - 99208. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “included transit district” as certain transit districts that have operated a public transportation system since at least January 1, 1971.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99208. “Included transit district” means any of the following which has operated a public transportation system since at least January 1, 1971: (a) A transit district whose boundaries are contained entirely within those of a larger transit district. (b) A district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99209. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “municipal operator” for this part of the code.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99209. “Municipal operator” means a city or county, including any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the city or county, which operates a public transportation system, or which on July 1, 1972, financially supported, in whole or in part, a privately owned public transportation system, and which is not included, in whole or in part, within an existing transit district. (Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.) - 99209.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Municipal operator” includes a county partly within a transit district that runs public transportation in the county’s unincorporated area outside the district.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99209.1. “Municipal operator” also means any county which is located in part within a transit district and which operates a public transportation system in the unincorporated area of the county not within the area of the district. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.) - 99209.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines when an operator “operates” a transit system for certain code sections.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99209.5. “Operates” for purposes of Sections 99209 and 99215, and “operation” for purposes of paragaraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 99289, mean that the operator owns or leases the equipment, establishes routes and frequency of service, regulates and collects fares, and otherwise controls the efficiency and quality of the operation of the system, but does not require that operators of rolling stock be employees of a public agency. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 544, Sec. 1.) - 99210. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Operator” means a transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99210. “Operator” means any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1188.) - 99210.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Operator” also includes the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission when it operates commuter rail services.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99210.1. “Operator” also means the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission for operation of commuter rail services. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.) - 99211. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Public transportation system” means a system operated to provide transportation services to the general public by land or water vehicles.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99211. “Public transportation system” means any system of an operator which provides transportation services to the general public by any vehicle which operates on land or water, regardless of whether operated separated from or in conjunction with other vehicles. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99211.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “ridesharing services” as an organized effort to reduce highway vehicle numbers during peak travel periods in a defined area.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99211.5. “Ridesharing services” means a comprehensive organizational effort which is designed to reduce the number of vehicles on the highways during peak travel periods within a defined area by encouraging the planning and marketing of high-occupancy vehicle facilities, increases in the number of passengers per vehicle in vehicles used for ridesharing, alternative work schedules, and other transportation demand management strategies among employers and commuters. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1143, Sec. 1.) - 99212. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “Secretary” as the Secretary of Transportation.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99212. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 507. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.) - 99213. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
“Transit district” means a public district organized under state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit district or rapid transit district.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99213. “Transit district” means a public district organized pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit district or a rapid transit district. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99214. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “transportation planning agency” for this chapter.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99214. (a) “Transportation planning agency” means the entity designated in Section 29532 of the Government Code. (b) “Transportation planning agency” also includes, for purposes of this chapter, the county transportation commissions created in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000). (c) “Transportation planning agency” also includes, for purposes of this chapter, the Imperial County Transportation Commission in Imperial County. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 8. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99215. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “transit development board.”
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99215. “Transit development board” means a public entity created pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit development board, including, solely for purposes of submission of claims, receipt of funds, separate annual reporting to the Controller, and provision of service as an operator under this chapter, any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the transit development board which operates a public transportation system. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 864, Sec. 1.) - 99217. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines “urbanized area” by referring to Section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [99200 - 99217] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99217. “Urbanized area” means such an area as defined by Section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99220. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The section says local transportation fund applicants can receive an allocation only from the county fund for the county where the transportation is provided.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99220. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Public transportation is an essential component of the balanced transportation system which must be maintained and developed so as to permit the efficient and orderly movement of people and goods in the urban areas of the state. Because public transportation systems provide an essential public service, it is desirable that such systems be designed and operated in such a manner as to encourage maximum utilization of the efficiencies of the service for the benefit of the total transportation system of the state and all the people of the state, including the elderly, the disabled, the youth, and the citizens of limited means. (b) The fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of state concern. Excessive reliance on the private automobile for transportation has caused air pollution and traffic congestion in California’s urban areas, and such pollution and congestion are not confined to single incorporated areas but affect entire regions. Furthermore, public transportation systems which are not designed so as to be usable by disabled persons foster increased welfare costs and the waste of human resources. Thus, the Legislature has elected to deal with the multiple problems caused by lack of adequate public transportation on a regional basis through the counties, with coordination of the programs being the responsibility of the state pursuant to contract with county governments. (c) While providing county assistance to a particular transportation system may not be of primary interest and benefit to each and every taxpayer in a county, providing an integrated and coordinated system to meet the public transportation needs of an entire county will benefit the county as a whole. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for such systems in those counties where they are needed. (d) The local transportation funds authorized by Article 11 (commencing with Section 29530) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code are made possible by the imposition of the state’s sales and use taxes on motor vehicle fuel, which allows for a reduction in state taxes without a corresponding loss in revenue. By authorizing counties to increase their sales and use taxes, an additional source of revenue has been made available for public transportation within such counties. Applicants for a disbursement from a local transportation fund shall only be eligible for an allocation from the fund of the county in which such transportation is provided. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 9. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99221. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The section says the Legislature wants better public transit and regional coordination, gives the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority responsibility for a unified transit system, and lets the district and certain municipalities file claims for county transit funds, with a limit on certain new services after January 1, 1980.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99221. It is the intent of the Legislature to improve existing public transportation services and encourage regional public transportation coordination. The Legislature recognizes that in the Southern California Rapid Transit District a unique factual situation exists where several municipal bus systems are providing essential local transportation services within the operating territory of the district, which was created by the Legislature to provide areawide coordinated public transportation services. Within the Southern California Rapid Transit District, as with all transportation service improvements in the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall be the governmental entity responsible to establish a unified or officially coordinated public transportation system as part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area. Both the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the included municipalities that operate bus systems within the jurisdiction of the district are permitted to file claims pursuant to this chapter upon the local transportation fund of the County of Los Angeles; provided, however, any approved claim shall not be allowed for the purpose of the establishment by the included municipal operator after January 1, 1980, of new transportation services that do not meet the criteria established by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the development of new services. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Southern California Rapid Transit District should not be inhibited in its effort to improve transit services within the region by the expansion outside the reserved service areas of the several municipal bus systems of the involved municipalities. The policy of the Legislature is that new services to meet public transportation needs outside of the municipalities presently operating bus systems which do not compete with, or divert patronage from, an existing operating bus system of an included municipal applicant under Section 99280, shall be provided and controlled by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, in complete cooperation and coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in its role as the responsible public agency for providing public transportation systems and facilities within the region. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 7. (SB 1318) Effective January 1, 2011.) - 99222. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Legislature states that transit development funds should be fully spent to meet California’s transit needs and used for physical improvements that help move transit vehicles, improve rider comfort, and support transfers between transportation modes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Findings and Declarations [99220 - 99222] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99222. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is in the interest of the state that funds available for transit development be fully expended to meet the transit needs that exist in California. (b) Such funds be expended for physical improvement to improve the movement of transit vehicles, the comfort of the patrons, and the exchange of patrons from one transportation mode to another. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.) - 99230. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The designated transportation planning agency must annually determine how much to allocate to each claimant.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99230. The designated transportation planning agency shall, from an analysis and evaluation of the total amount anticipated to be available in the local transportation fund and the relative needs of each claimant for the purposes for which the fund is intended, and consistent with the provisions of this chapter, annually determine the amount to be allocated to each claimant. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99231. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain operators and city or county governments may file claims only for money matching their area’s apportionment.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99231. (a) All operators and city or county governments with responsibility for providing municipal services to a given area collectively may file claims for only those moneys that represent that area’s apportionment. (b) The term “apportionment” has reference to that proportion of the total annual revenue anticipated to be received in the fund that the population of the area bears to the total population of the county. (c) The term “area” means: (1) With reference to a transit district, the entire area stated in its enabling legislation or franchise, excluding cities therein which have retained the right to join the district at a later time. (2) With reference to a transit development board, the entire area stated in its enabling legislation, including the municipalities therein which operated bus systems prior to the creation of the board and subsequently conveyed those systems to the board. (3) With reference to a county government, the unincorporated area of the county. (4) With reference to a city government, the corporate area of the city. (5) With reference to the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda and Contra Costa, the unincorporated area thereof (and with reference to a city in those counties, the corporate area of the city) which is outside the area of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District and which is not receiving adequate local public transportation services, as determined by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99207. (6) (A) Where a transit district, a transit development board, or a county or city, provides public transportation services beyond its boundaries, its area, for purposes of this section, shall also include: (i) All of that area within one-half mile of any route which extends beyond its boundaries. (ii) All of the corporate area of a city to which it provides those services pursuant to contract or prior express authority of the secretary. (B) The transportation planning agency may rely, in its determination of populations, on estimates which are used by the Controller for distributing money to cities under Section 2107 of the Streets and Highways Code and to counties under Section 11005 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and may contract with the Department of Finance or other appropriate state agency for an annual determination of those population estimates as may be necessary. (7) With reference to the County of Riverside, the area within the jurisdiction of the transit operator established by the joint exercise of powers of one or more cities and the County of Riverside. The area within the jurisdiction of the transit operator shall be as it existed on January 1, 1981, as determined by the Riverside County Transportation Commission. (8) With reference to the County of San Bernardino, the area within the jurisdiction of the transit operator established by the joint exercise of powers of one or more cities, including the most populous city, and the County of San Bernardino. The area within the jurisdiction of the transit operator shall be as it existed on January 1, 1985, as determined by the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission. (9) With reference to the County of Monterey, the area including the Correctional Training Facility, even if annexed by the City of Soledad. (10) With reference to the County of Del Norte, the area including the Pelican Bay State Prison, even if annexed by the City of Crescent City. (11) With reference to the County of Imperial, the area including the Calipatria State Prison, even if annexed by the City of Calipatria. (12) With reference to the County of Riverside, the area including the Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, even if annexed by the City of Blythe. (13) With reference to the County of Imperial, the area including the California State Prison, Centinela, even if annexed by either the City of El Centro or the City of Imperial. (14) With reference to the County of Madera, the area including the Central California Women’s Facility and the Valley State Prison, even if annexed by the City of Chowchilla. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 49, Sec. 14. (AB 168) Effective July 2, 2024.) - 99231.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Outside the County of Los Angeles, a transportation planning agency may approve certain claims for an unincorporated area, even if the claim exceeds the area’s apportionment, when the county approves the amount.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99231.2. Except in the County of Los Angeles, the transportation planning agency, notwithstanding Section 99231, may approve the claim filed for an unincorporated area by an operator which is serving that area pursuant to a contract with the county, even though the amount of the claim exceeds the apportionment for the area, if the amount is approved by the county. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 104.) - 99232. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
In qualifying counties, certain transportation fund apportionments may be used only for specified claim purposes, and unused amounts carry forward to later years.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232. For counties with a population of 500,000 or more, as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census, but excluding counties with more than 4,500 miles of maintained county roads as of 1970, the amount representing the apportionments of the areas of all operators shall be available solely for claims for Section 99234 purposes and for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes, and any of those moneys not allocated in any year shall be available for those claims in subsequent years. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1055, Sec. 3.) - 99232.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
For certain counties, urbanized-area apportionments may be used only for Article 4 and 4.5 claims, while outside-urbanized-area apportionments may also be used for Article 8 claims subject to the unmet-needs process. The section does not apply to a subject county until July 1, 2014.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232, for each county with a population of less than 500,000 as of the 1970 federal decennial census, but with a population of 500,000 or more as of the 2000 federal decennial census, or a county whose population is 500,000 or more at a subsequent decennial census, the apportionment to the areas within the urbanized areas of the county, as defined for purposes of the 2000 federal decennial census and each census thereafter, shall be available solely for claims for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes. In a county subject to this section, the apportionment for areas outside of the urbanized area of the county may be used for claims for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275), and Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) purposes, providing that allocations under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) shall be subject to the unmet needs process as prescribed by Section 99401.5. (b) The apportionment attributable to the unincorporated area within an urbanized area shall be determined by the proportion that the urbanized area’s unincorporated area population bears to the total unincorporated population times the total apportionment attributable to the unincorporated area. (c) For a county that is subject to this section, this section shall not apply to that county until July 1, 2014. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 609, Sec. 1. (SB 716) Effective January 1, 2010.) - 99232.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain small cities in specified urbanized areas are not required to spend all of their transportation apportionment on the listed article purposes, but they may still do so.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232.1, a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 is not required to expend all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes. (b) The population of cities within an urbanized area shall be based on the city and county population estimates published annually by the Department of Finance. (c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 from expending all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes. (d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 609, Sec. 2. (SB 716) Effective January 1, 2010. Section operative July 1, 2014, by its own provisions.) - 99232.4. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Sacramento Regional Transit District and the County of Sacramento may file certain claims under Article 8, but not Article 4, for the specified apportionment area. Approval depends on a public hearing with 15 days’ notice and a determination that there are no unmet transit needs.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99231, and subject to subdivision (a) of Section 99232.5, the apportionment area for the Sacramento Regional Transit District includes all of the incorporated and unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento, excluding cities in the county that have retained the right to join the district at a later time. However, the apportionment restriction in Section 99232 only applies to the area of the Sacramento Regional Transit District described in subdivision (a) of Section 99231. (b) (1) The Sacramento Regional Transit District may file a claim under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400), but not under Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), for the apportionment not subject to Section 99232 and subdivision (a) of Section 99232.5. (2) The County of Sacramento may also file a claim under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) for the apportionment not subject to the restriction in Section 99232. However, a claim for the purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 99400 shall not be approved unless it is determined by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, that there are no unmet transit needs, as defined in Section 99401.5, within the area of the Sacramento Regional Transit District described under subdivision (a) of Section 99231. (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1994. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994. Section operative July 1, 1994, by its own provisions.) - 99232.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain Sacramento County cities may file Article 8 claims if SACOG makes a specified finding after a noticed public hearing.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232, cities within the County of Sacramento which are outside the activated boundaries of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, but which provide transit service or which contract with the district for transit service, may also file claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) if it is determined by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, that the transit needs of these cities can be met with use of an amount less than the total apportionment of these cities. (b) With respect to such a city, not less than 25 percent of its apportionment shall be allocated for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) purposes. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 2.1. Effective January 1, 1994.) - 99232.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The County of San Diego may file certain transit funding claims for an unincorporated area if specified findings and approvals are made.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.6. Notwithstanding Section 99232, the County of San Diego may also file claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) for an unincorporated area not served by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board or the North San Diego County Transit Development Board if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The San Diego Association of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, finds that the transit needs of that unincorporated area can be met by using an amount less than the apportionment for that unincorporated area. (b) The county board of supervisors concurs in that finding. (c) An equal amount from the apportionment for the unincorporated area served by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board has been claimed for transit capital projects that are mutually agreed upon by the county and San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board. A claim for a transit capital project pursuant to subdivision (c) may be made by the county or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, or jointly, as specified by mutual agreement. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 903, Sec. 1.) - 99232.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Ventura County Transportation Commission may allocate certain local transportation fund apportionments for local streets and roads, and for claims under Article 8.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99232.7. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 99232.1 and 99401.5, any local transportation fund apportionments available to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the City of Thousand Oaks may be allocated for local streets and roads. (b) Notwithstanding Sections 99232.1 and 99401.5, any local transportation fund apportionments available to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the City of Thousand Oaks may be allocated for claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400). (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 46, Sec. 3. (SB 848) Effective June 27, 2018.) - 99233. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The designated transportation planning agency must allocate the fund for the purposes listed in Sections 99233.1 to 99233.9, in the order those sections require, except as provided in Section 99233.11.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233. Except as provided in Section 99233.11, the fund shall be allocated by the designated transportation planning agency for the purposes specified in Sections 99233.1 to 99233.9, inclusive, in the sequence provided in those sections. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 45, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.) - 99233.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Funds necessary to administer this chapter must be allocated to the county and the transportation planning agency.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.1. There shall be allocated to the county and the transportation planning agency such sums as are necessary to administer this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.) - 99233.10. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
In Santa Barbara County, certain funds for claims under Article 4.5 may be counted when figuring apportionment to a city, county, or operator.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.10. Notwithstanding Section 99233.7, funds made available in the County of Santa Barbara for claims filed pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) may be included in determining the apportionment to a city, county, or operator for purposes of Sections 99233.8 and 99233.9. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 226, Sec. 1.) - 99233.11. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Funds available to Stanislaus County and its cities must be allocated in a stated order, including administrative costs, planning/programming costs, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and certain transit services.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.11. Funds made available to the County of Stanislaus and the cities in that county shall be allocated in the following order: (a) To the Stanislaus Area Association of Governments, the County of Stanislaus, and the cities in that county, an amount deemed necessary for the administration of this chapter. (b) To the Stanislaus Area Association of Governments, an amount approved by that association, but not more than 3 percent of annual revenues, to conduct the transportation planning and programming process, unless a greater amount is approved by the director. (c) To pedestrian and bicycle facilities, not more than 2 percent of the funds remaining, in accordance with Section 99233.3. (d) To the Stanislaus Area Association of Governments, an amount deemed necessary for intracity, intercity, and interregional transit services and rail passenger services, when a claim is filed under Section 99234.9, Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), or Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400), consistent with the cost-sharing criteria approved by the association. Apportionments and allocations from those funds made by the association to the county and the cities in the county also shall be in accordance with the cost-sharing criteria approved by the association. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 45, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.) - 99233.12. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Solano Transportation Authority may file a claim for up to 2.7% of annual revenues, and the transportation planning agency may allocate those funds.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.12. Notwithstanding anything in Sections 99233 to 99233.9, inclusive, to the contrary, the Solano Transportation Authority may file a claim, and the transportation planning agency may allocate, for the area representing the cumulative areas of the authority’s member agencies, up to 2.7 percent of annual revenues for countywide transit planning and coordination purposes relative to Solano County. Funds allocated to the authority pursuant to this section shall be allocated after allocations are made pursuant to Sections 99233.1 and 99233.2 but prior to other allocations. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 10. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99233.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section sets how much annual revenue must be allocated to certain transportation planning bodies, and it bars operators from giving chapter funds to the designated multicounty transportation planning agency for Division 12 purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.2. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), there shall be allocated to the transportation planning agency, if it is statutorily created, such sums as it may approve, up to 3 percent of annual revenues, for the conduct of the transportation planning and programming process, unless a greater amount is approved by the director. (b) (1) In those areas that have a county transportation commission created pursuant to Section 130050, up to 1 percent of annual revenues shall be allocated to the commission in Los Angeles County, and up to 3 percent of the annual revenues shall be allocated to the commissions in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties for the transportation planning and programming process. Of the funds allocated to the commission in Riverside County, one-half shall be allocated for planning studies within the Western Riverside County and the Coachella Valley areas, as determined by the commission. (2) In the area of the multicounty designated transportation planning agency, as defined in Section 130004, up to three-fourths of 1 percent of annual revenues shall be allocated by the appropriate entities, proportionately, on or before each July 1, to the multicounty designated transportation planning agency for the transportation planning and programming process. No operator shall grant any funds it receives under this chapter to the designated multicounty transportation planning agency for purposes of the agency carrying out its responsibilities under Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000). (c) In Ventura County, up to 2 percent of the annual revenues shall be allocated to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the transportation planning and programming process. (d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011. (Amended (as added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 530, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 206. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative July 1, 2011, by its own provisions.) - 99233.3. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Two percent of the remaining fund money must be made available to counties and cities for pedestrian and bicycle facilities, unless the transportation planning agency finds a better use under the listed articles or for local street and road purposes. Up to 5 percent of the amount made available to a city or county may be used for bicycle and pedestrian safety education, but not to fully fund one person’s salary.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.3. Two percent of the remaining money in the fund shall be made available to counties and cities for facilities provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians and bicycles unless the transportation planning agency finds that the money could be used to better advantage for the purposes stated in Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275), or for local street and road purposes in those areas where the money may be expended for those purposes, in the development of a balanced transportation system. Of the amount made available to a city or county pursuant to this section, 5 percent thereof may be expended to supplement moneys from other sources to fund bicycle and pedestrian safety education programs, but shall not be used to fully fund the salary of any one person. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 1. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99233.4. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Allocations must be made for rail passenger service operations and capital improvements under the listed sections.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.4. Allocations shall be made for rail passenger service operations and capital improvements pursuant to Section 99234.5, 99234.7, or 99234.9. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 995, Sec. 6.) - 99233.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Some of the remaining transit money may be set aside for the transit development board and transportation planning agency, and the rest must be allocated to claimants by the transportation planning agency.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.5. Up to 10 percent of the remaining money for the area under the jurisdiction of a transit development board created pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 120000) shall be allocated to the transit development board and the transportation planning agency to carry out administrative and planning powers, duties, and functions and construction and acquisition programs in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 132353) of Chapter 3 of Division 12.7. Thereafter, the remaining money for allocation in that area shall be allocated by the transportation planning agency to claimants. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 743, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.) - 99233.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Up to 5% of the remaining fund money may be made available to cities, counties, operators, and sometimes consolidated transportation service agencies, subject to a local finding that the money would be better used for Article 4 purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.7. Up to 5 percent of the remaining money in the fund shall be made available to cities, counties, and operators for claims filed pursuant to Article 4. 5 (commencing with Section 99275) in those areas where claims may not be filed for those purposes specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400), and may be made available to consolidated transportation service agencies, unless the transportation planning agency, or a county transportation commission created pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000), having jurisdiction finds, after considering the claims pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 99275.5, that the allocations of money could be used to better advantage for the purposes stated in Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) in the development of a balanced transportation system. The money may be allocated without respect to Section 99231 and shall not be included in determining the apportionment to a city or county for purposes of Sections 99233.8 and 99233.9. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 241, Sec. 1. Effective June 9, 1982.) - 99233.8. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Money is to be allocated to operators as approved by the transportation planning agency for claims under Article 4.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.8. There shall be allocated to operators such money as is approved by the transportation planning agency for claims presented pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.) - 99233.9. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Money approved by the transportation planning agency must be allocated to counties and cities for qualifying claims.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99233.9. There shall be allocated to counties and cities such money as is approved by the transportation planning agency for claims presented pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.) - 99234. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section sets rules for how local transportation funds may be allocated for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, safety education, and related uses, and requires a transportation planning agency to review allocations within 30 days of a city or county request.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99234. (a) Claims for facilities provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians and bicycles or for bicycle and pedestrian safety education programs shall be filed according to the rules and regulations adopted by the transportation planning agency. (b) The money shall be allocated for the construction, including related engineering expenses, of those facilities pursuant to procedures or criteria established by the transportation planning agency for the area within its jurisdiction, or for bicycle and pedestrian safety education programs. (c) The money may be allocated for the maintenance of bicycling trails that are closed to motorized traffic pursuant to procedures or criteria established by the transportation planning agency for the area within its jurisdiction. (d) The money may be allocated without respect to Section 99231 and shall not be included in determining the apportionments to a city or county for purposes of Sections 99233.7 to 99233.9, inclusive. (e) Facilities provided for the use of bicycles may include projects that serve the needs of commuting bicyclists, including, but not limited to, new trails serving major transportation corridors, secure bicycle parking at employment centers, park and ride lots, and transit terminals where other funds are unavailable. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a planning agency established in Title 7.1 (commencing with Section 66500) of the Government Code may allocate the money to the Association of Bay Area Governments for activities required by Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 5850) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the transportation planning agencies that allocate funds, pursuant to this section, to the cities and counties with jurisdiction or a sphere of influence within the delta, as defined in Section 5852 of the Public Resources Code, may allocate the money to the Delta Protection Commission for activities required by Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 5852) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code. (h) Within 30 days after receiving a request for a review from any city or county, the transportation planning agency shall review its allocations made pursuant to Section 99233.3. (i) In addition to the purposes authorized in this section, a portion of the amount available to a city or county pursuant to Section 99233.3 may be allocated to develop a comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian facilities plan, with an emphasis on bicycle projects intended to accommodate bicycle commuters rather than recreational bicycle users. An allocation under this subdivision may not be made more than once every five years. (j) Up to 20 percent of the amount available each year to a city or county pursuant to Section 99233.3 may be allocated to restripe class II bicycle lanes. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 2. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99234.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Orange County Transportation Commission may use specified transit funds to pay for high-occupancy vehicle lane construction, and the local transportation fund must be reimbursed if those lanes are later converted to mixed-flow use.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99234.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), the Orange County Transportation Commission may allocate funds from either the Orange County Unified Transportation Trust, as defined in Section 99301.6, or from the principal upon which the interest is accruing to the Department of Transportation for construction of high-occupancy vehicle lanes within freeways in the county. In the event high-occupancy vehicle lanes constructed with the funds are subsequently converted to mixed flow use, the local transportation fund shall be reimbursed through the State Transportation Improvement Program process the amount of funds provided to the department for construction of the lanes pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 951, Sec. 1.) - 99234.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The three counties may create a joint powers agreement for additional train service, and the joint powers entity must request train additions and related funding arrangements.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99234.5. (a) The Counties of San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500), Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1 of the Government Code, and the joint powers entity created pursuant to such agreement shall in accordance with Section 403 of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 563), request the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to institute up to two additional trains a day in each direction between Los Angeles and San Bernardino to supplement the present level of service. The joint powers entity may request institution of more than two additional trains a day in each direction between Los Angeles and San Bernardino. Contributions shall be made from the fund of each of the three counties, as agreed by them, to the joint powers entity, as may be required by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to meet a reasonable portion of any losses associated with such service. The joint powers entity may request that the additional trains shall be operated, to the extent practicable, during periods of peak traffic. (b) If the funds available under this chapter are insufficient for purposes of subdivision (a), the board of supervisors of any one of the three counties may make contributions to the joint powers entity from any funds available to it. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 630, Sec. 3.) - 99234.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Department of Transportation may negotiate passenger rail contracts, but must consider funding and recommended service levels, and any contract must be assigned and time-limited if entered. The California Transportation Commission has funding limits tied to the 1992–93 fiscal year and to local assumption of operation and control.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99234.7. (a) The Department of Transportation may negotiate and contract with the appropriate railroad corporation to provide passenger rail service between the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of San Mateo and Santa Clara. In the process of negotiating the contract, the department shall take into consideration the funding available and the level of service as it has been recommended by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Notwithstanding Section 14035 of the Government Code, the contract shall not extend beyond June 30, 1993. The California Transportation Commission shall allocate no funds pursuant to Section 14031.6 of the Government Code for this rail passenger service after the 1992–93 fiscal year. If the department enters into a contract, it shall, on or before July 1, 1992, assign the contract to the Peninsula Corridor Study Joint Powers Board or to another local or regional agency designated by the board which is authorized to operate or contract for the operation of rail passenger service, if the board or designated agency determines that the rail passenger service shall be continued. The department shall assign its operating subsidies for the 1992–93 fiscal year for that service to the board or that designated agency. Within the area of jurisdiction of the board, the board or that designated agency may acquire from the department all property owned or leased by the department for that rail passenger service, including, but not limited to, stations, facilities, equipment, and rights-of-way, and this transfer shall be consistent with the process defined in Section 160006. The California Transportation Commission shall not allocate state funds to purchase the San Francisco Peninsula commuter rail service right-of-way unless a local agency assumes operation and control of the commuter rail service on or before June 30, 1993. This section does not prohibit the commission from making a multiyear funding commitment to purchase the right-of-way subject to that assumption of operation and control occurring on or before that date. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a transit district or county may negotiate and contract with the appropriate railroad corporation to provide passenger rail service which is to be primarily operated within its jurisdiction. Adjacent transit districts or counties may jointly negotiate and contract with the appropriate railroad corporation to provide passenger rail service which is to be primarily operated within their jurisdictions. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1283, Sec. 3.) - 99234.9. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Specified local and transit entities may file claims with the transportation planning agency for rail passenger service operation and capital improvement expenses.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99234.9. Any county, city, county transportation commission, or operator may file claims with the transportation planning agency for rail passenger service operation expenditures and capital improvement expenditures, including construction and maintenance of intermodal transportation facilities. These funds may be used as the entity’s required contribution toward the cost of providing these services or capital improvements. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 209, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.) - 99235. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The transportation planning agency must give each claimant and the county auditor allocation information and a payment instruction, and it may later change that instruction only for specified reasons.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99235. Upon having determined the allocation of each claimant on the fund, the transportation planning agency shall convey such information to each claimant and the county auditor, together with one allocation instruction for each claimant advising the auditor as to the time and the nature of payment. Such instruction may call for a single payment, for payment as moneys become available, or for payment by installments monthly, quarterly, or otherwise. The allocation and instruction may be rescinded and revised by the transportation planning agency only under one of the following circumstances: (a) An appeal has been filed. (b) The claimant is found to be spending, or unless enjoined to be about to spend, moneys otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the allocation. (c) An adjustment is proved to be necessary to reconcile the estimates on which the allocation was based with the actual figures when these are available. (d) The financial needs of the claimant differ from those at the time of the allocation due to changed circumstances. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99236. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Funds from the fund cannot be used for projects changing certain passenger train stations or loading platforms unless the change is first submitted to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for review and comment.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99236. No funds from the fund shall be budgeted, allocated, or expended for any project which calls for any change in passenger train stations or loading platforms used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, unless the change has been submitted to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for review and comment which may include a recommendation for a modification in the change. If the agency submitting the change elects not to accept the recommendation of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, it shall submit the matter to the director who shall determine whether the disputed recommendation for a modification in the change shall be followed by the agency. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 13.) - 99238. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Transportation planning agencies must establish a social services transportation advisory council for each county or joint-powers county group, and the council has ongoing appointment and advisory duties.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99238. Each transportation planning agency shall provide for the establishment of a social services transportation advisory council for each county, or counties operating under a joint powers agreement, which is not subject to the apportionment restriction established in Section 99232. (a) The social services transportation advisory council shall consist of the following members: (1) One representative of potential transit users who is 60 years of age or older. (2) One representative of potential transit users who is disabled. (3) Two representatives of the local social service providers for seniors, including one representative of a social service transportation provider, if one exists. (4) Two representatives of local social service providers for the disabled, including one representative of a social service transportation provider, if one exists. (5) One representative of a local social service provider for persons of limited means. (6) Two representatives from the local consolidated transportation service agency, designated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15975 of the Government Code, if one exists, including one representative from an operator, if one exists. (7) The transportation planning agency may appoint additional members in accordance with the procedure prescribed in subdivision (b). (b) Members of the social services transportation advisory council shall be appointed by the transportation planning agency which shall recruit candidates for appointment from a broad representation of social service and transit providers representing the elderly, the disabled, and persons of limited means. In appointing council members, the transportation planning agency shall strive to attain geographic and minority representation among council members. Of the initial appointments to the council, one-third of them shall be for a one-year term, one-third shall be for a two-year term, and one-third shall be for a three-year term. Subsequent to the initial appointment, the term of appointment shall be for three years, which may be renewed for an additional three-year term. The transportation planning agency may, at its discretion, delegate its responsibilities for appointment pursuant to this subdivision to the board of supervisors. (c) The social services transportation advisory council shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Annually participate in the identification of transit needs in the jurisdiction, including unmet transit needs that may exist within the jurisdiction of the council and that may be reasonable to meet by establishing or contracting for new public transportation or specialized transportation services or by expanding existing services. (2) Annually review and recommend action by the transportation planning agency for the area within the jurisdiction of the council which finds, by resolution, that (A) there are no unmet transit needs, (B) there are no unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet, or (C) there are unmet transit needs, including needs that are reasonable to meet. (3) Advise the transportation planning agency on any other major transit issues, including the coordination and consolidation of specialized transportation services. (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that duplicative advisory councils shall not be established where transit advisory councils currently exist and that those existing advisory councils shall, instead, become part of the social services transportation advisory council and shall assume any new responsibilities pursuant to this section. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 11. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99238.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The transportation planning agency must set up and carry out a citizen participation process, hold at least one public hearing, give 30 days’ notice of the hearing, and send written notice to interested persons and organizations.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99238.5. (a) The transportation planning agency shall ensure the establishment and implementation of a citizen participation process appropriate for each county, or counties if operating under a joint powers agreement, utilizing the social services transportation advisory council as a mechanism to solicit the input of transit dependent and transit disadvantaged persons, including the elderly, disabled, and persons of limited means. The process shall include provisions for at least one public hearing in the jurisdiction represented by the social services transportation advisory council. Hearings shall be scheduled to ensure broad community participation and, if possible, the location of the hearings shall be rotated among the various communities within the advisory council’s jurisdiction. Notice of the hearing, including the date, place, and specific purpose of the hearing shall be given at least 30 days in advance through publication in a newspaper of general circulation. The transportation planning agency shall also send written notification to those persons and organizations which have indicated, through its citizen participation or any other source of information, an interest in the subject of the hearing. (b) In addition to public hearings, the transportation planning agency shall consider other methods of obtaining public feedback on public transportation needs. Those methods may include, but are not limited to, teleconferencing, questionnaires, telecanvassing, and electronic mail. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 12. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99241. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The department may adopt rules for implementing this chapter, and the transportation planning agency has its own rulemaking role for certain allocations. The rules must set claim-review procedures, require budgets and financial statements, provide for regular fund distribution, and ensure enough money is approved to carry out the Legislature’s intent. The Controller must review reporting and auditing rules annually, and the director must seek amendments based on the Controller’s recommendations.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99241. (a) Except for allocations made for purposes of Section 99234 and subdivision (a) of Section 99400, which shall be subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the transportation planning agency, all matters necessary and convenient to the implementation of this chapter shall be subject to rules and regulations, consistent with statute, adopted by the department, with the advice and consent of the commission, and those rules and regulations may be revised from time to time. (b) The rules and regulations shall specify the procedures by which evaluation and review by the transportation planning agency of public transportation claims shall be accomplished, and shall require submission of corresponding budgets or financial plans, certified financial statements, and other information required in connection therewith. The rules and regulations shall provide for the orderly and periodic distribution of moneys in the fund so that the areas served by the operator will be provided public transportation services on a continuing basis and so that there will be an orderly improvement and maintenance of the system of the operator. The rules and regulations shall provide for the approval of sufficient moneys from the fund to accomplish the intent of the Legislature as expressed in the findings and declarations in Section 99220. (c) The rules and regulations may require that the transportation planning agency, in reviewing claims, give due consideration to the level of the operator’s passenger fares and charges, the efficiency of the operator’s operations and operating policies and practices, the extent to which the operator is meeting the transportation needs of the area served, and the extent to which the operator is making full use of other available revenues and funds, including federal transportation grants. (d) The Controller shall annually review the rules and regulations adopted by the department with respect to reporting and auditing procedures and shall make written recommendations for revisions to the department. After consultation with the Controller, the director shall undertake to amend the rules and regulations in accordance with the recommendations. (e) Rules and regulations adopted by the department with respect to reporting and auditing procedures shall apply to all expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to this chapter. This section shall become operative on July 1, 1987. (Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 9. Section operative July 1, 1987, by its own provisions.) - 99241.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain rules and regulations adopted under former Section 99241 and in effect on January 1, 1985, stay in force and remain enforceable unless the department amends or repeals them.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99241.5. All rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency pursuant to Section 99241, as it read prior to its amendment by the act adding this section, and in effect on January 1, 1985, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable unless and until amended or repealed by the department. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 15.) - 99242. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A dissatisfied claimant may file a notification with supporting documents to the secretary, who must investigate the dispute and notify the parties of the findings, which are final.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99242. In the event that a claimant is not satisfied with his approved claim or other action taken by the transportation planning agency, a notification with supporting documentation may be filed with the secretary, who shall conduct an investigation and evaluation of the disagreement between the claimant and the transportation planning agency. The secretary shall notify the involved parties of his findings, which shall be a final settlement of the issue. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99243. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Controller must set up a uniform accounting system, and operators must file annual reports and related information on time.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99243. (a) The Controller, in cooperation with the department and the operators, shall design and adopt a uniform system of accounts and records, from which the operators shall prepare and submit annual reports of their operation to transportation planning agencies, county transportation commissions, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board having jurisdiction over them and to the Controller within seven months after the end of the fiscal year. The report shall contain underlying data from audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, if this data is available. The report shall specify (1) the amount of revenue generated from each source and its application for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the data necessary to determine which section, with respect to Sections 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, and 99268.9, the operator is required to be in compliance in order to be eligible for funds under this article. (b) (1) For the purposes of the State Transit Assistance Program, which is governed by Sections 99312 to 99314.9, inclusive, the Controller shall provide a mechanism for each transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board to report to the Controller those operators within its jurisdiction that are STA-eligible operators, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 99312.2. (2) The mechanism shall require each transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board to report to the Controller those STA-eligible operators within its jurisdiction that are both: (A) Eligible to claim local transportation funds under either Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) or Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400), or under both articles. (B) A public transportation operator, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 99312.2. (3) The Controller shall rely upon that verification to determine whether or not an operator is an STA-eligible operator pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 99312.2. The transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board shall provide this information to the Controller within seven months after the end of each fiscal year. (c) As a supplement to the annual report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a), each operator shall include an estimate of the amount of revenues to be generated from each source and its proposed application for the next fiscal year, and a report on the extent to which it has contracted with the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority, including the nature and dollar amounts of all contracts entered into during the reporting period and proposed for the next reporting period. (d) The Controller shall instruct the county auditor to withhold payments from the fund to an operator that has not submitted its annual report to the Controller within the time specified by subdivision (a). (e) In establishing the uniform system of accounts and records, the Controller shall include the data required by the United States Department of Transportation and the department. (f) Notwithstanding any other law or any regulation, including any California Code of Regulations provision, the City of El Segundo, the City of Huntington Beach, the City of Inglewood, the City of Long Beach, or the City of South Lake Tahoe may select, for purposes of this chapter, on a one-time basis, a fiscal year that does not end on June 30. After the city has sent a written notice to the Secretary of Transportation and the Controller that the city has selected a fiscal year other than one ending on June 30, the fiscal year selected by the city shall be its fiscal year for all reports required by the state under this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 69. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.) - 99243.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Controller must publish certain submitted transit-related data and information on its website by November 1 each year and must take steps to make the submitted data adequate and accurate.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99243.5. (a) On the basis of data in the annual reports submitted pursuant to Section 99243 and the information submitted pursuant to Section 99406 to the Controller, the Controller shall compile, publish, and make publicly available on the Controller’s internet website the submitted data and information on or before November 1 of each year. (b) The Controller shall take steps as the Controller deems necessary to ensure that the data and information submitted are adequate and accurate. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 205, Sec. 2. (AB 1157) Effective January 1, 2022.) - 99244. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Transportation planning agencies must annually identify, analyze, and recommend productivity improvements for certain operators; a responsible entity must review implementation efforts before setting next-year allocations.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99244. (a) (1) Each transportation planning agency shall annually identify, analyze, and recommend potential productivity improvements that could lower the operating costs of those operators who operate at least 50 percent of their vehicle service miles, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 99247, within the area under its jurisdiction. However, where a transit development board created pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 120000) or a county transportation commission exists, the board or commission, as the case may be, shall have the responsibility of the transportation planning agency with respect to potential productivity improvements. The recommendations for improvements and productivity shall include, but not be limited to, those recommendations related to productivity made in the performance audit conducted pursuant to Section 99246. (2) A committee for the purpose of providing advice on productivity improvements may be formed by the responsible entity. The membership of this committee shall consist of representatives from the management of the operators, organizations of employees of the operators, and users of the transportation services of the operators located within the area under the jurisdiction of the responsible entity. (3) (A) Before determining the allocation to an operator for the next fiscal year, the responsible entity shall review and evaluate the efforts made by the operator to implement the recommended improvements. (B) If the responsible entity determines that the operator has not made a reasonable effort to implement the recommended improvements, the responsible entity shall not approve the allocation to the operator for the support of its public transportation system for the next fiscal year that exceeds the allocation to the operator for those purposes for the current fiscal year. (b) For the 2020–21 to 2022–23, inclusive, fiscal years, each transportation planning agency, transportation development board, and county transportation commission, is exempt from the requirements described in subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 4. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021.) - 99245. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain transit funding agencies must ensure claimants submit annual certified fiscal audits, and the audit report must be filed within 180 days after fiscal year end unless a 90-day extension is granted.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99245. Each transportation planning agency, transit development board created pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 120000), and county transportation commission shall be responsible to ensure that all claimants to whom it directs the allocation of funds pursuant to this chapter shall submit to it an annual certified fiscal audit conducted by an entity other than the claimant. A report on the audit shall be submitted to the transportation planning agency, transit development board, county transportation commission, and to the Controller within 180 days after the end of the fiscal year. However, the responsible entity may grant an extension of up to 90 days as it deems necessary. The report shall include a certification that the funds allocated to the claimant pursuant to this chapter were expended in conformance with applicable laws and rules and regulations. Except for the first report, the report shall also include the audited amounts for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year audited. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 10.) - 99245.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Some transit-related entities may broaden an existing audit to cover certain other funds, and listed agencies may not require another fiscal audit if that expanded audit already covers the relevant scope, time period, and funding conditions.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99245.2. (a) A transit district or other provider of public transportation services subject to an audit pursuant to Section 99245, that receives funds from other sources which also require a fiscal audit, may expand the scope of its audit performed pursuant to Section 99245 to include the conditions and purposes of those other funds. (b) A transportation planning agency, transit development board, county transportation commission, air quality management district, air pollution control district, or local transportation authority shall not require any additional fiscal audit of an entity if that entity has completed an expanded audit pursuant to subdivision (a) that encompasses the scope, time period, and funding condition of the agency providing funding. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 388, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.) - 99246. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Transportation planning agencies, and certain boards or commissions, must designate outside entities to perform performance audits, consult the audited entity first, and follow triennial audit requirements.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99246. (a) (1) The transportation planning agency shall designate entities other than itself, a county transportation commission, a transit development board, or an operator to make a performance audit of its activities and the activities of each operator to whom it allocates funds. The transportation planning agency shall consult with the entity to be audited prior to designating the entity to make the performance audit. (2) Where a transit development board created pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 120000) or a county transportation commission exists, the board or commission, as the case may be, shall designate entities other than itself, a transportation planning agency, or an operator to make a performance audit of its activities and those of operators located in the area under its jurisdiction to whom it directs the allocation of funds. The board or commission shall consult with the entity to be audited prior to designating the entity to make the performance audit. (b) The performance audit shall evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of the operation of the entity being audited and shall be conducted in accordance with the efficiency, economy, and program results portions of the Comptroller General’s “Standards for Audit of Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions.” Performance audits shall be conducted triennially pursuant to a schedule established by the transportation planning agency, transit development board, or county transportation commission having jurisdiction over the operator. (c) The performance audit of the transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or transit development board shall be submitted to the director. The transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or transit development board, as the case may be, shall certify in writing to the director that the performance audit of operators located in the area under its jurisdiction has been completed. (d) (1) With respect to an operator providing public transportation services, the performance audit shall include, but not be limited to, a verification of the operator’s operating cost per passenger, operating cost per vehicle service hour, passengers per vehicle service hour, passengers per vehicle service mile, and vehicle service hours per employee, as defined in Section 99247. The performance audit shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the needs and types of the passengers being served and the employment of part-time drivers and the contracting with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license to provide services during peak hours, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 99260.2. (2) The performance audit may include performance evaluations both for the entire system and for the system excluding special, new, or expanded services instituted to test public transportation service growth potential. (e) The performance audit prepared pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public pursuant to the provisions of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 405. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.) - 99247. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section defines terms used in the local transportation funds article.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99247. For purposes of Section 99246, and as used elsewhere in this article: (a) “Operating cost” means all costs in the operating expense object classes exclusive of the costs in the depreciation and amortization expense object class of the uniform system of accounts and records adopted by the Controller pursuant to Section 99243. “Operating cost” excludes all subsidies for commuter rail services operated on railroad lines under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration, all direct costs for providing charter services, all vehicle lease costs, and principal and interest payments on capital projects funded with certificates of participation. (b) “Operating cost per passenger” means the operating cost divided by the total passengers. (c) “Operating cost per vehicle service hour” means the operating cost divided by the vehicle service hours. (d) “Passengers per vehicle service hour” means the total passengers divided by the vehicle service hours. (e) “Passengers per vehicle service mile” means the total passengers divided by the vehicle service miles. (f) “Total passengers” means the number of boarding passengers, whether revenue producing or not, carried by the public transportation system. (g) “Transit vehicle” means a vehicle, including, but not limited to, one operated on rails or tracks, which is used for public transportation services funded, in whole or in part, under this chapter. (h) “Vehicle service hours” means the total number of hours that each transit vehicle is in revenue service, including layover time. (i) “Vehicle service miles” means the total number of miles that each transit vehicle is in revenue service. (j) “Vehicle service hours per employee” means the vehicle service hours divided by the number of employees employed in connection with the public transportation system, based on the assumption that 2,000 person-hours of work in one year constitute one employee. The count of employees shall also include those individuals employed by the operator which provide services to the agency of the operator responsible for the operation of the public transportation system even though not employed in that agency. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 3. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99248. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator cannot receive a local transportation fund allocation for a fiscal year until its performance audit reports have been transmitted. The relevant transportation agency must also make the reports available and submit a yearly audit schedule and operator list by September 1.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99248. No operator is eligible to receive an allocation under this chapter for any fiscal year until the transmittal of reports of its performance audit to the entity which determines the allocation to the operator and the transportation planning agency for the three-year period ending one year prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of the proposed allocation. The transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or transit development board, as the case may be, shall make the reports available to interested parties. In conformance with Section 99246, and prior to September 1 of each fiscal year, the transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or metropolitan transit development board, as the case may be, shall provide to the director and Controller a schedule of performance audits to be submitted during that fiscal year and a list of all operators or claimants who operated or commenced operations during the prior fiscal year. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 630, Sec. 6.) - 99249. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The cost of performance audits may be treated as an administrative cost of transportation planning agencies for Section 99233.1 purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99249. The cost of making the performance audits may be deemed an administrative cost of the transportation planning agencies for purposes of Section 99233.1. However, the Legislature encourages the use of funds made available by the federal government to support such purposes. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1043.) - 99250. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Charter bus services tied to a funded public transportation system must help cover route-service deficits, avoid interfering with regular public service, and avoid unfair competition with private operators. Rates and minimums must meet specified benchmarks and be reviewed at least twice a year. In limited cases, the operator may provide direct-cost service to charitable or public service organizations, and a World Cup-related exception applies under stated conditions.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99250. (a) All charter bus services authorized to be performed by a public transportation system receiving funding under this chapter shall contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred in the operation of scheduled route service. In addition, the charter bus service shall not interfere with regularly scheduled service to the public or compete unfairly with private operators where the private operators are willing and able to provide charter bus service. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), charter bus service rates and minimums shall be established that are either of the following: (1) At least equal to the average of the three lowest current rates charged by private charter bus carriers actually operating charters originating in the same service area of the public transportation system during the prior year. (2) At least equal to the marginal cost of each charter operated. (c) All charter bus service rates shall be reviewed and adjusted not less than semiannually to reflect variations in actual and assumed costs, as well as private charter bus carrier rates. (d) If the operator of a public transportation system determines that there is a public need that cannot otherwise be met, the operator may provide charter bus services to charitable or public service organizations at direct cost, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or a total of 40 charter buses per year, whichever occurs first. (e) (1) This section does not apply to charter bus services that are incidental to the holding of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the County of Los Angeles and the greater San Francisco Bay area during the period from June 1, 2026, to July 31, 2026, inclusive, if the public transportation system establishes charter bus rates for those services that are sufficient to pay all marginal costs related to those services, that are at least equal to the average of the lowest rates charged by the three largest private charter party carriers operating similar service within the County of Los Angeles or the greater San Francisco Bay area, as applicable, and that contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred by the system in the operation of scheduled route service. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, “greater San Francisco Bay area” means the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, and Sonoma. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 109, Sec. 5. (SB 153) Effective September 17, 2025.) - 99250.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A private transportation service provider may ask an operator to do a cost comparison analysis before certain route changes, and if the operator agrees, the provider must supply needed information.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99250.5. (a) (1) At any publicly noticed meeting of the governing body of an operator, a representative of a private transportation service provider may request the operator to perform a cost comparison analysis of public transit service provided by vehicles equipped with rubber tires before the governing body acts on a route restructuring or service addition under consideration. The operator may agree to perform a cost comparison analysis pursuant to this section or alternatively, may so agree on the condition that the private transportation service provider that requested the cost comparison analysis agrees to pay the operator’s actual cost of conducting the analysis. If the operator agrees to perform the cost comparison analysis, the private transportation service provider requesting the cost comparison analysis shall supply any information necessary and relevant to complete the analysis. (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require operators to perform a cost comparison analysis. At its sole discretion, the operator’s governing body may elect not to perform a cost comparison analysis. However, if the governing body determines not to perform a cost comparison analysis, it shall specify the reasons for that determination in a resolution adopted at a publicly noticed meeting. (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Cost comparison analysis” means a study of the route restructuring or service addition under consideration by the operator, that compares the cost to the operator of directly providing those services compared to the cost to the operator of procuring those services from private entities. The study shall utilize a full cost allocation method that is consistent with generally accepted cost allocation principles. (2) “Route restructuring” means a permanent change in routing that decreases or increases the total number of daily transit revenue service miles or hours by 25 percent or more. (3) “Service addition” means an increase in the total number of daily transit revenue service miles or hours on an existing route by 50 percent or more. (c) If the governing body performs a cost comparison analysis pursuant to this section, the results of the analysis shall be fully disclosed at a publicly noticed meeting. (d) This section does not apply to an operator in a county with less than 300,000 population or who operates less than 10 buses. (e) The operator may adopt appropriate procedures to implement the purposes of this section. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 722, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.) - 99251. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A claim by an operator cannot be approved unless it includes a recent CHP certification showing compliance with Vehicle Code Section 1808.1.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Local Transportation Funds [99230 - 99251] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99251. No claim submitted by an operator pursuant to this chapter shall be approved unless it is accompanied by a certification completed within the last 13 months from the Department of the California Highway Patrol indicating that the operator is in compliance with Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code. The certification may be issued following a terminal inspection, or a terminal reinspection conducted within 60 days thereafter, by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 726, Sec. 1. Operative July 1, 1988, by Sec. 11 of Ch. 726.) - 99260. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Operators under this article may file claims with the transportation planning agency for certain transit-related purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99260. Claims may be filed with the transportation planning agency by operators under this article for the following purposes: (a) The support of public transportation systems. (b) Aid to public transportation research and demonstration projects. (c) Contributions for the construction of grade separation projects specified in Section 99318.3. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99260.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Operators and transit districts may file claims with the transportation planning agency for certain transportation-related purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99260.2. (a) Claims may be filed with the transportation planning agency by operators to contract with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license to provide transportation services during peak hours. “Peak hours” means the period of time during a day which have a clearly greater-than-average level of patronage, typically the two periods of time which reflect the influx of home-work and work-home patronage on a transportation system. (b) Claims may be filed with the transportation planning agency by a transit district to make bulk purchases of passenger tickets for passenger rail services, if it is authorized to make such purchases by its enabling legislation. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99260.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A city and county or transit district may file claims with the transportation planning agency for certain railroad operating losses, and any funds received must be used only for the stated purposes.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99260.5. (a) Claims may also be filed with the transportation planning agency by a city and county or a transit district under this article for payments to be made to a railroad corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission and engaged in the transportation of persons, as defined in Section 208, for operating losses incurred in such transportation of persons between points within the city and county or the district, as the case may be, and for that portion of the operating losses incurred in such transportation of persons in the city and county or the district, as the case may be, whose origin or destination, or both, are outside the city and county or district. (b) A city and county or a transit district receiving funds under a claim filed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall use those funds for the purposes specified in that subdivision. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1216.) - 99260.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Public agencies authorized under Section 99234.9 may file claims under this article.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99260.6. Public agencies authorized to file claims pursuant to Section 99234.9 may file claims under this article. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 995, Sec. 7.) - 99260.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A city or county meeting the stated conditions may file a claim under this article and may also file a claim for funds under Section 99313.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99260.7. In order to provide, or to contract to provide, transportation services using vehicles for the exclusive use of elderly or disabled persons, a city or a county, which is contributing funds it is eligible to receive under this article to a joint powers agency of which it is a member to operate a public transportation system, may also file a claim under this article and may also file a claim for funds made available pursuant to Section 99313. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 13. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99261. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The transportation planning agency may make supplemental rules for claim submission procedures and evaluation criteria, and it may access claimant operators’ books, records, and accounts when needed to do its duties.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99261. The transportation planning agency may adopt rules and regulations supplemental to, and consistent with, those of the department to further delineate procedures for the submission of claims and stating criteria by which they will be analyzed and evaluated. The criteria may include a statement of intent to disallow any portion of an operator’s claim which calls for moneys to finance unreasonable or arbitrary increases in executive level salaries based on consideration of executive level salaries in other public agencies and in the public transportation industry, both nationally and within the state. To the extent necessary to perform its duties under this article, the transportation planning agency has full access to the books, records, and accounts of claimant operators. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 19.) - 99261.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board must adopt rules and regulations for its area of jurisdiction, and the transportation planning agency may include the board’s rules and regulations in its own rules and regulations.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99261.5. The San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board shall adopt rules and regulations for its area of jurisdiction. The transportation planning agency may include in its rules and regulations any rule and regulation of the transit development board. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1055, Sec. 6.) - 99262. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Claims for public transportation systems may include money for development and operation purposes that are necessary and convenient.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99262. Claims for public transportation systems may include claims for money for all purposes necessary and convenient to the development and operation of the system, including planning and contributions to the transportation planning process, acquisition of real property, construction of facilities and buildings, purchase and replacement of vehicles (including those usable by disabled persons), and system operation, maintenance, and repair, payment for any of which purposes may take the form of direct expenditures or payment of principal and interest on equipment trust certificates, bonded or other indebtedness, or any amounts in accomplishment of a defeasance of any outstanding revenue bond indenture. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 14. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99263. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An approved claim may include bond principal and interest, but applicants are not authorized to pledge county local transportation fund revenues unless county voters approve it.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99263. An approved claim may include an amount to pay the principal and interest on bonds of the applicant for a public transportation system. This section shall not be construed as an authorization to any applicant to pledge revenues received from the county’s local transportation fund, unless approved by the voters of the county under Article 7 (commencing with Section 99320) of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.) - 99264. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator is not eligible for allocation under this article if it routinely staffs a one-person public transportation vehicle with two or more people.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99264. An operator shall not be eligible for allocation under this article if it routinely staffs with two or more persons a vehicle for public transportation purposes designed to be operated by one person. (Added by renumbering Section 99266.7 by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99266. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Funds may not be allocated to an operator’s claim if the claim includes certain large budget or scope changes, unless the claim is backed by supporting statements, reports, or other data reasonably required.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99266. No moneys may be allocated to an operator whose claim includes funds for an increase in operating budget in excess of 15 percent above the preceding year or substantial increase or decrease in scope of operations or capital budget provisions for major new fixed facilities, unless the operator’s claim is accompanied by statements, reports, and such other supporting data as may be reasonably required to substantiate such change. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.) - 99267. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
If an operator stops operating, capital acquisitions bought with funds allocated under this article may be transferred to a claimant that will provide transportation services under the chapter.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99267. If an operator ceases operations, any capital acquisitions made by that operator from funds allocated to it pursuant to this article may be transferred to any claimant to provide transportation services under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 630, Sec. 7.) - 99268. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator may spend article funds each year, but generally not more than 50% of the system’s required operating, maintenance, capital, and debt service needs after certain deductions. A special exception allows extra spending for certain capital improvements to a grade-separated mass transit system if planning consistency findings are met.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268. The expenditure of the funds received under this article by an operator may in no year exceed 50 percent of the amount required to meet operating, maintenance, and capital and debt service requirements of the system after deduction therefrom of approved federal grants estimated to be received and funds estimated to be allocated pursuant to Section 99314.5. Notwithstanding the 50-percent limitation, the amount budgeted for capital requirements in any year or other period up to five years, less the amount of federal and other state funds granted or approved therefor, may be allocated and expended for capital improvements to a grade-separated mass transit system, if construction of such facilities has been found to be not inconsistent with the regional transportation plan of the transportation planning agency. Within such five-year period, the transportation planning agency may order the amount of the allocation in any year to be set aside and accumulated for accomplishment of the particular project. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99268.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator that met Section 99268 in 1978–79 can qualify for funds under this article in later fiscal years if it keeps complying with that section, starting with claims for 1980–81.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.1. Commencing with claims for the 1980–81 fiscal year, an operator that was in compliance with Section 99268 during the 1978–79 fiscal year in order to be eligible for funds under this article shall be eligible for such funds in any fiscal year, if it remains in compliance with that section during the fiscal year. The determination of compliance for any fiscal year shall be made in the same manner as the determination was made for the 1978–79 fiscal year, except for the exemption provided under Section 99267.5. An allowance for depreciation shall be made in the same manner as provided in the 1978–79 fiscal year. For purposes of this section, an operator granted a waiver from the requirements of Section 99268 pursuant to Section 99268.8, as it read on January 1, 1979, shall not be deemed in compliance with that section. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1124, Sec. 1.) - 99268.11. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The transportation planning agency may waive Sections 99268.3, 99268.4, and 99268.9 for an operator if specified labor-dispute and service-necessity conditions are met.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.11. Sections 99268.3, 99268.4, and 99268.9 may be waived by the transportation planning agency with respect to an operator during any fiscal year in which both of the following occurred, if the waiver is necessary to enable the operator to provide vital public transportation services: (a) The operator sustained two separate work stoppages for 15 days or longer due to labor disputes. (b) At least one of the work stoppages was not related to a labor dispute with the operator. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 115, Sec. 4. Effective May 10, 1984.) - 99268.12. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A transportation planning agency or county transportation commission may set a minimum fare-revenue-to-operating-cost ratio of three-twentieths for certain operators, but it must first make findings explaining the reasons.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.12. Notwithstanding Sections 99268.2 and 99268.3, the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission may set the required ratio of fare revenue to operating cost at not less than three-twentieths for an operator in a county with a population of 500,000 or less and serving an urbanized area where funds may be allocated under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400). Prior to setting the required ratio, the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission shall make findings specifying the reasons for its action. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 157.) - 99268.16. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The costs of providing ridesharing services are excluded from operating costs, despite subdivision (a) of Section 99247.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.16. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 99247, the costs of providing ridesharing services are excluded from operating costs. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1143, Sec. 2.) - 99268.17. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain transit-related costs are excluded from operating cost for fare-revenue ratio calculations, and operators may not report different operating costs or ratios to specified entities.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.17. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 99247, all of the following costs shall be excluded from the definition of “operating cost” for the purposes of calculating any required ratios of fare revenues to operating cost specified in this article: (1) The operating costs required to provide comparable complementary paratransit service as required by Section 37.121 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), as identified in the operator’s paratransit plan pursuant to Section 37.139 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Cost increases beyond the change in the Consumer Price Index for all of the following: (A) Fuel. (B) Alternative fuel programs. (C) Power, including electricity. (D) Insurance premiums and payments in settlement of claims arising out of the operator’s liability. (E) State and federal mandates. (3) Startup costs for new services for a period of not more than two years. (4) Costs required to operate demand-response and microtransit services that expand access to transit service beyond fixed route corridors. For purposes of this paragraph, “microtransit” has the same meaning as in Section 99314.6. (5) Costs of funding or improving payment and ticketing systems and services. (6) Costs of security services and public safety contracts. (7) Any expense greater than the actuarially determined contribution associated with pensions and other post-employment benefits as required by Governmental Accounting Board Statement Numbers 68 and 75. (8) Costs of planning for improvements in transit operations, integration with other operators and agencies, transitioning to zero-emission operations, and for compliance with state and federal mandates. (b) The exclusion of costs from the definition of operating costs in subdivision (a) applies solely for the purpose of this article and does not authorize an operator to report an operating cost other than as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 99247 or a ratio of fare revenue to operating cost other than as that ratio is described elsewhere in this article, to any of the following entities: (1) The Controller pursuant to Section 99243. (2) The entity conducting the fiscal audit pursuant to Section 99245. (3) The entity conducting the performance audit pursuant to Section 99246. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 7. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021.) - 99268.18. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
For compliance with Section 99268, the exclusions in Sections 99268.10, 99268.16, and 99268.17 do not apply.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.18. The exclusions contained in Sections 99268.10, 99268.16, and 99268.17 shall not be applicable for purposes of determining an operator’s compliance with Section 99268. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 800, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.) - 99268.19. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
If fare revenues are too low, an operator may use local funds and value free or reduced fares at full retail value to meet the required fare-revenue ratio.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.19. If fare revenues are insufficient to meet the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost required by this article, an operator may satisfy that requirement by supplementing its fare revenues with local funds and calculating all free and reduced transit fares at their current full retail value. As used in this section, “local funds” means any nonstate grant funds or other revenues generated by, earned by, or distributed to an operator. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 8. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021.) - 99268.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An eligible operator may receive additional funds if it keeps its fare revenue to operating cost ratio at or above the stated minimum for the fiscal year.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.2. In the case of an operator required to be in compliance with Section 99268 under Section 99268.1, the operator may be allocated additional funds that could not be allocated to it because of those requirements, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth if serving an urbanized area or one-tenth if serving a nonurbanized area. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 4. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99268.20. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section lets certain operators avoid specified transit funding sections if they spend enough local funding on transit operations, but the Controller can verify compliance and the exemption can be lost if the operator does not cooperate or fails an audit.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.20. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as specified in subdivision (b), Sections 99268, 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, 99268.6, 99268.7, 99268.8, 99268.9, 99268.11, 99268.12, 99268.16, 99268.17, 99268.18, 99268.19, 99269, 99270.1, 99270.2, 99270.5, and 99270.6 do not apply to an operator for a fiscal year in which the operator expended from local funding an amount for transit operations not less than the amount the operator expended from local funding for transit operations during the 2018–19 fiscal year. As used in this subdivision, “local funding” means any nonstate grant funds or other revenues generated by, earned by, or distributed to, an operator. (b) (1) For purposes of verifying the expenditures described in subdivision (a), the Controller may request fiscal data from the operator or conduct an audit of the operator. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the operator fails to comply with the Controller’s request for fiscal data within 120 days of receiving the request, as determined by the Controller, the sections listed in subdivision (a) apply to the operator. (3) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the Controller, through an audit of the operator, determines that the operator did not meet the requirements of subdivision (a), the sections listed in subdivision (a) apply to the operator. (4) An operator to which the sections listed in subdivision (a) apply pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) shall reimburse the state for any funds spent unlawfully. (c) The Controller shall not require an operator to which the sections listed in subdivision (a) do not apply pursuant to subdivision (a) to report data submitted or collected only for purposes of complying with those sections. (d) (1) On or before November 30, 2025, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature on the revenue vehicle hours, ridership, and passenger mile impacts on the services offered by operators to which the sections listed in subdivision (a) do not apply pursuant to subdivision (a). (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. (e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 9. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.) - 99268.3. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Some transit operators serving urbanized areas are eligible for funds if they meet specified fare-revenue conditions or comply with referenced requirements.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 1978–79 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 1980–81 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth. (b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 1978–79 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 1980–81 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: (1) The requirements of Section 99268. (2) The requirements of subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 5. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99268.4. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator serving a nonurbanized area may remain eligible for these funds, starting with claims for the 1980–81 fiscal year, if it meets the stated fare-revenue-to-operating-cost ratio.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.4. In the case of an operator that is serving a nonurbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 1978–79 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 1980–81 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-tenth. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 6. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.) - 99268.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
This section sets fare-revenue ratio requirements for certain transit operators to receive funds.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.5. (a) Commencing with claims for the 1980–81 fiscal year, no funds shall be allocated under this article in any fiscal year to an operator providing services using vehicles for the exclusive use of elderly and disabled persons, unless the operator maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, for those services at least equal to one-tenth or to the ratio it had for those services during the 1978–79 fiscal year, whichever is greater. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an operator which provides both exclusive transportation services for elderly and disabled persons and regular scheduled public transportation services may be allocated funds under this article for the exclusive service if the combined services qualify under Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, or 99268.4, as the case may be, and the ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for the combined service shall not be less than the ratio required in order to make allocations to the operator for its regular scheduled services. (c) In a county which had less than 500,000 population as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census and more than 500,000 in population as determined by the 1980 or 1990 federal decennial census, an operator in the county shall maintain a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth if serving an urbanized area or one-tenth if serving a nonurbanized area. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 15. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99268.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Some transit agencies lose eligibility for funding under this article after dissolution or withdrawal unless they meet specified conformity requirements.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.6. (a) If a joint powers entity providing public transportation services was funded at any time under this article and is subsequently dissolved, any succeeding entity providing such services shall not be eligible for funding, unless it conforms to Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, as the case may be, which applied to its predecessor. (b) Except a city or a county filing a claim pursuant to Section 99260.7, no public agency providing public transportation services, after withdrawing from, or while remaining in, a joint powers entity providing public transportation services, shall be eligible for funding under this article, unless it conforms to Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, or 99268.9, as the case may be, that the joint powers entity is required to conform with in order to be eligible for such funding at the time the public agency commences its public transportation services. The public agency is an operator and shall be subject to Section 99268.9. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.) - 99268.7. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Unallocated funds from Section 99268 may be used for capital-intensive transit-related improvements, and every effort should be made to obtain federal funds for that purpose.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.7. Any unallocated funds resulting from the limitations of Section 99268 may be used for capital intensive transit-related improvements. Every effort shall be made to obtain federal funds for the purposes of this section. Such improvements shall include, but not be limited to, park-and-ride lots, terminal facilities, bus waiting shelters, exclusive lanes for buses, and the acquisition of vehicles and rolling stock for replacement purposes. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.) - 99268.8. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A public transit operator must report an extension of service to the relevant agency within 90 days after the end of the first year of implementation, and the article’s fare-revenue ratios do not apply to the extension until two years after the end of the fiscal year it was put into operation.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.8. The required ratios of fare revenues to operating cost prescribed by this article shall not apply to an extension of public transportation services until two years after the end of the fiscal year in which the extension of services was put into operation. As used in this section, “extension of public transportation services” includes additions of geographical areas or route miles, or improvements in service frequency or hours of service greater than 25 percent of the route total, or the addition of new days of service, and for transit service claimants also includes the addition of a new type of service, such as van, taxi, or bus. Within 90 days after the end of the first year of implementation, the operator shall submit to the transportation planning agency, the county transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board having jurisdiction over it, a report on the extension of public transportation services, including, but not limited to, the area served, the revenues generated, and the cost to provide the extended services. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1399, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1399.) - 99268.9. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator that misses the required fare-revenue ratio may face a reduced allocation in a later penalty year, unless it is the first noncompliant year or the specified fiscal-year moratorium applies.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99268.9. (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), if an operator was allocated funds under this article during a fiscal year in which it did not maintain the required ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, the operator’s eligibility to receive moneys from the local transportation fund and allocations pursuant to Sections 99313.3 and 99314.3 shall be reduced during a subsequent penalty year by the amount of the difference between the required fare revenues and the actual fare revenues for the fiscal year that the required ratio was not maintained. The penalty year shall be the fiscal year that begins one year after the end of the fiscal year during which the required ratio was not maintained. (2) An operator subject to this subdivision shall demonstrate to the transportation planning agency, the county transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board how it will achieve the required ratio of fare revenues during any penalty year. (b) The first fiscal year for which an operator does not maintain the required ratio of fare revenues to operating cost is deemed a grace year, and shall not result in any penalty nor loss of eligibility for funds under this article. (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board shall not impose the penalty described in subdivision (a) on an operator that does not maintain the required ratio of fare revenues to operating cost during the 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, or 2025–26 fiscal year. (2) This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2027. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 54, Sec. 7. (SB 125) Effective July 10, 2023.) - 99269. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
Certain transit operators are treated as one operator, and new operators are limited to claiming no more than 75% of annual operating cost during their first two years.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99269. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, all operators providing service within the area under the jurisdiction of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board and filing claims pursuant to Section 99260 shall be considered a single operator. In order for all those operators to be eligible for funds under this article, an areawide ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, shall be determined on the basis of the total operating cost and total fare revenues of all the operators, which ratio shall not be less than the areawide ratio for the 1978–79 fiscal year. (b) In calculating the areawide ratio for the 1978–79 fiscal year, only the fare revenues and the operating costs of those operators that are in compliance with Section 99268, 99268.1, 99268.2, or 99268.3, whichever section was applicable to the operator during the 1978–79 fiscal year, are to be used. (c) During the period of the first two years of operation, a new operator subject to this section shall claim each year no more than 75 percent of its total operating cost for that year. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1055, Sec. 8.) - 99270. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator may do temporary borrowing on or after the first day of a fiscal year, and certain claim amounts may count as revenues if the claim was filed and approved.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99270. On or after the first day of any fiscal year, an operator may engage in temporary borrowing pursuant to Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code and for such purposes “revenues” as defined in Sections 53856 and 53858 of that code may include the amount of any claim permitted under this article if a claim has been filed and approved. The amount of any claim for the purposes of this section shall be subject to the limitations on claims specified in this chapter; provided that the calculations of the limitations referred to herein may be based upon estimates of the operator. The payments made for temporary borrowing authorized under this section shall not be deemed capital expenditures for purposes of Section 99267. The power of an operator to levy taxes shall not be a prerequisite to its power to issue notes as general obligations pursuant to Article 7.6. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 812.) - 99270.1. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
If an operator serves both urbanized and nonurbanized areas, the transportation planning agency must adopt rules to divide the operator’s service between those areas and submit the rules to the department for approval.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99270.1. If an operator serves urbanized and nonurbanized areas in the area of jurisdiction of a transportation planning agency, the transportation planning agency shall adopt rules and regulations to determine what portion of the public transportation services of the operator serves urbanized areas and what portion serves nonurbanized areas to determine its required ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, or its required ratio of the sum of fare revenues and local support to operating cost, or both. The transportation planning agency shall submit the rules and regulations to the department for approval. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 20.) - 99270.2. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
A transportation planning agency or county transportation commission may give an operator extra time to meet a fare-revenue-to-operating-cost ratio, but only if the operator serves an area first designated as urbanized in the 1980 or later census.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99270.2. If an operator serves an area that was first designated as an urbanized area in the 1980 or a subsequent federal census, the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission may grant the operator time, but not more than five years from July 1 of the year following the year of the census, to meet the ratio of fare revenues to operating cost required of an operator serving an urbanized area. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1399, Sec. 5. Operative July 1, 1987, by Sec. 6 of Ch. 1399.) - 99270.5. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission may decide whether certain operators comply with specified sections, and it may treat them as a group if their services are coordinated.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99270.5. In determining whether there is compliance with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, as the case may be, by operators serving the area of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, excluding the City and County of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission may make that determination for all or some of the operators as a group, if the Metropolitan Transportation Commission finds that the public transportation services of the operators grouped are coordinated. (Added by renumbering Section 99270 (as added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002) by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 213.) - 99270.6. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments may determine compliance for certain Sacramento-area operators if their services are coordinated, and the Sacramento Regional Transit District’s fare recovery ratio must be at least 23 percent.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99270.6. In determining whether there is compliance with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, as the case may be, by operators serving the area of Sacramento County and the cities within the county, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments may make that determination for all or some of the operators as a group, if the Sacramento Area Council of Governments finds that the public transportation services of the operators grouped are coordinated. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the fare recovery ratio for the Sacramento Regional Transit District shall be no less than 23 percent. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 229, Sec. 1. (AB 432) Effective January 1, 2013.) - 99271. Verify source ↗
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. )
An operator can receive allocations under this article only if its retirement system is fully funded, or if it is following an approved plan that will fully fund the system within 40 years.
## Public Utilities Code - PUC ## DIVISION 10. TRANSIT DISTRICTS [24501 - 107025] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036. ) ## PART 11. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT [99150 - 99582] ( Part 11 added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1325. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Transportation Development [99200 - 99420] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Claims for Funds [99260 - 99273] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400. ) ## 99271. (a) An operator shall be eligible for allocations under this article, on and after July 1, 1976, only if the current cost of its retirement system is fully funded with respect to the officers and employees of its public transportation system, or if the operator is implementing a plan approved by the transportation planning agency which will fully fund the retirement system for such officers and employees within 40 years. (b) “Fully funded” with respect to the retirement system, means that the system, at any particular time, has assets determined to be sufficient to provide for the payment of all pension and other benefits to such officers and employees then entitled, or who may become entitled, under terms of the system to an immediate or deferred benefit in respect to service rendered by such officers and employees. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1275.)
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