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CA Pub Util Code § 130660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130660.

130660.  (a) Board members or their staff are prohibited from soliciting or accepting any gift from MTA contractors or from persons or entities that have submitted a proposal or bid for an MTA contract.(b) Board members or their staff shall not accept gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more, as specified in Section 89502 or 89503 of the Government Code, from a single source in any calendar year.(c) Board members shall disqualify themselves from participating in a decision that may have a financial effect upon a source of income aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more or a donor of gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more, if those gifts were received within 12 months preceding the time of the decision.(d) Board members shall not accept gifts aggregating more than ten dollars ($10) in a calendar month from an MTA registered lobbyist, lobbying firm, or lobbyist employer.(e) Board members shall report on their annual Statement of Economic Interest gifts aggregating fifty dollars ($50) or more and income of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more received from a single source in a calendar year.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130665.

130665.  (a) Board members or their staff shall not accept any payment made for a speech given, an article published, participation in a program, or any other appearance at a public or private conference, convention, meeting, social event, meal, or similar gathering.(b) This section does not prohibit payments for actual personal services rendered in connection with a member’s practice of a bona fide business, trade, or profession.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130670.

130670.  Reimbursement for travel or lodging may be exempt from the provisions prohibiting gifts if the travel is related to MTA business. That reimbursement, however, shall be reported in the annual Statement of Economic Interest. The general counsel may be consulted prior to accepting payment or reimbursement to determine whether that reimbursement should be disqualified as a gift.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130675.

130675.  Board members shall not direct any MTA employee, contractor or potential contractor to make a charitable contribution to a specified agency.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130680.

130680.  (a) The chief executive officer shall be responsible for ensuring the MTA has an independent professional procurement staff. The chief executive officer and designated procurement staff shall be responsible for conducting an independent, autonomous procurement process in accordance with state and federal law.(b) Board members shall use objective judgment in voting on a procurement award and base their decision on the criteria established in the procurement documents.(c) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to influence contract awards.(d) During any procurement process, board members or their staff shall not communicate with MTA staff regarding the procurement.(e) Before the staff recommendation for an award is made public, board members or their staff shall communicate only with the chief executive officer or his or her designee regarding the procurement. The chief executive officer shall keep a log of those communications and shall report those communications and responses in writing at the board meeting where action on the procurement is scheduled.(f) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to obtain information about the recommendation of the award of a contract until the recommendation is made public.(g) Board members shall not release information about the procurement to the public until the award recommendation is made public.(h) If a board member attempts to communicate with MTA staff to influence the recommended award, this communication shall be reported by staff to the inspector general.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 168. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130685 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130685.

130685.  (a) Prior to the issuance of a request for proposal (RFP), request for interest in qualification (RFIQ), or invitation for bid (IFB), and ending on the date of the selection of the contractor, no person or entity submitting a proposal in response to the RFP, RFIQ, or IFB, nor any officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant representing the proposer shall contact by any means or engage in any discussion concerning the award of the contract with any board member or his or her staff. Any contact shall be grounds for the disqualification of the proposer.(b) A board member who receives any communication from a proposer in violation of this chapter shall report that communication to the inspector general. The inspector general shall forward this information to the director of contracts and responsible procurement staff.(c) Board members shall not meet with a person or entity who submitted a proposal in response to the RFP, RFIQ, or IFB, nor any officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant representing the proposer regarding a protest submitted regarding the recommended contract award or any lawsuit or potential lawsuit regarding the recommended contract award.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130690.

130690.  Board members and their staff shall refrain from conduct that they know or reasonably should know is likely to create in the minds of reasonable observers the perception that the board member or staff member used his or her public position improperly.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130700.

130700.  (a) Board members or their staff shall not participate in an MTA decision in which they know or have reason to know that they have a financial interest.(b) Board members shall not be purchasers at any sale, or vendors at any purchase, that is made personally by that member.(c)  An individual is deemed to have a financial interest in a decision if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect on that individual or the individual’s immediate family, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, or on any of the following:(1) Any business entity in which the board member or staff member has a direct or indirect investment worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.(2) Any real property in which the board member or staff member has a direct or indirect interest worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.(3) Any source of income, other than gifts and other than loans by a commercial lending institution made in the regular course of business in terms available to the public without regard to official status, aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more in value provided to, received by, or promised to the board member or staff member within 12 months prior to the time when the decision is made.(4) Any business entity in which the board member or a member of his or her staff is a director, officer, partner, trustee, or employee, or holds any position of management.(5) Any donor or, or any intermediary of, agent for a donor of a gift or gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more in value provided to, received by, or promised to, the board member or staff member within 12 months prior to the time the decision is made.(d)  This section does not prohibit a board member from participating in a decision if that participation is legally required in order for the decision to be made. In that case the individual shall disclose the nature of his or her interest before he or she participates in the decision. For the purposes of this subdivision, the fact that a board member’s vote is necessary to break a tie does not make his or her participation legally required.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130705 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130705.

130705.  (a) Board members or their staff shall not engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise that is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with the duties of an MTA officer.(b) Board members or their staff shall not use the MTA’s facilities, equipment, supplies, badge, prestige, or influence for private gain.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130710.

130710.  The MTA shall not contract with any of the following:(a) MTA board members or their staff.(b) Any profit-making firm or business in which a former board member or member of his or her staff is an officer, principal, partner, or major shareholder.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130715.

130715.  (a) Former board members or their staff shall not participate in any contract with the agency for a period of 12 months after leaving the board.(b) MTA shall not contract with any profit-making firm or business in which a former board member or member of his or her staff is an officer, principal, or partner, or is a shareholder who holds more than 10 percent of the stock in the company, for a period of 12 months after the board member has left the board.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130720.

130720.  (a) Board members shall file Statements of Economic Interest with the ethics officer pursuant to state law, within 30 days of assuming office, annually, and within 30 days of leaving office.(b) Board members shall file an addendum to the statement required under subdivision (a), disclosing all financial interests both within and outside Los Angeles County, including those financial interests received during the reporting period by all entities in which the member is an officer, principal, partner, or major shareholder.(c) Any amendments to the Statement of Economic Interest or addendum shall be filed within 30 days of the occurrence of the change.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 169. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130725.

130725.  Any person who receives compensation to regularly provide advice, recommendations, or counsel to board members regarding MTA activities shall file a Statement of Economic Interest with the MTA within 10 days of the commencement of the consultant relationship and shall update that statement within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter. This requirement does not apply to a full time employee of a governmental entity who is already required to file a statement.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Section 130730.

130730.  Any person who regularly provides advice, recommendations, or counsel to board members regarding MTA activities and also advises another agency or entity that has a financial interest in an item before the board shall be prohibited from giving advice to board members and MTA staff regarding that item.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130800 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130800.

130800.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 2017.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130803 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130803.

130803.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Authority” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority established pursuant to Section 130806.(b) “Local congestion management agency” means a County of San Bernardino congestion management agency established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65089 of the Government Code.(c) “Local transportation authority” means a County of San Bernardino transportation authority established pursuant to Section 180050.(d) “San Bernardino Associated Governments” means the joint powers agency established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(e) “San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission established pursuant to Section 130050, the local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies, and local congestion management agency in existence on December 31, 2016, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments when it was acting on behalf of, or in the capacity of, those entities.(f) “Service authority for freeway emergencies” means a County of San Bernardino service authority for freeway emergencies established pursuant to Section 2551 of the Streets and Highways Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130806 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130806.

130806.  There is hereby created the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. The authority shall be the successor to the powers, duties, revenues, debts, obligations, liabilities, immunities, and exemptions, expressed or implied, of the San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130807 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130807.

130807.  The San Bernardino County Transportation Commission shall be known as the authority.(Added by renumbering Section 130054 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 2. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130809 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130809.

130809.  (a) The authority may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the power to issue bonds, and rely on any immunities or exemptions provided by law to a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.(b) The authority’s powers include, but are not limited to, the power to do all of the following:(1) To sue and to be sued.(2) To acquire any property by any means, and to hold, manage, occupy, develop, jointly develop, dispose of, lease, convey, or otherwise encumber property.(3) To create a leasehold interest in property for the benefit of the authority.(4) To acquire, by eminent domain, any property necessary to carry out any of its powers or functions.(5) To merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land or as needed in order to carry out its functions.(6) To construct, acquire, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of work, property, rights-of-way, and facilities.(7) To appoint necessary employees, including counsel, and to define their qualifications and duties.(8) To enter into and perform all necessary contracts.(9) To fix and collect fees for any services rendered by it.(10) To adopt a seal and alter it.(11) To adopt an annual budget and to fix the compensation of its officers, board members, and employees.(12) To establish and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, and maintenance of facilities and services.(13) To enter into joint powers arrangements with other entities.(14) To provide insurance.(15) To issue bonds and incur other obligations.(16) To advance funds from any sources towards a project in anticipation of future funding sources or contributions from other agencies in order to maximize the efficient delivery of projects undertaken by the authority.(17) To loan moneys from any of the funds or accounts held by the authority to any other fund or account held by the authority, if all of the following occur:(A) The loan is authorized pursuant to a resolution of the governing board of the authority.(B) The authority determines that the loan serves the purposes of the authority.(C) All moneys loaned to the borrowing fund or account are expended for any of the lawful purposes for which the borrowing account was established.(18) To do any other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130812 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130812.

130812.  The authority may bring an action to determine the validity of its bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness issued on or after January 1, 2017, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130815 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130815.

130815.  (a) The governing body of the authority shall consist of the following members:(1) Five members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.(2) One member from each County of San Bernardino incorporated city, who shall be a mayor or a city council member.(3) One nonvoting member appointed by the Governor.(b) Each County of San Bernardino incorporated city may appoint an alternate member to represent it at a meeting, but only if the regular member cannot attend the meeting. The alternate member shall either be a mayor or a city council member.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130821.

130821.  (a) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 180000), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 180200), and, except Section 180260, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 180250) of Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000) shall be equally applicable to the authority as if set forth herein and shall be in addition to the powers and functions of the authority set forth in this division.(b) Notwithstanding Section 180260, all proceeds of the authority’s bonds shall be applied to secure the bonds or for the purposes for which the debt was incurred. However, when the purposes have been accomplished, any moneys remaining shall be either transferred to the fund used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the bonds, or placed in a fund to be used for the purchase of the outstanding bonds in the open market at prices and in the manner, either at public or private sale or otherwise, as determined by the authority. Bonds so purchased shall be canceled immediately.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130827 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201|Section 130827.

130827.  The authority shall have the power to contract to provide the services of its employees to San Bernardino Associated Governments upon lawful terms and conditions agreed to by the authority and San Bernardino Associated Governments.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)