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CA Pub Util Code § 99405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development|ARTICLE 8 - Other Claims for Funds|Section 99405.

99405.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the allocation for any purpose specified in Section 99400 may in no year exceed 50 percent of the amount required to meet the city’s or county’s total proposed expenditures for that purpose.(b) With respect to budgeted capital requirements for major new facilities, the transportation planning agency, notwithstanding the 50-percent limitation, may allocate up to the amount so budgeted, if the construction of the facilities has been found to be not inconsistent with the transportation planning agency’s regional transportation plan.(c) (1) The 50-percent limitation shall not apply to the allocation to a city, county, or transit district for services under contract pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 99400. The city, county, or transit district that is not in compliance with Section 99268.20 shall be subject to Section 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, as the case may be, and shall be deemed an operator for purposes of those sections, or shall be subject to regional, countywide, or county subarea performance criteria, local match requirements, or fare recovery ratios adopted by resolution of the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission for those services.(2) In adopting the performance criteria, local match requirements, or fare recovery ratios, the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission may adopt the criteria of Section 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, or any combination or all of them.(3) If a transportation planning agency or county transportation commission has adopted performance criteria, local match requirements, or fare recovery ratios, the rules and regulations of the agency or commission shall apply, and Sections 99205.7 and 99241, subdivision (a) of Section 99247, and Section 99268.8 shall not apply.(d) The 50-percent limitation shall not apply to funds allocated under this article to a city or county with a population of less than 5,000, and, notwithstanding Section 99400, the city or county may claim funds under this article for transportation services, including associated capital, planning, and administrative costs, without contracting with another entity.(e) The 50-percent limitation shall not apply to funds allocated under this article for local street and road purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 81, Sec. 14. (AB 149) Effective July 16, 2021.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development|ARTICLE 8 - Other Claims for Funds|Section 99406.

99406.  Expenditures of moneys received for streets and highways purposes under this article shall be reported to the Controller by way of inclusion of information regarding those expenditures in the report prepared pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 2150) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code.The Controller shall also prepare a summary of those expenditures, which shall include a list of the jurisdictions for which funds have been allocated for streets and roads under this article, the amount of the allocations, and the total funds made available to each jurisdiction pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 99230). The Controller shall submit the report annually to the Legislature commencing January 1, 1989.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 673, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development|ARTICLE 8 - Other Claims for Funds|Section 99407.

99407.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the transportation planning agency may approve claims filed by a city for the construction of facilities for the exclusive use of pedestrians and bicycles, if the city is not expected to be served by public transportation within three years of the filing of the claims.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 24.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development|ARTICLE 8 - Other Claims for Funds|Section 99408.

99408.  Any action to review, set aside, void, or annul the decision of a transportation planning agency made pursuant to Section 99401.5 shall be filed within 30 days after the agency makes its decision, or after the secretary has reviewed the decision pursuant to Section 99242, whichever is later. However, the action need not be filed until September 15 if the action is with respect to a decision made prior to August 15 for the fiscal year which commenced on the July 1 immediately preceding such August 15.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 673, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development|ARTICLE 9 - Joint Development Authority|Section 99420.

99420.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transit operator may enter into agreements with a public agency, public utility, or person or entity, to be performed within the district, or a transportation corridor or land that shall be acquired by the transit operator, for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights of the transit operator or of the public agency, public utility, or person or entity for the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers, pooling rights, sales or leasing, or for any other purpose necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, the full exercise of the powers granted to transit operators.(b) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Joint development” or “jointly develop” means the joint planning, financing, construction, operation, or use of any land, building, facility, or equipment other than vehicles, or interest therein, either of the transit operator or adjacent to, physically related to, or functionally related to transit facilities of the transit operator. Joint development may be for public, commercial, residential, or mixed uses.(2) “Transit operator” means an entity that qualifies as a claimant under Section 99203 and is eligible to receive allocations under this chapter, and includes a joint powers authority formed to operate a public transportation system.(c) The purpose of any joint development project entered into in accordance with this section shall be to foster transit use, enhance the transit service, or foster the integration of land use and transportation.(d) For purposes of this section, a transit operator is prohibited from engaging in agreements unrelated to the transportation purposes and mission of the transit operator.(e) Any transit oriented joint development project undertaken pursuant to this section shall comply with the land use and zoning regulations of the city, county, or city and county in which the project is located in accordance with the Planning and Zoning Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 65000) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code) relating to zoning.(f) This section shall not supersede any existing authority of a transit operator for joint development.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 270, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 99560.

99560.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a) The people of this state have a fundamental interest in the development of harmonious and cooperative labor relations between public transit districts and their employees.(b) Public transit districts are not subject to a common statewide statutory scheme or an administrative agency that has jurisdiction over the conduct of employer-employee relations.(c) Other public sector employees in the state have been granted the opportunity for collective bargaining through the adoption of the Meyers-Milias Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code), the Ralph C. Dills Act (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code), the Educational Employment Relations Act (Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 3540) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code), and the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code), and it would be advantageous and desirable to expand the jurisdiction of the Public Employment Relations Board to cover the employees of public transit districts.(d) The people and the public transit district employers each have a fundamental interest in the preservation and promotion of the responsibilities granted by the people of this state. Harmonious relations between each public transit district employer and its employees are necessary to that endeavor.(e) It is the purpose of this chapter to provide the means by which relations between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and their supervisory employees may assure that the responsibilities and authorities granted to each transit district by statute are carried out in an atmosphere that permits the fullest participation by employees in the determination of conditions of employment which affect them. It is the intent of this chapter to accomplish this purpose by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of the employees of these transit districts to full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of representation in their employment relationships with their employers and to select one employee organization as their exclusive representative for the purpose of meeting and conferring.(f) It is the further purpose of this chapter to provide orderly and clearly defined procedures for meeting and conferring and the resolution of impasses, and to define and prohibit certain practices that are inimical to the public interest.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99560.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 99560.2.

99560.2.  This chapter shall be known and may be referred to as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Transit Employer-Employee Relations Act.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99560.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 99560.3.

99560.3.  This chapter shall only apply to supervisory employees of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99561.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 99561.1.

99561.1.  Any person who shall willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with any member of the board, or any of its agents, in the performance of duties pursuant to this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99561.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 99561.2.

99561.2.  The initial determination as to whether the charges of unfair practices are justified, and, if so, what remedy is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the board. Procedures for investigating, hearing, and deciding these cases shall be devised and promulgated by the board.(a) Any employee, employee organization, or employer shall have the right to file an unfair practice charge, except that the board shall not issue a complaint in respect of any charge based upon an alleged unfair practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of the charge.(b) The board shall not have authority to enforce agreements between the parties, and shall not issue a complaint on any charge based on alleged violation of such an agreement that would not also constitute an unfair practice under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99561.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 99561.3.

99561.3.  The board shall have the power to issue a decision and order directing an offending party to cease and desist from the unfair practice and to take affirmative action, that includes, but is not limited to, the reinstatement of employees with or without backpay, that will effectuate the policies of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99561.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 2 - Administration|Section 99561.4.

99561.4.  Notwithstanding any other law, if a decision by an administrative law judge regarding the recognition or certification of an employee organization as described in subdivision (k) of Section 99561 is appealed, the decision shall be deemed the final order of the board if the board does not issue a ruling that supersedes the decision on or before 180 days after the appeal is filed.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 242, Sec. 7. (SB 609) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 3 - Judicial Review|Section 99562.

99562.  (a) No employer or employee organization shall have the right to judicial review of a unit determination except: (1) when the board in response to a petition from an employer or employee organization agrees that the case is one of special importance and joins in the request for such review; or (2) when the issue is raised as a defense to an unfair practice complaint. A board order directing an election shall not be stayed pending judicial review.Upon receipt of a board order joining in the request for judicial review, a party to the case may petition for a writ of extraordinary relief from the unit determination decision or order.(b) Any charging party, respondent, or intervenor aggrieved by a final decision or order of the board in an unfair practice case, except a decision of the board not to issue a complaint in the case, may petition for a writ of extraordinary relief from the decision or order.(c) The petition shall be filed in the district court of appeal in the appellate district where the unit determination or unfair practice dispute occurred. The petition shall be filed within 30 days after issuance of the board’s final order, order denying reconsideration, or order joining in the request for judicial review, as applicable. Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall cause notice to be served upon the board and thereafter shall have jurisdiction of the proceeding. The board shall file in the court the record of the proceeding, certified by the board, within 10 days after the clerk’s notice unless the filing period is extended by the court for good cause shown. The court shall have jurisdiction to grant to the board any temporary relief or restraining order it deems just and proper and in like manner to make and enter a decree enforcing, modifying, or setting aside the order of the board. The findings of the board with respect to questions of fact, including ultimate facts, if supported by substantial evidence on the record considered as a whole, are conclusive. The provisions of Title 1 (commencing with Section 1067) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to writs shall, except where specifically superseded by this article, apply to proceedings pursuant to this section.(d) If the time to petition for extraordinary relief from a board decision has expired, the board may seek enforcement of any final decision or order in a district court of appeal or a superior court in the district where the unit determination or unfair practice case occurred. If, after hearing, the court determines that the order was issued pursuant to procedures established by the board and that the person or entity refuses to comply with the order, the court shall enforce the order by writ of mandamus. The court shall not review the merits of the order.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.

99563.  Transit district employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations and for the purpose of meeting and conferring and shall have the right to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Transit district employees shall also have the right to refuse to join employee organizations or to participate in the activities of these organizations subject to the organizational security provision permissible under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.1.

99563.1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code or other laws or statutes, the transit district employer shall make deductions from wages and salaries of its employees upon receipt of authorization for the payment of union dues, fees, or assessments, for the payment of contributions pursuant to any health and welfare plan or pension plan or any other purpose for which deductions may be authorized by employees where the deductions are pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified labor organization.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.2.

99563.2.  Subject to reasonable regulations, employee organizations shall have the right of access at reasonable times to areas in which employees work, the right to use transit district bulletin boards, mailboxes and other means of communication, and the right to use transit district facilities at reasonable times for the purpose of meetings concerned with the exercise of the rights guaranteed by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.3.

99563.3.  A reasonable number of representatives of an exclusive representative shall have the right to receive reasonable periods of released or reassigned time without loss of compensation when engaged in meeting and conferring and for the processing of grievances prior to the adoption of the initial memorandum of understanding. When a memorandum of understanding is in effect, released or reassigned time shall be in accordance with the memorandum.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.4.

99563.4.  Transit district employers, or the representatives as they may designate, shall engage in meeting and conferring with the employee organization selected as exclusive representative of an appropriate unit on all matters within the scope of representation.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.5.

99563.5.  (a) The scope of representation shall include all matters relating to employment conditions and employer-employee relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the scope of representation shall not include consideration of the merits, necessity, or organization of any service or activity provided by law or executive order.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99563.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 7 - Transit Employer-Employee Relations|ARTICLE 4 - Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices|Section 99563.6.

99563.6.  The duty to meet and confer in good faith requires the parties to begin negotiations prior to the adoption of the final budget for the ensuing year sufficiently in advance of the adoption date so there is adequate time for agreement to be reached, or for the resolution of impasse.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)