CA Pub Util Code § 132351.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12.7 - COUNTY AND REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Transportation Consolidation For San Diego|ARTICLE 2 - Organization and Governance|Section 132351.4.

132351.4.  (a) The consolidated agency shall have five standing policy advisory committees named the executive, transportation, regional planning, borders, and audit committees. The responsibilities of the committees shall be established by the board. Committee membership may be expanded by the consolidated agency, and shall be selected in accordance with a process established by the consolidated agency. The membership shall be as follows:(1) The executive committee shall consist of six voting members with board members representing east county, north county coastal, north county inland, south county, and the representative, or the representative’s alternate in their absence, from the City of San Diego and the county. The chairperson and the vice chairperson of the consolidated agency shall each be one of the six voting members.(2) (A) The transportation committee shall consist of 10 voting members with board members or alternates representing east county, north county coastal, north county inland, south county and the mayor or a council member from the City of San Diego, a supervisor from the County of San Diego, a member of the board of the MTDB appointed by the board of the MTDB, a member of the board of the NCTD appointed by the board of the NCTD, a member of the governing board of the San Diego Unified Port District appointed by the board of the port, and a member of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority appointed by the airport authority.(B) Among its transportation responsibilities, the transportation committee shall provide a strong focus and commitment to meeting the public transit needs of the San Diego region, set transit funding criteria and recommend transit funding levels, and undertake transit responsibilities resulting from consolidation, as delegated by the board.(C) The board shall provide a report, developed by the transportation committee, to the Legislature on or before July 1 of each year that outlines the public transit needs, transit funding criteria, recommended transit funding levels, and additional work on public transit, as delegated to the transportation committee by the board. The report shall specify the funds spent explicitly on public transportation. The report shall be submitted consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(3) The regional planning committee shall consist of six voting members with board members or alternates representing east county, north county coastal, north county inland, south county, and the mayor or a council member from the City of San Diego, and a supervisor from the County of San Diego.(4) The borders committee shall consist of seven voting members with board members or alternates representing east county, north county coastal, north county inland, south county, the mayor or a council member from the City of San Diego, a supervisor from the County of San Diego, and a mayor, council member, or supervisor from the County of Imperial.(5) The audit committee shall consist of five voting members with two board members and three members of the public to be appointed by the board. The audit committee shall recommend to the board the contract of the firm conducting the annual financial statement audits and the hiring of the independent performance auditor and approve the annual audit plan after discussion with the independent performance auditor pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 132354.1.(b) The board may appoint other standing and ad hoc working groups to advise it in carrying out its responsibilities.(c) No board member may serve as a member of more than two standing policy advisory committees at any one time, except those board members serving on the audit committee.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 658, Sec. 13. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2018.)