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CA Pub Util Code § 130001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130001.

130001.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:(a) Public demand for an efficient public transportation system in the southern California region resulting from population sprawl, the concentration of many transit dependent citizens in the large urban areas, and increasing mobility requirements indicates a need for improved, as well as more innovative, policy and decisionmaking institutions to resolve these problems.(b) A basic purpose of transportation policy within the region should be to avoid undesirable duplication of transportation services, achieve the operation of a coordinated and integrated transportation system which will reduce automobile usage and dependency, reduce the consumption of scarce and expensive energy fuels, and reduce the levels of automobile-related air pollution.(c) Recognizing the scarcity of resources available for all transportation development, the commissions shall give priority to low-cost highway and transit improvements, and shall work toward maximizing the effectiveness of existing resources available to the commissions.(d) Recognizing the importance of the state highway system in the Los Angeles metropolitan area to bus, automobile, and freight transportation, it is necessary to maintain this highway system at least at its present operating standards and to increase the person-moving capability of this system by such methods as carpooling, improved traffic operations, exclusive busways, and fringe parking facilities.(e) The transportation system should offer adequate public transportation to all citizens, including those immobilized by poverty, age, physical handicaps, or other reasons.(f) The cities and local communities acting singly or jointly should be given more responsibilities for designing and providing local transit services to improve the responsiveness of public transit to public needs.(g) The transportation decisionmaking process should be responsive to public values, and provide for the continuing involvement of the public in the preparation, revision, and discussion of transportation plans and services.(h) Transportation planning should recognize that transportation systems have significant effect on the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the areas served, and emphasis should be given to the protection and enhancement of the environment and the restoration of blighted neighborhoods near community centers. Los Angeles County, in particular, is a multicentered area with diverse socioeconomic levels and travel patterns, and a majority of the trips in the county are four miles or less.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130002.

130002.  As used in this division, “commission” means a county transportation commission created pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 130050).(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130003.

130003.  As used in this division, “local transportation zones” means cities or unincorporated areas which contain at least one economic center or major trip generator in which there is a large percentage of short- and medium-length transit trips. Local transportation zones shall be coordinated with regional transit operations as appropriate relative to consumer need and efficient operations.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130004.

130004.  As used in this division, “multicounty designated transportation planning agency” means the Southern California Association of Governments.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130005.

130005.  The multicounty designated transportation planning agency shall conduct its meetings in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code).A majority of the members of the executive committee of the agency shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the executive committee shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the executive committee present, with not less than a quorum present.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions|Section 130010.

130010.  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of Section 130109, all provisions of the Orange County Transit District Act of 1965 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 10), regarding employer-employee relations, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for the Orange County Transit District are equally applicable to the Orange County Transportation Authority as if set forth in this division, and govern employer-employee relations, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for the Orange County Transportation Authority.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 752, Sec. 5.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130050.

130050.  There is hereby created a commission in Los Angeles County, in Orange County, in Riverside County, and in San Bernardino County.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130050.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130050.1.

130050.1.  There is hereby created the Ventura County Transportation Commission. The commission shall be the successor agency to the Ventura County Association of Governments and shall assume all assets and liabilities of that association.Notwithstanding Section 180050, the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County may designate the commission as the authority to carry out the provisions of Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000).(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1136, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130050.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130050.2.

130050.2.  There is hereby created the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The authority shall be the single successor agency to the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission as provided by the act that enacted this section.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.

130051.  The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority consists of 14 members, as follows:(a) Five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.If the number of members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is increased, the authority shall, within 60 days of the increase, submit a plan to the Legislature for revising the composition of the authority.(b) The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.(c) Two public members and one member of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.(d) Four members, each of whom shall be a mayor or a member of a city council, appointed by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee. For purposes of the selection of these four members, the County of Los Angeles, excluding the City of Los Angeles, shall be divided into the following four sectors:(1) The North County/San Fernando Valley sector.(2) The Southwest Corridor sector.(3) The San Gabriel Valley sector.(4) The Southeast Long Beach sector.The League of California Cities, Los Angeles County Division, shall define the sectors. Every city within a sector shall be entitled to vote to nominate one or more candidates from that sector for consideration for appointment by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee. A city’s vote shall be weighted in the same proportion that its population bears to the total population of all cities within the sector.The members appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be appointed by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee upon an affirmative vote of its members which represent a majority of the population of all cities within the county, excluding the City of Los Angeles.The members selected by the city selection committee shall serve four-year terms with no limitation on the number of terms that may be served by any individual. The city selection committee may shorten the initial four-year term for one or more of the members for the purpose of ensuring that the members will serve staggered terms.(e) If the population of the City of Los Angeles, at any time, becomes less than 35 percent of the combined population of all cities in the county, the position of one of the two public members appointed pursuant to subdivision (c), as determined by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles by lot, shall be vacated, and the vacant position shall be filled by appointment by the city selection committee pursuant to subdivision (d) from a city not represented by any other member appointed pursuant to subdivision (d).(f) One nonvoting member appointed by the Governor.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.1.

130051.1.  Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 130051, if a member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is not a member of the city council of that city, the person appointed may serve for 60 days without consent of the city council.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 2. Effective September 2, 1992.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.5.

130051.5.  Every member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is subject to Section 87100 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.6.

130051.6.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall serve a term of four years or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A member may be removed at the pleasure of the appointing authority. A member may be reappointed for additional terms without limitation on the number of reappointments. Other than the member initially appointed by the Governor, and members appointed to staggered terms pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 130051, the members initially appointed shall serve until January 1, 1997.(b) The membership of any member serving on the authority as a result of holding another public office shall terminate when the member ceases holding the other public office.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993. Note: Repeal of previous version is operative April 1, 1993, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 60.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.7.

130051.7.  (a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall conduct joint regular meetings at least once during each quarter of the calendar year.(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 130051, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than their alternates, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.(c) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, rather than their appointees, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.(d) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than the mayor’s appointee, shall personally serve at the joint meetings as one of the two directors representing the City of Los Angeles.(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that reasonable efforts be made to discuss major fiscal and policy items related to the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District at the meetings required by subdivision (a). This statement of legislative intent shall not be construed as requiring any action which would interfere with, delay, or otherwise impede the orderly and proper functioning of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or the Southern California Rapid Transit District.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 3. Effective September 2, 1992.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.9.

130051.9.  (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall appoint a full-time chief executive officer who shall act for the authority under its direction and perform those duties delegated by the authority.(b) The chief executive officer shall be appointed to a term of four years and shall be removed from office only upon the occurrence of one or both of the following:(1) A two-thirds majority of the members of the authority votes for removal.(2) The chief executive officer violates a federal or state law, regulation, local ordinance, or policy or practice of the authority, relative to ethical practices, including, but not limited to, the acceptance of gifts or contributions.(c) The chief executive officer shall approve and award all contracts for construction, and that approval shall be based upon the lowest responsible and responsive bid submitted.(d) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall appoint a general counsel and board secretary.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.10.

130051.10.  (a) The members of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall be appointed no later than February 1, 1993. The authority shall have no powers, duties, or responsibilities until February 1, 1993.(b) From February 1, 1993, until April 1, 1993, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, exclusively, may exercise any of the powers of the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the governing body of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, except those powers that the authority has expressly delegated to the district or to the commission.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.12.

130051.12.  (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall, at a minimum, reserve to itself exclusively, all of the following powers and responsibilities:(1) Establishment of overall goals and objectives to achieve optimal transport service for the movement of goods and people on a countywide basis.(2) Adoption of the aggregate budget for all organizational units of the authority.(3) Designation of additional included municipal operators pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 99285.(4) Approval of final rail corridor selections.(5) Final approval of labor contracts covering employees of the authority and organizational units of the authority.(6) Establishment of the authority’s organizational structure.(7) Conducting hearings and the setting of fares for the operating organizational unit established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 130051.11.(8) (A) Approval of transportation zones.(B) In determining the cost-effectiveness of any proposed transportation zone, the authority may not approve or disapprove a transportation zone based upon consideration of rates of wages and other forms of compensation or hours and working conditions of employees of the proposed transportation zone.(C) Any determination of efficiencies that may be derived from the approval of a transportation zone shall include consideration of maintaining the prevailing rate of wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment contained in current collective bargaining agreements applicable to the authority as required under subdivision (d) of Section 130051.11.(D) A proposed transportation zone is not required to demonstrate lower operating costs than those of the existing operator or operators of the service to be transferred to the zone, but shall demonstrate that the net cost will not be greater than the current service.(9) Approval of the issuance of any debt instrument with a maturity date that exceeds the end of the fiscal year in which it is issued.(10) Approval of benefit assessment districts and assessment rates.(11) Approval of contracts for transit equipment acquisition that exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000), and making the findings required by subdivision (c) of Section 130238.(b) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall in conjunction with the other municipal operators in the County of Los Angeles perform a security assessment once every five years to determine the safety and security measures required to protect the operation of their systems and their passengers.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 938, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.13.

130051.13.  On April 1, 1993, the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission are abolished. Upon the abolishment of the district and the commission, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall succeed to any or all of the powers, duties, rights, obligations, liabilities, indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, immunities, and exemptions of the district and its board of directors and the commission and its governing body.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.14.

130051.14.  On and after April 1, 1993, any reference in this part, or in any other provision of law or regulation, to the Southern California Rapid Transit District or to the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or to the county transportation commission in general shall be deemed to refer to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.15.

130051.15.  (a) Upon the abolishment of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume the rights and obligations of the district and the commission under any contract to which the district or the commission is a party and which is to be performed, in whole or in part, on or after January 1, 1993. All real and personal property owned by the district or the commission shall be transferred to the authority by operation of law.(b) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume, without any condition whatsoever, all responsibilities and obligations previously assumed by the Southern California Rapid Transit District or the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission with regard to the full funding agreement, including all agreements pursuant to Section 13(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 which relate to the full funding agreement, with the Federal Transit Administration for the funding of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail Project. It is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall enlarge or diminish the projects covered or any rights or obligations under any existing agreements pursuant to Section 13(c).(c) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall not, until April 1, 1993, renew or extend any personal services contract entered into between either the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or the Southern California Rapid Transit District and an employee or former employee of either agency prior to January 1, 1993.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Pub Util Code § 130051.16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions|Section 130051.16.

130051.16.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume the duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, including those duties, obligations, and liabilities arising from or relating to collective bargaining agreements or labor obligations imposed by state or federal law, only to the extent that the authority is acting pursuant to specific duties, obligations, liabilities, rights, or powers to which it succeeded as a result of the abolishment of the district pursuant to Section 130051.13.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1993.)