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CA Pub Util Code § 99152 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99152.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99153.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99154 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99154.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99155 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99155.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99155.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99155.1.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99155.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99155.6.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99156 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99156.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99157 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99157.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99158 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99158.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99159.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99160.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99161.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99162.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99163 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99163.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99164 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99164.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99165.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99166.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99173 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99173.

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.)
CA Pub Util Code § 99175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS|PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT|CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous|Section 99175.

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.)