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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 105003.

105003. As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “District” means the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District.
(b) “Dividing line” has the same meaning as defined in Section 93004 of the Government Code.
(c) “Rail transit” means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail.
(d) “Rail transit works” or “rail transit facilities” means any or all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for rail transit service purposes, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to station sites.
(e) “Board of directors,” “board,” or “directors” means the board of directors of the district.
(f) “Public agency” includes the state, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 423, Sec. 26. (SB 69) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 105004.

105004. The Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Part 1 (commencing with Section 56000) Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code), shall not apply to the formation or dissolution of the district, or the annexation of additional contiguous territory to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 105010.

105010. There is hereby created the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District, comprising the territory lying within the boundaries of the Counties of Marin and Sonoma.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 105011.

105011. Through compliance with the provisions for annexation set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 105280), the territory of all or part of any other contiguous county may be included within the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 2 - Formation of District › Section 105012.

105012. (a) Upon the dissolution of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, the district shall succeed to any or all of the powers, duties, rights, obligations, liabilities, indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, immunities, and exemptions of the commission and its board of commissioners and the authority and its board of directors.
(b) Upon the dissolution of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, the district shall assume the rights and obligations of the commission and the authority under any contract to which the commission or the authority is a party and which is to be performed, in whole or in part, on or after the date of dissolution of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, including, without limitation, any existing operating agreements with the North Coast Railroad Authority. The district shall thereafter negotiate in good faith a new operating agreement with the North Coast Railroad Authority. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement on the new operating agreement, the parties shall select a mutually agreed upon third party to mediate a resolution of the dispute.
(c) All real and personal property owned by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority may be transferred to the district. Any real or personal property owned individually or jointly by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the County of Marin, or the Marin County Transit District, or any other public agency, may be transferred to the district. The transfer of any right-of-way from the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the County of Marin, or the Marin County Transit District to the district shall be made subject to any existing easements for freight and passenger excursion service issued to the North Coast Railroad Authority prior to the time of the transfer.
(d) Upon the dissolution of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission, the district shall assume, without any condition whatsoever, all responsibilities and obligations previously assumed by the commission with respect to its fund transfer agreement with Caltrans for the funding of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Project.
(e) On and after the date of dissolution of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Commission and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, any reference in any provision of law or regulation to the commission or the authority shall be deemed to refer to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 105020.

105020. The government of the district shall be vested in a board of directors, which shall consist of 12 members, appointed as follows:
(a) Two members of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, each of whom shall also serve on the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, appointed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.
(b) Two members of the Marin County Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Marin County Board of Supervisors.
(c) Three members, each of whom shall be a mayor or council member of a city or town within the County of Sonoma, appointed by the Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association of Sonoma County or its successor, if the following conditions are met:
(1) At least two members are also city representatives for the Sonoma County Transportation Authority.
(2) All of the members are from cities on the rail line in Sonoma County.
(3) No city has more than one member.
(d) The member of the City Council of the City of Novato who also serves on the Marin County Congestion Management Agency, appointed by the Marin County Congestion Management Agency or its successor.
(e) The member of the City Council of the City of San Rafael who also serves on the Marin County Congestion Management Agency, appointed by the Marin County Congestion Management Agency or its successor.
(f) One member, who shall be a mayor or council member of a city or town within the County of Marin and a member of the Marin County Congestion Management Agency, appointed by the Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers or its successor.
(g) Two members of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, neither of whom shall be a member of the Marin or Sonoma County Boards of Supervisors, appointed by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District or its successor.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 258. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 105021.

105021. (a) The 12 members of the board shall serve staggered, four-year terms.
(b) Within 60 days of its occurrence, any vacancy on the board shall be filled by the body that originally made the appointment to the office in which the vacancy exists.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 105022.

105022. The board may fix the amount of compensation to be paid to each member of the board. The compensation shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in any one calendar month. Each member shall be allowed necessary traveling and personal expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as may be authorized by the board.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors › Section 105023.

105023. In the event that new territory is annexed to the district pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 105280), and upon the affirmative vote of a majority of directors, which shall include an affirmative vote of at least three directors from each county within the district appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 105020, the board may restructure the membership of the board to provide representation of the new territory on the board.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Board of Directors › Section 105030.

105030. The board is the legislative body of the district and, consistent with the provisions of this part, shall determine all district policy.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Board of Directors › Section 105031.

105031. The board shall select one of its members as chairperson, and another of its members as vice chairperson, who shall serve in the absence of the chairperson.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Board of Directors › Section 105032.

105032. It shall be the duty of the board and it shall have the power to:
(a) Own, operate, manage, and maintain a passenger and freight rail system within the territory of the district.
(b) Determine the rail transit and freight facilities, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways, to be acquired and constructed by the district, the manner of operation, and the means to finance them.
(c) Adopt an annual budget for the district that provides for the compensation of its officers and employees.
(d) Fix rates, rentals, charges, and classifications of rail transit and freight service operated by the district.
(e) Adopt an administrative code that prescribes the powers and duties of district officers, the method of appointment of district employees, and the methods, procedures, and systems for the operation and management of the district.
(f) Adopt rules and regulations governing the use of rail transit and freight facilities owned or operated by the district.
(g) Cause a postaudit of the financial transactions and records of the district to be made at least annually by a certified public accountant.
(h) Adopt rules and regulations providing for the administration of employer-employee relations.
(i) Consider potential alternatives to help address the housing needs of current and future employees.
(j) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 423, Sec. 27. (SB 69) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties of Board of Directors › Section 105033.

105033. (a) The board is authorized to establish the position of chief of police. The chief of police shall be a duly sworn peace officer who shall be appointed by the board and who shall meet the current requirements of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code.
(b) If the board determines that more than one peace officer is needed, the board shall contract with law enforcement agencies located within the County of Marin or the County of Sonoma for the additional law enforcement services of one or more duly sworn peace officers who shall meet the current requirements of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. (SB 626) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 105040.

105040. All meetings of the board shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 105041.

105041. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of its business.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 105042.

105042. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary and, except as otherwise provided in this act, shall be sufficient to carry out any order, resolution, or ordinance coming before the board.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 105043.

105043. The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and determine the place and time for its meetings.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 3 - Meetings and Legislation › Section 105044.

105044. The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Other Officers › Section 105050.

105050. The board shall appoint a general manager for the district. The board may appoint a secretary, a chief engineer, a legal counsel, a controller, an auditor, a treasurer, and other officers, assistants, and deputies, as the board may deem necessary and provide for by ordinance. These officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The offices of auditor, controller, and treasurer may be held by separate officers or combined and held by one officer.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Other Officers › Section 105051.

105051. The Counties of Marin and Sonoma, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, or any other public agency may render assistance to the district as it may require, including the performance by officers of the counties, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, or other public agency of the functions of legal counsel, controller, auditor, and treasurer. The district shall reimburse the counties, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, or other public agency for the services performed by them for the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 3 - Government of District › ARTICLE 4 - Other Officers › Section 105052.

105052. The powers and duties of the general manager are:
(a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district.
(b) To appoint, supervise, suspend, or remove district officers, other than members of the board and officers appointed by the board.
(c) To supervise and direct the preparation of the annual budget for the board and to be responsible for its administration after its adoption.
(d) To formulate and present to the board plans for rail transit facilities within the district and the means to finance them.
(e) To supervise the planning, acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of the rail transit facilities of the district.
(f) To attend meetings of the board.
(g) To prepare and submit to the board, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the district for the preceding year.
(h) To perform other and additional duties as the board may require.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers › Section 105060.

105060. The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers › Section 105061.

105061. The district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Powers › Section 105062.

105062. All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided herein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105070.

105070. The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, employ labor, and do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105071.

105071. No officer or employee of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom, contrary to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105072.

105072. The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the rail transit system or any part thereof. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever. In proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds, the district may provide for the carrying of insurance in an amount and of a character as may be specified, and may provide for the payment of premiums thereon. The district may also provide insurance as provided in Part 6 (commencing with Section 989) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105073.

105073. The district may contract for the services of independent contractors.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105074.

105074. For purposes of entering into design-build contracts, the district is a “transit operator” within the meaning of Article 6.8 (commencing with Section 20209.5) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105075.

105075. The district is a local agency for purposes of the Natural Disaster Assistance Act, Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 8680) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 105076.

105076. The district shall be considered the succeeding agency to the “Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Authority” for the purpose of receiving funds available under paragraph (30) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Property › Section 105085.

105085. The district may take by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property when in its judgment it is in the best interests of the district to do so.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Property › Section 105086.

105086. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this act. The district, in exercising that right, shall, in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also pay the cost, exclusive of betterment and with credit for salvage value, of removal, reconstruction, or relocation of any substitute facilities, including structures, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, cables or poles of any public utility which is required to be moved to a new location.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Property › Section 105087.

105087. (a) The district may take by gift, or take or convey by grant, purchase, devise, or lease, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, transit-oriented joint development projects that meet the definition and requirement set forth in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, a “transit-oriented joint development project” is a commercial, residential, or mixed-use development that is undertaken in connection with existing, planned, or proposed intermodal transit facilities and is located one-fourth mile or less from the external boundaries of that facility.
(2) Any transit-oriented joint development project created under 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.
(c) The authority granted under this section extends to any joint powers agency of which the district is a member and for which the district serves as the managing agency.
(d) The district may not exercise its power of eminent domain in order to make an acquisition under this section.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 3 - Property › Section 105088.

105088. (a) Upon receiving the Great Redwood Trail Agency’s rights, privileges, and interests relating to the agency’s rail right-of-way south of the dividing line pursuant to Section 93030 of the Government Code, the district shall designate a single point of contact for the agency.
(b) The district may partner or contract with trail agencies, including the Great Redwood Trail Agency, on creation and maintenance of the bicycle and pedestrian pathways under the district’s jurisdiction.
(c) The ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways that provide connections between and access to district station sites and the district’s other pathways shall be known as “The Great Redwood Trail, Southern Segment.”
(d) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2022.
(Repealed (in Sec. 28) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 423, Sec. 29. (SB 69) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative March 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105095.

105095. The district may provide a rail transit system for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 934, Sec. 15. (SB 1029) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105096.

105096. (a) The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all other facilities necessary or convenient for rail transit within and without the district, together with all physical structures necessary or convenient for the access of persons and vehicles thereto, including ancillary bicycle and pedestrian pathways, and may acquire or contract for any interest in or rights to the use or joint use of any or all of the foregoing.
(b) The district may contract with any public agency or person for the operation of shuttle services necessary or convenient for rail transit.
(c) In Sonoma County, north of Healdsburg, the district shall locate commuter stations only within incorporated areas.
(d) In Marin County north of San Rafael, the district shall locate commuter stations only within areas that are incorporated as of the operative date of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (AB 1962) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105097.

105097. The district may lease or contract for the use of its rail transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by the operator upon any terms and conditions it deems in the public interest. As used in this section, “operator” means any public agency or any person.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105098.

105098. Except as otherwise provided in Section 105143, the board may contract with any public agency or person to provide rail transit facilities and services for the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105099.

105099. The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate rail transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway or any stream, bay or watercourse, or over any of the lands that are the property of the state, to the same extent that these rights and privileges are granted to municipalities within the state.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105100.

105100. Except as otherwise provided in Section 105087, the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code shall not be applicable to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105101.

105101. The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any city, public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities and may enter into agreements with any city, public agency, or public utility operating any transit facilities, wholly or partially within or without the district, for the joint use of any property of the district or of the city, public agency, or public utility, or for the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers, or pooling agreements.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105102.

105102. The district may, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, grants, loans, rights-of-way, labor, materials, and any other property from the state or the United States, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, or from any public agency for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of rail transit facilities. The district may, without limitation by any other provisions of this part, enter into any contract and cooperate with and accept cooperation from the state or the United States, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, or any public agency in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, and in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, any rail transit facilities. The district may do any and all things necessary in order to obtain the aid, assistance, and cooperation under any federal or state legislation now or hereafter enacted. Any evidence of indebtedness issued under this section shall constitute a negotiable instrument.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105103.

105103. The rates and charges for rail transit service furnished pursuant to this part shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105104.

105104. The district shall work with the North Coast Railroad Authority, the Federal Railroad Administration, and any of its successor agencies, to achieve safe, efficient, and compatible operations of both passenger rail and freight service along the rail line in Sonoma and Marin Counties.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 4 - Rail Transit Facilities and Service › Section 105105.

105105. The district shall be responsible for any advance payment of any portion of the North Coast Railroad Authority’s Q-Fund loan repayment obligation caused by the district’s action. Any amount advanced by the district shall be reimbursed by the North Coast Railroad Authority at the time the North Coast Railroad Authority’s obligation to repay that portion of the Q-Fund loan would otherwise become due.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 5 - Taxation › Section 105115.

105115. Upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors, which shall include an affirmative vote of at least three directors from each county within the district appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 105020, the board may by resolution submit to the voters of the district a measure proposing a retail transactions and use tax ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 6 - Investments and Deposits › Section 105125.

105125. The district’s investment of any surplus money in its treasury, including money in any sinking fund, shall be in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 53600) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of the District › ARTICLE 6 - Investments and Deposits › Section 105126.

105126. The district’s deposit of district money shall be in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations › Section 105140.

105140. Except as otherwise provided in this article and in Article 2 (commencing with Section 105150), the determination of questions concerning employee representation and the conduct of employee-employer relations within the district shall be governed by the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations › Section 105141.

105141. Except as otherwise provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 105150), whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, and upon determining that the labor organization represents at least a majority of the employees in the appropriate unit, the board and the accredited representative of employees shall bargain in good faith and make all reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment within the scope of representation set forth in Section 3504 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations › Section 105142.

105142. (a) If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the accredited representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement either on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment or the interpretation or application of the terms of an existing contract, upon the agreement of both the district and the representatives of the employees, the dispute may be submitted to an arbitration board.
(b) The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district and two representatives of the labor organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of a fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the State Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from this list, and the name remaining after the labor organization and the district have stricken four names shall be designated as the fifth arbitrator and chairperson of the board of arbitration. The labor organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike a name from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto.
(c) Each party shall be responsible for the expense of the presentation of its case. All other expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties and the expenses may include the making of a verbatim record of the proceedings and transcript of that record.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 1 - Employee Relations › Section 105143.

105143. The district may contract for management services with any public agency or person and may contract for operations and maintenance services with the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code. However, the district may not contract out the performance of services performed by or fairly claimable by employees of a bargaining unit without the agreement of the accredited representative of that bargaining unit’s employees.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 2 - Transfer of Collective Bargaining Rights › Section 105150.

105150. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the creation of the district may adversely affect the collective bargaining rights, wages, benefits, and employment opportunities of employees of the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 2 - Transfer of Collective Bargaining Rights › Section 105151.

105151. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 105140), in order to protect and preserve the collective bargaining rights of employees of the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code, whose employment opportunities may be adversely affected by the adoption and implementation of this division, upon the district’s decision to commence rail service, the district shall establish at least three collective bargaining units comprised of the following:
(a) A transportation operators collective bargaining unit.
(b) A transportation maintenance collective bargaining unit.
(c) A transportation dispatch and equipment servicing collective bargaining unit.
For purposes of this section, the district’s decision to commence rail service shall be effected by the district’s adoption of a resolution that confirms that sufficient financing exists to undertake rail service and declares the intention of the district to take all reasonable and necessary steps to commence rail service.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 2 - Transfer of Collective Bargaining Rights › Section 105152.

105152. For a period of four years, commencing with the district’s decision to commence rail service as provided in Section 105151, or until the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement, whichever is later, employees of the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code, who are employed by that district in classifications assigned to the same or similar collective bargaining units as those set out in Section 105151, shall be given priority of employment within the collective bargaining units set forth in Section 105151. Any dispute arising over the appropriate placement within a collective bargaining unit or over any assignment of classifications made by the district to a bargaining unit set forth in Section 105151 shall be resolved by the Public Employee Relations Board. Any determination of the Public Employee Relations Board shall be consistent with the intent of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 2 - Transfer of Collective Bargaining Rights › Section 105153.

105153. The district shall recognize and bargain with, as the accredited representative of the employees within the collective bargaining units set forth in Section 105151, the accredited collective bargaining representatives that represent the same or similar bargaining units within the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code. This recognition shall be maintained unless changed by mutual agreement of the district and the affected collective bargaining representative or the representative is decertified in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Public Employee Relations Board for the certification and decertification of employee representatives.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 16 - SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 2 - Transfer of Collective Bargaining Rights › Section 105154.

105154. Employees of the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code who transfer to the district and into a collective bargaining unit set forth in Section 105151, shall be credited with any accrued seniority earned at the district from which they have transferred, and shall not suffer a loss in their rate of wages, pension benefits, pension accrual rights, health benefits, retiree health benefits, vacation accrual, or other seniority-based benefits, such as job bidding and transfer rights, as a result of their transfer to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)