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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30404.

30404. As an alternative method of providing a retirement system the board may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and enter all or any portion of its employees under such system pursuant to law and under the terms and conditions of such contract, or may contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System for reciprocal benefits between the Public Employees’ System, or a city, or city and county, or any other public agency contracting with the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the district’s retirement system as authorized by Section 20042 of the Government Code, and may perform all acts necessary or convenient to provide for such reciprocal benefits.
(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 837.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30405.

30405. The board may also contract with the Board of Administration of the State Employees’ Retirement System for participation in the Federal Social Security Act and may perform all acts necessary or convenient for such participation.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 1 - Establishment › Section 30406.

30406. The board may classify and determine the officers and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and included in the retirement system is compulsory.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions › Section 30430.

30430. The board may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which the officers and employees of the district or their beneficiaries shall be entitled to benefits and the amounts thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions › Section 30431.

30431. Any pension or retirement system adopted shall be on a sound actuarial basis and provide for contributions by both the district and the employee members of the system which shall be based on percentage of pay roll to be changed only by adjustments on account of experience under the system.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions › Section 30432.

30432. Contributions shall be in amounts which will accumulate at retirement a fund sufficient to carry out the promise to pay benefits to the individual on account of his service as a member of the system, without further contributions from any source.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions › Section 30433.

30433. Nothing in any pension or retirement system or plan shall prevent the board from, at any time, amending, changing, modifying or terminating any provision for benefits, participation, or contributions thereto or thereunder.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 3 - Employees Under Bargaining Agreements › Section 30450.

30450. Articles 1 (commencing with Section 30400) and 2 (commencing with Section 30430) do not apply to any employees of the district in a bargaining unit which is represented by a labor organization.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 107.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 3 - Employees Under Bargaining Agreements › Section 30451.

30451. The adoption, terms, and conditions of the retirement systems covering employees of the district in a bargaining unit represented by a labor organization shall be pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between such labor organization and the district. Any such retirement system adopted pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement shall be on a sound actuarial basis. The district and the labor organization representing the district’s employees in a bargaining unit shall be equally represented in the administration of such retirement system.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 4 - Other Benefits › Section 30470.

30470. The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage of its employees under Title 2 of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 4 - Retirement System and Employment Benefits › ARTICLE 4 - Other Benefits › Section 30471.

30471. The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under the state laws relating to workers’ compensation and insurance, unemployment compensation, and disability compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1454.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30500.

30500. The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30501.

30501. The district and its officers may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30502.

30502. The district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose, as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 30800) of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30503.

30503. The district may exercise the right of eminent domain within the boundaries of the district to take any property necessary, incidental, or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1322, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30504.

30504. The district is authorized to maintain a suitable security force comprised of transit police officers and security guards. Persons designated as transit police officers are peace officers pursuant to Section 830.33 of the Penal Code. The district shall adhere to the standards for recruitment and training of peace officers established by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Title 4 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 4 of the Penal Code in the recruitment and training of its transit police officers. Every transit police officer employed by the district shall conform to the standards for peace officers of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training and the commanding officer of the unit shall, not later than July 1, 1979, (1) have at least 10 years of active law enforcement experience in a capacity of employment requiring peace officer status and (2) have met the requirements for the advanced certificate of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, (3) have attended a POST-approved law enforcement management course, and (4) have an associate of arts degree or higher. Any such officer who fails to conform to such standards by July 1, 1979, shall not continue to have the powers of a peace officer.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1165, Sec. 47.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30505.

30505. The district is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to the State or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any public corporation to construct or maintain roads, highways or other crossings over any public or private lands.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30506.

30506. The district may exercise any and all powers granted by any other law which by its terms is applicable to districts generally, to public corporations generally, or to any classification of districts or public corporations which includes a district of the type provided for in this part, but no such power shall be exercised contrary to any express provision of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power › Section 30507.

30507. Prior to the time the district incurs any bonded indebtedness, the district shall insofar as possible follow the budgetary control procedures for counties, pursuant to Articles 1 to 8, inclusive (commencing with Section 29000), Chapter 1, Division 3, Title 3 of the Government Code. Transfers of funds within, or revisions of, a budget adopted by the district, whether before or after the incurring of any bonded indebtedness, may be made by appropriate act of the board at a regular, adjourned regular or special meeting. After the district incurs any bonded indebtedness the district shall establish suitable budgetary procedures and thereafter copies of each proposed annual budget shall be available to interested persons a reasonable time before the adoption thereof and copies of the final budget shall likewise be available to interested persons. Copies of any special budgets shall be furnished to interested parties on request.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1215.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30530.

30530. The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, and to do all acts necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30531.

30531. The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America or of the State of California or with any public or private corporation upon such terms and conditions as the directors find is for the best interests of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30532.

30532. The district may contract with any person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, for the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, operation, leasing, and disposition of facilities of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30533.

30533. The district may insure against any accident to or destruction of the system or any part thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30534.

30534. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30535.

30535. The district may insure against public liability or property damage, or both. It may provide in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds for the carrying of such or any other insurance, in such amount and of such character as may be specified, and for the payment of the premiums thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 2 - Contracts › Section 30536.

30536. Any bonds, notes, warrants and other evidences of indebtedness issued or incurred by the district shall be signed as provided in the section of this part applicable thereto or as provided in any other law applicable thereto; provided, however, that if the particular section or law does not prescribe the method of such execution, the method provided for bonds of the district shall apply so far as applicable. All other contracts of the district shall be executed on behalf of the district by the general manager; provided, however, that the board may, by resolution, fix any other method of executing such contracts.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1215.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 4 - Property › Section 30600.

30600. The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or by condemnation, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary or incidental to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. That property includes, but is not limited to, property necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for joint development and property physically or functionally related to rapid transit service or facilities. The board may lease, sell, jointly develop, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without the district when, in its judgment, it is for the best interests of the district so to do.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 7.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30630.

30630. The district may provide a rapid transit system for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30630.5.

30630.5. The district may operate charter bus service, subject to all of the following limitations:
(a) No bus equipment that is designed solely for charter service shall be purchased. A bus equipped with a toilet or underfloor baggage compartment shall be deemed to be bus equipment that is designed solely for charter service.
(b) Except as provided in subdivisions (d) and (e), the board shall hold a public hearing prior to adopting a charter rate schedule or any amendment thereto. Notice of the hearing shall be mailed to each charter-party carrier operating within the district at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall include the proposed charter rate schedule. At the close of the public hearing, the board may adopt charter rate schedules, which shall not be less than the average for the three largest private charter-party carriers operating similar service in the district.
(c) Charter service operations by the district shall originate and terminate within the area served by the district, unless a private charter-party carrier requests the district to provide service beyond that area.
(d) The district may establish a schedule of rates for charter bus services that are incidental to the holding of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The rates for charter-party bus services established under this subdivision shall be sufficient to pay all fully allocated costs related to those charter bus services and shall contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred by the district in the operation of scheduled route services. The rates shall be at least equal to the average of the lowest rates charged by the three largest private charter-party carriers operating similar service in Los Angeles County. The schedule of rates shall be effective from May 1, 1984, to September 30, 1984, inclusive.
(e) The district may provide charter service for a national political convention to be held in Los Angeles in August 2000, to the extent that private charter-party carriers are not capable of providing that service. As used in this subdivision, the phrase “not capable of providing that service” includes, but is not limited to, the inability to meet requirements including, but not limited to, requirements with regard to unique equipment, fuel type, number of doors, accommodations for standing passengers, handicap accessibility, or the nature of the service.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 145, Sec. 1. Effective July 21, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30632.

30632. The district may lease or contract for the use of its facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such operator upon such terms and conditions as it deems in the public interest. The word “operator” as used in this section means any city or public agency or any person, firm or private corporation engaged in the transportation of passengers for hire, properly holding a Public Utilities Commission approved and authorized certificate of public convenience and necessity for the transportation of passengers.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30633.

30633. The district may construct, acquire, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any road, street, alley, avenue, or public highway or any stream, bay, watercourse, or other public ways or waterways, or over any of the lands which are the property of the state, including, but not limited to, facilities and structures physically or functionally related to rapid transit service, to the same extent that those rights and privileges relating to public ways or waterways are granted to municipalities within the state for those uses or any other use or uses, including, but not limited to, those uses specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10101) of Chapter 1 of Division 5.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30634.

30634. (a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights by the district and any city, public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities or nontransit facilities, or both, or any other person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, either, in whole or in part, within or outside the district, for the joint use or development of any property of the district or of the city, public agency, public utility, person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, or the establishment of through routes, joint fares, station cost-sharing, connector fees, or land, air, or development rights sales or leasing, transfer of passengers, pooling arrangements, or for any other purpose necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part. As to any service which the district is authorized to perform pursuant to this part, the district may contract for the performance of the service by any city, county, or public utility operating transit facilities, the territory of which is, in whole or in part, within the district.
(b) “Joint development” includes, but is not limited to, agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association, organization, or other entity, public or private, to develop or to engage in the planning, financing, or construction of district facilities or development projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to district facilities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, no joint development of nontransit facilities may be accomplished without the prior approval of the legislative body of the local jurisdiction within which the development is to take place.
(d) “Transit facilities,” as used in this section, includes land, buildings, and equipment, or any interest therein, whether or not the operation thereof produces revenue, which have as their primary purpose the operation of a rail transit system or the providing of services to the passengers of a rail transit system.
(e) “Nontransit facilities,” as used in this section, includes any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, which is used primarily for the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a rail transit system.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1322, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30635.

30635. The district may operate such feeder bus lines and other feeder services as necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30636.2.

30636.2. In planning the development of a rapid transit system or any part thereof within its territory and in carrying out the provisions of Section 30001, the district may extend its studies to include any city or unincorporated area not within the territory of the district. The district may invite the participation in such studies of government agencies having planning jurisdiction in such extended areas, and the studies shall be coordinated with regional comprehensive and transportation planning programs. The district may accept and use for the purpose of rapid transit planning in such extended areas any funds provided for such purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1184.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30636.5.

30636.5. (a) Not later than January 10, 1974, the district shall submit to the Legislature its plan for the implementation of a rapid transit system, and the financing thereof, in the district.
(b) Prior to adding any new, or extending any existing, scheduled or regularly scheduled bus service, the district shall prepare a cost-benefit study of the proposed added or extended bus service.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1101.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30637.

30637. The district shall not exercise control over any transit facilities now or hereafter owned and operated wholly or partly within, or without, the district by any city or public agency, unless by consent of such city or public agency and upon such terms as are mutually agreed upon between the board and such city or public agency.
The district shall not establish, construct, complete, acquire, operate, extend, or reroute (all of the foregoing being hereinafter referred to by the word “establish” in all forms thereof), directly or indirectly, either itself or by lease or contract with any other person or otherwise, any rapid transit service or system in such manner or form as will or may, either then or at any time in the future, divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or revenues of the existing system of a publicly or privately owned public utility without the consent of the public utility, if the existing system has been in operation since at least August 1, 1974.
The maintenance and operation, but not the extension or rerouting, of any existing system acquired by the district from a publicly or privately owned public utility shall not be deemed to be the establishment of a rapid transit service or system within the meaning of this section.
The construction by the district of any structures constituting a method of rapid transit, and the operation therein and thereon of any equipment except buses, shall not be deemed to be the establishment, construction, completion, acquisition, operation, or extension of rapid transit within the meaning of this section.
No publicly owned public utility shall establish, construct, complete, acquire, or extend, directly or indirectly, either itself or by lease or contract with any other person or otherwise, any rapid transit service system in such manner or form as will then substantially divert or reduce the patronage or revenues of the system operated by the district. Any municipality may acquire and operate any existing transportation system within its existing transit service area without being in violation of this paragraph and may make route extensions to such system within its existing transit service area where such extensions do not compete with the established services of the district.
Nothing in this part shall be construed as in any way preventing or restricting the City of Los Angeles or any other city from exercising any powers which it has under Section 9 of Article XI of the California Constitution, including, without limitation, the establishing and operation of any point to point lines or system of rapid transit to operate in connection with any other transportation services established and operated by such city.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 532.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30638.

30638. (a) The rates, fees, and charges for service or rights furnished, leased, or otherwise transferred pursuant to this part, including, but not limited to, station cost-sharing, connector fees, and land or air rights sales or leasing, shall be fixed by a vote of two-thirds of all of the members of the board and shall be reasonable. Insofar as practicable, the rates, fees, and charges shall be determined and fixed so as to result in revenue which will make the transit system self-supporting and shall be sufficient to accomplish all of the following:
(1) Pay the operating expenses of the district.
(2) Provide for repairs, maintenance, and depreciation of works owned or operated by the district.
(3) Provide for the purchase, lease, or acquisition of equipment under Article 3 (commencing with Section 30940) of Chapter 7.
(4) Provide for the payment of the interest and principal of the bonded debt, subject to the applicable provisions of this part authorizing the issuance and retirement of bonds.
(5) Provide for the payment of contracts, agreements, leases, equipment, trust certificates, and other legal liabilities assumed under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 31000).
(b) After making any current allocations of funds required for the purposes prescribed by pargraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and by the terms of any indebtedness incurred under Article 1 (commencing with Section 30900), Article 2 (commencing with Section 30930), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 30960) of Chapter 7, the board may provide funds for any purpose the board deems necessary and desirable to carry out the purposes of this part.
(c) This section does not constitute a covenant to the holders of any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the district unless the ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of those instruments so provides.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 683, Sec. 1. Effective August 29, 1988.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30638.2.

30638.2. Notwithstanding Section 30638, all net income from fees, charges, rents, profits, or other net income arising from joint development of the property of the district which was acquired exclusively for the rail rapid transit system shall be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Pay the capital and operating expenses of the rail rapid transit system.
(b) Provide for the payment of interest and principal of the bonded debt for the rail rapid transit system, subject to the applicable provisions of this part authorizing the issuance and retirement of bonds.
(c) Provide for the payment of contracts, agreements, leases, equipment, and other legal liabilities assumed under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 31000).
As used in this section, “operating expenses” includes the expenses of operation, maintenance, and repair of all personal or real property physically or functionally related to rail rapid transit services or facilities.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 11.5.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 3 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Functions of District › ARTICLE 5 - Rapid Transit Facilities and Service › Section 30639.

30639. The board of supervisors of a county, or the governing body of a city having territory located within the district may file a request for a hearing before the district board as to the reasonableness of any rates or charges fixed by the district and as to any proposal for fixing the location of facilities by the district. The request shall be in writing and shall state the subject matter on which a hearing is desired.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30640. Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided in Section 30639, the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date the request is filed. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the county or city requesting the hearing, shall be mailed to the governing body of each city and county located, in whole or in part, within the district, and shall be published once by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 183.)
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30641. At the time fixed for any hearing before the board any board of supervisors or city governing body eligible to file a request for hearing, not a party to the original request for hearing, may intervene and shall be entitled to be heard and to introduce evidence.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30642. The district, petitioner or petitioners, and the intervenors shall have the right to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues even though that matter was not covered in direct examination; and to rebut evidence introduced by other parties.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30643. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidences and witnesses. Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious business affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper the admission of such evidence over objection in a civil action. Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining any direct evidence but shall not be sufficient in itself to support a finding unless it would be admissible over objection in a civil action.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30644. A complete record of all proceedings and testimony before the board at such hearing shall be taken down by a reporter appointed by the board. In case an action is brought to review any decision of the board, a transcript of such testimony, together with all exhibits or copies thereof introduced, together with the written request for hearing and other proceedings in the cause shall constitute the record on review; provided, however, that the board and other parties may stipulate in writing that a specified portion of the evidence be certified to the court for judgment and in such case the portion of the evidence specified and the stipulation specifying such evidence shall be the record on review.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30645. Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall render its decision, in writing, with written findings of fact. Copies of the findings and decision shall be sent immediately to the petitioners and intervenors by certified mail, postage prepaid.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 184.)
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30646. The district shall be subject to regulations of the Public Utilities Commission relating to safety appliances and procedures, and the commission shall inspect all work done pursuant to this part and may make such further additions or changes necessary for the purpose of safety to employees and the general public.
The district shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission with respect to safety rules and other regulations governing the operation of street railways.
The commission shall enforce the provisions of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30647. The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500) of the Vehicle Code with respect to the operation of buses and to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to that chapter regulating the safe operation of buses.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30650. Before the district takes action on a route, grades, or station location, including parking and storage facilities, for any portion of a rail transit system, the district may establish a citizens’ advisory committee in the area for any identifiable segment of a rail transit system.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30651. The citizens’ advisory committee may advise the district of the prevalent sentiments of its area and shall advise the board on any and all related transit issues currently under the jurisdiction of, or contemplated by, the district.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30652. The district may establish a citizens’ advisory committee in any identifiable area in which rail transportation is not currently contemplated, but in which the district determines that the board can benefit from public communication, advice, and reaction to district operations, policies, procedures, and plans.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30653. (a) The district shall designate the area to be represented by each citizens’ advisory committee, with a separate area for any identifiable segment of a rail transit system and for any identifiable area in the district in which rail transportation is not currently contemplated.
(b) “Identifiable segment of a rail transit system” means an area of a communality of interest surrounding a station structure or structures and the lines between structures.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30655. A citizens’ advisory committee shall consist of not less than 15 persons and not more than 45 persons.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30656. Every meeting of a citizens’ advisory committee is open to the general public. Minutes of the proceedings shall be kept and shall be available for inspection at the district office.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)
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30670. All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 62.)
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30700. The district may issue any bonds, borrow money and incur indebtedness as authorized by law or in this part provided.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1215.)
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30701. The district may accept contributions or loans from the United States, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, and operation of transit facilities, and may enter into contracts and cooperate with, and accept cooperation from, the United States, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, in the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, and operation of any transit facilities in accordance with any legislation which Congress may have adopted or may hereafter adopt, under which aid, assistance, and cooperation may be furnished by the United States in the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, and operation or in financing the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, maintenance, and operation of any transit facilities. The district may do any and all things necessary, within the limitations imposed by this part or by any indebtedness created pursuant to this part, in order to avail itself of the aid, assistance, and cooperation under any federal legislation now or hereafter enacted. Any bonds, notes, equipment trust certificates, or like evidences of indebtedness issued for a purpose authorized by this section shall be issued in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30900).
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 12.)
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30702. The district may cooperate with and enter into agreements with the State of California or any public agency for the acquisition, construction, development, joint development, completion, maintenance, operation, or repair, joint or otherwise, and in whole or in part, of transit facilities. In connection with any such cooperation or contract, the state or any public agency may make public contributions to the district as in the judgment of the Legislature, or the governing board of the agency, are necessary or proper for its undertaking, and the district may reimburse the state or public agency for any advance or contribution from the proceeds of the sale of bonds or any other funds available to the district. The state or any public agency may also authorize, aid, and assist the district to carry out any activity which the state or public agency is authorized to perform and carry out on its own behalf. Any bonds, notes, equipment trust certificates, or like evidences of indebtedness issued for a purpose authorized by this section shall be issued in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30900).
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 497, Sec. 13.)