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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act › ARTICLE 5 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 130550.

130550. This chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1646, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act › ARTICLE 5 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 130551.

130551. (a) This chapter provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and is supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws.
(b) The issuance of bonds and refunding bonds under this chapter need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1646, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act › ARTICLE 5 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 130552.

130552. The State of California does hereby pledge to, and agree with, the holders of any bonds issued under this chapter and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the commission pursuant to this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the commission until the bonds, together with the interest thereon, are fully met and discharged and the contracts are fully performed on the part of the commission. However, nothing in this section precludes that limitation or alteration if and when adequate provision has been made by law for the protection of the bondholder or those entering into contracts with the commission.
The commission, as agent for the state for this purpose only, may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in issuing its bonds and entering into contracts.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1646, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act › ARTICLE 5 - Supplemental Provisions › Section 130553.

130553. To the extent that the provisions of this chapter, with respect to the financing of transit systems or facilities, are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, with respect to the financing of transit systems or facilities, the provisions of this chapter are controlling. This section does not affect the authority of the Southern California Rapid Transit District to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 30900) of Part 3 of Division 10 or any other law.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1646, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130600.

130600. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the board of directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
(c) “Entitlement for use” includes all contracts except competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts, regardless of whether an individual accepts, solicits, or directs the contribution for himself or herself or on behalf of any other candidate or committee.
(d) “Gift” has the same meaning as defined in Section 82028 of the Government Code.
(e) “Indirect investment or interest” means any investment or interest owned by the spouse or dependent children of an individual, by an agent on behalf of the individual, or by a business entity or trust in which the individual, the individual’s agents, spouse, or dependent children own directly, indirectly or beneficially a 10 percent interest or greater.
(f) “Participant” means any person, other than a party, as defined in subdivision (g), who is not a party but who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license permit or other entitlement for use, including contract actions, and who has a financial interest in the decision. A person actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding if he or she lobbies in person the board members or MTA employees, testifies in person before the MTA, or otherwise acts to influence officers of the agency.
(g) “Party” means any person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use to competitively bid on contracts, including contract amendments and change orders.
(h) “MTA” means the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130605.

130605. Any reference in this chapter to “chief executive officer,” “general counsel,” “counsel,” “inspector general,” “board secretary,” or “secretary” is to the officers of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority appointed under Sections 130051.9 and 130051.25.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130610.

130610. (a) The board shall appoint an ethics officer, who shall report to the board.
(b) When in doubt as to the applicability of any provision of this chapter to any particular situation, a board member shall contact the general counsel or the ethics officer for advice.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130615.

130615. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the inspector general.
(b) Any violation of this chapter that is also a violation of other state law or of local or federal law may also be prosecuted by the appropriate authority.
(c) Upon notice of a possible violation of this chapter, the board shall refer the matter to the inspector general for investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, if the matter has been determined not to be criminal in nature and to be of such a nature that it may be disclosed, the inspector general shall report the findings to the board. If the matter is determined to be criminal in nature, the inspector general shall refer the matter to the appropriate enforcement authorities for prosecution.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130620.

130620. (a) Sanctions for violations of this chapter shall be determined by the board. The sanctions imposed shall depend upon the severity of the infraction and may be progressive unless the violation is determined to be so egregious as to warrant more severe action initially.
(b) The board may consult with the inspector general for an opinion regarding the sanctions appropriate to any particular violation.
(c) Sanctions imposed under this section may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
(1) Private reprimand by the board.
(2) Public censure by the board at a regularly scheduled meeting.
(3) Disqualification from participating in any discussion or vote on any matter related to the violation.
(4) Removal of the board member from one or more committees for a period of time.
(5) Permanent removal of the board member from one or more committees.
(6) Suspension from all board actions for a period of time.
(7) A monetary fine in an amount determined by the board.
(d) If a board member is criminally indicted, he or she shall be suspended from all board actions for the duration of the criminal proceeding. If the board member is acquitted of the charges, he or she shall return to the board as a full, participating member.
(e) For violations of this chapter that result in findings of criminal or civil liability, the board may recommend additional sanctions to the inspector general after the civil or criminal proceedings are completed.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130625.

130625. Confidential information, particularly investigative reports for the inspector general, shall not be disseminated beyond the authorized recipient of the report.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130630.

130630. The role of the board as it relates to the MTA is as follows:
(a) The board provides counsel and direction to management and shall not be involved in the day-to-day affairs of the MTA.
(b) Board members do not have individual power or authority over the MTA. That power and decisionmaking authority lie with the full board.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 175. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130635.

130635. The rules of conduct at board meetings shall apply to all matters under consideration by the board except for ceremonial matters and are as follows:
(a) Board members shall treat MTA staff members and each other with respect and courtesy.
(b) Disagreements shall not result in personal comments or attacks against an MTA staff member or another board member.
(c) When any member is recognized to speak at a board meeting, the board member shall address the chair.
(d) When two or more members address the chair at the same time, the chair shall name the member who is to be the first to speak.
(e) When speaking, a member shall confine his or her remarks to the topic under debate or discussion.
(f) Each member, in the order recognized by the chair, shall have not more than five minutes to speak.
(g) Answers to questions asked by a member shall be counted against the member’s five minutes.
(h) Once having recognized a member to speak, the chair shall not recognize that member to be heard again, except to answer questions, until all other board members have had an opportunity to speak.
(i) All members shall have an opportunity to speak before the chair may enter the discussion.
(j) After all members desiring to speak have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each member desiring to speak again, or for the first time, shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes.
(k) There shall be no limit to the number of times a member is allowed to speak.
(l) The secretary shall time the members when discussion of an issue begins and notify the chair when a member’s time has expired.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130640.

130640. (a) Members shall not publicly engage in personal attacks on MTA employees or attempt to discipline any employee.
(b) Any concerns regarding an employee’s performance shall be communicated to the chief executive officer.
(c) Any concerns regarding the performance of an officer of the board shall be communicated to that officer.
(d) Nothing in this section limits the right of the board to evaluate board officers.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130650.

130650. Committee chairs shall present items from their committee meetings and the recommendation of their committee.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130655.

130655. (a) All members shall be afforded an adequate opportunity to review written motions having financial or policy implications prior to the board meeting.
(b) A written motion having financial or policy implications shall be referred to the appropriate committee for recommendation to the full board, unless the motion is distributed to all board members not later than 48 hours prior to the board meeting or this requirement is waived by the vote of nine board members.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130660.

130660. (a) Board members or their staff are prohibited from soliciting or accepting any gift from MTA contractors or from persons or entities that have submitted a proposal or bid for an MTA contract.
(b) Board members or their staff shall not accept gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more, as specified in Section 89502 or 89503 of the Government Code, from a single source in any calendar year.
(c) Board members shall disqualify themselves from participating in a decision that may have a financial effect upon a source of income aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more or a donor of gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more, if those gifts were received within 12 months preceding the time of the decision.
(d) Board members shall not accept gifts aggregating more than ten dollars ($10) in a calendar month from an MTA registered lobbyist, lobbying firm, or lobbyist employer.
(e) Board members shall report on their annual Statement of Economic Interest gifts aggregating fifty dollars ($50) or more and income of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more received from a single source in a calendar year.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130665.

130665. (a) Board members or their staff shall not accept any payment made for a speech given, an article published, participation in a program, or any other appearance at a public or private conference, convention, meeting, social event, meal, or similar gathering.
(b) This section does not prohibit payments for actual personal services rendered in connection with a member’s practice of a bona fide business, trade, or profession.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130670.

130670. Reimbursement for travel or lodging may be exempt from the provisions prohibiting gifts if the travel is related to MTA business. That reimbursement, however, shall be reported in the annual Statement of Economic Interest. The general counsel may be consulted prior to accepting payment or reimbursement to determine whether that reimbursement should be disqualified as a gift.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130675.

130675. Board members shall not direct any MTA employee, contractor or potential contractor to make a charitable contribution to a specified agency.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130680.

130680. (a) The chief executive officer shall be responsible for ensuring the MTA has an independent professional procurement staff. The chief executive officer and designated procurement staff shall be responsible for conducting an independent, autonomous procurement process in accordance with state and federal law.
(b) Board members shall use objective judgment in voting on a procurement award and base their decision on the criteria established in the procurement documents.
(c) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to influence contract awards.
(d) During any procurement process, board members or their staff shall not communicate with MTA staff regarding the procurement.
(e) Before the staff recommendation for an award is made public, board members or their staff shall communicate only with the chief executive officer or his or her designee regarding the procurement. The chief executive officer shall keep a log of those communications and shall report those communications and responses in writing at the board meeting where action on the procurement is scheduled.
(f) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to obtain information about the recommendation of the award of a contract until the recommendation is made public.
(g) Board members shall not release information about the procurement to the public until the award recommendation is made public.
(h) If a board member attempts to communicate with MTA staff to influence the recommended award, this communication shall be reported by staff to the inspector general.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 168. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130685.

130685. (a) Prior to the issuance of a request for proposal (RFP), request for interest in qualification (RFIQ), or invitation for bid (IFB), and ending on the date of the selection of the contractor, no person or entity submitting a proposal in response to the RFP, RFIQ, or IFB, nor any officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant representing the proposer shall contact by any means or engage in any discussion concerning the award of the contract with any board member or his or her staff. Any contact shall be grounds for the disqualification of the proposer.
(b) A board member who receives any communication from a proposer in violation of this chapter shall report that communication to the inspector general. The inspector general shall forward this information to the director of contracts and responsible procurement staff.
(c) Board members shall not meet with a person or entity who submitted a proposal in response to the RFP, RFIQ, or IFB, nor any officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant representing the proposer regarding a protest submitted regarding the recommended contract award or any lawsuit or potential lawsuit regarding the recommended contract award.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130690.

130690. Board members and their staff shall refrain from conduct that they know or reasonably should know is likely to create in the minds of reasonable observers the perception that the board member or staff member used his or her public position improperly.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130700.

130700. (a) Board members or their staff shall not participate in an MTA decision in which they know or have reason to know that they have a financial interest.
(b) Board members shall not be purchasers at any sale, or vendors at any purchase, that is made personally by that member.
(c)  An individual is deemed to have a financial interest in a decision if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect on that individual or the individual’s immediate family, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, or on any of the following:
(1) Any business entity in which the board member or staff member has a direct or indirect investment worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
(2) Any real property in which the board member or staff member has a direct or indirect interest worth one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
(3) Any source of income, other than gifts and other than loans by a commercial lending institution made in the regular course of business in terms available to the public without regard to official status, aggregating two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more in value provided to, received by, or promised to the board member or staff member within 12 months prior to the time when the decision is made.
(4) Any business entity in which the board member or a member of his or her staff is a director, officer, partner, trustee, or employee, or holds any position of management.
(5) Any donor or, or any intermediary of, agent for a donor of a gift or gifts aggregating two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($289) or more in value provided to, received by, or promised to, the board member or staff member within 12 months prior to the time the decision is made.
(d)  This section does not prohibit a board member from participating in a decision if that participation is legally required in order for the decision to be made. In that case the individual shall disclose the nature of his or her interest before he or she participates in the decision. For the purposes of this subdivision, the fact that a board member’s vote is necessary to break a tie does not make his or her participation legally required.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130705.

130705. (a) Board members or their staff shall not engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise that is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with the duties of an MTA officer.
(b) Board members or their staff shall not use the MTA’s facilities, equipment, supplies, badge, prestige, or influence for private gain.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130710.

130710. The MTA shall not contract with any of the following:
(a) MTA board members or their staff.
(b) Any profit-making firm or business in which a former board member or member of his or her staff is an officer, principal, partner, or major shareholder.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130715.

130715. (a) Former board members or their staff shall not participate in any contract with the agency for a period of 12 months after leaving the board.
(b) MTA shall not contract with any profit-making firm or business in which a former board member or member of his or her staff is an officer, principal, or partner, or is a shareholder who holds more than 10 percent of the stock in the company, for a period of 12 months after the board member has left the board.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130720.

130720. (a) Board members shall file Statements of Economic Interest with the ethics officer pursuant to state law, within 30 days of assuming office, annually, and within 30 days of leaving office.
(b) Board members shall file an addendum to the statement required under subdivision (a), disclosing all financial interests both within and outside Los Angeles County, including those financial interests received during the reporting period by all entities in which the member is an officer, principal, partner, or major shareholder.
(c) Any amendments to the Statement of Economic Interest or addendum shall be filed within 30 days of the occurrence of the change.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 169. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130725.

130725. Any person who receives compensation to regularly provide advice, recommendations, or counsel to board members regarding MTA activities shall file a Statement of Economic Interest with the MTA within 10 days of the commencement of the consultant relationship and shall update that statement within 30 days of the end of each calendar quarter. This requirement does not apply to a full time employee of a governmental entity who is already required to file a statement.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Code of Conduct for the Board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority › Section 130730.

130730. Any person who regularly provides advice, recommendations, or counsel to board members regarding MTA activities and also advises another agency or entity that has a financial interest in an item before the board shall be prohibited from giving advice to board members and MTA staff regarding that item.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130800.

130800. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 2017.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130803.

130803. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Authority” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority established pursuant to Section 130806.
(b) “Local congestion management agency” means a County of San Bernardino congestion management agency established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65089 of the Government Code.
(c) “Local transportation authority” means a County of San Bernardino transportation authority established pursuant to Section 180050.
(d) “San Bernardino Associated Governments” means the joint powers agency established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(e) “San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission established pursuant to Section 130050, the local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies, and local congestion management agency in existence on December 31, 2016, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments when it was acting on behalf of, or in the capacity of, those entities.
(f) “Service authority for freeway emergencies” means a County of San Bernardino service authority for freeway emergencies established pursuant to Section 2551 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130806.

130806. There is hereby created the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. The authority shall be the successor to the powers, duties, revenues, debts, obligations, liabilities, immunities, and exemptions, expressed or implied, of the San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130807.

130807. The San Bernardino County Transportation Commission shall be known as the authority.
(Added by renumbering Section 130054 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 2. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130809.

130809. (a) The authority may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the power to issue bonds, and rely on any immunities or exemptions provided by law to a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.
(b) The authority’s powers include, but are not limited to, the power to do all of the following:
(1) To sue and to be sued.
(2) To acquire any property by any means, and to hold, manage, occupy, develop, jointly develop, dispose of, lease, convey, or otherwise encumber property.
(3) To create a leasehold interest in property for the benefit of the authority.
(4) To acquire, by eminent domain, any property necessary to carry out any of its powers or functions.
(5) To merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land or as needed in order to carry out its functions.
(6) To construct, acquire, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of work, property, rights-of-way, and facilities.
(7) To appoint necessary employees, including counsel, and to define their qualifications and duties.
(8) To enter into and perform all necessary contracts.
(9) To fix and collect fees for any services rendered by it.
(10) To adopt a seal and alter it.
(11) To adopt an annual budget and to fix the compensation of its officers, board members, and employees.
(12) To establish and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, and maintenance of facilities and services.
(13) To enter into joint powers arrangements with other entities.
(14) To provide insurance.
(15) To issue bonds and incur other obligations.
(16) To advance funds from any sources towards a project in anticipation of future funding sources or contributions from other agencies in order to maximize the efficient delivery of projects undertaken by the authority.
(17) To loan moneys from any of the funds or accounts held by the authority to any other fund or account held by the authority, if all of the following occur:
(A) The loan is authorized pursuant to a resolution of the governing board of the authority.
(B) The authority determines that the loan serves the purposes of the authority.
(C) All moneys loaned to the borrowing fund or account are expended for any of the lawful purposes for which the borrowing account was established.
(18) To do any other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130812.

130812. The authority may bring an action to determine the validity of its bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness issued on or after January 1, 2017, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130815.

130815. (a) The governing body of the authority shall consist of the following members:
(1) Five members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors.
(2) One member from each County of San Bernardino incorporated city, who shall be a mayor or a city council member.
(3) One nonvoting member appointed by the Governor.
(b) Each County of San Bernardino incorporated city may appoint an alternate member to represent it at a meeting, but only if the regular member cannot attend the meeting. The alternate member shall either be a mayor or a city council member.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130821.

130821. (a) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 180000), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 180200), and, except Section 180260, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 180250) of Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000) shall be equally applicable to the authority as if set forth herein and shall be in addition to the powers and functions of the authority set forth in this division.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 180260, all proceeds of the authority’s bonds shall be applied to secure the bonds or for the purposes for which the debt was incurred. However, when the purposes have been accomplished, any moneys remaining shall be either transferred to the fund used for the payment of principal of, and interest on, the bonds, or placed in a fund to be used for the purchase of the outstanding bonds in the open market at prices and in the manner, either at public or private sale or otherwise, as determined by the authority. Bonds so purchased shall be canceled immediately.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130827.

130827. The authority shall have the power to contract to provide the services of its employees to San Bernardino Associated Governments upon lawful terms and conditions agreed to by the authority and San Bernardino Associated Governments.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130828.

130828. (a) Notwithstanding Section 130232, the authority, upon approval of the board of directors, may use the design-build contracting process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to award a contract for the construction of the Mt. Vernon Avenue Viaduct project in the City of San Bernardino.
(b) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “local agency” shall mean the authority and its board of directors.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 154, Sec. 1. (AB 1523) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 7 - San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 201 › Section 130828.1.

130828.1. The following applies to Section 130828:
The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique and special circumstances surrounding the Mt. Vernon Avenue Viaduct project of the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and the need to immediately, quickly, and efficiently develop the project.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 154, Sec. 2. (AB 1523) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131000.

131000. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area County Traffic and Transportation Funding Act.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131001.

131001. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) That, in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area, traffic and transportation improvements are an immediate high priority needed to resolve the bay area’s serious traffic congestion and transit mobility problems that threaten the economic viability of the area and adversely impact the quality of life therein.
(b) That, in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is responsible for regional transportation planning and programming.
(c) That the commission and the counties and cities within the nine-county San Francisco Bay area wish to collectively develop and implement, on a county-by-county basis, near-term local traffic and transportation projects that responsibly and adequately deal with current and anticipated traffic congestion and transit mobility problems.
(d) That, in order to proceed in a expeditious manner with the development and implementation of those projects, each of the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay area should be provided the opportunity to review and determine whether there is a need for the development and implementation of a county transportation expenditure plan that goes significantly beyond current federal, state, and local funding.
(e) Therefore, it is in the public interest to allow the voters in any county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area to either create a county transportation authority or to authorize the commission to implement a retail transactions and use tax for the purpose of funding a local transportation expenditure plan showing a need for the proceeds from that tax.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131002.

131002. This division does not apply to the County of Santa Clara until November 1, 1995.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131003.

131003. “City selection committee” means the committee created pursuant to Section 50270 of the Government Code. For purposes of the City and County of San Francisco, the committee means the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131004.

131004. “Commission” means the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131005.

131005. “County” includes a city and county, and means any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131006.

131006. “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131007.

131007. “County transportation authority” means any authority created pursuant to this division in any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131008.

131008. “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131009.

131009. “Local governments” means the cities within each of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 131010.

131010. “Sponsoring agency” means a governmental agency, including a county transportation authority, that has transportation responsibilities in the county in which a retail transactions and use tax ordinance has been approved pursuant to this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 83, Sec. 1. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 2 - County Transportation Expenditure Plan › Section 131050.

131050. Any board of supervisors which believes its county has essential traffic and transportation projects for which current estimates of federal, state, and local funds may not be adequately available, may establish, on or after January 1, 1986, in conjunction with the city selection committee a process to develop a countywide consensus on the need for these projects and on a proposed county transportation expenditure plan to adequately fund the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of these projects. The process may include the establishment of a committee or committees as the board of supervisors and the city selection committee deem necessary. The process shall provide for the participation of representatives of cities and the county, representatives of transit agencies serving the county, the department, the commission, and other agencies determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors and the city selection committee. Meetings of any committee established are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The board of supervisors and the city selection committee may request the commission to provide some staffing assistance. The board of supervisors and the city selection committee shall establish, by resolution, an expected schedule and the process to be used for the completion of the tasks set forth in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 2 - County Transportation Expenditure Plan › Section 131052.

131052. The recommended county transportation expenditure plan shall be subject to a public hearing and then to a review by the commission, before submittal to the board of supervisors and local governments for adoption.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 2 - County Transportation Expenditure Plan › Section 131053.

131053. The commission shall, within 45 days after receipt of a draft county transportation expenditure plan forwarded pursuant to Section 131052, approve the draft plan unless one or more of the following findings is made:
(a) There would be a significant negative regional impact as a result of the proposed projects.
(b) There are insufficient funds available to implement the proposed projects.
(c) Conflicts exist within the county transportation expenditure plan.
(d) The estimates of proceeds from any proposed retail transactions and use tax ordinance are not reasonable.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12.5 - COUNTY TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN THE NINE-COUNTY SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA › CHAPTER 2 - County Transportation Expenditure Plan › Section 131054.

131054. If the commission rejects a draft county transportation expenditure plan because the draft plan fails to meet the requirements set forth in Section 131053, the commission shall return the draft plan to the county for amendments before resubmittal to the commission for review.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 301, Sec. 3. Effective July 14, 1986.)