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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 4 - Pension Plan › Section 125552.

125552. All persons receiving pension benefits from an acquired public utility, and all persons entitled to pension benefits under any pension plan of the acquired public utility, may become members or receive pensions under a pension plan established by the district by mutual agreement of those persons and the district. The agreement may provide for the waiver of all rights, privileges, benefits, and status with respect to the pension plan of the acquired public utility.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 5 - Other Benefits › Section 125560.

125560. The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the board and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Contributions Act, as amended.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 5 - Other Benefits › Section 125561.

125561. The district shall take such steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the board and its employees under the workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and disability and unemployment insurance laws of the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 38. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › ARTICLE 6 - Transit Police Force › Section 125600.

125600. The district may establish and maintain a police force. Those employees of the district appointed by the executive director to the police force and who are duly sworn are peace officers, subject to Section 830.33 of the Penal Code. The district shall comply with 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125700.

125700. The district may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law are applicable to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125701.

125701. The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise,” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for all purposes of this chapter, includes the transit system or any or all transit facilities and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district.
The district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for any one or more transit facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district or for transit equipment described in Section 125702 authorized to be acquired by the district or, in the alternative, the district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of those transit facilities or for transit equipment described in Section 125702 authorized to be acquired by the district.
Nothing in this chapter prohibits the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this chapter for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the transit facilities authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the district may determine.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125702.

125702. The district may purchase transit equipment such as cars, trolley buses, motorbuses, light rail vehicles, or rolling equipment, and may execute agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates in the forms customarily used by private corporations engaged in the transit business appropriate to effect the purchase and leasing of transit equipment, and may dispose of the equipment trust certificates upon the terms and conditions that the district may deem appropriate.
Payment for transit equipment, or rentals therefor, may be made in installments, and the deferred installments may be evidenced by equipment trust certificates that are or will be legally available to the district. Title to the equipment may not vest in the district until the equipment trust certificates are paid.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125703.

125703. The agreement to purchase or lease transit equipment may direct the vendor or lessor to sell and assign or lease the transit equipment to a bank or trust company duly authorized to transact business in the state as trustee for the benefit and security of the equipment trust certificates, and may direct the trustee to deliver the transit equipment to one or more designated officers of the district and may authorize the district to simultaneously therewith execute and deliver an installment purchase agreement or a lease of that equipment to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 43. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125704.

125704. The agreements and leases shall be duly acknowledged before a person authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds and in the form required for acknowledgment of deeds.
The agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates shall be authorized by resolution of the board and shall contain covenants, conditions, and provisions that may be deemed necessary or appropriate to insure the payment of the equipment trust certificates from any legally available source or sources of funds as may be specified in the certificates.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125705.

125705. The covenants, conditions, and provisions of the agreements, leases, and equipment trust certificates may not conflict with any trust agreement or similar document securing the payment of bonds, notes, or certificates of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125706.

125706. An executed copy of each agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, for a fee of one dollar ($1) for each copy filed.
The filing constitutes notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125707.

125707. The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 45. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125708.

125708. Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 99000) of Part 11 of Division 10 is applicable to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125709.

125709. The district shall be considered a “local agency,” as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 53317 of the Government Code, and the provisions of Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code are applicable to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 47. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125710.

125710. The district shall be considered to be a “local agency” as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 6585 of the Government Code, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code is applicable to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125711.

125711. The district may borrow money in accordance with Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), or Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125712.

125712. The district may borrow money in anticipation of the sale of bonds that have been authorized to be issued, but that have not been sold and delivered, and may issue negotiable bond anticipation notes therefor, and may renew the bond anticipation notes from time to time, but the maximum maturity of any bond application notes, including the renewals thereof, may not exceed five years from the date of delivery of the original bond anticipation notes.
The bond anticipation notes may be paid from any money of the district available therefor and not otherwise pledged. If not previously otherwise paid, the bond anticipation notes shall be paid from the proceeds of the next sale of the bonds of the district in anticipation of which they were issued. The bond anticipation notes may not be issued in any amount in excess of the aggregate amount of bonds that the district has not been authorized to issue, less the amount of any bonds of the authorized issue previously sold, and also less the amount of other bond anticipation notes therefor issued and then outstanding.
The bond anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in the same manner as the bonds. The bond anticipation notes and the resolution or resolutions authorizing them may contain any provisions, conditions, or limitations that a resolution of the board of the district authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125713.

125713. The district may issue negotiable promissory notes pursuant to this section to acquire funds for any district purposes. The maturity of the promissory notes may not be later than five years from the date thereof. Those notes shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 12 percent per year. Those notes shall be payable from any source of revenue available to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125714.

125714. The district may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125715.

125715. All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this chapter, and the interest thereon, are free and exempt from all taxation within the state, except for transfer, franchise, inheritance, and estate taxes.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 11.5 - NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT › CHAPTER 6 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness › Section 125716.

125716. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division or of any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings in the issuance by the district of any bonds, bonds with a pledge of revenues, bonds for any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability constitute a contract between the district and the holders of the bonds, equipment trust certificates, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability, and the provisions thereof are enforceable against the district or any or all of its successors or assigns, by mandamus or any other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Nothing in this division or in any other law relieves the district or the territory included within it from any bonded or other debt or liability contracted by the district. Upon dissolution of the district or upon withdrawal of territory therefrom, that territory formerly included within the district, or withdrawn therefrom, shall continue to be liable for the payment of all bonded and other indebtedness or liabilities outstanding at the time of the dissolution or withdrawal as if the district had not been so dissolved or the territory withdrawn therefrom, and it shall be the duty of the successors or assigns to provide for the payment of the bonded and other indebtedness and liabilities.
Except as may be otherwise provided in the proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of any revenue bonds, bonds secured by a pledge of revenues, or bonds for improvement districts secured by a pledge of revenues, revenues of any kind or nature derived from any revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property owned, operated, or controlled by the district shall be pledged, charged, assigned, and have a lien thereon for the payment of the bonds as long as they are outstanding, regardless of any change in ownership, operation, or control of the revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property and it shall, in any later event or events, be the duty of the successors or assigns to continue to maintain and operate the revenue-producing improvements, works, facilities, or property as long as bonds are outstanding.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions › Section 130001.

130001. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a) Public demand for an efficient public transportation system in the southern California region resulting from population sprawl, the concentration of many transit dependent citizens in the large urban areas, and increasing mobility requirements indicates a need for improved, as well as more innovative, policy and decisionmaking institutions to resolve these problems.
(b) A basic purpose of transportation policy within the region should be to avoid undesirable duplication of transportation services, achieve the operation of a coordinated and integrated transportation system which will reduce automobile usage and dependency, reduce the consumption of scarce and expensive energy fuels, and reduce the levels of automobile-related air pollution.
(c) Recognizing the scarcity of resources available for all transportation development, the commissions shall give priority to low-cost highway and transit improvements, and shall work toward maximizing the effectiveness of existing resources available to the commissions.
(d) Recognizing the importance of the state highway system in the Los Angeles metropolitan area to bus, automobile, and freight transportation, it is necessary to maintain this highway system at least at its present operating standards and to increase the person-moving capability of this system by such methods as carpooling, improved traffic operations, exclusive busways, and fringe parking facilities.
(e) The transportation system should offer adequate public transportation to all citizens, including those immobilized by poverty, age, physical handicaps, or other reasons.
(f) The cities and local communities acting singly or jointly should be given more responsibilities for designing and providing local transit services to improve the responsiveness of public transit to public needs.
(g) The transportation decisionmaking process should be responsive to public values, and provide for the continuing involvement of the public in the preparation, revision, and discussion of transportation plans and services.
(h) Transportation planning should recognize that transportation systems have significant effect on the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the areas served, and emphasis should be given to the protection and enhancement of the environment and the restoration of blighted neighborhoods near community centers. Los Angeles County, in particular, is a multicentered area with diverse socioeconomic levels and travel patterns, and a majority of the trips in the county are four miles or less.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions › Section 130002.

130002. As used in this division, “commission” means a county transportation commission created pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 130050).
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions › Section 130003.

130003. As used in this division, “local transportation zones” means cities or unincorporated areas which contain at least one economic center or major trip generator in which there is a large percentage of short- and medium-length transit trips. Local transportation zones shall be coordinated with regional transit operations as appropriate relative to consumer need and efficient operations.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions › Section 130005.

130005. The multicounty designated transportation planning agency shall conduct its meetings in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code).
A majority of the members of the executive committee of the agency shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All official acts of the executive committee shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the executive committee present, with not less than a quorum present.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1333.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions, Findings, and Definitions › Section 130010.

130010. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of Section 130109, all provisions of the Orange County Transit District Act of 1965 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 10), regarding employer-employee relations, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for the Orange County Transit District are equally applicable to the Orange County Transportation Authority as if set forth in this division, and govern employer-employee relations, employee benefits, and conditions of employment for the Orange County Transportation Authority.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 752, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130050.1.

130050.1. There is hereby created the Ventura County Transportation Commission. The commission shall be the successor agency to the Ventura County Association of Governments and shall assume all assets and liabilities of that association.
Notwithstanding Section 180050, the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County may designate the commission as the authority to carry out the provisions of Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000).
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1136, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130050.2.

130050.2. There is hereby created the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The authority shall be the single successor agency to the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission as provided by the act that enacted this section.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.

130051. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority consists of 14 members, as follows:
(a) Five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
If the number of members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is increased, the authority shall, within 60 days of the increase, submit a plan to the Legislature for revising the composition of the authority.
(b) The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
(c) Two public members and one member of the City Council of the City of Los Angeles appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles.
(d) Four members, each of whom shall be a mayor or a member of a city council, appointed by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee. For purposes of the selection of these four members, the County of Los Angeles, excluding the City of Los Angeles, shall be divided into the following four sectors:
(1) The North County/San Fernando Valley sector.
(2) The Southwest Corridor sector.
(3) The San Gabriel Valley sector.
(4) The Southeast Long Beach sector.
The League of California Cities, Los Angeles County Division, shall define the sectors. Every city within a sector shall be entitled to vote to nominate one or more candidates from that sector for consideration for appointment by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee. A city’s vote shall be weighted in the same proportion that its population bears to the total population of all cities within the sector.
The members appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall be appointed by the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee upon an affirmative vote of its members which represent a majority of the population of all cities within the county, excluding the City of Los Angeles.
The members selected by the city selection committee shall serve four-year terms with no limitation on the number of terms that may be served by any individual. The city selection committee may shorten the initial four-year term for one or more of the members for the purpose of ensuring that the members will serve staggered terms.
(e) If the population of the City of Los Angeles, at any time, becomes less than 35 percent of the combined population of all cities in the county, the position of one of the two public members appointed pursuant to subdivision (c), as determined by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles by lot, shall be vacated, and the vacant position shall be filled by appointment by the city selection committee pursuant to subdivision (d) from a city not represented by any other member appointed pursuant to subdivision (d).
(f) One nonvoting member appointed by the Governor.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.1.

130051.1. Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 130051, if a member appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is not a member of the city council of that city, the person appointed may serve for 60 days without consent of the city council.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 2. Effective September 2, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.5.

130051.5. Every member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is subject to Section 87100 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.6.

130051.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), each member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall serve a term of four years or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A member may be removed at the pleasure of the appointing authority. A member may be reappointed for additional terms without limitation on the number of reappointments. Other than the member initially appointed by the Governor, and members appointed to staggered terms pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 130051, the members initially appointed shall serve until January 1, 1997.
(b) The membership of any member serving on the authority as a result of holding another public office shall terminate when the member ceases holding the other public office.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993. Note: Repeal of previous version is operative April 1, 1993, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.7.

130051.7. (a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall conduct joint regular meetings at least once during each quarter of the calendar year.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 130051, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than their alternates, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, rather than their appointees, shall personally serve at the joint meetings.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 30201, the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, rather than the mayor’s appointee, shall personally serve at the joint meetings as one of the two directors representing the City of Los Angeles.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that reasonable efforts be made to discuss major fiscal and policy items related to the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District at the meetings required by subdivision (a). This statement of legislative intent shall not be construed as requiring any action which would interfere with, delay, or otherwise impede the orderly and proper functioning of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or the Southern California Rapid Transit District.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 3. Effective September 2, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.9.

130051.9. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall appoint a full-time chief executive officer who shall act for the authority under its direction and perform those duties delegated by the authority.
(b) The chief executive officer shall be appointed to a term of four years and shall be removed from office only upon the occurrence of one or both of the following:
(1) A two-thirds majority of the members of the authority votes for removal.
(2) The chief executive officer violates a federal or state law, regulation, local ordinance, or policy or practice of the authority, relative to ethical practices, including, but not limited to, the acceptance of gifts or contributions.
(c) The chief executive officer shall approve and award all contracts for construction, and that approval shall be based upon the lowest responsible and responsive bid submitted.
(d) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall appoint a general counsel and board secretary.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 900, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.10.

130051.10. (a) The members of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall be appointed no later than February 1, 1993. The authority shall have no powers, duties, or responsibilities until February 1, 1993.
(b) From February 1, 1993, until April 1, 1993, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, exclusively, may exercise any of the powers of the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the governing body of the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, except those powers that the authority has expressly delegated to the district or to the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.12.

130051.12. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall, at a minimum, reserve to itself exclusively, all of the following powers and responsibilities:
(1) Establishment of overall goals and objectives to achieve optimal transport service for the movement of goods and people on a countywide basis.
(2) Adoption of the aggregate budget for all organizational units of the authority.
(3) Designation of additional included municipal operators pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 99285.
(4) Approval of final rail corridor selections.
(5) Final approval of labor contracts covering employees of the authority and organizational units of the authority.
(6) Establishment of the authority’s organizational structure.
(7) Conducting hearings and the setting of fares for the operating organizational unit established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 130051.11.
(8) (A) Approval of transportation zones.
(B) In determining the cost-effectiveness of any proposed transportation zone, the authority may not approve or disapprove a transportation zone based upon consideration of rates of wages and other forms of compensation or hours and working conditions of employees of the proposed transportation zone.
(C) Any determination of efficiencies that may be derived from the approval of a transportation zone shall include consideration of maintaining the prevailing rate of wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment contained in current collective bargaining agreements applicable to the authority as required under subdivision (d) of Section 130051.11.
(D) A proposed transportation zone is not required to demonstrate lower operating costs than those of the existing operator or operators of the service to be transferred to the zone, but shall demonstrate that the net cost will not be greater than the current service.
(9) Approval of the issuance of any debt instrument with a maturity date that exceeds the end of the fiscal year in which it is issued.
(10) Approval of benefit assessment districts and assessment rates.
(11) Approval of contracts for transit equipment acquisition that exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000), and making the findings required by subdivision (c) of Section 130238.
(b) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall in conjunction with the other municipal operators in the County of Los Angeles perform a security assessment once every five years to determine the safety and security measures required to protect the operation of their systems and their passengers.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 938, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.13.

130051.13. On April 1, 1993, the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission are abolished. Upon the abolishment of the district and the commission, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall succeed to any or all of the powers, duties, rights, obligations, liabilities, indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, immunities, and exemptions of the district and its board of directors and the commission and its governing body.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.14.

130051.14. On and after April 1, 1993, any reference in this part, or in any other provision of law or regulation, to the Southern California Rapid Transit District or to the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or to the county transportation commission in general shall be deemed to refer to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.15.

130051.15. (a) Upon the abolishment of the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume the rights and obligations of the district and the commission under any contract to which the district or the commission is a party and which is to be performed, in whole or in part, on or after January 1, 1993. All real and personal property owned by the district or the commission shall be transferred to the authority by operation of law.
(b) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume, without any condition whatsoever, all responsibilities and obligations previously assumed by the Southern California Rapid Transit District or the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission with regard to the full funding agreement, including all agreements pursuant to Section 13(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 which relate to the full funding agreement, with the Federal Transit Administration for the funding of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail Project. It is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall enlarge or diminish the projects covered or any rights or obligations under any existing agreements pursuant to Section 13(c).
(c) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall not, until April 1, 1993, renew or extend any personal services contract entered into between either the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission or the Southern California Rapid Transit District and an employee or former employee of either agency prior to January 1, 1993.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.16.

130051.16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall assume the duties, obligations, and liabilities of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, including those duties, obligations, and liabilities arising from or relating to collective bargaining agreements or labor obligations imposed by state or federal law, only to the extent that the authority is acting pursuant to specific duties, obligations, liabilities, rights, or powers to which it succeeded as a result of the abolishment of the district pursuant to Section 130051.13.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.19.

130051.19. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall adopt an affirmative action plan for its management positions which reflects the ethnic demographics of the county, taking into consideration the availability of the work force in the various ethnic groups.
(b) The authority shall, prior to the approval of any contract by the authority or by its organization units, adopt and implement a disadvantaged business enterprise program which establishes participation goals of not less than 15 percent of the dollar value of all contracts by minority business enterprises and not less than 5 percent by women business enterprises.
(c) The authority shall establish a Transportation Business Advisory Council to advise it on matters regarding the disadvantaged business enterprise program to enable the authority to meet or exceed women and minority business enterprise participation goals. Members of the council shall be selected by the authority, and shall include representatives of professional organizations and other groups which advocate on behalf of greater participation of women and minority business enterprises in public contracts. The chairperson of the authority or his or her designee shall meet with the council, and the authority shall provide adequate staff support for the council, and shall consider all recommendations made by the council.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 60, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.20.

130051.20. (a) (1) No construction company, engineering firm, consultant, legal firm, or any company, vendor, or business entity seeking a contract with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall give to a member, alternate member, or employee of the authority, or to any member of their immediate families, a contribution of over ten dollars ($10) in value or amount. A “contribution” includes contributions to candidates or their committees in any federal, state, or local election.
(2) Neither the owner, an employee, or any member of their immediate families, of any construction company, engineering firm, consultant, legal firm, or any company, vendor, or business entity seeking a contract with the authority shall make a contribution of over ten dollars ($10) in value or amount to a member, alternate member, or employee of the authority, or to any member of their immediate families.
(3) No member, alternate member, or employee of the authority, or member of their immediate families, shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of over ten dollars ($10) in value or amount from any construction company, engineering firm, consultant, legal firm, or any company, vendor, or business entity seeking a contract with the authority.
(4) No member, alternate member, or employee of the authority shall make or participate in, or use his or her official position to influence, a contract decision if the member, alternate member, or employee has knowingly accepted a contribution of over ten dollars ($10) in value in the past four years from a participant, or its agent, involved in the contract decision.
(5) No member, alternate member, or employee of the authority, or member of their immediate families shall accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of over ten dollars ($10) in value or amount from a construction company, engineering firm, consultant, legal firm, or any company, vendor, or business entity that has contracted with the authority in the preceding four years.
(b) A member, alternate member, or employee of the authority who has participated as a decisionmaker in the preparation, evaluation, award, or implementation of a contract and who leaves the authority shall not, within three years of leaving the authority, accept employment with any company, vendor, or business entity that was awarded a contract as a result of his or her participation, evaluation, award, or implementation of that contract.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 657, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.21.

130051.21. The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission and the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall each cause a supplemental independent fiscal audit to be conducted for the period beginning July 1, 1992, and ending March 30, 1993, for the purpose of determining the financial condition of each agency prior to the abolishment of those agencies pursuant to Section 130051.13. Thereafter, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall cause an independent fiscal audit of the authority to be conducted annually and shall consider the results of the audit at a duly noticed public hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 586, Sec. 8. Effective September 2, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.22.

130051.22. (a) The authority may establish and maintain a prequalification program for bidders on contracts not covered by subdivision (b).
(b) On public projects, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 22002 of the Public Contract Code, the authority shall require, at a minimum, that prospective bidders for a construction contract complete and submit to the authority a prequalification standardized questionnaire and financial statement in a form specified by the authority, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 20101 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 703, Sec. 3. (AB 2440) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.23.

130051.23. Whenever the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority by resolution determines that any record, map, book, or paper in the possession of the authority or any officer or employee thereof is of no further value to the authority, the board may authorize its sale, destruction, or other disposition. Documents significant to the activities of the authority, including, but not limited to, board and committee agendas, incoming and outgoing correspondence, and contractual documents, shall be microfilmed or otherwise preserved prior to the sale, destruction, or other disposition of the original.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1220, Sec. 21. Effective September 30, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.25.

130051.25. (a) For the purpose of this section, “recordable injury” means any injury requiring treatment beyond simple first aid.
(b) A construction firm that contracts with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall report total recordable injuries to the authority on a monthly basis.
(c) The authority shall annually determine if the number of recordable injuries reported to the authority during the preceding calendar year exceeded the national average of similar injuries as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the most recent published year. If the authority determines that the number of recordable injuries reported to the authority during the preceding calendar year exceeded the national average, the authority shall not base any safety bonus program for contractors on injuries that result in lost time, and shall base such a program on the overall rate of recordable injuries.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 657, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 12 - COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Commissions › Section 130051.28.

130051.28. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall appoint an inspector general to a term of office of four years. The inspector general shall be removed from office only if either or both of the following occur:
(1) A two-thirds majority of the members of the authority votes for removal.
(2) The inspector general violates a federal or state law or regulation, a local ordinance, or a policy or practice of the authority, relative to ethical practices, including, but not limited to, the acceptance of gifts or contributions.
(b) The inspector general shall, at a noticed public hearing of the authority, report quarterly on the expenditures of the authority for travel, meals and refreshments, private club dues, membership fees and other charges, and any other expenditures which are specified by the authority.
(c) Any investigatory file compiled by the inspector general is an investigatory file compiled by a local law enforcement agency subject to disclosure pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 406. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)