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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99164.

99164. (a) When installing new security systems, a transit agency operated by an operator as defined in Section 99210 shall only purchase and install equipment capable of storing recorded images for at least one year, unless all of the following conditions apply:
(1) The transit agency has made a diligent effort to identify a security system that is capable of storing recorded data for one year.
(2) The transit agency determines that the technology to store recorded data in an economically and technologically feasible manner for one year is not available.
(3) The transit agency purchases and installs the best available technology with respect to storage capacity that is both economically and technologically feasible at that time.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, videotapes or recordings made by security systems operated as part of a public transit system shall be retained for one year, unless one of the following conditions applies:
(1) The videotapes or recordings are evidence in any claim filed or any pending litigation, in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved until the claim or the pending litigation is resolved.
(2) The videotapes or recordings recorded an event that was or is the subject of an incident report, in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved until the incident is resolved.
(3) The transit agency utilizes a security system that was purchased or installed prior to January 1, 2004, or that meets the requirements of subdivision (a), in which case the videotapes or recordings shall be preserved for as long as the installed technology allows.
(c) Installation of a security system by a transit agency pursuant to this section shall not create a duty to contemporaneously monitor the live video or other data collected by the system.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 8. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99165.

99165. (a) For purposes of this section, “environmental and public health impacts” means those impacts that affect the health and environment of persons living, working, and attending school in the vicinity of a bus fueling station, including, but not limited to, impacts associated with nuisance odors.
(b) On or before July 1, 2003, the Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall contract with an independent third party to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the environmental and public health impacts of transit bus fueling stations located within the jurisdiction of the authority and owned or operated by the authority. In conducting the assessment, the authority shall hold at least one noticed public hearing in the vicinity of each bus fueling station for the purposes of soliciting input from persons who may be affected by those impacts. The authority shall consult with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and other appropriate federal, state, local agencies, and community groups representing residents of the affected areas, in conducting the assessment.
(c) The Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall solely use state funds allocated to it or its member agencies pursuant to the State Transportation Assistance Program under Section 99313.3 in order to comply with this section.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 602, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99166.

99166. (a) If an evacuation order is issued that covers all or a portion of a public transit operator’s service area, the public transit operator shall authorize passengers to board public transit vehicles with their pets in the area covered by the evacuation order, consistent with best practices developed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) The Office of Emergency Services and the Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with public transit operators and county emergency management officials, shall develop best practices for allowing pets on public transit vehicles serving areas subject to an evacuation order. The best practices shall not prohibit a public transit operator from enacting policies that ensure the safety of transit riders.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Evacuation order” means an order from the Governor, or a county emergency management official, county sheriff, chief of police, or fire marshal, under which persons subject to the order are encouraged to relocate outside of the geographic area covered by the order due to an imminent danger resulting from an earthquake, fire, flood, riot, or other natural or manmade disaster.
(2) “Pet” means a cat or a dog as those terms are defined in Section 1799.109 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 702, Sec. 1. (SB 397) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99173.

99173. (a) Before the procurement of a new bus to be used in revenue operations, a public transit operator shall take into consideration recommendations of, and best practices standards developed by, the exclusive representative of the recognized organization representing bus operators of the transit operator for the following purposes:
(1) To reduce the risk of assault on bus operators.
(2) To prevent accidents caused by blind spots created by bus equipment or bus design.
(3) To enhance the safety of passengers, bus operators, or other vehicles or pedestrians that the bus may come into contact with while in service.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public transit operator to implement specific recommendations.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 126, Sec. 1. (AB 673) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99175.

99175. (a) A public entity that operates, or contracts for the operation of, a commuter rail system shall ensure that each train has an automated external defibrillator (AED) as part of its safety equipment subject to the requirements in Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code. As used in this subdivision, “commuter rail system” does not include intercity passenger rail services, including state-funded intercity passenger rail services managed under an interagency transfer agreement by the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, or the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and does not include light rail or rapid transit services managed by local agencies.
(b) An affected public entity may provide training for their employees on the use of the AEDs as part of their regularly scheduled safety or other training sessions.
(c) (1) An affected public entity shall install AEDs pursuant to this section by July 1, 2020.
(2) The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board shall be exempt from paragraph (1) and shall instead ensure that trainsets procured as part of the Caltrain Electrification Project are equipped with AEDs.
(d) (1) Upon completion of the installation of AEDs, the public entity shall transmit confirmation of its compliance in writing to the Public Utilities Commission.
(2) If an affected public entity is in compliance with the requirements of this section when it becomes effective, it shall notify the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to paragraph (1).
(e) An affected public entity that acquires an AED for emergency care pursuant to this section shall not be liable for any civil damages resulting from any acts or omissions in the rendering of the emergency care by use of an AED if the public entity has complied with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 254. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99176.

99176. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Lactation room” means a room or other location open to members of the public to express breast milk in a private and secure location that meets both of the following conditions:
(A) Includes, at a minimum, a chair, an electrical outlet, and a shelf, table, or other surface other than the floor upon which equipment used to express breast milk can be placed.
(B) Is located outside of the confines of a public restroom.
(2) “Renovation” means the reconstruction of more than 25 percent of the space in the indoor area of a multimodal transit station, exclusive of train platforms, walkways, and track areas.
(3) “Multimodal transit station” means the following rail stations:
(A) Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center in the City of Anaheim.
(B) Bakersfield Station in the City of Bakersfield.
(C) Jack London Square Station in the City of Oakland.
(D) Los Angeles Union Station in the City of Los Angeles.
(E) Robert J. Cabral Station in the City of Stockton.
(F) Sacramento Valley Station in the City of Sacramento.
(G) Salesforce Transit Center in the City of San Francisco.
(H) San Jose Diridon Station in the City of San Jose.
(I) Santa Fe Depot in the City of San Diego.
(J) Santa Fe Passenger Depot in the City of Fresno.
(K) A rail station that meets all of the following criteria:
(i) The rail station supports the operation of an intercity rail service established pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or the rail station is, or is planned to be, served by California’s high-speed rail system pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century (Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code).
(ii) The rail station serves as a stop or transfer point between intercity rail or high-speed rail and local or regional rail or bus service.
(iii) The rail station has a publicly accessible indoor area of no less than 5,000 square feet and includes a public restroom.
(iv) The rail station has staff onsite during hours of operation.
(b) A multimodal transit station that begins construction or renovation on or after January 1, 2021, shall include a lactation room.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 616, Sec. 2. (AB 752) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 3 - Miscellaneous › Section 99177.

99177. (a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Institute” means the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University.
(2) “Street harassment” means words, gestures, or actions directed at a specific person in a public place, without the consent of that person, because of a characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, that the person experiences as intimidating, alarming, terrorizing, or threatening to their safety. For the purposes of this section, street harassment because of age shall include any chronological age.
(3) “Survey data” means information regarding public transit riders and their experiences using public transit, including, but not limited to, demographic information about riders and information about their experiences with safety, including, but not limited to, street harassment.
(4) “Transit operator” means the 10 transit operators, as defined in Section 99210, with the most unlinked passenger trips in 2019 in the state, according to the National Transit Database.
(b) (1) On or before December 31, 2023, the institute shall develop and make available on its internet website a survey for the purpose of promoting consistency in the collection of survey data to inform efforts to improve the safety of riders and reduce street harassment on public transit.
(2) The survey shall include questions asking for the following information:
(A) Demographic information regarding riders, including their race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, income, primary language, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
(B) Information regarding a rider’s experiences with safety while waiting at public transit stops and riding public transit, including:
(i) Whether a rider experiences street harassment.
(ii) The frequency with which a rider experiences street harassment.
(iii) The type of street harassment experienced by a rider.
(iv) The actual or perceived characteristics that serve as the basis for street harassment experienced by a rider.
(v) Where and when a rider experiences street harassment, including on what mode of transit.
(vi) Whether a rider experiencing street harassment is alone or accompanied by others.
(vii) Whether a rider experiencing street harassment reports the incident, and, if so, to whom and the response received.
(viii) The impact of street harassment on a rider, including whether and how they change their use of transit.
(ix) A rider’s perceptions of safety while using transit.
(3) In developing the survey, the institute shall consult with organizations representing subpopulations impacted by street harassment and with transit operators. The institute shall consider existing efforts by a transit operator to collect survey data and make recommendations on how a transit operator may use or update available survey data instead of collecting new survey data.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 318, Sec. 2. (SB 1161) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99200.

99200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act.”
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
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99201. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this article shall govern construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99203.

99203. “Claimant” or any derivative term, such as “applicant,” means an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.)
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99204. “City” means a city within the county having the fund from which the disbursement will be made.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
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99204.3. “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
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99204.5. “Consolidated transportation service agency” means an agency designated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15975 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1120.)
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99204.6. “Controller” means the Controller of the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 988, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99205.5.

99205.5. “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
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99205.6. “Director” means the Director of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 579, Sec. 10.)
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99205.7. “Fare revenues” means the revenue object classes 401, 402, and 403 as specified in Section 630.12 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as now or as may hereafter be amended.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.)
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99206. “Fund” means the local transportation fund established by a county under Article 11 (commencing with Section 29530) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99206.5.

99206.5. “Disabled person” means any individual who by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, including, but not limited to, any individual confined to a wheelchair, is unable, without special facilities or special planning or design, to utilize public transportation facilities and services as effectively as a person who is not so affected.
As used in this section, a temporary incapacity or disability is an incapacity or a disability which lasts more than 90 days.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 6. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99207.5.

99207.5. In Los Angeles County, an “eligible municipal operator” is a transit operator that has been designated eligible to receive formula-equivalent funds allocable for transit operating purposes, other than funds specifically included in the formula allocation program.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 554, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99208.

99208. “Included transit district” means any of the following which has operated a public transportation system since at least January 1, 1971:
(a) A transit district whose boundaries are contained entirely within those of a larger transit district.
(b) A district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99209.

99209. “Municipal operator” means a city or county, including any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the city or county, which operates a public transportation system, or which on July 1, 1972, financially supported, in whole or in part, a privately owned public transportation system, and which is not included, in whole or in part, within an existing transit district.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 545.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99209.1.

99209.1. “Municipal operator” also means any county which is located in part within a transit district and which operates a public transportation system in the unincorporated area of the county not within the area of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1002.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99209.5.

99209.5. “Operates” for purposes of Sections 99209 and 99215, and “operation” for purposes of paragaraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 99289, mean that the operator owns or leases the equipment, establishes routes and frequency of service, regulates and collects fares, and otherwise controls the efficiency and quality of the operation of the system, but does not require that operators of rolling stock be employees of a public agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 544, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99210.

99210. “Operator” means any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1188.)
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99210.1. “Operator” also means the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission for operation of commuter rail services.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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99211. “Public transportation system” means any system of an operator which provides transportation services to the general public by any vehicle which operates on land or water, regardless of whether operated separated from or in conjunction with other vehicles.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.)
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99211.5. “Ridesharing services” means a comprehensive organizational effort which is designed to reduce the number of vehicles on the highways during peak travel periods within a defined area by encouraging the planning and marketing of high-occupancy vehicle facilities, increases in the number of passengers per vehicle in vehicles used for ridesharing, alternative work schedules, and other transportation demand management strategies among employers and commuters.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1143, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99212.

99212. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 507. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
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99213. “Transit district” means a public district organized pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit district or a rapid transit district.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1400.)
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99214. (a) “Transportation planning agency” means the entity designated in Section 29532 of the Government Code.
(b) “Transportation planning agency” also includes, for purposes of this chapter, the county transportation commissions created in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura pursuant to Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000).
(c) “Transportation planning agency” also includes, for purposes of this chapter, the Imperial County Transportation Commission in Imperial County.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 8. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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99215. “Transit development board” means a public entity created pursuant to state law and designated in the enabling legislation as a transit development board, including, solely for purposes of submission of claims, receipt of funds, separate annual reporting to the Controller, and provision of service as an operator under this chapter, any nonprofit corporation or other legal entity wholly owned or controlled by the transit development board which operates a public transportation system.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 864, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 99217.

99217. “Urbanized area” means such an area as defined by Section 101 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 161.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 2 - Findings and Declarations › Section 99220.

99220. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) Public transportation is an essential component of the balanced transportation system which must be maintained and developed so as to permit the efficient and orderly movement of people and goods in the urban areas of the state. Because public transportation systems provide an essential public service, it is desirable that such systems be designed and operated in such a manner as to encourage maximum utilization of the efficiencies of the service for the benefit of the total transportation system of the state and all the people of the state, including the elderly, the disabled, the youth, and the citizens of limited means.
(b) The fostering, continuance, and development of public transportation systems are a matter of state concern. Excessive reliance on the private automobile for transportation has caused air pollution and traffic congestion in California’s urban areas, and such pollution and congestion are not confined to single incorporated areas but affect entire regions. Furthermore, public transportation systems which are not designed so as to be usable by disabled persons foster increased welfare costs and the waste of human resources. Thus, the Legislature has elected to deal with the multiple problems caused by lack of adequate public transportation on a regional basis through the counties, with coordination of the programs being the responsibility of the state pursuant to contract with county governments.
(c) While providing county assistance to a particular transportation system may not be of primary interest and benefit to each and every taxpayer in a county, providing an integrated and coordinated system to meet the public transportation needs of an entire county will benefit the county as a whole. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for such systems in those counties where they are needed.
(d) The local transportation funds authorized by Article 11 (commencing with Section 29530) of Chapter 2 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code are made possible by the imposition of the state’s sales and use taxes on motor vehicle fuel, which allows for a reduction in state taxes without a corresponding loss in revenue. By authorizing counties to increase their sales and use taxes, an additional source of revenue has been made available for public transportation within such counties. Applicants for a disbursement from a local transportation fund shall only be eligible for an allocation from the fund of the county in which such transportation is provided.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 769, Sec. 9. (AB 2679) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 2 - Findings and Declarations › Section 99221.

99221. It is the intent of the Legislature to improve existing public transportation services and encourage regional public transportation coordination. The Legislature recognizes that in the Southern California Rapid Transit District a unique factual situation exists where several municipal bus systems are providing essential local transportation services within the operating territory of the district, which was created by the Legislature to provide areawide coordinated public transportation services. Within the Southern California Rapid Transit District, as with all transportation service improvements in the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall be the governmental entity responsible to establish a unified or officially coordinated public transportation system as part of the comprehensively planned development of the urban area. Both the Southern California Rapid Transit District and the included municipalities that operate bus systems within the jurisdiction of the district are permitted to file claims pursuant to this chapter upon the local transportation fund of the County of Los Angeles; provided, however, any approved claim shall not be allowed for the purpose of the establishment by the included municipal operator after January 1, 1980, of new transportation services that do not meet the criteria established by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the development of new services. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Southern California Rapid Transit District should not be inhibited in its effort to improve transit services within the region by the expansion outside the reserved service areas of the several municipal bus systems of the involved municipalities. The policy of the Legislature is that new services to meet public transportation needs outside of the municipalities presently operating bus systems which do not compete with, or divert patronage from, an existing operating bus system of an included municipal applicant under Section 99280, shall be provided and controlled by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, in complete cooperation and coordination with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in its role as the responsible public agency for providing public transportation systems and facilities within the region.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 7. (SB 1318) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 10 - TRANSIT DISTRICTS › PART 11 - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSIT › CHAPTER 4 - Transportation Development › ARTICLE 2 - Findings and Declarations › Section 99222.

99222. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
(a) It is in the interest of the state that funds available for transit development be fully expended to meet the transit needs that exist in California.
(b) Such funds be expended for physical improvement to improve the movement of transit vehicles, the comfort of the patrons, and the exchange of patrons from one transportation mode to another.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.)
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99230. The designated transportation planning agency shall, from an analysis and evaluation of the total amount anticipated to be available in the local transportation fund and the relative needs of each claimant for the purposes for which the fund is intended, and consistent with the provisions of this chapter, annually determine the amount to be allocated to each claimant.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1408.)
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99231.2. Except in the County of Los Angeles, the transportation planning agency, notwithstanding Section 99231, may approve the claim filed for an unincorporated area by an operator which is serving that area pursuant to a contract with the county, even though the amount of the claim exceeds the apportionment for the area, if the amount is approved by the county.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 104.)
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99232. For counties with a population of 500,000 or more, as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census, but excluding counties with more than 4,500 miles of maintained county roads as of 1970, the amount representing the apportionments of the areas of all operators shall be available solely for claims for Section 99234 purposes and for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes, and any of those moneys not allocated in any year shall be available for those claims in subsequent years.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1055, Sec. 3.)
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99232.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232, for each county with a population of less than 500,000 as of the 1970 federal decennial census, but with a population of 500,000 or more as of the 2000 federal decennial census, or a county whose population is 500,000 or more at a subsequent decennial census, the apportionment to the areas within the urbanized areas of the county, as defined for purposes of the 2000 federal decennial census and each census thereafter, shall be available solely for claims for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes. In a county subject to this section, the apportionment for areas outside of the urbanized area of the county may be used for claims for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275), and Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) purposes, providing that allocations under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) shall be subject to the unmet needs process as prescribed by Section 99401.5.
(b) The apportionment attributable to the unincorporated area within an urbanized area shall be determined by the proportion that the urbanized area’s unincorporated area population bears to the total unincorporated population times the total apportionment attributable to the unincorporated area.
(c) For a county that is subject to this section, this section shall not apply to that county until July 1, 2014.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 609, Sec. 1. (SB 716) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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99232.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232.1, a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 is not required to expend all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes.
(b) The population of cities within an urbanized area shall be based on the city and county population estimates published annually by the Department of Finance.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 from expending all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 609, Sec. 2. (SB 716) Effective January 1, 2010. Section operative July 1, 2014, by its own provisions.)
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99232.4. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99231, and subject to subdivision (a) of Section 99232.5, the apportionment area for the Sacramento Regional Transit District includes all of the incorporated and unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento, excluding cities in the county that have retained the right to join the district at a later time. However, the apportionment restriction in Section 99232 only applies to the area of the Sacramento Regional Transit District described in subdivision (a) of Section 99231.
(b) (1) The Sacramento Regional Transit District may file a claim under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400), but not under Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), for the apportionment not subject to Section 99232 and subdivision (a) of Section 99232.5.
(2) The County of Sacramento may also file a claim under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) for the apportionment not subject to the restriction in Section 99232. However, a claim for the purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 99400 shall not be approved unless it is determined by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, that there are no unmet transit needs, as defined in Section 99401.5, within the area of the Sacramento Regional Transit District described under subdivision (a) of Section 99231.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1994.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994. Section operative July 1, 1994, by its own provisions.)
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99232.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 99232, cities within the County of Sacramento which are outside the activated boundaries of the Sacramento Regional Transit District, but which provide transit service or which contract with the district for transit service, may also file claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) if it is determined by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, that the transit needs of these cities can be met with use of an amount less than the total apportionment of these cities.
(b) With respect to such a city, not less than 25 percent of its apportionment shall be allocated for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 250, Sec. 2.1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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99232.6. Notwithstanding Section 99232, the County of San Diego may also file claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) for an unincorporated area not served by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board or the North San Diego County Transit Development Board if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The San Diego Association of Governments, at a public hearing for which 15 days’ notice has been given pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, finds that the transit needs of that unincorporated area can be met by using an amount less than the apportionment for that unincorporated area.
(b) The county board of supervisors concurs in that finding.
(c) An equal amount from the apportionment for the unincorporated area served by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board has been claimed for transit capital projects that are mutually agreed upon by the county and San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board.
A claim for a transit capital project pursuant to subdivision (c) may be made by the county or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, or jointly, as specified by mutual agreement.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 903, Sec. 1.)
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99232.7. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 99232.1 and 99401.5, any local transportation fund apportionments available to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the City of Thousand Oaks may be allocated for local streets and roads.
(b)  Notwithstanding Sections 99232.1 and 99401.5, any local transportation fund apportionments available to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the City of Thousand Oaks may be allocated for claims under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400).
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 46, Sec. 3. (SB 848) Effective June 27, 2018.)
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99233. Except as provided in Section 99233.11, the fund shall be allocated by the designated transportation planning agency for the purposes specified in Sections 99233.1 to 99233.9, inclusive, in the sequence provided in those sections.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 45, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
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99233.1. There shall be allocated to the county and the transportation planning agency such sums as are necessary to administer this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1348.)
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99233.2. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), there shall be allocated to the transportation planning agency, if it is statutorily created, such sums as it may approve, up to 3 percent of annual revenues, for the conduct of the transportation planning and programming process, unless a greater amount is approved by the director.
(b) (1) In those areas that have a county transportation commission created pursuant to Section 130050, up to 1 percent of annual revenues shall be allocated to the commission in Los Angeles County, and up to 3 percent of the annual revenues shall be allocated to the commissions in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties for the transportation planning and programming process. Of the funds allocated to the commission in Riverside County, one-half shall be allocated for planning studies within the Western Riverside County and the Coachella Valley areas, as determined by the commission.
(2) In the area of the multicounty designated transportation planning agency, as defined in Section 130004, up to three-fourths of 1 percent of annual revenues shall be allocated by the appropriate entities, proportionately, on or before each July 1, to the multicounty designated transportation planning agency for the transportation planning and programming process. No operator shall grant any funds it receives under this chapter to the designated multicounty transportation planning agency for purposes of the agency carrying out its responsibilities under Division 12 (commencing with Section 130000).
(c) In Ventura County, up to 2 percent of the annual revenues shall be allocated to the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the transportation planning and programming process.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 530, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 206. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative July 1, 2011, by its own provisions.)
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99233.3. Two percent of the remaining money in the fund shall be made available to counties and cities for facilities provided for the exclusive use of pedestrians and bicycles unless the transportation planning agency finds that the money could be used to better advantage for the purposes stated in Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275), or for local street and road purposes in those areas where the money may be expended for those purposes, in the development of a balanced transportation system. Of the amount made available to a city or county pursuant to this section, 5 percent thereof may be expended to supplement moneys from other sources to fund bicycle and pedestrian safety education programs, but shall not be used to fully fund the salary of any one person.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 716, Sec. 1. (SB 508) Effective January 1, 2016.)