Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The board may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, or with any person upon such terms and conditions as the board finds is in its best interest. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

The board shall not enter into a construction contract over one million dollars ($1,000,000) with any entity unless the entity provides to the board an enforceable commitment that the entity and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a compelling interest exists in ensuring that all federal, state, local, and private funds available to the board are captured and used in a timely manner. In order to maximize the use of federal, state, local, and private funds and to …

(a) If, after rejecting bids received under Section 120222, the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, or materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purc…

(a) Upon determining that immediate remedial measures to avert or alleviate damage to, or to repair or restore damaged or destroyed property of, the board are necessary in order to insure that the facilities of the board are available to serve the transportation needs of the gene…

Notwithstanding Section 120222 and upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that a purchase in compliance with Sections 120222 and 120223 does not constitute a method of procurement adequate for the operation of board facilities or equipment, the board may direct …

Notwithstanding Section 120222, the board may direct the purchase of any supply, equipment, or materials without observance of any provision requiring contracts, bids, or advertisements upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that there is only a single source of…

(a) A person who submits, or who plans to submit, a proposal in response to a procurement solicitation may protest any acquisition conducted in accordance with Sections 120222 and 120223 as follows: (1) Protests based on the content of the procurement solicitation shall be filed …

The board may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof. The board may also provide insurance as provided in Part 6 (commencing with Section 989), Division 3.6, Title 1 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

The board may contract for the services of independent contractors. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

The board and the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall enter into a contract, and the board shall make all of its officers and employees members of the system, except as follows: (a) Members of the board. (b) Officers and employees excluded pur…

Subject to Section 120260, the board may enter into joint powers agreements to operate exclusive public mass transit guideways. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

All appointments under the civil service system shall be made for the good of the public service and solely on the basis of integrity, character, merit, fitness, and industry as established by appropriate competitive tests, without regard to partisan, political, social, or other …

(a) When no list of eligibles is available for a position in the class requisitioned by the department or division head, the general manager may make a noncivil service appointment thereto for a period of not exceeding six months and only until a regular appointment can be made, …

When no list of eligibles is available for a position in the class requisitioned by the department or division head, the general manager of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may…

The general manager may make appointments to higher positions exclusively promotional by tests from lower ranks. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Every appointee to a permanent position shall be on probation for six months, except that the general manager may establish a probationary period for up to 12 months for professional, scientific, technical, administrative, management, or executive positions, or for positions requ…

The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, to contract with a p…

The district may contract with any department or agency of the federal government, any other public agency, or any person upon such terms and conditions as the district finds is in its best interest. (Added by renumbering Section 125222 by Stats. 2018, Ch. 554, Sec. 3. (AB 3177) …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a compelling interest exists in ensuring all federal, state, local, and private moneys available to the district are captured and used in a timely manner. (b) In order to maximize the use of federal, state, local, and private funds, and…

The district shall not enter into a construction contract over one million dollars ($1,000,000) with any entity unless the entity provides to the district an enforceable commitment that the entity and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to pe…

(a) If, after rejecting bids received under Section 125222, the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, or materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purc…

(a) Upon determining that an immediate remedial measure to avert or alleviate damage to, or to repair or restore the damaged or destroyed property of, the district is necessary to ensure that the district’s facilities are available to serve the transportation needs of the general…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, and upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that a purchase in compliance with Sections 125222 and 125223 does not constitute a method of procurement adequate for the operation of the district’s facilities or e…

Notwithstanding Section 125222, the board may direct the purchase of any supplies, equipment, or materials without complying with any contracting, bidding, or advertising requirements upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that there is only a single source of p…

(a) A person who submits, or who plans to submit, a proposal in response to a procurement solicitation may protest any acquisition conducted pursuant to Sections 125222 and 125223 as follows: (1) Protests based on the content of the procurement solicitation shall be filed with th…

The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof. The district may also provide insurance as provided in Part 6 (commencing with Section 989) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 14.…

The district may contract for the services of independent contractors. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2006.)

The commission may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to emp…

(a) The commission has the power of eminent domain to take any property necessary, incidental, or convenient to the exercise of its powers pursuant to this division. (b) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property outside its territorial limits for…

The commission may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency (including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the multicounty designated transportation planning agency, or any transit district, county, or city)…

(a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission is authorized to impose a transactions and use tax within the County of Los Angeles pursuant to the approval by the voters of the commission’s Ordinance No. 16 in 1980 and its Ordinance No. 49 in 1990, and has the authority and…

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (f) and (g), purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, and the construction of all facilities and works, when the expenditure required exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), shall be by contract let to the lowest responsib…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if, after rejecting bids received under Section 130232, the commission determines and declares, by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, that the supplies, equipment, or materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, …

In case of any great public calamity, such as an extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other disaster, or interruption of contracts essential to the provision of daily transit service or catastrophic failure of revenue-producing equipment or facilities, the commission ma…

(a) Upon determining that immediate remedial measures to avert or alleviate damage to property, or to replace, repair, or restore damaged or destroyed property, of the commission are necessary in order to ensure that the facilities of the commission are available to serve the tra…

Notwithstanding Section 130232, and upon a finding by two-thirds vote of all members of the commission that the proposed purchase in compliance with Sections 130232 and 130233 does not constitute a method of procurement adequate for the operation of commission facilities or equip…

Notwithstanding Section 130232, the commission may direct the purchase of any supply, equipment, or material without observance of any provision in this article regarding contracts, bids, advertisement, or notice upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the commission that …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that (1) because of the highly specialized and unique nature of all rail transit equipment, (2) because of products and materials which are undergoing rapid technological changes, and (3) for the introduction of new technological changes int…

In order to facilitate the participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses and disadvantaged individuals in activities and contracts of the commission, to the extent that the provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and Chapter 60 (commenc…

(a) “Transit” means as defined in Section 40005. (b) (1) The Orange County Transportation Authority may acquire, construct, develop, lease, jointly develop, own, operate, maintain, control, use, jointly use, or dispose of rights-of-way, rail lines, monorails, guideways, buslines,…

(a) The Orange County Transportation Authority may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any property or rights by the authority and any city, public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities or nontransit facilities, or both, or any other p…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Orange County Transportation Authority may acquire rights-of-way from willing sellers for the following projects: (a) Addition of auxiliary westbound lane to State Route 91, from Interstate 5 to State Route 57, in Orange County. (b)…

All the provisions of the Orange County Transit District Act of 1965 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 10), regarding the powers and functions of the Orange County Transit District shall be equally applicable to the Orange County Transportation Authority as if s…

(a) In addition to the other powers it possesses, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority may enter into contracts with private entities, the scope of which may combine within a single contract all or some of the planning, design, permitting, development, joi…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Authority” means the Orange County Transportation Authority. (2) “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued pursuant to paragraph (4) of s…