Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Code, employees of the board may authorize and, upon such authorization, the board may make deductions from wages and salaries of such employees: (a) Pursuant to a collective-bargaining agreement with a duly designated or certified…

(a) This article also applies to the employee relations of employees of a nonprofit entity that operates public mass transit services and that is solely owned by the board. For employee relations regarding these employees, “board,” as used in this article, means the board and the…

(a) Upon the request of the board, as defined in Section 120508, with the consent of any labor organization acting as the exclusive representative of employees whose collective bargaining rights are subject to Section 120508, the board may enter into a contract to enroll the coll…

The board may establish a retirement system for the officers, whether elective or appointive, or both, and employees of the district and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits, or any of them. (Amended by Sta…

The district may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and su…

Before establishing any retirement system the board shall secure a report from a qualified actuary, which shall show the cost of the benefits provided by the system, and the prospective assets and liabilities of the system. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

A district may make all or part of its officers, whether elective or appointive, or both, and employees members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System by contract entered into between the district and the board of administration of the system under the Public Employees’ Retir…

The board may classify and determine the officers, whether elective or appointive, or both, and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and incl…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participant in a deferred compensation plan may also participate in the district’s retirement system, and, in ascertaining the amount of compensation of such participant, for purposes of computing the amount of his contributions or be…

This chapter shall become operative on the date the district first begins to operate a public transit system pursuant to Section 125105. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 150, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2006. Note: This section prescribes the operative date for Chapter 5, commencing …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission Revenue Bond Act. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1646, Sec. 2.)

The Legislature finds that alternative methods of financing provided in this chapter are needed to finance the cost of acquiring, constructing, and developing facilities for transit systems in the County of Los Angeles and that these methods will increase economic opportunities, …

It is the purpose of this chapter to carry out and make effective the findings of the Legislature and, to that end, to provide an alternative method of financing in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities to be used as part of transit systems, all to the mutual bene…

Upon approval of a retail transactions and use tax at an election conducted pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 131100) in a county with an adopted county transportation expenditure plan that includes a provision for the creation of a county transportation authority, t…

(a) The county transportation authority shall consist of the members who are elected officials as specified in the county transportation expenditure plan or in the retail transactions and use tax ordinance, and shall be appointed by each constituent local government within 45 day…

The Secretary of Transportation shall convene the initial meeting of the county transportation authority at the county seat, within 90 days after the authority is created. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 509. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, …

As used in this chapter “acquisition of public utility works” includes construction, completion, or acquisition of public utilities or public utility works. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Whenever any petition signed by electors of the district equal in number to 15 percent of all votes cast within the district at the last preceding general election of state and county officers is presented to the board asking for the acquisition of public utility works therein na…

Upon receiving a petition certified to contain the required number of signatures, the board shall formulate for submission to the electors of the district at a general district election or at a special election called for that purpose a separate proposition for the acquisition of…

In the formulation of a proposition the board shall procure plans and estimates of the cost of original construction and completion by the district of the public utility or, in case of the proposed acquisition of an existing utility works, the cost of original construction and co…

In securing estimates of the cost of original construction and completion of water works by the district, the board shall procure and place on file plans and estimates of the cost of obtaining from such sources as the board finds and designates as available a sufficient supply of…

Before submitting propositions to the electors for the acquisition of any public utility works, the board shall solicit and consider offers for the sale to the district of existing utilities, or utility works of the same character, or such portion thereof as would be useful to th…

The board may apply to the Public Utilities Commission to ascertain the value of existing utility works for the purpose of submitting to the electors estimates of the cost of acquiring them. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

Upon application by the board the commission without delay shall make a valuation in accordance with Chapter 8, Part 1 of Division 1 of this code. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

When the commission has made and filed its findings and decision, the board may have the findings reviewed in accordance with Chapter 8, Part 1 of Division 1, or the board may immediately adopt the findings and decision as the basis of its estimate of the cost of acquiring the pu…

Upon the filing of plans and estimates the board shall determine whether the cost of the public utility works proposed for acquisition can be paid from revenues of the district from the operation of its public utilities in addition to the other necessary expenses of the district.…

When the cost of any public utility works named in a petition can be paid out of the revenues of the district derived from the operation of its public utilities, in addition to the other necessary expenses of the district, each proposition therefor submitted to the electors shall…

If the cost of any public utility works named in a petition so far exceeds the revenues of the district derived from the operation of its public utilities, in addition to the other necessary expenses of the district, that it is necessary to incur a district bonded indebtedness, e…

At the next regular meeting after formulation of a proposition for the acquisition of the public utility works, the board by ordinance shall submit the proposition to the electors of the district at a general district election or at a special district election called for the purp…

All propositions formulated pursuant to Section 16803 shall be submitted within six months after filing of the petitions, unless more time is required for obtaining a valuation requested of the Public Utilities Commission, in which case the propositions shall be submitted as soon…

The affirmative vote of a majority of the electors voting upon the proposition is necessary to accept a proposition submitted under Section 16811. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

The affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the electors voting upon the proposition is necessary to approve a proposition submitted under Section 16812 and to warrant the issuance of district bonds therefor. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

At as early a date after determination of the election result as the board deems is for the best interests of the district, it shall undertake proceedings and enter into the negotiations and contracts necessary for the acquisition of the public utility works named in any proposit…

As used in this chapter, “board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

District bonds may be issued and sold pursuant to this chapter for all of the following purposes: (a) Raising money for purchasing real property for airport and spaceport purposes. (b) Building and purchasing buildings or structures including hangars, or making alterations, addit…

If the board deems it advisable it may call an election and submit to the electors of the district the question whether district bonds shall be issued and sold. The board shall call a bond election upon the filing with the board of a petition signed by 10 percent of the registere…

The board shall call and conduct the bond election in the manner prescribed by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

The order calling the bond election shall be signed by a majority of the directors. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

In the order calling the bond election, the board may submit to the electors as one proposal the question of issuing bonds for all or any of the purposes described in this article, or it may submit as separate questions the issuance of bonds for any of these purposes, singly or i…

When bonds issued pursuant to this part have been investigated and certified by any authorized officer of the state and are declared to be legal investments for savings banks, they may be purchased or received in pledge for loans by savings banks, building and loan companies, tru…

If any officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, the signature, countersignature, or attestation is valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had rema…

The board may establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits or any of them, provided that the adoption, terms and conditions of any re…

The district may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and su…

Before establishing any retirement system the board shall secure a report from a qualified actuary, which shall show the cost of the benefits provided by the system, and the prospective assets and liabilities of the system. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)

The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1036.)