Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

No memorandum of understanding shall contravene any federal or state law, including rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws, prohibiting discrimination in employment. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of this chapter, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be …

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deprive employees of their rights pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq.) and the agreements entered into pursuant to Section 5333(b) of Title 49 of that act. (b) Nothing in this chap…

For employees of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority covered under this chapter, this chapter shall supersede subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 30750 and Sections 30751 and 30755. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 833, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

(a) The district may cause to be levied and collected taxes for any lawful purpose, subject to a maximum limit of fifteen cents ($0.15) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation. (b) The maximum limit may be increased to twenty-five cents ($0.25) per one hundred dollar…

If, in the opinion of the board, the transit operation revenues will not be sufficient to pay for any and all lawful purposes of the district, the board shall fix the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation for any such purpose or purposes and shall cause a tax to be l…

The board shall, in addition to the general tax levy as set forth in Section 101265, levy and collect annually until the district’s bonds are paid, or until there is a sum in the treasury of the district set apart for that purpose to meet all sums coming due for principal and int…

On or before the second Monday in August of each year, the county auditor shall transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district referred to in Section 101270. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

On or before the last Friday in July of each year, the board shall file with the board of supervisors and with the county auditor a statement in writing which shall contain the following: (a) An estimate of the amount of money required to be raised by taxation during the fiscal y…

Annually at the time of levying county taxes, the board of supervisors shall levy a tax upon all the taxable real and personal property within the district. Subject to the maximum limits prescribed by Section 101265, the rate shall be such as will produce, after due allowance for…

The taxes so levied shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes and, when collected, shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the district, or to the treasurer of the district, as the case may be. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

The performance of the acts provided for by this chapter shall constitute a valid assessment of the property within the district and a valid levy of the taxes so fixed. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1161.)

All taxes levied under this part are a lien on the property on which they are levied and shall become a lien at the same time as county taxes. The enforcement of the collection of such taxes shall be in the same manner and by the same means provided by law for the enforcement of …

Whenever any real property has been sold for taxes and has been redeemed, the money paid for redemption shall be apportioned and paid to the district treasurer, or deposited in the county treasury for the use of the district, as the case may be, in the proportion which the tax du…

Territory may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

A county contiguous to the district may, by majority vote of the board of supervisors of that county, petition the district to annex all or part of the territory within the county. Alternatively, the board of the district may propose annexation of any territory contiguous to the …

If annexation is proposed pursuant to Section 105281, the board shall determine whether the additional territory proposed to be annexed will be benefited by annexation to the district, and shall pass a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall be passed by a vote of two-thi…

The board of supervisors of the county in which the territory to be annexed is situated shall agree in writing with the board of directors of the district upon the terms and conditions of annexation. The agreement may provide for the levy and collection of special taxes within th…

The resolution shall: (a) Describe the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed. (b) Designate the proposed annexation by an appropriate name. (c) Declare that the area to be annexed to the district will be benefited by annexation. (d) Name the time and place for the he…

The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board voting for and against it, shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed, or if there is no paper, then in some newspaper of g…

On the day fixed for hearing or on any day to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall hear and consider any objections presented to the annexation of the territory. After the hearing of objections, if it is determined by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the boar…

After making all necessary and proper changes in the boundaries, by a resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members, the board shall order the annexation of the territory so described. The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board voting for and a…

Whenever any territory is annexed to the district it shall thereupon become a part of the district subject to all the liabilities and entitled to all the benefits of the district. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

(a) Territory within the district may be detached from the district by a supermajority vote of the directors, which shall be at least 80 percent of the nonweighted vote of the existing board provided that all pending legal and financial obligations have been satisfied. (b) The de…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Consolidation Act of 2017. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Authority” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority established pursuant to Section 130806. (b) “Local congestion management agency” means a County of San Bernardino congestion management ag…

There is hereby created the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. The authority shall be the successor to the powers, duties, revenues, debts, obligations, liabilities, immunities, and exemptions, expressed or implied, of the San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies.…

The San Bernardino County Transportation Commission shall be known as the authority. (Added by renumbering Section 130054 by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 2. (SB 1305) Effective January 1, 2017.)

(a) The authority may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the power to issue bonds, and rely on any immunities or exemptions provided by law to a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authori…

The authority may bring an action to determine the validity of its bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness issued on or after January 1, 2017, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (…

(a) The governing body of the authority shall consist of the following members: (1) Five members of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors. (2) One member from each County of San Bernardino incorporated city, who shall be a mayor or a city council member. (3) One nonvotin…

(a) Any reference to the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission or to a County of San Bernardino transportation commission, local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies, or local congestion management agency, shall be deemed to refer to the a…

(a) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 180000), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 180200), and, except Section 180260, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 180250) of Division 19 (commencing with Section 180000) shall be equally applicable to the authority as if set forth herein a…

(a) After the creation of the authority and on the effective date of a resolution of the Board of Retirement of the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association consenting to membership of the authority’s employees pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 31557 of the Go…

The authority shall have the power to contract to provide the services of its employees to San Bernardino Associated Governments upon lawful terms and conditions agreed to by the authority and San Bernardino Associated Governments. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (SB 1305…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 130232, the authority, upon approval of the board of directors, may use the design-build contracting process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to award a contract for the construc…

The following applies to Section 130828: The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique and special cir…

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) The “authority” is the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority created under this chapter. (b) The “board” is the governing board of the authority. (c) The “commission” is the California Trans…

The authority is hereby created for the purpose of awarding and overseeing final design and construction contracts for completion of the project. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 827, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

(a) The authority has all of the powers necessary for planning, acquiring, leasing, developing, jointly developing, owning, controlling, using, jointly using, disposing of, designing, procuring, and building the project, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Ac…

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of seven voting members who shall be appointed as follows: (1) Two members shall be appointed by the City Councils of the Cities of Santa Monica and Culver City with each city council appointing one member by a majority vo…

(a) The board may appoint an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the authority. (b) The executive director is exempt from all civil service provisions and shall be paid a salary established by the board. (c) The executive director may appoint staff or retain consultant…

The LACMTA shall identify and expeditiously enter into an agreement or agreements with the authority to do all of the following: (a) Hold in trust with the authority all real and personal property, and any other assets accumulated in the planning, design, and construction of the …

The authority shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the LACMTA that shall specifically address the ability of the LACMTA to review any significant changes in the scope of the design or construction, or both design and construction, of the project. For purposes of th…

The authority shall not encumber any future farebox revenue anticipated from the operation of the project. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 827, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The authority shall not encumber the project with any obligation that is transferable to the LACMTA upon completion of the design and construction of the project. The design and construction to be administered by the authority does not include rolling stock and fare collection eq…