Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

No operator is eligible to receive an allocation under this chapter for any fiscal year until the transmittal of reports of its performance audit to the entity which determines the allocation to the operator and the transportation planning agency for the three-year period ending …

The cost of making the performance audits may be deemed an administrative cost of the transportation planning agencies for purposes of Section 99233.1. However, the Legislature encourages the use of funds made available by the federal government to support such purposes. (Added b…

(a) All charter bus services authorized to be performed by a public transportation system receiving funding under this chapter shall contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred in the operation of scheduled route service. In addition, the charter bus service shal…

(a) (1) At any publicly noticed meeting of the governing body of an operator, a representative of a private transportation service provider may request the operator to perform a cost comparison analysis of public transit service provided by vehicles equipped with rubber tires bef…

No claim submitted by an operator pursuant to this chapter shall be approved unless it is accompanied by a certification completed within the last 13 months from the Department of the California Highway Patrol indicating that the operator is in compliance with Section 1808.1 of t…

The officers of the VTA shall consist of the members of the board of directors, the chairperson and vice chairperson of the board, a secretary, a general manager, a general counsel, and any other officers that the board deems necessary and provides for by ordinance or resolution.…

The secretary and those assistants that the board designates may administer all oaths or affirmations required by law, including the oath of office. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 373, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Each member of the board shall receive a per diem compensation for his services for each day, or portion thereof, in which he is in attendance at meetings of the board. The amount of the compensation shall be fixed by the board, but shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) for each d…

In addition to the compensation provided for in Section 101130, each member of the board shall receive reimbursement for his actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties when such travel is beyond the territory of the district and when …

The officers of the district shall consist of the members of the board, and the chair, chair pro tem, and secretary, who shall be selected from the members of the board, except that the secretary may alternatively be an employee of the district appointed by the board. The board m…

At any time, any city, county, or other public agency may contract with the district for the performance of services on behalf of the district by the legal counsel, controller or fiscal officer, or treasurer of the city, county, or public agency. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 536,…

Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) and Article 4.6 (commencing with Section 1120), Chapter 1, Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code shall apply to all officers, employees, and contracts of the district. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

The powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To head the administrative branch of the district and to be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all affairs of the district. (b) To appoint, supervise, suspend, or remove district officers other than memb…

The district may provide a rail transit system for the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by rail and provision of freight service by rail. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 934, Sec. 15. (SB 1029) Effective January 1, 2019.)

(a) The district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use rights-of-way, rail lines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, and any and all other facilities necessary or convenient for rail transit within and without the district, together wit…

The district may lease or contract for the use of its rail transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by the operator upon any terms and conditions it deems in the public interest. As used in this section, “operator” means any publi…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 105143, the board may contract with any public agency or person to provide rail transit facilities and services for the district. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate rail transit works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any state or public highway or any stream, bay or watercourse, or over any of the lands that are the property of the state, to the same extent t…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 105087, the provisions of Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code shall not be applicable to the district. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1,…

The district may enter into agreements for the joint use of any property and rights by the district and any city, public agency, or public utility operating transit facilities and may enter into agreements with any city, public agency, or public utility operating any transit faci…

The district may, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, grants, loans, rights-of-way, labor, materials, and any other property from the state or the United States, or any department, instrumental…

The rates and charges for rail transit service furnished pursuant to this part shall be fixed by the board and shall be reasonable. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The district shall work with the Federal Railroad Administration and any of its successor agencies to achieve safe, efficient, and compatible operations of both passenger rail and freight service along the rail line in the Counties of Sonoma and Marin. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch…

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 hold harmless, to employ labor, and to perform all a…

The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, any county, city, or district, or with any person or a private entity upon the terms and conditions that the dist…

(a) The purchase of all services, supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall, by contract, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder who …

The board shall provide input to the San Diego Association of Governments on the planning and construction of exclusive public mass transit guideways in the area under its jurisdiction in conformance with the California Transportation Plan and the regional transportation plan dev…

Subject to Section 120260, if the board determines that there is a countywide agency capable of operating exclusive public mass transit guideways, the board shall contract with that agency for such operation. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 294.)

Priority for guideway development shall be given to meeting the transportation needs of areawide corridors of travel. If the transit development board determines that a guideway system intended solely for an activity center is appropriate, the approval of the California Transport…

The transit development board may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate (or let a contract in conformity with state labor laws and subdivision (d) of Section 120508 to operate) public transit systems and related transportation facilities and services as it deems necessary to …

(a) The board may enter into contracts with any city in the County of San Diego and with the County of San Diego to license or regulate by ordinance any for-hire vehicle services rendered wholly within the city’s corporate limits or within the unincorporated area of the county. (…

(a) The board may, by ordinance, regulate vehicle safety and driver qualifications for passenger jitney service operating between cities in the County of San Diego and between a city in the County of San Diego and unincorporated portions of the County of San Diego. (b) The board …

The board may enter into cooperative agreements with cities within its area of jurisdiction and with the County of San Diego to establish uniform policies and regulations governing the use of bus passenger loading zones and establishing responsibility and standards for the mainte…

(a) If the board licenses or regulates any for-hire vehicle services, pursuant to Section 120266, or any passenger jitney service, pursuant to Section 120267, and the licensed or regulated service employs, or contracts with, any driver who (1) is not required to be tested for con…

No person employed under civil service provisions of this division or of any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto in a permanent position shall be removed, discharged, or suspended except for cause. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Removal or discharge may be made for any of the following causes: incompetence, habitual intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, dishonesty, or inattention to public service. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The department or division head may for disciplinary purposes suspend a subordinate for a period of not exceeding 15 days and suspension shall carry with it a loss of salary for the period of suspension. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Within five days after the mailing of written notice of removal, discharge, or suspension, any employee may file a written request with the general manager for an opportunity to be heard in his own defense or, at the employee’s option, may utilize a grievance procedure if the dis…

When such request is made the general manager shall immediately appoint from officers or assistant officers of the district (other than elected officials), or heads of departments or divisions, a committee of three to hear and determine such charges and shall notify the person ac…

The committee shall examine into the case and make such decision as it deems just and may among other things order the employee discharged, suspended, or reinstated. Its order or decision shall be final unless the employee within 10 days after the date of the order requests the g…

Nothing in the civil service provisions of this division deprives any person of his rights and remedies in a court of competent jurisdiction. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The district shall plan, construct, and operate (or let a contract to operate) public transit systems in conformance with, and to the extent provided for in, the San Diego Regional Transportation Consolidation Act (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 132350) of Division 12.7). (Am…

As used in this article: (a) “Smart freeway corridor” means a segment of a state highway route in an urban area selected for a smart freeway demonstration project. (b) “Project” means a demonstration project which applies telecommunications and computer systems to reduce congesti…

A smart freeway demonstration project shall be comprised of the following elements: (a) A linked traffic monitoring network of traffic monitoring devices placed in freeway lanes, surface street travel lanes, turn lanes, and on ramps within the freeway corridor to continuously mon…

(a) The project shall be coordinated by the statutorily created county transportation commission in whose jurisdiction the project is located. The county transportation commission shall consult with local traffic and law enforcement agencies, the Department of Transportation, and…

(a) The Aeronautics Fund is hereby continued in existence as the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund. The moneys deposited to the credit of the account are continuously appropriated for expenditure by the board and the department as provided in this article. (b) …