Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

(a) The Transportation Planning and Development Account in the State Transportation Fund, hereafter referred to as the “account” in this article, is hereby continued in existence as the Public Transportation Account in the fund. (b) Any reference in any law or regulation to the T…

(a) The account is hereby designated a trust fund. (b) The funds in the account shall be available, when appropriated by the Legislature, only for transportation planning and mass transportation purposes, as specified by the Legislature. (c) The Legislature may amend this section…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon order of the Department of Finance, all or some of the state agencies collecting revenue for, or spending from, the Public Transportation Account shall adjust budgeting, accounting, and reporting systems and documents so that u…

Upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds transferred, or scheduled as a reimbursement, to the account, pursuant to Section 21682.5 of this code and Section 194 of the Streets and Highways Code, shall be available for allocation by the director for the following purposes: (a) …

Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the director shall allocate, from the account or from other available state or federal sources, or from both state and federal sources, for the purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 99311, an amount commensurate with the historical annual a…

The amount allocated to a transportation planning agency designated pursuant to Section 29532 of the Government Code, for the preparation or updating of a regional transportation plan pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 65080) of Title 7 of that code, may be up to 70…

Except as provided in Sections 99311 and 99311.5, and Sections 6051.8 and 6201.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the funds in the account shall be made available for the following purposes: (a) Fifty percent for purposes of Section 99315, subject to appropriation by the Legisla…

(a) Revenues transferred to the Public Transportation Account pursuant to Sections 6051.8 and 6201.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the State Transit Assistance Program are hereby continuously appropriated to the Controller for allocation as follows: (1) Fifty percent for a…

(a) The State Transit Assistance Program, also known as the STA program, which provides for allocations of funds made available from the Public Transportation Account pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314, and which is governed by Sections 99312 to 99314.9, inclusive, is hereby co…

Revenues transferred to the Public Transportation Account pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 6051.8 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 6201.8 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby continuously appropriated to the Transportation Agency for d…

Revenues transferred to the Public Transportation Account pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11053 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (Part 2 (commencing with Section 75220) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code) shall be…

(a) In the case of a transportation planning agency with county transportation commissions within its area of jurisdiction, the allocations pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314 to the transportation planning agency shall be determined by excluding the areas also under the jurisdi…

(a) Not later than each January 31st, for purposes of the State Transit Assistance Program, the Controller shall compute, publish, and send to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board an est…

(a) From the funds made available pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 99312 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1, an amount shall be allocated by the Controller to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Me…

(a) A transportation planning agency, a county transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board may transfer any funds that it receives pursuant to Section 99313 to another transportation planning agency, county transportation commission, or the …

The amount received by each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314, shall be allocated for public transportation purposes. Pursuant to subdivision (d) of S…

(a) Each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board shall create a state transit assistance fund and deposit therein the funds allocated to it pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314. The funds attrib…

A public agency authorized to file claims with the transportation planning agency and expend funds pursuant to Section 99234.5, 99234.7, or 99234.9 may also receive allocations and expend STA program funds made available pursuant to Section 99313. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 86,…

(a) From funds made available pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99312 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1, an amount shall be allocated by the Controller to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metrop…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) The “Altamont Corridor Express” or the “authority” is the joint powers agency duly formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Gover…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the 2020–21 to 2025–26, inclusive, fiscal years, the Controller shall calculate and publish the allocation of funds made pursuant to Section 99314 to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, the San Diego Met…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as specified in subdivision (b), Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 do not apply to an operator for a fiscal year in which the operator expended from local funding an amount for transit operations not less than the amount the operator expend…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) The “Southern California Regional Rail Authority” or the “authority” is that joint powers authority described in Section 14072 of the Government Code and includes any additional agencies that m…

(a) The amount allocated to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board pursuant to Section 99314 shall be allocated by those entities to the STA-eligible operators in the area of their respect…

(a) An operator in an urbanized area having a population of less than 200,000 persons may elect to participate in the funding exchange program authorized by this subdivision. An operator electing to participate in the funding exchange program shall give notice to the director and…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in allocating the funds available pursuant to Section 99313, the transportation planning agencies and county transportation commissions, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board give priority consideration to offsettin…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (e) and Section 99314.7, the following eligibility standards apply: (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), funds shall be allocated for operating or capital purposes pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314 to an operator if the operator meets …

(a) In allocating funds for operating purposes pursuant to Sections 99313 and 99314, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall apply the following eligibility standards to the operators within the region subject to its jurisdiction: (1) An operator is not eligible for its …

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the third and fourth quarters of the 2015–16 fiscal year, and for all four quarters of the 2016–17 fiscal year, the Controller shall calculate and publish the allocation of all funds made pursuant to Section 99314 to each transportation plan…

Commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, for the estimates described in Section 99312.7, the Controller shall publish the allocations for each eligible recipient agency, including one list applicable to revenues allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 99312.1 and another…

Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99312 shall be available for all of the following purposes: (a) To the department for bus and passenger rail services pursuant to Sections 14035, 14035.5, and 14038 of the Government Code. (b) To the department for fundi…

All funds from the Public Transportation Account and the State Highway Account, State Transportation Fund, previously allocated by the commission or the department to the new Fresno Amtrak Station project shall also be available for expenditure on any form of Amtrak project in th…

All funds from the Public Transportation Account and the State Highway Account, in the State Transportation Fund, previously allocated by the commission for specific track repair and rolling stock acquisitions through resolutions number MFP-95-05, MFP-95-10, MPFP-95-01, MFA-96-01…

All funds from the Public Transportation Account and the State Highway Account, in the State Transportation Fund, previously allocated by the California Transportation Commission to the City of Seaside for the acquisition of right-of-way for the Fort Ord rail station shall also b…

Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99315 shall be appropriated to the department for allocation, as directed by the commission, for purposes of bus and passenger rail services pursuant to Sections 14035, 14035.5, and 14038 of the Government Code. (Amended…

(a) Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99315 shall be appropriated to the department for allocation, as directed by the commission, to fund public transit capital improvement projects that maintain or improve public transit service. (b) Funds made availab…

(a) Funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall, in addition to the purposes specified in that section, be available for short-line railroad rehabilitation projects, through the state transportation improvement program. (1) Projects eligible for funding …

(a) A public entity which has received an allocation for funding of an intermodal transfer station pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall, upon request of the department, authorize state-funded bus service to use the station without any charge to the department or its…

(a) A public agency that has received an allocation for funding of an intermodal transfer station pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 shall provide for maintaining the station and its appurtenances, including, but not limited to, restroom facilities, in good condition an…

The department and the commission shall give reasonable priority to allocations pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99317 to station projects that improve access for visitors to state prisons. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 597, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2002.)

An intercity rail project nominated by the department shall be eligible to compete for funding pursuant to Section 99317 if it is recommended in the passenger rail element of the State Rail Plan prepared pursuant to Section 14036 of the Government Code, or an update to that plan.…

(a) If a rail capital improvement project proposed for funding by the department or a local agency includes as an element the addition or improvement of rail passenger service boarding platforms, those platforms shall be constructed in conformity with applicable rules and orders …

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Powering Up Californians Act. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 394, Sec. 1. (SB 410) Effective January 1, 2024.)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Electrification” means any new, expanded, or change in use of electricity related to the policies described in Section 933, including, but not limited to, in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, housing, or …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) It is the policy of the state to reach carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and to maintain net negative emissions of greenhouse gases after 2045. To meet these goals and federal, state, regional, and local air qual…

It is the policy of the state that each electrical corporation does all of the following: (a) Upgrade the state’s electrical distribution systems as needed and in time to achieve the state’s decarbonization goals and implement federal, state, regional, and local air quality and d…