SECTIONS 103300-103303 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 103300-103303

103300. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before
the district may establish any transit service or system which may
significantly divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or
revenues of any existing system, other than an existing taxi service,
the district shall give a written notice to the public utility or
public agency which is operating the existing system. The written
notice shall describe the transit service or system which the
district proposes to establish and shall state the time within which
the district proposes to establish such service or system.

103301. Where notice is required pursuant to Section 103300, the
district shall not establish the proposed service or system, or
maintain and operate the service or system, until it has completed
the purchase of any existing system or any part thereof.

103301.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before
the district may establish any demand-activated service or system
which may, at any time, divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage
or revenues of any existing taxi service, the district shall give a
written notice to that service. The written notice shall describe the
demand-activated service or system which the district proposes to
establish and shall state the time within which the district proposes
to establish such service or system.

103301.6. If any demand-activated service or system operated by the
district diverts or lessens the patronage or revenues of any
existing taxi service by causing a loss of patronage or revenues in
the affected service area of any existing taxi service to the extent
of 10 percent or more, the district shall not continue its
demand-activated service or system, or maintain and operate the
service or system, until it has completed the purchase of any
existing taxi service or any part thereof. No purchase of an existing
taxi service, or part thereof, need be made by the district as a
result of the establishment or operation by the district of any
service or system other than a demand-activated service or system.

103302. The district and entity operating the existing system or
the existing taxi service may agree upon the purchase price or they
may agree that the purchase price is to be established by arbitration
and upon the method of naming arbitrators and the method of
conducting such arbitration.

103303. Section 851 shall not apply to any contract for sale or
sale of an existing system or existing taxi service, or any portion
thereof, pursuant to this chapter, and the Public Utilities
Commission shall have no jurisdiction with respect thereto.