SECTIONS 130250-130265 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 130250-130265

130250. The commission shall coordinate the operation of all public
transportation services within the county so as to achieve efficient
operation thereof and shall resolve all jurisdictional disputes
between public transit operators.

130251. It is the intent of the Legislature that, if, at the time
the commission commences operation, an application to the federal
government has been submitted, or substantial progress has been made
in preparation of such an application, for funds to start the
necessary work toward the construction of a transit guideway project,
the commission shall give top priority to supporting such an effort
so that the flow of federal funds shall not be impeded.

130252. (a) All plans proposed for the design, construction, and
implementation of public mass transit systems or projects, including
exclusive public mass transit guideway systems or projects, and
federal-aid and state highway projects, shall be submitted to the
commission for approval. No such plan shall be approved unless it
conforms to the appropriate adopted regional transportation plan
pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 65080) of Title 7 of
the Government Code.
(b) The commission shall have no approval authority over the
projects, plans, and programs determined by the Department of
Transportation to be necessary for the safety and maintenance of the
state highway system. Such projects, plans, and programs shall be
developed by the department and, to the extent feasible, be
coordinated with the planning of the commission. Plans and programs
involving significant rebuilding or rehabilitation of the state
highway system, as determined by the department and the commission,
shall be developed jointly by the department and the commission.
(c) As used in this section, "plan" means a project description
and not the detailed project plans, specifications, and estimates.

130253. Any plan for a transit system proposed to serve more than
one county shall also be submitted for approval by the multicounty
designated transportation planning agency. Action regarding such
approval shall be taken within 60 working days after such a plan is
submitted by the commission to the multicounty designated
transportation planning agency.

130254. The commission shall designate the operator of any approved
transit guideway system.
Except as specified in Section 130254.5, the Los Angeles County
Transportation Commission shall designate the Southern California
Rapid Transit District as the transit guideway operator in Los
Angeles County.
The Orange County Transportation Commission shall designate the
Orange County Transit District as the transit guideway operator in
Orange County.

130254.5. The City of Los Angeles may design, construct, and
operate a point-to-point transportation system on or between property
under the jurisdiction and control of its Department of Airports.
Once constructed and in operation, any such transportation system
shall be coordinated with motor vehicle traffic operation and transit
services by the county transportation commission having jurisdiction
in the county in which the transportation system is located.
With the prior approval of the county transportation commission
having such jurisdiction, the City of Los Angeles may submit
applications for federal highway or transit funds or state highway or
transit funds to construct or operate a point-to-point
transportation system on or between property under the jurisdiction
and control of its Department of Airports. This requirement shall not
apply to any grant of such funds awarded prior to January 1, 1978.

130255. (a) If a commuter or urban rail transit system is proposed
to serve two or more counties, the commissions in those counties
shall form a joint powers entity to conduct plan refinement studies,
design, select the technology, determine the cost, locate the routes
and access points, and supervise the construction, operation, and
management of the system.
(b) The joint powers entity shall designate the operator of the
system.
(c) If state funds are to be used for the operation of the system,
at least four months prior to implementing service on the system,
the joint powers entity shall submit its plan for the operation to
the Legislature.

130256. The commission shall require all planning for guideway and
rapid transit systems be coordinated with the Department of
Transportation and the multicounty designated transportation planning
agency.

130257. The commission may enter into an agreement with the
Department of Transportation for the department to provide those
services which are within the capabilities of the department to
effectively perform in connection with the development and
construction of any approved exclusive public mass transit guideway
system or rapid transit system.
The commission shall retain final authority to decide those
matters for which it is responsible by law pertaining to the
planning, design, construction, and operation of any exclusive public
mass transit guideway system or rapid transit system.
The department shall perform such services agreed upon in
accordance with the law and regulations that are applicable to the
commission and the department.

130258. If the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission is
authorized to construct a transit guideway system, the commission
shall closely coordinate the planning, design, and construction of
the system with the Southern California Rapid Transit District, which
shall serve as the designated operator of the system pursuant to
Section 130254.

130259. (a) Not later than February 1, 1978, the commissions in
Riverside County and San Bernardino County shall, and the commissions
in Los Angeles County and Orange County may, in cooperation with the
Department of Transportation, the multicounty designated
transportation planning agency, public transit operators, the county,
and the cities involved, establish local transportation zones and
adopt guidelines for their establishment and operation.
(b) It is particularly important that the county, cities, and
other local public entities be involved in establishing local
transportation zones.
(c) In adopting the guidelines, the commission shall take into
account, among other things, the geographical shape of proposed local
transportation zones, economies of scale of transit systems, and
established and projected subregional patterns of travel.
(d) The guidelines shall provide for a method of governing each
local transportation zone; shall provide for the establishment of
multicounty local transportation zones; and shall authorize each
board, under specified conditions, to provide transit services
itself, through joint powers agreement or any other cooperative
arrangement, or by contract with a public transit operator or a
private common carrier.

130260. The Orange County Transportation Commission may establish
local transportation zones only in those areas where the commission
determines that the Orange County Transit District cannot otherwise
provide adequate and responsible local transportation services in a
cost-effective manner.

130261. The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission may
establish local transportation zones only in those areas where the
commission determines by eight affirmative votes of the voting
members, or designated alternates, that the Southern California Rapid
Transit District or the included municipal operator cannot otherwise
provide adequate and responsive local transportation services in a
cost-effective manner.

130262. The commission shall require full cooperation and
coordination between the regional operator, the municipal operators,
and the local transportation zones in such matters as schedules,
routes, and exchange of transfers.
The commission shall ensure that regional operators, the municipal
operators, and local transportation zones do not compete or
unnecessarily duplicate services, but assist each other to provide
the maximum level of transit service to the general public at the
lowest possible cost.

130263. The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission shall not
reduce, by order or by reducing funding, the size of the service
areas under the jurisdiction of presently existing included municipal
operators (as defined in Section 99207), the level of services they
provide, or the scope of their operations, without first consulting
with the municipal operators and securing the approval of the
municipalities within which they operate.

130265. In 1990, the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission
adopted an approved San Fernando Valley rail rapid transit route and
plan as described in the Findings and Mitigation Monitoring Program
adopted by the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission on
February 28, 1990, as an extension of metro rail or advanced
technology transit, other than light rail, that is a deep bore subway
through residential areas, unless modified through a subsequent
state or federal environmental review process. Therefore, the
following apply within the right-of-way of the Burbank Branch line of
the Southern Pacific Railroad:
(a) In the area between the western curb of Hazeltine Avenue and a
line parallel to and 50 feet west of the western edge of the
Hollywood freeway, there may not be constructed any exclusive public
mass transit rail guideway, rail rapid transit or light rail system,
or other track, other than as a subway system that is covered and
below grade.
(b) In the area described in subdivision (c), no station may be
constructed, other than a station where the main entrance is located
on property that is currently part of the Los Angeles Valley College
campus or on that portion of the existing railroad right-of-way
located north of Burbank Boulevard and east of Fulton Avenue.
(c) In the area below Tujunga Wash and at least one mile to the
east and west of Tujunga Wash, there may not be constructed any
exclusive public mass transit rail guideway, rail rapid transit or
light rail system, or other track, other than as a subway using
boring technology as a deep bore subway located at least 25 feet
below ground, measured from the existing ground level to the top of
the tunnel.
(d) This section is not intended to mandate the selection by the
Los Angeles County Transportation Commission of any transit route or
the construction of any route configuration or alignment, or to
prevent consideration by that commission of any monorail or other
advanced technology option on any alternative route, but this section
is intended solely to define statutorily the route configuration and
alignment limitations adopted locally by the Los Angeles County
Transportation Commission on February 28, 1990.