130450. For purposes of this article:
(a) "Commissions" means the county transportation commissions of
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
(b) "Region" means the multicounty region within the collective
jurisdiction of the four commissions.
(c) "Regional transit service" means each existing and planned
public transit service, including those which are privately owned and
which either receive public funds or are operated under an agreement
pursuant to Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, whether
provided by rail or bus, which operates or is planned for operation
between two or more counties within the region.
130451. (a) The commissions shall jointly develop an implementation
program for regional transit services. In developing the program,
the commissions shall consult with the Southern California
Association of Governments, the California Transportation Commission,
the Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency, and the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
(b) The program shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A system plan and map of all regional transit services.
(2) An implementation plan and schedule to establish each regional
transit service not already in existence, including, if appropriate,
a schedule of necessary construction and procurement.
(3) A policy and implementation plan for the coordination of
technologies, fares, and schedules to maximize the ability and
convenience of passengers to transfer among regional transit services
and to and from other publicly owned or privately owned mass transit
services in each county connecting to the regional transit services.
(4) A program for the operation of regional transit services to
provide as efficient and convenient a service as is appropriate.
(c) The program shall consider the specialized transportation
needs of elderly and handicapped persons.
(d) The program shall be consistent with and implement the adopted
regional transportation plan for the region.
130452. The commissions shall hold a joint public hearing in each
county in their jurisdiction on the draft program no earlier than 30
days after the draft has been completed. Following the public
hearings, each commission shall adopt the regional transit services
program.
130453. The initial regional transit services draft program shall
be completed by December 1, 1990. The initial program need not
reflect intercounty bus services. The commissions shall, in
accordance with this article, prepare, adopt, and implement a revised
regional transit services program every two years. Revisions to the
program shall include both intercounty rail and bus services.
130454. The adopted program shall serve as the basis for a
coordinated application submitted by the commissions for funds
allocated by the California Transportation Commission. Nothing in
this article precludes a commission from applying for funding prior
to the adoption of the initial program.
130455. This article shall become operative only if the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission, the Orange County Transportation
Commission, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, and the
San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, each adopt a
resolution making this article applicable to it, in which case the
operative date of this article shall be the date upon which the
latest of those resolutions is adopted.
130450. For purposes of this article:
(a) "Commissions" means the county transportation commissions of
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
(b) "Region" means the multicounty region within the collective
jurisdiction of the four commissions.
(c) "Regional transit service" means each existing and planned
public transit service, including those which are privately owned and
which either receive public funds or are operated under an agreement
pursuant to Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, whether
provided by rail or bus, which operates or is planned for operation
between two or more counties within the region.
130451. (a) The commissions shall jointly develop an implementation
program for regional transit services. In developing the program,
the commissions shall consult with the Southern California
Association of Governments, the California Transportation Commission,
the Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency, and the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
(b) The program shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A system plan and map of all regional transit services.
(2) An implementation plan and schedule to establish each regional
transit service not already in existence, including, if appropriate,
a schedule of necessary construction and procurement.
(3) A policy and implementation plan for the coordination of
technologies, fares, and schedules to maximize the ability and
convenience of passengers to transfer among regional transit services
and to and from other publicly owned or privately owned mass transit
services in each county connecting to the regional transit services.
(4) A program for the operation of regional transit services to
provide as efficient and convenient a service as is appropriate.
(c) The program shall consider the specialized transportation
needs of elderly and handicapped persons.
(d) The program shall be consistent with and implement the adopted
regional transportation plan for the region.
130452. The commissions shall hold a joint public hearing in each
county in their jurisdiction on the draft program no earlier than 30
days after the draft has been completed. Following the public
hearings, each commission shall adopt the regional transit services
program.
130453. The initial regional transit services draft program shall
be completed by December 1, 1990. The initial program need not
reflect intercounty bus services. The commissions shall, in
accordance with this article, prepare, adopt, and implement a revised
regional transit services program every two years. Revisions to the
program shall include both intercounty rail and bus services.
130454. The adopted program shall serve as the basis for a
coordinated application submitted by the commissions for funds
allocated by the California Transportation Commission. Nothing in
this article precludes a commission from applying for funding prior
to the adoption of the initial program.
130455. This article shall become operative only if the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission, the Orange County Transportation
Commission, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, and the
San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, each adopt a
resolution making this article applicable to it, in which case the
operative date of this article shall be the date upon which the
latest of those resolutions is adopted.
130450. For purposes of this article:
(a) "Commissions" means the county transportation commissions of
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
(b) "Region" means the multicounty region within the collective
jurisdiction of the four commissions.
(c) "Regional transit service" means each existing and planned
public transit service, including those which are privately owned and
which either receive public funds or are operated under an agreement
pursuant to Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, whether
provided by rail or bus, which operates or is planned for operation
between two or more counties within the region.
130451. (a) The commissions shall jointly develop an implementation
program for regional transit services. In developing the program,
the commissions shall consult with the Southern California
Association of Governments, the California Transportation Commission,
the Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency, and the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
(b) The program shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A system plan and map of all regional transit services.
(2) An implementation plan and schedule to establish each regional
transit service not already in existence, including, if appropriate,
a schedule of necessary construction and procurement.
(3) A policy and implementation plan for the coordination of
technologies, fares, and schedules to maximize the ability and
convenience of passengers to transfer among regional transit services
and to and from other publicly owned or privately owned mass transit
services in each county connecting to the regional transit services.
(4) A program for the operation of regional transit services to
provide as efficient and convenient a service as is appropriate.
(c) The program shall consider the specialized transportation
needs of elderly and handicapped persons.
(d) The program shall be consistent with and implement the adopted
regional transportation plan for the region.
130452. The commissions shall hold a joint public hearing in each
county in their jurisdiction on the draft program no earlier than 30
days after the draft has been completed. Following the public
hearings, each commission shall adopt the regional transit services
program.
130453. The initial regional transit services draft program shall
be completed by December 1, 1990. The initial program need not
reflect intercounty bus services. The commissions shall, in
accordance with this article, prepare, adopt, and implement a revised
regional transit services program every two years. Revisions to the
program shall include both intercounty rail and bus services.
130454. The adopted program shall serve as the basis for a
coordinated application submitted by the commissions for funds
allocated by the California Transportation Commission. Nothing in
this article precludes a commission from applying for funding prior
to the adoption of the initial program.
130455. This article shall become operative only if the Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission, the Orange County Transportation
Commission, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, and the
San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, each adopt a
resolution making this article applicable to it, in which case the
operative date of this article shall be the date upon which the
latest of those resolutions is adopted.
