CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 903Introduced by Senator Cannella(Coauthors: Senators Berryhill and Galgiani)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Flora and Gray)January 16, 2018 An act to add Section 99270.8 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 903, as introduced, Cannella. Transportation Development Act: County of Stanislaus.(1) Existing law authorizes transportation planning agencies to administer transit funding made available under the Transportation Development Act. Existing law imposes certain financial requirements on transit operators making claims for transit funds, including requirements that fare revenue collected by the operator cover a specified percentage of operating costs. In certain cases, transit operators are required to meet a higher percentage if they met that standard in the 197879 fiscal year.This bill would authorize the Stanislaus Council of Governments, a transportation planning agency, to consider population density when determining if specified operators have met the requirements for claims for transit funds, and to reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for specified operators by up to 5 percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile.(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Stanislaus.(3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 99270.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transit circumstances in the County of Stanislaus.SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that the transit needs of individuals in the County of Stanislaus continue to be met and to preserve the transit system in that county, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 903Introduced by Senator Cannella(Coauthors: Senators Berryhill and Galgiani)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Flora and Gray)January 16, 2018 An act to add Section 99270.8 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 903, as introduced, Cannella. Transportation Development Act: County of Stanislaus.(1) Existing law authorizes transportation planning agencies to administer transit funding made available under the Transportation Development Act. Existing law imposes certain financial requirements on transit operators making claims for transit funds, including requirements that fare revenue collected by the operator cover a specified percentage of operating costs. In certain cases, transit operators are required to meet a higher percentage if they met that standard in the 197879 fiscal year.This bill would authorize the Stanislaus Council of Governments, a transportation planning agency, to consider population density when determining if specified operators have met the requirements for claims for transit funds, and to reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for specified operators by up to 5 percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile.(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Stanislaus.(3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 903
Introduced by Senator Cannella(Coauthors: Senators Berryhill and Galgiani)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Flora and Gray)January 16, 2018
Introduced by Senator Cannella(Coauthors: Senators Berryhill and Galgiani)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Flora and Gray)
January 16, 2018
An act to add Section 99270.8 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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SB 903, as introduced, Cannella. Transportation Development Act: County of Stanislaus.
(1) Existing law authorizes transportation planning agencies to administer transit funding made available under the Transportation Development Act. Existing law imposes certain financial requirements on transit operators making claims for transit funds, including requirements that fare revenue collected by the operator cover a specified percentage of operating costs. In certain cases, transit operators are required to meet a higher percentage if they met that standard in the 197879 fiscal year.This bill would authorize the Stanislaus Council of Governments, a transportation planning agency, to consider population density when determining if specified operators have met the requirements for claims for transit funds, and to reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for specified operators by up to 5 percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile.(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Stanislaus.(3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
(1) Existing law authorizes transportation planning agencies to administer transit funding made available under the Transportation Development Act. Existing law imposes certain financial requirements on transit operators making claims for transit funds, including requirements that fare revenue collected by the operator cover a specified percentage of operating costs. In certain cases, transit operators are required to meet a higher percentage if they met that standard in the 197879 fiscal year.
This bill would authorize the Stanislaus Council of Governments, a transportation planning agency, to consider population density when determining if specified operators have met the requirements for claims for transit funds, and to reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for specified operators by up to 5 percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile.
(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Stanislaus.
(3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 99270.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transit circumstances in the County of Stanislaus.SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that the transit needs of individuals in the County of Stanislaus continue to be met and to preserve the transit system in that county, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 99270.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.
SECTION 1. Section 99270.8 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:
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99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.
99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.
99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.
99270.8. (a) This section shall only apply to an individual operator that both has its primary service area in the Stanislaus Council of Governments jurisdiction and files claims with the Stanislaus Council of Governments pursuant to Section 99260.
(b) For purposes of this section, population density shall be determined using the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
(c) The Stanislaus Council of Governments may consider population density when determining if an individual operator complies with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the population density of the County of Stanislaus is less than, or equal to, 1000 persons per square mile, the Stanislaus Council of Governments may reduce the applicable ratio of fare revenues to operating cost for an individual operator by up to five percentage points from the ratio that was effective during the 201617 fiscal year.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transit circumstances in the County of Stanislaus.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transit circumstances in the County of Stanislaus.
SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transit circumstances in the County of Stanislaus.
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SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that the transit needs of individuals in the County of Stanislaus continue to be met and to preserve the transit system in that county, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.
SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that the transit needs of individuals in the County of Stanislaus continue to be met and to preserve the transit system in that county, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.
SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
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In order to ensure that the transit needs of individuals in the County of Stanislaus continue to be met and to preserve the transit system in that county, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.