CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1089Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1089, as introduced, Mark Stone. Local transportation funds: transit operators.Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 1/4% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive funds. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated funds do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision relating to operator eligibility in urbanized areas based on the farebox ratio.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1089Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019 An act to amend Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1089, as introduced, Mark Stone. Local transportation funds: transit operators.Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 1/4% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive funds. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated funds do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision relating to operator eligibility in urbanized areas based on the farebox ratio.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1089
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark StoneFebruary 21, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Mark Stone
February 21, 2019
An act to amend Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1089, as introduced, Mark Stone. Local transportation funds: transit operators.
Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 1/4% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive funds. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated funds do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision relating to operator eligibility in urbanized areas based on the farebox ratio.
Existing law provides various sources of funding to public transit operators. Under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act, also known as the Transportation Development Act, revenues from a 1/4% sales tax in each county are available, among other things, for allocation by the transportation planning agency to transit operators, subject to certain financial requirements for an operator to meet in order to be eligible to receive funds. Existing law sets forth alternative ways an operator may qualify for funding, including a standard under which the allocated funds do not exceed 50% of the operators total operating costs, as specified, or the maintenance by the operator of a specified farebox ratio of fare revenues to operating costs. Existing law establishes the required farebox ratio as 20% in urbanized areas and 10% in nonurbanized areas.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision relating to operator eligibility in urbanized areas based on the farebox ratio.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
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 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
SECTION 1. Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
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99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:(1) The requirements of Section 99268.(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).
99268.3. (a) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was eligible for funds under this article during the 197879 fiscal year even though not required to be in compliance with Section 99268 or that commenced operation after that fiscal year, the operator shall be eligible for those funds in any fiscal year, commencing with claims for the 198081 fiscal year, if it maintains, for the fiscal year, a ratio of fare revenues to operating cost, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 99247, at least equal to one-fifth.
(b) In the case of an operator that is serving an urbanized area, and that was in operation during the 197879 fiscal year even though not then eligible for funds under this article, but that has since become eligible for those funds, the operator shall be eligible for the funds in any fiscal year, commencing with the 198081 fiscal year, if it complies with either of the following: following requirements:
(1) The requirements of Section 99268.
(2) The requirements of subdivision (a).