Section 99314.5 Of Article 6.5. Transportation Planning And Development Account From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 6.5.
99314.5
. (a) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 or
99314.3 shall be allocated to an operator unless it is eligible for
allocations under Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), without
considering any funds to be allocated to it pursuant to those
sections, or it is in a county in which funds may be allocated for
purposes specified in Section 99400.
(b) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 shall be
allocated to a city or county for the purposes specified in
subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 99400 unless it is
eligible for allocations under Article 8 (commencing with Section
99400) for those purposes, without considering any funds to be
allocated to it pursuant to that section.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in allocating the
funds, the transportation planning agencies and the county
transportation commissions, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit
Development Board, give priority consideration to claims to offset
reductions in federal operating assistance and the unanticipated
increase in the cost of fuel, to enhance existing public
transportation services, and to meet high-priority regional,
countywide, or areawide public transportation needs.
(d) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 or 99314.3
shall be allocated to a claimant for the purposes specified in
Section 99275 unless it is eligible for allocation under Article 4.5
(commencing with Section 99275) for those purposes, without
considering any funds to be allocated to it pursuant to those
sections.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or
limit the ability of, a public transit operator to do the following:
(1) Contract with common carriers of persons operating under a
franchise or license.
(2) Employ part-time drivers.