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. (a) The district may enter into agreements for the joint
use of any property and rights by the district and any public agency
or public utility operating transit facilities; may enter into
agreements with any public agency or public utility operating any
transit facilities, and wholly or partially within or without the
district, for the joint use of any property of the district or of the
public agency or public utility, or the establishment of through
routes, joint fares, transfer of passengers or pooling arrangements.
(b) In addition to any power described in subdivision (a), the
district may enter into agreements for the joint use or joint
development of any property or rights by the district and any public
agency, or public utility operating transit facilities or nontransit
facilities, or both, or any other person, firm, corporation,
association, organization, or other entity, public or private,
either, in whole or in part, within or outside the district, for the
joint use or development of any nontransit facilities of the district
or of the public agency, public utility, person, firm, corporation,
association, organization, or other entity, public or private, for
the establishment of through routes, joint fares, transfer of
passengers, pooling arrangements, station cost-sharing, connector
fees, or land, air, or development rights, sales or leasing,
necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for, the full exercise of
the powers granted in this chapter. For the purpose of this section,
the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) "Joint development" includes, but is not limited to,
agreements with any person, firm, corporation, association,
organization, or other entity, public or private, to develop or to
engage in the planning, financing, construction, or operation of
nontransit district facilities or development projects adjacent, or
physically or functionally related, to district transit facilities.
(2) "Development project" includes, but is not limited to,
projects for any use or mixed use including public, commercial, or
residential uses.
(3) "Nontransit facilities," includes, but is not limited to, any
land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, that is used for
the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a
transit system.
(c) Construction projects or works of improvement for facilities
authorized by the district under the terms of a joint development
agreement that is approved under the authority conferred by this
section shall be considered a public works project subject to Chapter
1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the
Labor Code and shall be enforced by the Department of Industrial
Relations in the same manner in which it carries out this
responsibility under the Labor Code.