Section 130051.11 Of Chapter 2. Creation Of Commissions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 2.
130051.11
. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority may determine its organizational structure, which may
include, but is not limited to, the establishment of departments,
divisions, subsidiary units, or similar entities. Any department,
division, subsidiary unit, or similar entity established by the
authority shall be referred to in this chapter as an "organizational
unit." The authority shall, at a minimum, establish the following
organizational units:
(1) A transit construction organizational unit to assume the
construction responsibilities for all exclusive public mass transit
guideway construction projects in Los Angeles County.
(2) An operating organizational unit with the following
responsibilities:
(A) The operating responsibilities of the former Southern
California Rapid Transit District on all exclusive public mass
transit guideway projects in the County of Los Angeles.
(B) The operation of bus routes operated by the former Southern
California Rapid Transit District, and all the duties, obligations,
and liabilities of the district relating to those bus routes.
(3) A transportation planning and programming organizational unit
with all planning responsibilities previously performed by the former
Southern California Rapid Transit District and the former Los
Angeles County Transportation Commission.
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require specific
bus routes to be operated. The authority or the operating
organizational unit may make any adjustment with respect to bus
routes, bus services, or both, which is within the power of the
former Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, or the former
Southern California Rapid Transit District.
(c) Any obligations of the former Southern California Rapid
Transit District arising out of a collective bargaining agreement
entered into by the district shall be the exclusive obligations of
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is
the intent of the Legislature that the rights or obligations under
any collective bargaining agreement in existence on January 1, 1993,
not be enlarged or diminished by this section or any other provision
of the act which added this section.
(d) No collective bargaining agreement entered into by the former
Southern California Rapid Transit District on or after January 1,
1993, shall be effective unless approved by the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The authority's approval of an
agreement shall cause the agreement to be binding upon the
authority.
(e) On and after April 1, 1993, any reference to the former
Southern California Rapid Transit District in Article 10 (commencing
with Section 30750) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 10 is deemed
to refer to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority.
(f) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
may administratively delegate to an organizational unit or to its
chief executive officer any powers and duties it deems appropriate.
Powers and duties which may be delegated to an organizational unit
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The power of eminent domain.
(2) Approval of contracts, except the final approval of labor
contracts.
(3) Hearing and resolving bid protests.
(4) Preparation of supporting documents and findings, and approval
of contracts, under Sections 130233, 130234, 130236, and 130237
within guidelines adopted by the board of directors.
(g) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
shall establish a citizens' advisory council pursuant to subdivision
(d) of Section 130105.