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Article 2. Contracts of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
The commission may make contracts and enter into
stipulations of any nature whatsoever either in connection with
eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to
indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts
necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted
in this division.
(a) The commission has the power of eminent domain to
take any property necessary, incidental, or convenient to the
exercise of its powers pursuant to this division.
(b) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property outside its territorial limits for environmental mitigation purposes only if otherwise authorized by law and only to the extent so authorized, and only with the consent of the board of supervisors of the county in which the mitigation will occur.
(c) No action to acquire property by eminent domain within any incorporated city or within the unincorporated area of any county shall be commenced unless written notice is given to the legislative body of the affected city or county, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 1245.235 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the affected city or county, as the case may be, shall have the same rights to a hearing before the commission as a person to whom notice is otherwise required to be given under that section.
(b) The commission may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property outside its territorial limits for environmental mitigation purposes only if otherwise authorized by law and only to the extent so authorized, and only with the consent of the board of supervisors of the county in which the mitigation will occur.
(c) No action to acquire property by eminent domain within any incorporated city or within the unincorporated area of any county shall be commenced unless written notice is given to the legislative body of the affected city or county, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 1245.235 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and the affected city or county, as the case may be, shall have the same rights to a hearing before the commission as a person to whom notice is otherwise required to be given under that section.
The commission may contract with any department or agency
of the United States of America, with any public agency (including,
but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the multicounty
designated transportation planning agency, or any transit district,
county, or city), or with any person upon such terms and conditions
as the commission finds is in its best interest.
(a) The Los Angeles County Transportation Commission is
authorized to impose a transactions and use tax within the County of
Los Angeles pursuant to the approval by the voters of the commission'
s Ordinance No. 16 in 1980 and its Ordinance No. 49 in 1990, and has
the authority and power vested in the Southern California Rapid
Transit District to plan, design, and construct an exclusive public
mass transit guideway system in the County of Los Angeles, including,
but not limited to, Article 5 (commencing with Section 30630 of
Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 11).
(b) The commission shall conform to this article in letting contracts for the construction of that system.
(b) The commission shall conform to this article in letting contracts for the construction of that system.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (f), purchase of all
supplies, equipment, and materials, and the construction of all
facilities and works, when the expenditure required exceeds
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), shall be by contract let to
the lowest responsible bidder. Notice requesting bids shall be
published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation. The
publication shall be made at least 10 days before the date for the
receipt of the bids. The commission, at its discretion, may reject
any and all bids and readvertise.
(b) Except as provided for in subdivision (f), whenever the expected expenditure required exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), but not twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the commission shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared.
(c) Where the expenditure required by the bid price is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the executive director may act for the commission.
(d) All bids for construction work submitted pursuant to this section shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder's security:
(1) Cash.
(2) A cashier's check made payable to the commission.
(3) A certified check made payable to the commission.
(4) A bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the commission.
(e) Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the commission beyond 60 days from the date that the award was made.
(f) The following provisions apply only to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
(1) The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or, in the authority's discretion, to the person who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the commission on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation when the purchase price of all supplies, equipment, and materials exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). "Best value" means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to requirements described in the solicitation documents. The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder when the purchase price of the construction of all facilities exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(2) The authority shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000), but not one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(3) The authority may purchase supplies, equipment, and materials from a public auction sale, including public auctions held via the Internet, using the procedures established for all other participants in the public auction.
(4) The authority may participate in a procurement agreement involving other public entities that is identified by a procuring public entity or entities as a cooperative procuring agreement from which other public entities may make purchases or enter into contracts, and the authority may procure, and enter into contracts for, items purchased pursuant to that procurement agreement, notwithstanding that the authority may not be the procuring public entity, provided the procurement agreement is awarded or entered into by either of the following:
(A) One or more public entities or an organization of public entities, which may include the authority.
(B) A federal, state, or local public entity.
(5) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring the authority to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the authority may, except as to contracts for professional services involving private architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, or construction management as defined in Sections 4525 and 4529.10 of the Government Code, do any of the following in facilitating contract awards to small businesses:
(i) Provide for a small business preference in construction, the construction component of a design-build team, the procurement of goods, or the delivery of services. The preference to a small business shall be 5 percent of the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications that provide for small business participation.
(ii) Establish a subcontracting participation goal for small businesses on contracts financed with nonfederal funds and grant a preference of 5 percent to the lowest responsible bidders who meet the goal.
(iii) Require bidders to make a good faith effort, in accordance with the criteria established pursuant to subparagraph (B), prior to the time bids are opened, to comply with the goals and requirements established by the authority relating to participation in the contract by small businesses.
(B) The following shall apply to bidders under this paragraph:
(i) The bidder attended any presolicitation or prebid meetings that were scheduled by the authority to inform all bidders of the small business enterprise program requirements for the project for which the contract will be awarded. The authority may waive this requirement if it determines that the bidder is informed as to those program requirements.
(ii) The bidder identified and selected specific items of the project for which the contract will be awarded to be performed by small business enterprises to provide an opportunity for participation by those enterprises.
(iii) The bidder advertised, not less than 10 calendar days before the date the bids are opened, in one or more daily or weekly newspapers, trade association publications or trade-oriented publications, trade journals, or other media, specified by the authority for small business enterprises that are interested in participating in the project. This clause applies only if the authority gave public notice of the project not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date the bids are opened.
(iv) The bidder provided written notice of his or her interest in bidding on the contract to the number of small business enterprises required to be notified by the project specifications not less than 10 calendar days prior to the opening of bids. The authority shall make available to the bidder not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date the bids are opened a list or a source of lists of enterprises which are certified by the authority as small business enterprises.
(v) The bidder followed up initial solicitations of interest by contacting the enterprises to determine with certainty whether the enterprises were interested in performing specific items of the project.
(vi) The bidder provided interested small business enterprises with information about the plans, specifications, and requirements for the selected subcontracting or material supply work.
(vii) The bidder requested assistance from small business community organizations; small business contractor groups; local, state, or small business assistance offices; or other organizations that provide assistance in the recruitment and placement of small business enterprises, if any are available.
(viii) The bidder negotiated in good faith with the small business enterprises, and did not unjustifiably reject as unsatisfactory bids prepared by any small business enterprises, as determined by the authority.
(ix) Where applicable, the bidder advised and made efforts to assist interested small business enterprises in obtaining bonds, lines of credit, or insurance required by the authority or contractor.
(x) The bidder's efforts to obtain small business enterprise participation could reasonably be expected by the authority to produce a level of participation sufficient to meet the goals and requirements of the authority.
(C) "Small business enterprise" as used in this paragraph, means a business enterprise that is classified as a small business under United States Small Business Administration rules and meets the current small business enterprise size standards found in Part 121 of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations appropriate to the type of work the enterprise seeks to perform. The authority may establish limitations regarding the average annual gross receipts of a small business over the previous three fiscal years and establish limitations regarding the personal net worth of the owner of the small business, exclusive of the value of the owner's personal residence.
(b) Except as provided for in subdivision (f), whenever the expected expenditure required exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,000), but not twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), the commission shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared.
(c) Where the expenditure required by the bid price is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the executive director may act for the commission.
(d) All bids for construction work submitted pursuant to this section shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder's security:
(1) Cash.
(2) A cashier's check made payable to the commission.
(3) A certified check made payable to the commission.
(4) A bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the commission.
(e) Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the commission beyond 60 days from the date that the award was made.
(f) The following provisions apply only to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
(1) The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or, in the authority's discretion, to the person who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the commission on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation when the purchase price of all supplies, equipment, and materials exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). "Best value" means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to requirements described in the solicitation documents. The contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder when the purchase price of the construction of all facilities exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(2) The authority shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000), but not one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(3) The authority may purchase supplies, equipment, and materials from a public auction sale, including public auctions held via the Internet, using the procedures established for all other participants in the public auction.
(4) The authority may participate in a procurement agreement involving other public entities that is identified by a procuring public entity or entities as a cooperative procuring agreement from which other public entities may make purchases or enter into contracts, and the authority may procure, and enter into contracts for, items purchased pursuant to that procurement agreement, notwithstanding that the authority may not be the procuring public entity, provided the procurement agreement is awarded or entered into by either of the following:
(A) One or more public entities or an organization of public entities, which may include the authority.
(B) A federal, state, or local public entity.
(5) (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring the authority to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the authority may, except as to contracts for professional services involving private architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, or construction management as defined in Sections 4525 and 4529.10 of the Government Code, do any of the following in facilitating contract awards to small businesses:
(i) Provide for a small business preference in construction, the construction component of a design-build team, the procurement of goods, or the delivery of services. The preference to a small business shall be 5 percent of the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications that provide for small business participation.
(ii) Establish a subcontracting participation goal for small businesses on contracts financed with nonfederal funds and grant a preference of 5 percent to the lowest responsible bidders who meet the goal.
(iii) Require bidders to make a good faith effort, in accordance with the criteria established pursuant to subparagraph (B), prior to the time bids are opened, to comply with the goals and requirements established by the authority relating to participation in the contract by small businesses.
(B) The following shall apply to bidders under this paragraph:
(i) The bidder attended any presolicitation or prebid meetings that were scheduled by the authority to inform all bidders of the small business enterprise program requirements for the project for which the contract will be awarded. The authority may waive this requirement if it determines that the bidder is informed as to those program requirements.
(ii) The bidder identified and selected specific items of the project for which the contract will be awarded to be performed by small business enterprises to provide an opportunity for participation by those enterprises.
(iii) The bidder advertised, not less than 10 calendar days before the date the bids are opened, in one or more daily or weekly newspapers, trade association publications or trade-oriented publications, trade journals, or other media, specified by the authority for small business enterprises that are interested in participating in the project. This clause applies only if the authority gave public notice of the project not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date the bids are opened.
(iv) The bidder provided written notice of his or her interest in bidding on the contract to the number of small business enterprises required to be notified by the project specifications not less than 10 calendar days prior to the opening of bids. The authority shall make available to the bidder not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date the bids are opened a list or a source of lists of enterprises which are certified by the authority as small business enterprises.
(v) The bidder followed up initial solicitations of interest by contacting the enterprises to determine with certainty whether the enterprises were interested in performing specific items of the project.
(vi) The bidder provided interested small business enterprises with information about the plans, specifications, and requirements for the selected subcontracting or material supply work.
(vii) The bidder requested assistance from small business community organizations; small business contractor groups; local, state, or small business assistance offices; or other organizations that provide assistance in the recruitment and placement of small business enterprises, if any are available.
(viii) The bidder negotiated in good faith with the small business enterprises, and did not unjustifiably reject as unsatisfactory bids prepared by any small business enterprises, as determined by the authority.
(ix) Where applicable, the bidder advised and made efforts to assist interested small business enterprises in obtaining bonds, lines of credit, or insurance required by the authority or contractor.
(x) The bidder's efforts to obtain small business enterprise participation could reasonably be expected by the authority to produce a level of participation sufficient to meet the goals and requirements of the authority.
(C) "Small business enterprise" as used in this paragraph, means a business enterprise that is classified as a small business under United States Small Business Administration rules and meets the current small business enterprise size standards found in Part 121 of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations appropriate to the type of work the enterprise seeks to perform. The authority may establish limitations regarding the average annual gross receipts of a small business over the previous three fiscal years and establish limitations regarding the personal net worth of the owner of the small business, exclusive of the value of the owner's personal residence.
If, after rejecting bids received under Section 130232 the
commission determines and declares, by a two-thirds vote of all of
its members, that the supplies, equipment, or materials may be
purchased at a lower price in the open market, the commission may
proceed to purchase those supplies, equipment, or materials in the
open market without further observance of the provisions in this
article regarding contracts, bids, advertisement, or notice.
In case of any great public calamity, such as an
extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other disaster, or
interruption of contracts essential to the provision of daily transit
service or catastrophic failure of revenue-producing equipment or
facilities, the commission may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds
vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest
and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public money to
safeguard life, health, or property, and thereupon proceed to expend
or enter into a contract involving the expenditure of any sum needed
in the emergency without observance of the provisions in this article
regarding contracts, bids, advertisement, or notice.
(a) Upon determining that immediate remedial measures to
avert or alleviate damage to property, or to replace, repair, or
restore damaged or destroyed property, of the commission are
necessary in order to ensure that the facilities of the commission
are available to serve the transportation needs of the general
public, and upon determining that available remedial measures,
including procurement or construction in compliance with Sections
130232, 130233, and 130234 are inadequate, the executive director may
authorize the expenditure of money previously appropriated
specifically by the commission for the direct purchases of goods and
services, without following those sections.
(b) The executive director shall, after any such expenditure, submit to the commission a full report explaining the necessity for the action.
(b) The executive director shall, after any such expenditure, submit to the commission a full report explaining the necessity for the action.
Notwithstanding Section 130232, and upon a finding by
two-thirds vote of all members of the commission that the proposed
purchase in compliance with Sections 130232 and 130233 does not
constitute a method of procurement adequate for the operation of
commission facilities or equipment, the commission may direct the
procurement of prototype equipment or modifications in an amount
sufficient to conduct and evaluate operational testing without
further observance of any provisions in this article regarding
contracts, bids, advertisements, or notice.
Notwithstanding Section 130232, the commission may direct
the purchase of any supply, equipment, or material without observance
of any provision in this article regarding contracts, bids,
advertisement, or notice upon a finding by two-thirds of all members
of the commission that there is only a single source of procurement
therefor and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating
or replacing supply, equipment, or material already in use.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that (1) because of
the highly specialized and unique nature of all rail transit
equipment, (2) because of products and materials which are undergoing
rapid technological changes, and (3) for the introduction of new
technological changes into the operations of the commission, it may
be in the public interest to consider, in addition to price, factors
such as vendor financing, performance reliability, standardization,
life-cycle costs, delivery timetables, support logistics, and the
broadest possible range of competing products and materials
available, fitness of purchase, manufacturer's warranty, and similar
factors in the award of contracts for these vehicles and equipment.
(b) This section applies only to the purchase by the commission of (1) specialized rail transit equipment, including rail cars, and (2) computers, telecommunications equipment, fare collections equipment, microwave equipment, and other related electronic equipment and apparatus. This section does not apply to contracts for construction or for the procurement of any product available in substantial quantities to the general public.
(c) The commission may, after finding by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that a particular procurement qualifies under subdivision (b), direct that the procurement be conducted through competitive negotiation under this section. For purposes of this section, competitive negotiation includes, but is not limited to, all of the following requirements:
(1) The request for proposals shall be prepared and submitted to an adequate number of qualified sources, as determined by the commission, to permit reasonable competition consistent with the nature and requirement of the procurement.
(2) Notice of the request for proposals shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation, at least 10 days before the date for receipt of the proposals.
(3) The commission shall make every effort to generate the maximum feasible number of proposals from qualified sources and shall make a finding to that effect before proceeding to negotiate if only a single response to the request for proposals is received.
(4) The request for proposals shall identify all significant evaluation factors, including price, and their relative importance.
(5) The commission shall provide reasonable procedures for technical evaluation of the proposals received, identification of qualified sources, and selection for contract award.
(6) Award shall be made to the qualified proposer whose proposal will be most advantageous to the commission with price and all other factors considered.
(7) If award is not made to the bidder whose proposal contains the lowest price, the commission shall make a finding setting forth the basis for the award.
(d) The commission, at its discretion, may reject any and all proposals and request new proposals.
(e) A person who submits, or who plans to submit, a proposal may protest any acquisition conducted in accordance with this section as follows:
(1) Protests based on the content of the request for proposals shall be filed with the commission within 10 calendar days after the request for proposals is first advertised in accordance with subdivision (c). The commission shall issue a written decision on the protest prior to opening of proposals. A protest may be renewed by refiling the protest with the commission within 15 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of the recommended award.
(2) Any bidder may protest the recommended award on any ground not based upon the content of the request for proposals by filing a protest with the commission within 15 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of the recommended award.
(3) Any protest shall contain a full and complete written statement specifying in detail the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest. Protestors shall have an opportunity to appear and be heard before the commission prior to the opening of proposals in the case of protests based on the content of the request for proposals, or prior to final award in the case of protests based on other grounds or the renewal of protests based on the content of the request for proposals.
(f) Provisions in any contract concerning women and minority business enterprises, which provisions are in accordance with the request for proposals, shall not be subject to negotiation with the successful bidder.
(b) This section applies only to the purchase by the commission of (1) specialized rail transit equipment, including rail cars, and (2) computers, telecommunications equipment, fare collections equipment, microwave equipment, and other related electronic equipment and apparatus. This section does not apply to contracts for construction or for the procurement of any product available in substantial quantities to the general public.
(c) The commission may, after finding by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that a particular procurement qualifies under subdivision (b), direct that the procurement be conducted through competitive negotiation under this section. For purposes of this section, competitive negotiation includes, but is not limited to, all of the following requirements:
(1) The request for proposals shall be prepared and submitted to an adequate number of qualified sources, as determined by the commission, to permit reasonable competition consistent with the nature and requirement of the procurement.
(2) Notice of the request for proposals shall be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation, at least 10 days before the date for receipt of the proposals.
(3) The commission shall make every effort to generate the maximum feasible number of proposals from qualified sources and shall make a finding to that effect before proceeding to negotiate if only a single response to the request for proposals is received.
(4) The request for proposals shall identify all significant evaluation factors, including price, and their relative importance.
(5) The commission shall provide reasonable procedures for technical evaluation of the proposals received, identification of qualified sources, and selection for contract award.
(6) Award shall be made to the qualified proposer whose proposal will be most advantageous to the commission with price and all other factors considered.
(7) If award is not made to the bidder whose proposal contains the lowest price, the commission shall make a finding setting forth the basis for the award.
(d) The commission, at its discretion, may reject any and all proposals and request new proposals.
(e) A person who submits, or who plans to submit, a proposal may protest any acquisition conducted in accordance with this section as follows:
(1) Protests based on the content of the request for proposals shall be filed with the commission within 10 calendar days after the request for proposals is first advertised in accordance with subdivision (c). The commission shall issue a written decision on the protest prior to opening of proposals. A protest may be renewed by refiling the protest with the commission within 15 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of the recommended award.
(2) Any bidder may protest the recommended award on any ground not based upon the content of the request for proposals by filing a protest with the commission within 15 calendar days after the mailing of the notice of the recommended award.
(3) Any protest shall contain a full and complete written statement specifying in detail the grounds of the protest and the facts supporting the protest. Protestors shall have an opportunity to appear and be heard before the commission prior to the opening of proposals in the case of protests based on the content of the request for proposals, or prior to final award in the case of protests based on other grounds or the renewal of protests based on the content of the request for proposals.
(f) Provisions in any contract concerning women and minority business enterprises, which provisions are in accordance with the request for proposals, shall not be subject to negotiation with the successful bidder.
In order to facilitate the participation of minority-owned
and women-owned businesses and disadvantaged individuals in
activities and contracts of the commission, to the extent that the
provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as
amended, and Chapter 60 (commencing with Section 60.1) of Title 41
and Part 23 (commencing with Section 23.1) of Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations are not applicable, the commission has the
authority to develop a program to implement similar provisions
applicable to its activities and contracts.
(a) "Transit" means as defined in Section 40005.
(b) (1) The Orange County Transportation Authority may acquire, construct, develop, lease, jointly develop, own, operate, maintain, control, use, jointly use, or dispose of rights-of-way, rail lines, monorails, guideways, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, air rights, land rights, development rights, entrances and exits, and any and all other facilities for, incidental to, necessary for, or convenient for transit service, including, but not limited to, facilities and structures physically or functionally related to transit service, within or partly without the county, underground, upon, or above the ground and under, upon or over public streets, highways, bridges, or other public ways or waterways, together with all physical structures necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for the access of persons and vehicles thereto, and may acquire, lease, sell, or otherwise contract with respect to any interest in or rights to the use or joint use of any or all of the foregoing. However, installations on state freeways are subject to the approval of the Department of Transportation and installations in other state highways are subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(2) With respect to the segment of State Highway Route 91 between State Highway Route 15 and State Highway Route 55 only, the Orange County Transportation Authority may exercise all of the powers contained in paragraph (1) that apply to streets, highways, bridges, and connector roads.
(3) The exercise of the powers provided to the Orange County Transportation Authority in paragraph (2) is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County and the Riverside County Transportation Commission and in consultation with the advisory committee described in Section 130245 as it relates to the use of those powers in Riverside County under the terms of the franchise agreement described in subdivision (c).
(c) If the Orange County Transportation Authority requests, the department shall approve the assignment to the Orange County Transportation Authority of the Amended and Restated Development Franchise Agreement, as amended, between the department and the California Private Transportation Company, L.P. (CPTC) for the State Highway Route 91 median improvements as authorized by Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, subject to the requirement that subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 2 of Article 3 of the restated franchise agreement be deleted in their entirety in the event that CPTC and the authority agree to the assignment of all of CPTC's interests in the franchise agreement to the authority.
(d) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall have the authority to impose tolls for use of the State Highway Route 91 facilities as authorized by the franchise agreement.
(e) (1) Toll revenues from the use of State Highway Route 91 facilities between State Highway Route 55 and the Orange and Riverside County line shall only be used by the Orange County Transportation Authority for the following expenditures relative to the State Highway Route 91 express lanes and for the purposes of paragraph (2):
(A) Capital, operations, and maintenance, including, but not limited to, toll collection and enforcement.
(B) Repair and rehabilitation.
(C) Payment of purchase costs, debt service, and satisfaction of other covenants and obligations related to indebtedness.
(D) Reserves.
(E) Administration, which shall not exceed 3 percent of toll revenues and associated facility revenues.
(2) Excess toll revenues beyond the expenditure needs of paragraph (1) may be expended for the following purposes:
(A) To enhance transit service designed to reduce traffic congestion on State Highway Route 91 or to expand travel options along the State Highway Route 91 corridor. Revenues expended under this subparagraph may be used to maintain the enhanced transit service. Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to, transit operating assistance, the acquisition of transit vehicles, improvements to commuter rail traveling between Riverside and Orange Counties, and those transit capital improvements otherwise eligible to be funded under the State Transportation Improvement Program pursuant to Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(B) To make operational or capacity improvements designed to reduce congestion or improve the flow of traffic on State Highway Route 91. Eligible expenditures may include any phase of project delivery to make capital improvements to onramps, connector roads, roadways, bridges, or other structures that are related to the tolled and nontolled facilities on State Highway Route 91 between State Highway Route 57 to the west and the Orange and Riverside county line to the east.
(3) The Orange County Transportation Authority, in consultation with the department and the Riverside County Transportation Commission, shall issue a plan and a proposed completion schedule for transportation improvements in the State Highway Route 91 corridor. The Orange County Transportation Authority shall update the plan on an annual basis.
(f) The Orange County Transportation Authority may incur indebtedness and obligations, and may issue bonds, refund bonds, and assume existing bonds for purposes authorized by this section. Indebtedness and bonds issued under this section do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or any other public agency, other than the authority, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any other public agency, other than the authority. Bonds issued under this section shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or any political subdivision thereof, other than the bank and the authority, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from the revenues and assets pledged to the repayment of the bonds. All bonds issued under this section shall contain on the face of the bond a statement to the same effect.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, the State Highway Route 91 facility constructed and operated under the authority of a franchise agreement approved pursuant to that section shall revert to the state at the expiration of the lease or termination of the franchise agreement at no cost to the state. Upon reversion, the facility shall be delivered to the department in a condition that meets the performance and maintenance standards established by the department.
(h) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall not impose tolls for the use of nor construct and operate State Highway Route 91 facilities in the County of Riverside without prior approval by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, and the advisory committee.
(i) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall not sell or assign its interest in the franchise agreement without approval by the Legislature by enactment of a statute provided that approval shall not be required in connection with granting rights and remedies to lenders under Article 16 of the restated franchise agreement.
(j) If the Orange County Transportation Authority decides to sell or assign its interest in the franchise agreement, the Orange County Transportation Authority shall provide written notice at least 90 days in advance of the date they submit their request for approval by the department pursuant to this subdivision. The written notice shall be provided to the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 130245 and to the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
(k) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall be authorized to eliminate its rights, interests, and obligations relative to State Highway Route 91 in Riverside County, either by partial assignment to the Riverside County Transportation Commission, or by amendment to the restated franchise agreement, as amended. In the event of a partial assignment or amendment, the department shall consent and the term of the restated franchise agreement, as amended by the partial assignment or amendment, shall be extended to a date determined by the authority, which date shall be no later than December 31, 2065.
(l) If the Riverside County Transportation Commission constructs and operates toll facilities on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange County border and State Highway Route 15, then it is the intent of the Legislature that the Riverside County Transportation Commission and the Orange County Transportation Authority enter into an agreement providing for the coordination of the respective toll facilities operated by each entity on State Highway Route 91.
(b) (1) The Orange County Transportation Authority may acquire, construct, develop, lease, jointly develop, own, operate, maintain, control, use, jointly use, or dispose of rights-of-way, rail lines, monorails, guideways, buslines, stations, platforms, switches, yards, terminals, parking lots, air rights, land rights, development rights, entrances and exits, and any and all other facilities for, incidental to, necessary for, or convenient for transit service, including, but not limited to, facilities and structures physically or functionally related to transit service, within or partly without the county, underground, upon, or above the ground and under, upon or over public streets, highways, bridges, or other public ways or waterways, together with all physical structures necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for the access of persons and vehicles thereto, and may acquire, lease, sell, or otherwise contract with respect to any interest in or rights to the use or joint use of any or all of the foregoing. However, installations on state freeways are subject to the approval of the Department of Transportation and installations in other state highways are subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 670) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(2) With respect to the segment of State Highway Route 91 between State Highway Route 15 and State Highway Route 55 only, the Orange County Transportation Authority may exercise all of the powers contained in paragraph (1) that apply to streets, highways, bridges, and connector roads.
(3) The exercise of the powers provided to the Orange County Transportation Authority in paragraph (2) is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors of Riverside County and the Riverside County Transportation Commission and in consultation with the advisory committee described in Section 130245 as it relates to the use of those powers in Riverside County under the terms of the franchise agreement described in subdivision (c).
(c) If the Orange County Transportation Authority requests, the department shall approve the assignment to the Orange County Transportation Authority of the Amended and Restated Development Franchise Agreement, as amended, between the department and the California Private Transportation Company, L.P. (CPTC) for the State Highway Route 91 median improvements as authorized by Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, subject to the requirement that subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 2 of Article 3 of the restated franchise agreement be deleted in their entirety in the event that CPTC and the authority agree to the assignment of all of CPTC's interests in the franchise agreement to the authority.
(d) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall have the authority to impose tolls for use of the State Highway Route 91 facilities as authorized by the franchise agreement.
(e) (1) Toll revenues from the use of State Highway Route 91 facilities between State Highway Route 55 and the Orange and Riverside County line shall only be used by the Orange County Transportation Authority for the following expenditures relative to the State Highway Route 91 express lanes and for the purposes of paragraph (2):
(A) Capital, operations, and maintenance, including, but not limited to, toll collection and enforcement.
(B) Repair and rehabilitation.
(C) Payment of purchase costs, debt service, and satisfaction of other covenants and obligations related to indebtedness.
(D) Reserves.
(E) Administration, which shall not exceed 3 percent of toll revenues and associated facility revenues.
(2) Excess toll revenues beyond the expenditure needs of paragraph (1) may be expended for the following purposes:
(A) To enhance transit service designed to reduce traffic congestion on State Highway Route 91 or to expand travel options along the State Highway Route 91 corridor. Revenues expended under this subparagraph may be used to maintain the enhanced transit service. Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to, transit operating assistance, the acquisition of transit vehicles, improvements to commuter rail traveling between Riverside and Orange Counties, and those transit capital improvements otherwise eligible to be funded under the State Transportation Improvement Program pursuant to Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(B) To make operational or capacity improvements designed to reduce congestion or improve the flow of traffic on State Highway Route 91. Eligible expenditures may include any phase of project delivery to make capital improvements to onramps, connector roads, roadways, bridges, or other structures that are related to the tolled and nontolled facilities on State Highway Route 91 between State Highway Route 57 to the west and the Orange and Riverside county line to the east.
(3) The Orange County Transportation Authority, in consultation with the department and the Riverside County Transportation Commission, shall issue a plan and a proposed completion schedule for transportation improvements in the State Highway Route 91 corridor. The Orange County Transportation Authority shall update the plan on an annual basis.
(f) The Orange County Transportation Authority may incur indebtedness and obligations, and may issue bonds, refund bonds, and assume existing bonds for purposes authorized by this section. Indebtedness and bonds issued under this section do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or any other public agency, other than the authority, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or any other public agency, other than the authority. Bonds issued under this section shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or any political subdivision thereof, other than the bank and the authority, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, but shall be payable solely from the revenues and assets pledged to the repayment of the bonds. All bonds issued under this section shall contain on the face of the bond a statement to the same effect.
(g) Notwithstanding Section 143 of the Streets and Highways Code, the State Highway Route 91 facility constructed and operated under the authority of a franchise agreement approved pursuant to that section shall revert to the state at the expiration of the lease or termination of the franchise agreement at no cost to the state. Upon reversion, the facility shall be delivered to the department in a condition that meets the performance and maintenance standards established by the department.
(h) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall not impose tolls for the use of nor construct and operate State Highway Route 91 facilities in the County of Riverside without prior approval by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, the Riverside County Transportation Commission, and the advisory committee.
(i) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall not sell or assign its interest in the franchise agreement without approval by the Legislature by enactment of a statute provided that approval shall not be required in connection with granting rights and remedies to lenders under Article 16 of the restated franchise agreement.
(j) If the Orange County Transportation Authority decides to sell or assign its interest in the franchise agreement, the Orange County Transportation Authority shall provide written notice at least 90 days in advance of the date they submit their request for approval by the department pursuant to this subdivision. The written notice shall be provided to the advisory committee created pursuant to Section 130245 and to the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
(k) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall be authorized to eliminate its rights, interests, and obligations relative to State Highway Route 91 in Riverside County, either by partial assignment to the Riverside County Transportation Commission, or by amendment to the restated franchise agreement, as amended. In the event of a partial assignment or amendment, the department shall consent and the term of the restated franchise agreement, as amended by the partial assignment or amendment, shall be extended to a date determined by the authority, which date shall be no later than December 31, 2065.
(l) If the Riverside County Transportation Commission constructs and operates toll facilities on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange County border and State Highway Route 15, then it is the intent of the Legislature that the Riverside County Transportation Commission and the Orange County Transportation Authority enter into an agreement providing for the coordination of the respective toll facilities operated by each entity on State Highway Route 91.
(a) The Orange County Transportation Authority may enter
into agreements for the joint use or joint development of any
property or rights by the authority and any city, 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 county, for the joint use or
development of any property of the authority or of the city, public
agency, public utility, person, firm, corporation, association,
organization, or other entity, public or private, for the
establishment of through routes, joint fares, station cost-sharing,
connector fees, or land, air, or development rights, sales or
leasing, transfer of passengers, pooling arrangements, or for any
other purpose necessary for, incidental to, or convenient for the
full exercise of the powers granted in this chapter. As to any
service which the authority is authorized to perform pursuant to this
chapter, the authority may contract for the performance of the
service by any city, county, or public utility the territory of which
is, in whole or in part, within the county.
(b) "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 authority facilities or development projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to authority facilities.
(c) "Nontransit facilities," as used in this section, includes any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, which is used primarily for the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a transit system.
(b) "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 authority facilities or development projects adjacent, or physically or functionally related, to authority facilities.
(c) "Nontransit facilities," as used in this section, includes any land, buildings, or equipment, or interest therein, which is used primarily for the production of transit revenue not arising from the operation of a transit system.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Orange
County Transportation Authority may acquire rights-of-way from
willing sellers for the following projects:
(a) Addition of auxiliary westbound lane to State Route 91, from Interstate 5 to State Route 57, in Orange County.
(b) State Route 57 northbound widening, from Katella Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, in Orange County.
(a) Addition of auxiliary westbound lane to State Route 91, from Interstate 5 to State Route 57, in Orange County.
(b) State Route 57 northbound widening, from Katella Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, in Orange County.
All the provisions of the Orange County Transit District
Act of 1965 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 10),
regarding the powers and functions of the Orange County Transit
District shall be equally applicable to the Orange County
Transportation Authority as if set forth herein, and shall be in
addition to the powers and functions set forth in this division. The
authority shall determine which provisions are applicable to the
authority.
(a) In addition to the other powers it possesses, the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority may enter into
contracts with private entities, the scope of which may combine
within a single contract all or some of the planning, design,
permitting, development, joint development, construction,
construction management, acquisition, leasing, installation, and
warranty of all or components of (1) transit systems, including,
without limitation, passenger loading or intermodal station
facilities, and (2) facilities on real property owned or to be owned
by the authority.
(b) The authority may award contracts pursuant to subdivision (a) after a finding, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the authority, that awarding the contract under this section will achieve for the authority, among other things, certain private sector efficiencies in the integration of design, project work, and components.
(c) A contract awarded pursuant to this section may include operation and maintenance elements, if the inclusion of those elements (1) is necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the authority, to assess vendor representations and warranties, performance guarantees, or life-cycle efficiencies, and (2) does not conflict with collective bargaining agreements to which the authority is a party.
(d) Any construction, alteration, demolition, repairs, or other works of improvement performed under a contract awarded pursuant to 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 way it carries out this responsibility under the Labor Code.
(e) A contract under this section shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is responsive to the criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, or, at the authority's discretion, to a contractor chosen by a competitive bidding process that employs objective selection criteria that may include, but are not limited to, the proposed design approach, features, functions, life-cycle costs, and other criteria deemed appropriate by the authority, in addition to price. Notice requesting bids or proposals shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation. For contracts estimated to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000), publication shall be made at least 60 days before the receipt of the bids or price proposals. For contracts estimated not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000), publication shall be made at least 30 days before the receipt of the bids or price proposals. The authority, at its discretion, may reject any and all bids and proposals, and may readvertise. All bids and price proposals submitted pursuant to this section shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder security: (1) cash, (2) a cashier's check made payable to the authority, (3) a certified check made payable to the authority, or (4) a bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the authority. Upon an award, the security of each unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the authority beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
(f) When the design of portions of the project permits the selection of subcontractors, the contractor shall competitively bid those portions. The contractor shall provide to the authority a list of subcontractors whose work is in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the total project cost as soon as the subcontractors are identified. Once listed, the subcontractors shall have the rights provided in the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code).
(b) The authority may award contracts pursuant to subdivision (a) after a finding, by a two-thirds vote of the members of the authority, that awarding the contract under this section will achieve for the authority, among other things, certain private sector efficiencies in the integration of design, project work, and components.
(c) A contract awarded pursuant to this section may include operation and maintenance elements, if the inclusion of those elements (1) is necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the authority, to assess vendor representations and warranties, performance guarantees, or life-cycle efficiencies, and (2) does not conflict with collective bargaining agreements to which the authority is a party.
(d) Any construction, alteration, demolition, repairs, or other works of improvement performed under a contract awarded pursuant to 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 way it carries out this responsibility under the Labor Code.
(e) A contract under this section shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is responsive to the criteria set forth in the invitation for bids, or, at the authority's discretion, to a contractor chosen by a competitive bidding process that employs objective selection criteria that may include, but are not limited to, the proposed design approach, features, functions, life-cycle costs, and other criteria deemed appropriate by the authority, in addition to price. Notice requesting bids or proposals shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation. For contracts estimated to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000), publication shall be made at least 60 days before the receipt of the bids or price proposals. For contracts estimated not to exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000), publication shall be made at least 30 days before the receipt of the bids or price proposals. The authority, at its discretion, may reject any and all bids and proposals, and may readvertise. All bids and price proposals submitted pursuant to this section shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder security: (1) cash, (2) a cashier's check made payable to the authority, (3) a certified check made payable to the authority, or (4) a bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the authority. Upon an award, the security of each unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the authority beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
(f) When the design of portions of the project permits the selection of subcontractors, the contractor shall competitively bid those portions. The contractor shall provide to the authority a list of subcontractors whose work is in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the total project cost as soon as the subcontractors are identified. Once listed, the subcontractors shall have the rights provided in the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code).
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Authority" means the Orange County Transportation Authority.
(2) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).
(3) "Commission" means the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
(4) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
(5) "Franchise agreement" means the franchise agreement assigned to the authority pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 130240.
(6) "Transportation facilities" means one or more of the following on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east: (A) general purpose toll lanes; (B) lanes or facilities where the tolls may be levied and may vary according to levels of congestion anticipated or experienced or according to the occupancy of the vehicle; and (C) facilities or lanes utilizing combinations of or variations on (A) or (B), or other strategies the commission may determine appropriate on a facility-by-facility basis.
(7) "Transportation project" means the planning, design, development, financing, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, acquisition, lease, operation, or maintenance, or any combination of these, with respect to tolled and nontolled facilities, structures, onramps, connector roads, bridges, and roadways that are on, necessary for, or related to the construction or operation of State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 130240, the authority may amend, assign, or terminate the Riverside County portion of the franchise agreement in the interest of advancing the transportation project described in paragraph (7) of subdivision (a). The department, upon request of the authority, shall approve an amendment to the franchise agreement to eliminate any portion of State Highway Route 91 within Riverside County from the franchise agreement.
(c) (1) The commission shall have the authority to set, levy, and collect tolls, user fees, or other similar charges payable for use of the transportation facilities, and any other incidental or related fees or charges, in amounts as required for the following expenditures relative to the transportation facilities as defined in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) and for purposes of paragraph (2):
(A) Capital outlay, including the costs of design, construction, right-of-way acquisition, and utility adjustment.
(B) Operations and maintenance, including, but not limited to, toll collection and enforcement.
(C) Repair and rehabilitation.
(D) Indebtedness incurred, including related financing costs.
(E) Reserves.
(F) Administration, which shall not exceed 3 percent of toll revenues and associated facility revenues.
(2) Excess toll revenues beyond the expenditure needs of paragraph (1) may be expended for the following purposes:
(A) To enhance transit service designed to reduce traffic congestion on State Highway Route 91 or to expand travel options along the State Highway Route 91 corridor. Revenues expended under this subparagraph may be used to maintain the enhanced transit service. Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to, transit operating assistance, the acquisition of transit vehicles, improvements to commuter rail traveling between Riverside and Orange Counties, and those transit capital improvements otherwise eligible to be funded under the State Transportation Improvement Program pursuant to Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(B) To make operational or capacity improvements designed to reduce congestion or improve the flow of traffic on State Highway Route 91. Eligible expenditures may include any phase of project delivery to make capital improvements to onramps, connector roads, roadways, bridges, or other structures that are related to the tolled and nontolled facilities on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside county line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east.
(3) The commission, in consultation with the authority and the department, shall issue a plan of transportation improvements for the State Highway Route 91 corridor, which shall include projected costs, the use of toll revenues, and a proposed completion schedule. This plan shall be updated annually. The plan and each annual update shall be made available for public review and comment no less than 30 days prior to adoption by the commission.
(4) The commission is authorized to issue bonds to finance the costs of the transportation project, including the costs of issuing the bonds and paying credit enhancement and other fees related to the bonds, which bonds are payable from the tolls authorized pursuant to paragraph (1), sales tax revenues, development impact fees, federal grant funds, or any other source of revenues available to the commission that may be used for these purposes. The bonds may be sold pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a resolution adopted by the governing board of the commission. Bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the commission. Any bond issued pursuant to this paragraph shall contain on its face a statement to the following effect:
(1) "Authority" means the Orange County Transportation Authority.
(2) "Bonds" means bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness authorized to be issued pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).
(3) "Commission" means the Riverside County Transportation Commission.
(4) "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
(5) "Franchise agreement" means the franchise agreement assigned to the authority pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 130240.
(6) "Transportation facilities" means one or more of the following on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east: (A) general purpose toll lanes; (B) lanes or facilities where the tolls may be levied and may vary according to levels of congestion anticipated or experienced or according to the occupancy of the vehicle; and (C) facilities or lanes utilizing combinations of or variations on (A) or (B), or other strategies the commission may determine appropriate on a facility-by-facility basis.
(7) "Transportation project" means the planning, design, development, financing, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, acquisition, lease, operation, or maintenance, or any combination of these, with respect to tolled and nontolled facilities, structures, onramps, connector roads, bridges, and roadways that are on, necessary for, or related to the construction or operation of State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east.
(b) Pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 130240, the authority may amend, assign, or terminate the Riverside County portion of the franchise agreement in the interest of advancing the transportation project described in paragraph (7) of subdivision (a). The department, upon request of the authority, shall approve an amendment to the franchise agreement to eliminate any portion of State Highway Route 91 within Riverside County from the franchise agreement.
(c) (1) The commission shall have the authority to set, levy, and collect tolls, user fees, or other similar charges payable for use of the transportation facilities, and any other incidental or related fees or charges, in amounts as required for the following expenditures relative to the transportation facilities as defined in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) and for purposes of paragraph (2):
(A) Capital outlay, including the costs of design, construction, right-of-way acquisition, and utility adjustment.
(B) Operations and maintenance, including, but not limited to, toll collection and enforcement.
(C) Repair and rehabilitation.
(D) Indebtedness incurred, including related financing costs.
(E) Reserves.
(F) Administration, which shall not exceed 3 percent of toll revenues and associated facility revenues.
(2) Excess toll revenues beyond the expenditure needs of paragraph (1) may be expended for the following purposes:
(A) To enhance transit service designed to reduce traffic congestion on State Highway Route 91 or to expand travel options along the State Highway Route 91 corridor. Revenues expended under this subparagraph may be used to maintain the enhanced transit service. Eligible expenditures include, but are not limited to, transit operating assistance, the acquisition of transit vehicles, improvements to commuter rail traveling between Riverside and Orange Counties, and those transit capital improvements otherwise eligible to be funded under the State Transportation Improvement Program pursuant to Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code.
(B) To make operational or capacity improvements designed to reduce congestion or improve the flow of traffic on State Highway Route 91. Eligible expenditures may include any phase of project delivery to make capital improvements to onramps, connector roads, roadways, bridges, or other structures that are related to the tolled and nontolled facilities on State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside county line to the west and State Highway Route 15 to the east.
(3) The commission, in consultation with the authority and the department, shall issue a plan of transportation improvements for the State Highway Route 91 corridor, which shall include projected costs, the use of toll revenues, and a proposed completion schedule. This plan shall be updated annually. The plan and each annual update shall be made available for public review and comment no less than 30 days prior to adoption by the commission.
(4) The commission is authorized to issue bonds to finance the costs of the transportation project, including the costs of issuing the bonds and paying credit enhancement and other fees related to the bonds, which bonds are payable from the tolls authorized pursuant to paragraph (1), sales tax revenues, development impact fees, federal grant funds, or any other source of revenues available to the commission that may be used for these purposes. The bonds may be sold pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a resolution adopted by the governing board of the commission. Bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the commission. Any bond issued pursuant to this paragraph shall contain on its face a statement to the following effect:
"Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the
State of California is pledged to the payment of principal or
interest of this bond."
(5) The department is authorized to enter into any lease,
easement, permit, or other agreement with the commission necessary to
accomplish the purposes of this section.
(6) The commission shall have the authority to impose tolls for use of the transportation facilities for 50 years following the opening of the transportation facilities for public use, after which time the commission shall have no further authority to impose or to collect a toll for use of transportation facilities on State Highway Route 91, unless reauthorized by the Legislature. The transportation facilities shall revert to the department after the bonds issued pursuant to this section are paid off in their entirety, unless tolls have been reauthorized by the Legislature. Upon reversion, the facilities shall be delivered to the department in a condition that meets the performance and maintenance standards established by the department.
(7) The commission shall make available for public review and comment the toll schedule and any subsequent proposed changes to the schedule no less than 30 days prior to the adoption by the commission of a toll schedule.
(d) This section shall be supplemental and in addition to any other authority of the commission to undertake the transportation project.
(e) This section shall not prevent the department or any local agency from constructing facilities within the State Highway Route 91 corridor that compete with the transportation project, and in no event shall the commission be entitled to compensation for the adverse effects on toll revenues due to those facilities.
(f) If any provision of this section or the application thereof is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent the provisions of this section are severable.
(g) This section shall not apply to State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line and State Highway Route 15 unless the authority amends or partially assigns the restated franchise agreement, as amended, between the department and the authority to exclude that portion of State Highway Route 91 from the restated franchise agreement, as amended.
(6) The commission shall have the authority to impose tolls for use of the transportation facilities for 50 years following the opening of the transportation facilities for public use, after which time the commission shall have no further authority to impose or to collect a toll for use of transportation facilities on State Highway Route 91, unless reauthorized by the Legislature. The transportation facilities shall revert to the department after the bonds issued pursuant to this section are paid off in their entirety, unless tolls have been reauthorized by the Legislature. Upon reversion, the facilities shall be delivered to the department in a condition that meets the performance and maintenance standards established by the department.
(7) The commission shall make available for public review and comment the toll schedule and any subsequent proposed changes to the schedule no less than 30 days prior to the adoption by the commission of a toll schedule.
(d) This section shall be supplemental and in addition to any other authority of the commission to undertake the transportation project.
(e) This section shall not prevent the department or any local agency from constructing facilities within the State Highway Route 91 corridor that compete with the transportation project, and in no event shall the commission be entitled to compensation for the adverse effects on toll revenues due to those facilities.
(f) If any provision of this section or the application thereof is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent the provisions of this section are severable.
(g) This section shall not apply to State Highway Route 91 between the Orange and Riverside County line and State Highway Route 15 unless the authority amends or partially assigns the restated franchise agreement, as amended, between the department and the authority to exclude that portion of State Highway Route 91 from the restated franchise agreement, as amended.
(a) An advisory committee shall be created to review issues
and make recommendations to the Orange County Transportation
Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission
regarding the facilities authorized pursuant to Sections 130240 and
130244, including tolls imposed, operations, maintenance,
interoperability, and use of toll revenues, and improvements in the
State Highway Route 91 corridor, including the identification and
siting of alternative highways. The committee shall consist of 10
voting members and three nonvoting members, as follows:
(1) Five members of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority appointed by that board.
(2) Five members of the Riverside County Transportation Commission appointed by that commission.
(3) One member of the San Bernardino Associated Governments appointed by that body, and the district directors of Districts 8 and 12 of the Department of Transportation, all of whom shall be nonvoting members.
(b) The advisory committee shall establish rules for the conduct of committee meetings, which rules shall be approved by both the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The authority and the commission may appoint alternates to the committee.
(c) When reviewing the initial toll structure proposed by the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission or any changes to the toll structure, the advisory committee shall place an information item on a regularly scheduled agenda for public comment and consideration of the advisory committee.
(d) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall conduct an audit on an annual basis of the toll revenues collected and expenditures made during its operation of the facilities authorized in Section 130240. The audit shall review revenues and expenditures related to those facilities for consistency with that section and shall be provided to the advisory committee.
(e) The Riverside County Transportation Commission shall conduct an audit on an annual basis of the toll revenues collected and expenditures made during its operation of the facilities authorized in Section 130244. The audit shall review revenues and expenditures related to those facilities for consistency with that section and shall be provided to the advisory committee.
(f) The Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission shall equally share all costs associated with this section. None of these costs shall be paid from state funds.
(1) Five members of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority appointed by that board.
(2) Five members of the Riverside County Transportation Commission appointed by that commission.
(3) One member of the San Bernardino Associated Governments appointed by that body, and the district directors of Districts 8 and 12 of the Department of Transportation, all of whom shall be nonvoting members.
(b) The advisory committee shall establish rules for the conduct of committee meetings, which rules shall be approved by both the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The authority and the commission may appoint alternates to the committee.
(c) When reviewing the initial toll structure proposed by the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission or any changes to the toll structure, the advisory committee shall place an information item on a regularly scheduled agenda for public comment and consideration of the advisory committee.
(d) The Orange County Transportation Authority shall conduct an audit on an annual basis of the toll revenues collected and expenditures made during its operation of the facilities authorized in Section 130240. The audit shall review revenues and expenditures related to those facilities for consistency with that section and shall be provided to the advisory committee.
(e) The Riverside County Transportation Commission shall conduct an audit on an annual basis of the toll revenues collected and expenditures made during its operation of the facilities authorized in Section 130244. The audit shall review revenues and expenditures related to those facilities for consistency with that section and shall be provided to the advisory committee.
(f) The Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation Commission shall equally share all costs associated with this section. None of these costs shall be paid from state funds.
