Section 99247 Of Article 3. Local Transportation Funds From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
99247
. For purposes of Section 99246, and as used elsewhere in this
article:
(a) "Operating cost" means all costs in the operating expense
object classes exclusive of the costs in the depreciation and
amortization expense object class of the uniform system of accounts
and records adopted by the Controller pursuant to Section 99243.
"Operating cost" excludes all subsidies for commuter rail services
operated on railroad lines under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Railroad Administration, all direct costs for providing charter
services, all vehicle lease costs, and principal and interest
payments on capital projects funded with certificates of
participation.
(b) "Operating cost per passenger" means the operating cost
divided by the total passengers.
(c) "Operating cost per vehicle service hour" means the operating
cost divided by the vehicle service hours.
(d) "Passengers per vehicle service hour" means the total
passengers divided by the vehicle service hours.
(e) "Passengers per vehicle service mile" means the total
passengers divided by the vehicle service miles.
(f) "Total passengers" means the number of boarding passengers,
whether revenue producing or not, carried by the public
transportation system.
(g) "Transit vehicle" means a vehicle, including, but not limited
to, one operated on rails or tracks, which is used for public
transportation services funded, in whole or in part, under this
chapter.
(h) "Vehicle service hours" means the total number of hours that
each transit vehicle is in revenue service, including layover time.
(i) "Vehicle service miles" means the total number of miles that
each transit vehicle is in revenue service.
(j) "Vehicle service hours per employee" means the vehicle service
hours divided by the number of employees employed in connection with
the public transportation system, based on the assumption that 2,000
person-hours of work in one year constitute one employee. The count
of employees shall also include those individuals employed by the
operator which provide services to the agency of the operator
responsible for the operation of the public transportation system
even though not employed in that agency.