Section 99250 Of Article 3. Local Transportation Funds From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 11. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
99250
. (a) All charter bus services authorized to be performed by a
public transportation system receiving funding under this chapter
shall contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred in
the operation of scheduled route service. In addition, the charter
bus service shall not interfere with regularly scheduled service to
the public or compete unfairly with private operators where the
private operators are willing and able to provide charter bus
service.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), charter bus service
rates and minimums shall be established which are either of the
following:
(1) At least equal to the average of the three lowest current
rates charged by private charter bus carriers actually operating
charters originating in the same service area of the public
transportation system during the prior year.
(2) At least equal to the fully allocated cost of each charter
operated. Fully allocated costs are those costs as approved by the
federal Urban Mass Transportation Administrator pursuant to Section
604.18 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. All terms and
conditions, in addition to the base rate, shall be at least equal to
the average of the three lowest current rates charged by private
charter bus carriers actually operating a charter originating in the
same service area of the public transportation system during the
prior year.
(c) All charter bus service rates shall be reviewed and adjusted
not less than semiannually to reflect variations in actual and
assumed costs, as well as private charter bus carrier rates.
(d) If the operator of a public transportation system determines
that there is a public need that cannot otherwise be met, the
operator may provide charter bus services to charitable or public
service organizations at direct cost, not to exceed ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) or a total of 40 charter buses per year, whichever
occurs first.
(e) This section does not apply to charter bus services which are
incidental to the holding of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles during
the period of May 1, 1984, to September 30, 1984, if the public
transportation system establishes charter bus rates for those
services which are sufficient to pay all fully allocated costs
related to those services, which are at least equal to the average of
the lowest rates charged by the three largest private charter party
carriers operating similar service within Los Angeles County, and
which contribute financially to the reduction of deficits incurred by
the system in the operation of scheduled route service.