California Government Code

§ 65080.9

GOV § 65080.9 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 1 · Title 7 · Ch. 2.5

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage metropolitan planning organizations and county transportation commissions to work with local employers to adopt policies that encourage commuting by means other than driving alone. To encourage this, the Legislature hereby establishes a program in that regard in the County of Los Angeles.

(b)Notwithstanding Section 40717.9 of the Health and Safety Code, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority may adopt, and revise as necessary, a commute benefit ordinance that requires covered employers operating within the authority’s area to offer all covered employees a pretax option program, consistent with Section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, allowing covered employees to elect to exclude from taxable wages employee commuting costs incurred for transit passes or vanpool charges, up to the maximum amount allowed by federal tax law.

(c)Nothing in this section shall prevent a covered employer from offering a more generous commuter benefit program that is otherwise consistent with the requirements of the applicable commute benefit ordinance. Nothing in this section shall require employees to change their behavior.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 173, Sec. 1. (AB 2548) Effective January 1, 2019.