California Government Code

§ 6538.5

GOV § 6538.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 7 · Title 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, formed for purposes of providing services to zero-emission transportation systems or facilities, including, but not limited to, finance, design, construction, operation, or maintenance, or authorized by their board of directors to provide such services, may join a joint powers authority or enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies otherwise established pursuant to this chapter. Any joint powers authority formed pursuant to a joint powers agreement as described in this subdivision shall be deemed a public entity, as described in Section 6507, except that, notwithstanding any other law, the authority shall not have the power to incur debt.

(b)The purpose of a joint powers authority or agreement formed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be to facilitate the development, construction, and operation of zero-emission transportation systems or facilities that lower greenhouse gases, reduce vehicle congestion and vehicle miles traveled, and improve public transit connections.

(c)An authority formed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be governed by a board of directors, the composition of which shall be determined by the participating public agency or agencies. The representation of private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations on the board of directors shall not exceed 50 percent.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 423, Sec. 1. (SB 1226) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions.