California Public Utilities Code

§ 99250.5

PUC § 99250.5 Effective Jan 1, 1996Div. 10 · Part 11 · Ch. 4 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) At any publicly noticed meeting of the governing body of an operator, a representative of a private transportation service provider may request the operator to perform a cost comparison analysis of public transit service provided by vehicles equipped with rubber tires before the governing body acts on a route restructuring or service addition under consideration. The operator may agree to perform a cost comparison analysis pursuant to this section or alternatively, may so agree on the condition that the private transportation service provider that requested the cost comparison analysis agrees to pay the operator’s actual cost of conducting the analysis. If the operator agrees to perform the cost comparison analysis, the private transportation service provider requesting the cost comparison analysis shall supply any information necessary and relevant to complete the analysis.

(2)Nothing in this section shall be construed to require operators to perform a cost comparison analysis. At its sole discretion, the operator’s governing body may elect not to perform a cost comparison analysis. However, if the governing body determines not to perform a cost comparison analysis, it shall specify the reasons for that determination in a resolution adopted at a publicly noticed meeting.

(b)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 722, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.