Cal. Code Regs. tit. 21 § 6613.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 6613.1 - Serving an Urbanized Area

The term "operator which is serving an urbanized area" as that term is used in Section 99268.3 of the Public Utilities Code means an operator or transit service claimant if 50 percent or more of the population of its area is located within the boundaries of an urbanized area. The application of this term, however, may be modified under the rules and regulations of the transportation planning agency, as specified in Section 6645.

For the purpose of this section, if an operator serves an area that was first designated as an urbanized area in the 1980 or subsequent federal census, the transportation planning agency or the county transportation commission may grant the operator up to five (5) years from July 1 of the year following the year of the census to meet the ratio of fare revenues to operating cost required of an operator serving an urbanized area.

The area of the operator or transit service claimant, for this purpose, is the area defined in Public Utilities Code Section 99231, with the following exceptions:

(a) The claimant's area does not include areas to which it provides services beyond its boundaries, as described in subdivision (f) of Section 99231.

(b) For a joint powers entity formed by a county and one or more cities, the area includes the corporate areas of the cities and excludes the unincorporated area of the county.

(c) For a county that is located in part within a transit district or transit development board and that is claiming funds to provide or contract for services to, from, and between points outside the boundaries of the district or board, the area is the unincorporated area of the county not within the district or board.

(d) For the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, the area includes the corporate areas of the cities and the unincorporated areas of the counties to which the district provides public transportation services.

(e) For a county that is claiming funds to provide or contract for services to, from, or between points within a local transportation zone established under guidelines adopted by a county transportation commission pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130259, the area includes only the unincorporated area within the local transportation zone.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 21, § 6613.1

1. New section filed 12-24-79 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 79, No. 52).
2. Amendment filed 5-7-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 19).
3. Amendment filed 9-1-87; operative 10-1-87 (Register 87, No. 37).

Note: Authority cited: Section 99241, Public Utilities Code. Reference: Sections 99231, 99241, 99268.3 and 99270.2, Public Utilities Code.