Section 66500.

66500. This title shall be known as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission Act. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 891.)

Section 66502.

66502. There is hereby created, as a local area planning agency and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide comprehensive regional transportation planning for the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, […]

Section 66503.

66503. The commission shall consist of 21 members as follows: (a) Two members each from the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Contra Costa and San Mateo, and three members each from the Counties of Alameda and Santa Clara. With respect to the members from the City and County of San Francisco, […]

Section 66504.

66504. Each commissioner’s term of office is four years; provided, however, that the commissioners appointed by the Mayor of the City of Oakland and the Mayor of the City of San Jose shall have an initial term of office ending in February 2015. A commissioner appointed as a public officer vacates his or her commission […]

Section 66504.1.

66504.1. The members shall serve without compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties. However, in lieu of this reimbursement for attendance at commission or committee meetings, each member of the commission may receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100), but not […]

Section 66505.

66505. The commission shall appoint an executive director who shall have charge of administering the affairs of the commission, subject to the direction and policies of the commission. The executive director shall, subject to the approval of the commission, appoint such employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the commission. (Repealed […]

Section 66506.

66506. The commission may: (a) Accept grants, contributions, and appropriations from any public agency, private foundation, or individual. (b) Appoint committees from its membership and appoint advisory committees from other interested public and private groups. (c) Contract for or employ any professional services required by the commission or for the performance of work and services which in its […]

Section 66507.

66507. The commission shall assume the planning and related responsibilities of the Bay Area Transportation Study Commission and its interim successor, the Regional Transportation Planning Committee. The files and planning data of the two organizations shall be transferred to the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 891.)

Section 66508.

66508. The commission shall adopt, by June 30, 1973, a regional transportation plan for the region. Prior to the adoption of such a plan, the operation, construction, and modification of those transportation systems under the purview of the commission may be undertaken without the approval of the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. […]

Section 66509.

66509. In developing the regional transportation plan, the commission shall consider: (a) The plan recommended by the Bay Area Transportation Study Commission, with such modifications recommended by the Regional Transportation Planning Committee. (b) The ecological, economic, and social impact of existing and future regional transportation systems upon various facets of the region, including, but not limited to, […]

Section 66510.

66510. The regional transportation plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following segments of the regional transportation system: (a) The national system of interstate and defense highways, the California freeway and expressway system, and other highways within the state highway system. (b) The transbay bridges. (c) Mass transit systems. The commission shall pay particular attention to […]

Section 66511.

66511. The regional transportation plan shall also include an estimate of the regional transportation needs during the ensuing 10 years and a schedule of priorities for the construction, modification, and maintenance of various segments of the regional transportation system on a project basis to meet such needs. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 891.)

Section 66512.

66512. In addition, the regional transportation plan shall include a financial plan for the regional transportation system. The financial plan shall include a proposal for each segment of the system, including the amount and sources of revenues necessary to construct and operate that segment. In developing the financial plan, the commission shall consider various sources […]

Section 66513.

66513. The regional transportation plan shall be subjected to continuous review by the commission, with revisions prepared as the need may arise. The commission shall adopt revisions to the plan, consistent with Section 65080. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 673, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)

Section 66514.

66514. The construction of any transbay bridge in the region shall not be commenced without the approval of the commission. This section shall not apply to modifications of existing bridges, except modifications which provide for the construction of additional lanes of traffic on existing bridges or for the construction of rapid transit facilities on existing […]

Section 66515.

66515. No public multicounty transit system using an exclusive right-of-way which is proposed to be constructed within the region shall be constructed or operated without the approval of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 24.)

Section 66515.5.

66515.5. Any public multicounty transit system entirely within the region using an exclusive right-of-way shall incorporate physical characteristics compatible with the system of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and provision shall be made for the unified management and operation of any interconnecting facilities. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 865.)

Section 66516.

66516. The commission, in coordination with the regional transit coordinating council established by the commission pursuant to Section 29142.4 of the Public Utilities Code, shall adopt rules and regulations to promote the coordination of fares and schedules for all public transit systems within its jurisdiction. The commission shall require every system to enter into a […]

Section 66516.5.

66516.5. The commission may do the following: (a) In consultation with the regional transit coordinating council, identify those functions performed by individual public transit systems that could be consolidated to improve the efficiency of regional transit service, and recommend that those functions be consolidated and performed through inter-operator agreements or as services contracted to a single […]

Section 66517.

66517. The commission shall render all available assistance to transit systems operated within the region by any city or public agency to ensure adequate feeder service to public multicounty transit systems. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 891.)