Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Plain English Breakdown

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Expanding LA County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board

This law changes the size and composition of the board that runs transportation in Los Angeles County, adding new members to make decisions about public transit.

What This Bill Does

• Increases the number of people on the board from 14 to 18 starting January 1, 2029.
• Adds three more public members and the county executive to the board.
• Requires the authority to create a plan for revising its composition if there are changes in the number of supervisors or elimination of the county executive position.
• Asks the authority to submit a new plan by July 1, 2027, considering future changes like an increase in the number of board members.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
• Los Angeles County residents who use public transportation

Terms To Know

state-mandated local program

A state requirement that forces local governments to do something, often with extra funding provided by the state.

county executive

An official in charge of managing county operations and policies.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify when it will take effect.
• It is unclear how much extra funding the state will provide for local governments to follow these new rules.

Official Summary Text

SB 220, as amended, Allen.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority with specified powers and duties relative to transportation planning, programming, and operations in the County of Los Angeles. The authority is governed by a 14-member board of directors consisting of the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, 2 public members and one Los Angeles city council member appointed by the mayor, 4 members appointed from the other cities in the county, the 5 members of the board of supervisors, and a nonvoting member appointed by the Governor. If the number of members of the board of supervisors is increased, existing law requires the authority, within 60 days of the increase, to submit a plan to the Legislature for revising the composition of the authority.
Beginning January 1, 2029, this bill would expand the board of directors to 18 members by adding the county executive of the County of Los Angeles and 3 public members appointed by the county executive. The bill would also require the authority, within 60 days of an amendment to the charter of the County of Los Angeles to change the number of members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors or to eliminate the office of county executive, to submit a plan to the Legislature for revising the composition of the authority. To the extent the bill imposes new duties on the County of Los Angeles, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
At the November 5, 2024, general election, the voters of the County of Los Angeles approved Measure G, which, among other things, amended the charter of the County of Los Angeles to, in 2032, increase the number of members on the board of supervisors from 5 to 9.
The bill would require the authority, on or before July 1, 2027, to submit a plan to the Legislature for revising the composition of the authority to account for the amendments described above. To the extent the bill imposes new duties on the authority, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that,
if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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