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AB-998 Transportation: San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Project: joint powers authority.(1995-1996)

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Assembly Bill No. 998
CHAPTER 126

An act to add and repeal Title 12.4 (commencing with Section 93200) of the Government Code, relating to transportation.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  July 18, 1995. Approved by Governor  July 17, 1995. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 998, Ducheny. Transportation: San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Project: joint powers authority.
Under existing law, if authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies, 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, may jointly exercise any power common to the contracting parties.
This bill would specifically authorize the establishment of a joint powers authority to facilitate, and generate funding for, the reactivation of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Project, as prescribed. These provisions would be repealed on January 1, 1997, unless the joint powers authority is in existence on June 1, 1996.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Title 12.4 (commencing with Section 93200) is added to the Government Code, to read:

TITLE 12.4. SAN DIEGO RAILROAD AUTHORITY

93200.
 A joint powers authority may be established, on or before June 1, 1996, to facilitate, and generate funding from any available local, state, federal, or private resources for the reactivation of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway Project. The authority shall include at least two of the following entities:
(a)  The County of San Diego.
(b)  The City of San Diego.
(c)  The City of National City.
(d)  The City of Chula Vista.
(e)  The City of Imperial Beach.
(f)  The San Diego Unified Port District.
(g)  The San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board.

93201.
 The administration of the authority shall be funded by the resources of the entities that comprise the authority.

93202.
 An authority established pursuant to Section 93200 shall submit a report to the Legislature not later than January 1, 1997, describing its activities and making recommendations, if any, for needed legislation.

93203.
 This title is repealed on January 1, 1997, unless the joint powers authority described in Section 93200 is in existence on June 1, 1996.