BILL NUMBER: AB 61	CHAPTERED  07/20/07

	CHAPTER  103
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 20, 2007
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 20, 2007
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 9, 2007
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2007
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 9, 2007

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nava

                        DECEMBER 4, 2006

   An act to amend Section 95400 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 61, Nava. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District.
   Existing law establishes the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit
District, which is governed by a board of 5 members.
   This bill would increase the number of members on the board by 2
members to a total of 7 members. The bill would require the City
Council of the City of Carpinteria and the City Council of the City
of Goleta to each appoint one of the additional members to the board.

   By increasing the membership of the board of the Santa Barbara
Metropolitan Transit District, this 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 no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 95400 of the Public Utilities Code is amended
to read:
   95400.  The government of the district shall be vested in a board
of seven members. Two of the directors shall be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara. Two of the
directors shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Santa
Barbara. One of the directors shall be appointed by the City Council
of the City of Carpinteria. One of the directors shall be appointed
by the City Council of the City of Goleta. The six directors so
appointed shall choose and appoint the seventh director. The board
shall elect its chairman, and a majority vote is necessary for the
election of the chairman of the board.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district are the result of a program for which legislative authority
was requested by that local agency or school district, within the
meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code and Section 6 of
Article XIII B of the California Constitution.