2007 California Government Code Article 2. Planning

CA Codes (gov:66540.32-66540.34)

66540.32.  (a) The authority shall create and adopt, on or before
July 1, 2009, an emergency water transportation system management
plan for water transportation services in the bay area region in the
event that bridges, highways, and other facilities are rendered
wholly or significantly inoperable.
   (b) The authority shall create and adopt, on or before January 1,
2009, a transition plan to facilitate the transfer of existing public
transportation ferry services within the bay area region to the
authority pursuant to this title. In the preparation of the
transition plan, priority shall be given to ensuring continuity in
the programs, services, and activities of existing public
transportation ferry services.
   (c) In developing the plans described in subdivisions (a) and (b),
the authority shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible with
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the State Office of
Emergency Services, the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and shall,
to the fullest extent possible, coordinate its planning with local
agencies, including those local agenciess that operated, or
contracted for the operation of, public water transportation services
as of the effective date of this title.. To avoid duplication of
work, the authority shall make maximum use of data and information
available from the planning programs of the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission, the State Office of Emergency Services,
the Association of Bay Area Governments, the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission, the cities and counties in
the San Francisco Bay area, and other public and private planning
agencies. In addition, the authority shall consider both of the
following:
   (1) The San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Implementation and
Operations Plan adopted by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit
Authority on July 10, 2003.
   (2) Any other plan concerning water transportation within the bay
area region developed or adopted by any general purpose local
government or special district that operates or sponsors water
transit, including, but not limited to, those water transportation
services provided under agreement with a private operator.
   (d) The authority shall prepare a specific transition plan for any
transfer not anticipated by the transition plan required under
subdivision (b).
   (e) At least 45 days prior to adoption of the plans required by
subdivisions (a) and (b), the authority shall provide a copy of the
plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) and the plan adopted
pursuant to subdivision (b) to each city and county in the bay area
region. Any of these cities or counties may provide comments on these
plans to the authority.


66540.34.  The authority shall refer for recommendation the plans of
routes, rights of way, terminals, yards, and related facilities and
improvements to the city councils and boards of supervisors within
whose jurisdiction those facilities and improvements lie and to any
other state, regional, and local agencies and commissions as may be
deemed appropriate by the authority. The authority shall give due
consideration to all recommendations submitted.