2009 California Public Utilities Code - Section 132820-132824 :: Chapter 3. Powers And Functions

132820.  The commission may do any of the following:
   (a) Use up to 3 percent of the revenues in the local
transportation fund for the purpose of carrying out its
responsibilities.
   (b) Sue and be sued.
   (c) Enter into contracts with qualified vendors to further the
purposes of the commission.
   (d) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of
this division.

132824.  The commission shall undertake the following:
   (a)  Prepare a short-range transportation plan that includes the
development and approval of a three- to five-year transportation
improvement program, as follows:
   (1) The transportation improvement program shall apply to all
projects funded with federal, state, and local funds.
   (2) The transportation improvement program shall be developed in
coordination and consultation with the multicounty designated
transportation planning agency, and shall be consistent with that
agency's regional transportation plan.
   (3) The county commission and the multicounty designated
transportation planning agency shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding specifying the process for preparing the transportation
improvement program.
   (4) The commission shall consult with its member agencies, the
Department of Transportation, adjacent counties, and other entities
public and private when preparing its short-range plan and
transportation improvement program.
   (b)  The commission shall be responsible for administering the
funds deposited in the local transportation fund according to the
terms and conditions of the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of Division 10), which is
also known as the Transportation Development Act, or any successor to
that act.
   (c) The commission shall be responsible for preparing the
short-range transit plan required by the Transportation Development
Act.