Bill Text: CA AB1191 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Local government finance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-08-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1191 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1191-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1191	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Huber

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to repeal Section 50075.5 of the Public Utilities Code,
relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1191, as introduced, Huber. San Joaquin Regional Transit
District.
   Existing law creates the San Joaquin Regional Transit District to
operate public transit services in the Stockton Metropolitan Area, as
defined, and the remainder of San Joaquin County. Existing law
requires all new intercity, interregional, and rural services
provided outside the Stockton Metropolitan Area to be open to
competitive bidding at least once every 5 years, and provides that
the district may be one of the bidders. Existing law requires the
contract for service to be let to the lowest responsible bidder, and
authorizes the board of the district to reject any and all bids and
readvertise the contract.
   This bill would repeal these competitive bidding requirements.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 50075.5 of the Public Utilities Code is
repealed. 
   50075.5.  All new intercity, interregional, and rural services
provided outside the Stockton Metropolitan Area shall be subject to
open competitive bidding at least once every five years. For the
bidding, the district may be one of the bidders. The district shall
cause notice inviting bids to be published at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation within San Joaquin County, which
publication shall be made at least 10 days before bids are to be
received. The contract for service shall be let to the lowest
responsible bidder. The board may reject any and all bids and may
readvertise in its discretion.