Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority.

(1) Existing law creates the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, governed by a board of 5 voting members and 3 nonvoting members, appointed as specified, for purposes relating to the development of a light rail project extending from the City of Los Angeles to the Cities of Pasadena and Montclair, and authorizes the authority to accept grants, fees, and allocations from federal, state, local agencies, and private entities, and to accept transfers of funds from federal, state, and local agencies. This bill would increase to 6 the voting members of the board by adding one voting member appointed by the City of Montclair. Because this bill would require a local authority to assume additional responsibilities, it would create a state-mandated local program. (2) 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.