Imperial County Transportation Commission.

Existing law creates the Imperial County Transportation Commission, requires the commission's governing board, among other things, to adopt an annual budget, and establishes certain notice requirements relating to the adoption of the annual budget. Existing law requires the commission to prepare a short-range transportation plan and a specified short-range transit plan, and to administer certain transportation moneys. Existing law authorizes the commission to use up to 3% of those transportation moneys for purposes of carrying out its planning and programming responsibilities. This bill would expressly limit the use of those transportation moneys to only its transportation planning and programming responsibilities. The bill would authorize the commission, in cooperation with local agencies, as defined, that elect to participate, to assist those agencies in the coordination, administration, and implementation of programs and policies. The bill would authorize the commission to evaluate, develop, and implement specified nontransportation programs that it determines would provide local benefits by consolidating and sharing costs and resources, by facilitating local agency cooperation, or by operating under the commission's management. The bill would expressly authorize the commission to function as a regional agency for purposes of the development of an integrated waste management plan and as a service authority for freeway emergencies, as specified. The bill would prohibit the commission from using transportation moneys for nontransportation purposes.