93010-93012

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 93010-93012




93010.  (a) The authority is hereby created, having a service area
comprised of the Counties of Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, and
Trinity, to provide rail passenger and freight service within those
counties.
   (b) The County of Marin may elect to join the authority and, if
that election is made, the authority is expanded to include that
county.



93011.  (a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors,
composed as follows:
   (1) Two persons appointed by each of the boards of supervisors of
the Counties of Humboldt and Mendocino. If the County of Marin or the
County of Sonoma elects to join the authority, the board of
supervisors of the county so joining shall appoint two persons to the
board of directors.
   (2) A city representative, selected by the cities served by the
rail line.
   (3) A board member of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and
Transportation District, who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio
director of the authority.
   (b) All directors, except the ex officio director, shall serve for
terms of two years and until their successors have qualified.
   (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law including the
common law doctrine that precludes the simultaneous holding of
incompatible offices, a local government officer may be appointed and
may serve as a member of the authority's board of directors if the
person also meets the other applicable qualifications of this title.



93012.  The authority shall conduct its first meeting not later than
120 days after the abandonment or discontinuance of service on any
of the railroad lines specified in Section 93001.