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 PUBLIC LAW 96-551—DEC. 19, 1980

94 STAT. 3251

to the agency and shall be strictly accountable to all participating bodies for all receipts and disbursement. (d) The agency is authorized to receive gifts, donations, subven- Gifts. tions, grants, and other financial aids and funds; but the agency may not own land except as provided in subdivision (i) of article III. (e) The agency shall not obligate itself beyond the moneys due Obligations. under this article for its support from the several counties and the States for the current fiscal year, plus any moneys on hand or irrevocably pledged to its support from other sources. No obligation contracted by the agency shall bind either of the party States or any political subdivision thereof. ARTICLE IX.—TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT

(a) The Tahoe transportation district is hereby established as a special purpose district. The boundaries of the district are coterminous with those of the region. (b) The business of the district shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of: (1) One member of the county board of supervisors of each of the counties of El Dorado and Placer; (2) One member of the city council of the city of South Lake Tahoe; (3) One member each of the board of county commissioners of Douglas County and of Washoe County; (4) One member of the board of supervisors of Carson City; (5) The director of the California Department of Transportation; and (6) The director of the department of transportation of the State of Nevada. Any director may designate an alternate. (c) The vote of at least five of the directors must agree to take action. If at least five votes in favor of an action are not cast, an action of rejection shall be deemed to have been taken. (d) The Tahoe transportation district may in accordance with the adopted transportation plan: (1) Own and operate a public transportation system to the exclusion of all other publicly owned transportation systems in the region. (2) Acquire upon mutually agreeable terms any public transportation system or facility owned by a county, city or special purpose district within the region. (3) Hire the employees of existing public transportation systems that are acquired by the district without loss of benefits to the employees, bargain collectively with employee organizations, and extend pension and other collateral benefits to employees. (4) Fix the rates and charges for transit services provided pursuant to this subdivision. (5) Issue revenue bonds and other evidence of indebtedness. (6) By resolution, determine and propose for adoption a tax for the purpose of obtaining services of the district. The tax proposed must be general and of uniform operation throughout the region, and may not be graduated in any way. The district is prohibited from imposing an ad valorem tax, a tax measured by gross or net receipts on business, a tax or charge that is assessed against people or vehicles as they enter or leave the region, and any tax, direct or indirect, on gaming tables and devices.

Establishment.

Board of directors.

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