CA Pub Util Code Section 120478

The rules and regulations adopted by the board shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a)

Criteria to determine the definition and validity of a regional transit service dispute.

(b)

Procedures for the submission of a regional transit service dispute to the board.

(c)

The information, such as the matter in dispute, to be included in the notice to be sent to the parties in the regional transit service dispute.

(d)

The procedure for mediation prior to a hearing before a transit coordination and service committee.

(e)

The appointment, if mediation fails, of a transit coordination and service committee, consisting of board members, to hold a public hearing on the regional transit service dispute in the locality of the dispute and to make reports of its findings of fact and its recommendations regarding the dispute to the board.

(f)

The adoption of one or more alternative procedures for the review and resolution of regional disputes involving the San Diego Transit Corporation, to be mutually agreed upon by the parties to the dispute.

(g)

If the regional dispute involves one or more local agencies not within the area governed by the board, the adoption of one or more alternative procedures for the review and resolution of the dispute, to be mutually agreed upon by the parties to the dispute.

(h)

Actions the board may take to resolve the dispute.