Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in this chapter, the San Diego Association of Governments shall be consolidated into a public agency known as the consolidated agency. In addition, upon adoption of the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan by the consolidated agency, and not later than July 1, 2003, all public transit and other transportation planning and programming responsibilities, including, but not limited to, short and near-term operational and financial planning and program development of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) and the North San Diego County Transit Development Board (NCTD), except as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 132353.2 shall be consolidated into the consolidated agency. This consolidation shall be referred to as the initial transfer. A transition plan for the initial transfer of transit functions and responsibilities shall be developed by February 28, 2003, by the consolidated agency in consultation with the transit boards to ensure the efficient and timely transfer of the transit boards’ functions and responsibilities. All local, state, federal, and other funding available to carry out these responsibilities and those set forth in Section 132353.2, upon any consolidation, shall be deemed to be funding of the consolidated agency.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 743, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)