Section 99314.5.

(a) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 or 99314.3 shall be allocated to an operator unless it is eligible for allocations under Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260), without considering any funds to be allocated to it pursuant to those sections, or it is in a county in which funds may be allocated for purposes specified in Section 99400.

(b) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 shall be allocated to a city or county for the purposes specified in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 99400 unless it is eligible for allocations under Article 8 (commencing with Section 99400) for those purposes, without considering any funds to be allocated to it pursuant to that section.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in allocating the funds, the transportation planning agencies and the county transportation commissions, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, give priority consideration to claims to offset reductions in federal operating assistance and the unanticipated increase in the cost of fuel, to enhance existing public transportation services, and to meet high-priority regional, countywide, or areawide public transportation needs.

(d) No funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.3 or 99314.3 shall be allocated to a claimant for the purposes specified in Section 99275 unless it is eligible for allocation under Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) for those purposes, without considering any funds to be allocated to it pursuant to those sections.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or limit the ability of, a public transit operator to do the following:

(1) Contract with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license.

(2) Employ part-time drivers.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)