Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 75260

(a) The Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the Transportation Agency.
(b) Funds appropriated for the Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program shall be allocated by the Transportation Agency to regional transportation planning agencies with 50 percent of the moneys available to the program to be allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code and the other 50 percent to be allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) The Transportation Agency shall allocate funding under this program to regional transportation planning agencies subject to the requirements of Section 13987 of the Government Code and the guidelines adopted pursuant to that section.
(d) A regional transportation planning agency may use moneys allocated under the program for the following purposes:
1. (1) Funding zero-emission transit equipment, including, but not limited to, zero-emission vehicles and refueling infrastructure.
2. (2) Funding transit operations expenditures that prevent service reduction or elimination in order to maintain or increase transit ridership.
(e) A regional transportation planning agency may only use moneys for the purpose specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) if the expenditure is consistent with a regional short-term financial plan or a long-term financial plan, as applicable, approved pursuant to Section 13987 of the Government Code.
(f) In allowing the funds under the program to be available for operating costs, it is the intent of the Legislature for those expenditures to do all of the following:
1. (1) Provide one-time multiyear bridge funding for transit operators to address operational costs until long-term transit sustainability solutions are identified.
2. (2) Assist transit operators in preventing service cuts and increasing ridership.
3. (3) Prioritize the availability of transit for riders who are transit dependent.
4. (4) Prioritize transit agencies representing a significant percent of the region’s ridership.
(g) By October 31 of each year, a regional transportation planning agency that received funding under the program shall submit a report to the Transportation Agency on the use of those funds during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include all of the following information:
1. (1) How much funding was used for operating costs.
2. (2) The number, type, date, and location of zero-emission buses, trains, or other vehicles purchased.
3. (3) The number, type, data, and location of electric charging stations or hydrogen fueling stations installed.
4. (4) The nameplate capacity of installed equipment in kilowatts for electric charging stations and kilograms per day for hydrogen fueling stations.
5. (5) The total costs and the source of funding for vehicles and equipment purchased using these funds.
(h) For purposes of this section, “regional transportation planning agency” means a recipient of funding described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.