Opinion No. (2010)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE ALAN LOWENTHAL, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Does Government Code section 1099 apply to members of the California HighSpeed Rail Authority? 2. If so, are the offices of Mayor of the City of Anaheim, member of the board of directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority, member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or member of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority incompatible with the office of member of the High-Speed Rail Authority? 3. What are the remedies available to address the holding of incompatible offices? *Page 2 CONCLUSIONS 1. Government Code section 1099 applies to members of the High-Speed Rail Authority. 2. The offices of Mayor of the City of Anaheim, member of the board of directors of the Orange County Transportation Authority, member of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and member of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority are incompatible with the office of member of the High-Speed Rail Authority. 3. Under section 1099, the holder of…