Existing law creates the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) with specified powers and duties relative to transportation planning, programming, and operations in the County of Los Angeles.
This bill would authorize LA Metro to impose a charge of up to $5 on the purchaser of a ticket from a ticket vendor to a sporting event in the County of Los Angeles for the 2026 FIFA World Cup or the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as specified. The bill would require LA Metro to use any revenues collected from that charge to support its transit operations. The bill would require LA Metro, if it imposes this charge, to allow any person to use its transit services at no charge on the day of a sporting event in the County of Los Angeles for the 2026 FIFA World Cup or the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games if the person presents a ticket to that sporting event at the location where LA Metro collects fares for transit services.