Established in 1971, the Lassen County Transportation Department a local transportation commission that distributes transportation fund revenues to local agencies for transit services. It consists of more than five members from the Lassen County Board of Supervisors and Susanville City Council. The department allocates transit funds to agencies to operate the Lassen Rural Bus System, which is a regional, publicly owned and operated transit system. It offers taxi coupon and senior service transportation programs. The department additionally provides regional transportation plan and the regional transportation improvement program. It is also the Regional Transportation Planning Agency for Lassen County, Calif. The department is a part of Lassen County, which operates administration, animal control, community development, public works and sheriff departments. The Lassen County Transportation Department is located in Susanville, Calif.