BILL NUMBER: AB 2784 CHAPTERED 09/09/04 CHAPTER 432 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 19, 2004 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 11, 2004 AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 9, 2004 AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 6, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 20, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 19, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2004 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Pavley, Strickland, and Jackson (Principal coauthors: Senators Kuehl and McClintock) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Richman) FEBRUARY 20, 2004 An act to amend Section 130054.1 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2784, Pavley. Ventura County Transportation Commission: membership. Existing law, the County Transportation Commissions Act, establishes the Ventura County Transportation Commission consisting of 8 members. Under existing law, 2 members are members of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, 3 members are appointed by the Ventura County City Selection Committee, 2 are citizen members, and one is a nonvoting member appointed by the Governor. Existing law provides for alternate commission members and specifies a 4-year term for members. Under existing law, each commission member may receive per diem compensation and necessary expenses incurred in performing commission duties. This bill would change the composition of the commission to increase the number of members from the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to 5, and would replace the 3 members appointed by the Ventura County City Selection Committee with one member from each incorporated city within Ventura County who is either the mayor or a city council member. The bill would delete the provisions regarding alternate commission members, and the length of membership terms for the voting members. Because the bill would increase the number of commission members who would be eligible for compensation for their duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. The bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 130054.1 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read: 130054.1. The Ventura County Transportation Commission shall consist of the following members: (1) Five members of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors. (2) One member from each incorporated city within Ventura County who shall be the mayor of the city or a member of its city council. The term of a member under this subdivision terminates when he or she ceases to hold that office or when replaced by the city council. (3) One citizen member appointed by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, who shall not be an elected official, but who shall be a resident of Ventura County. (4) One citizen member appointed by the Ventura County City Selection Committee, who shall not be an elected official, but who shall be a resident of Ventura County. (5) One nonvoting member appointed by the Governor. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district are the result of a program for which legislative authority was requested by that local agency or school district, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code and Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. SEC. 3. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: The Ventura County Transportation Commission faces a significant financial shortfall in funding from the State Highway Account resulting from the suspension of allocations for projects in the county. This financial shortfall will have a significant impact on the commission's ability to meet its responsibilities to the general public to provide funding for safe and efficient transportation systems and projects. To adequately address this issue in a timely and efficient manner, the County of Ventura and every city in the county must be represented on the commission to consider and act on alternative funding strategies to meet the countywide transportation priorities and needs. Therefore, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately to provide this membership on the commission.