BILL ANALYSIS ----------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES |2005-06 Regular | | |Session | ----------------------------------------------------------- SENATOR DON PERATA, CHAIRMAN _____________________staff analysis Fiscal: Yes Hearing: 06/28/06 Urgency: No BILL NO: AB 2495 AUTHOR: Nunez AMENDED: 05/26/06 SUBJECT : California Transportation Commission SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill adds two legislative appointments to the California Transportation Commission. ANALYSIS : Existing Law 1.Establishes an 11-member California Transportation Commission (CTC), nine of whom are empowered to vote. 2.Requires the nine voting members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. 3.Requires one member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Rules Committee and one member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly to be non-voting ex officio members of the CTC and to participate in its activities to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as members of the Legislature. This bill: AB 2495 Page 2 of ? 1.Increases the membership of the CTC from 11 to 13. 2.Adds one member to be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee and one to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. 3.Specifies that neither of these appointments is subject to Senate confirmation and that they both shall hold office for terms of four years and until their successors are appointed. Comments The CTC is responsible for programming and allocating funds used in the construction of highway, intercity passenger rail and transit improvements throughout California. It also advises the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for California's transportation programs. Since its establishment in 1978, the CTC has been composed of nine voting members appointed by the Governor and two ex-officio, non-voting members, who are, traditionally, the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Transportation Committees. The terms of the voting members are four years in length and are staggered. The CTC carries out several important responsibilities related to establishing policies regarding the expenditure of state transportation revenues, including the adoption of the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP). When projects in the STIP, SHOPP, and the statutorily-established Traffic Congestion Relief Program are ready to go to bid, the CTC allocates revenues to them. The CTC's other responsibilities include the adoption of the fund estimate used by the Department of Transportation and the regional transportation planning agencies to prepare the regional transportation improvement programs and the STIP, and the adoption of guidelines used by the regions to prepare the regional transportation plans. AB 2495 Page 3 of ? RECOMMENDED CONSENT SUPPORT : (Verified 06/27/06) Mayor Villaraigosa, Los Angeles OPPOSE : (Verified 06/27/06) None received SENATE RULES COMMITTEE: Sandy Kenyon/651-4153