BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2495
Author: Nunez (D)
Amended: 5/26/06 in Assembly
Vote: 21
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE : 3-2, 6/28/06
AYES: Bowen, Cedillo, Perata
NOES: Ashburn, Battin
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 48-32, 5/31/06 - See last page for vote
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.
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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:
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
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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.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 6/26/06)
City of Los Angeles
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Arambula, Baca, Bass, Berg, Bermudez, Calderon,
Canciamilla, Chan, Chavez, Chu, Cohn, Coto, De La Torre,
Dymally, Evans, Frommer, Goldberg, Hancock, Jerome
Horton, Jones, Karnette, Klehs, Koretz, Laird, Leno,
Levine, Lieber, Lieu, Liu, Matthews, Montanez, Mullin,
Nation, Nava, Negrete McLeod, Oropeza, Parra, Pavley,
Ridley-Thomas, Ruskin, Saldana, Salinas, Torrico, Umberg,
Vargas, Wolk, Yee, Nunez
NOES: Aghazarian, Benoit, Blakeslee, Bogh, Cogdill,
Daucher, DeVore, Emmerson, Garcia, Harman, Haynes,
Shirley Horton, Houston, Huff, Keene, La Malfa, La Suer,
Leslie, Maze, McCarthy, Mountjoy, Nakanishi, Niello,
Plescia, Richman, Sharon Runner, Spitzer, Strickland,
Tran, Villines, Walters, Wyland
JJA:cm 8/11/06 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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