BILL NUMBER: AB 995	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Nava

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2007

   An act relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 995, as introduced, Nava. California Ports Infrastructure,
Security, and Air Quality Improvement Account.
   Existing law, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality,
and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, approved by the voters as
Proposition 1B in the November 2006 general election, establishes the
Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security
Fund of 2006 in the State Treasury. Specified moneys in the fund are
required to be deposited in the California Ports Infrastructure,
Security, and Air Quality Improvement Account to be available upon
appropriation by the Legislature, for certain purposes. Existing law
requires $2,000,000,000 to be transferred from this account to the
Trade Corridors Improvement Fund and requires moneys in this fund to
be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the
annual Budget Bill, for allocation by the California Transportation
Commission for infrastructure improvements along specified trade
corridors. Existing law also requires $1,000,000,000 from this
account to be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
to the State Air Resources Board for emission reductions, not
otherwise required by law or regulation, from activities related to
the movement of freight along California's trade corridors.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to advance
certain goals and policies relating to these funds.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to advance certain
goals and policies relating to funds appropriated by the Legislature
(a) from the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund for allocation by the
California Transportation Commission for infrastructure improvements
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 of
the Government Code and (b) from the California Ports Infrastructure,
Security, and Air Quality Improvement Account to the Air Resources
Board for emission reductions pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 of the Government Code.