BILL NUMBER: AB 2963	CHAPTERED  07/22/08

	CHAPTER  199
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 22, 2008
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 22, 2008
	PASSED THE SENATE  JULY 3, 2008
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 15, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2008
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 3, 2008

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gaines

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2008

   An act to amend Section 1963.7 of, to amend, renumber, and add
Section 1963.8 of, and to add Section 1963.9 to the Streets and
Highways Code, relating to neighborhood electric vehicles.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2963, Gaines. Neighborhood electric vehicles.
   Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2009, the Cities of
Lincoln and Rocklin in Placer County to establish a neighborhood
electric vehicle (NEV) transportation plan that enables these
low-speed vehicles to travel, among other things, on or along various
roadways. A person operating a NEV in the plan area in violation of
permit and safety rules adopted as part of the plan is guilty of an
infraction. If a NEV transportation plan is implemented, the cities
are required to submit a report to the Legislature by January 1,
2008, evaluating the effectiveness of the NEV plan and containing a
recommendation for either terminating, continuing, or expanding these
provisions.
   This bill would extend the January 1, 2009, termination date
applicable to these NEV provisions to January 1, 2012. Because the
bill would change the definition of a crime in that regard, it would
impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would extend the time
for the City of Rocklin to submit a report to the Legislature from
January 1, 2008, to January 1, 2009, relative to its implementation
of these provisions. The bill would declare that the City of Lincoln
has complied with these provisions and is thereby authorized to
proceed with the implementation of its NEV transportation plan. The
bill would require both cities, to the extent they implement a NEV
transportation plan, to report to the Legislature by January 1, 2011,
relative to whether the NEV transportation provisions should be
terminated, continued, or expanded statewide.
   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 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1963.7 of the Streets and Highways Code is
amended to read:
   1963.7.  (a) If the City of Rocklin adopts a NEV transportation
plan pursuant to this chapter, the city shall submit a report to the
Legislature on or before January 1, 2009, in consultation with the
Department of Transportation, the Department of the California
Highway Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies.
   (b) The report shall include all of the following:
   (1) A description of all NEV transportation plans and their
elements that have been authorized up to that time.
   (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the NEV transportation
plans, including their impact on traffic flows and safety.
   (3) A recommendation as to whether this chapter should be
terminated with respect to the City of Rocklin in the County of
Placer or expanded statewide.
  SEC. 2.  Section 1963.8 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
and renumbered to read:
   1963.10.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 3.  Section 1963.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code,
to read:
   1963.8.  The Legislature finds and declares that the City of
Lincoln has complied with all of the requirements of this chapter
relative to development of a NEV transportation plan and associated
reporting to the Legislature. Accordingly, the City of Lincoln is
authorized to proceed with the implementation of its NEV
transportation plan.
  SEC. 4.  Section 1963.9 is added to the Streets and Highways Code,
to read:
   1963.9.  (a) If the City of Lincoln or the City of Rocklin
implements a NEV transportation plan pursuant to this chapter, the
cities shall jointly, or individually if only one city implements a
plan, submit a subsequent report to the initial report required by
Section 1963.7 to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2011, in
consultation with the Department of Transportation, the Department of
the California Highway Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies.
   (b) The report shall include all of the following:
   (1) A description of all NEV transportation plans and their
elements that have been authorized up to that time.
   (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the NEV transportation
plans, including their impact on traffic flows and safety.
   (3) A recommendation as to whether this chapter should be
terminated, continued in existence applicable solely to the City of
Lincoln or the City of Rocklin in Placer County, or both, or expanded
statewide.
  SEC. 5.  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 will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.