BILL ANALYSIS
AB 282
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Mike Eng, Chair
AB 282 (Committee on Transportation) - As Introduced: February
12, 2009
SUBJECT : Transportation Omnibus bill
SUMMARY : Enacts several noncontroversial amendments to
transportation-related statutes. Specifically, this bill :
1)Requires interest earnings from the investment of Proposition
1B bond funds to be subject to the same restrictions as the
bond proceeds themselves.
2)Conforms the Public Utilities Code to the Government Code in
regard to the time by which transit operators must file annual
reports with the Controller's office.
3)Adds municipal public safety agencies to those entities that
may operate a "school pupil activity bus" so that they may use
their buses for school programs.
4)Clarifies that organ donors may limit the use of their
donations strictly for research purposes.
5)Corrects a typographical error in a Vehicle Code section
dealing with the impoundment of vehicles being used as taxi
cabs in violation of taxi cab licensing requirements.
6)Adds water agencies and local-government providers of gas
services to the list of utilities that may use mobile digital
equipment in the front seat if the display has an opaque
covering that does not allow the driver to view it while
driving.
EXISTING LAW : Includes numerous technical provisions dealing
with various transportation issues.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : The Transportation Committee annually authors an
"omnibus bill," combining various technical statutory "fixes"
brought to it by agencies and individuals that deal with
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transportation issues. Last year's omnibus bill, AB 3064, while
being a consent item throughout the legislative process and
having no opposition, was nevertheless vetoed by the Governor
with what became a common 2008 veto message: "The historic delay
in passing the 2008-2009 State Budget has forced me to
prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the end of the year's
legislative session. Given the delay, I am only signing bills
that are the highest priority for California. This bill does
not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this time."
AB 282 contains many, but not all, of the provisions that were
included in the vetoed AB 3064. As with AB 3064, it is not
anticipated that any of these provisions will attract any
opposition. Items # 1 and 2 from the summary above are
sponsored by the State Controller; Item #3 is sponsored by the
Sacramento City Police Department; Item #4 is sponsored by
Donate Life California; Item #5 was suggested by Legislative
Counsel; and Item #6 is sponsored by the California Municipal
Utilities Association.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
California Municipal Utilities Association
California State Controller John Chiang
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Opposition
None received
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093