BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 282 (Transportation Committee)
As Amended September 2, 2009
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |78-0 |(May 11, 2009) |SENATE: |39-0 |(September 4, |
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Original Committee Reference: TRANS .
SUMMARY : Enacts several noncontroversial amendments to
transportation-related statutes.
The Senate amendments :
1)Correct an erroneous cross-reference in the Public Contract
Code regarding the authority of transit operators to award
design-build contracts and provide more precise terminology
for the determination of the price of those projects.
2)Delete language that would add 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.
3)Assure that this bill will not "chapter out" AB 62
(Portantino), Chapter 73, Statutes of 2009, regarding video
screens in the front seats of vehicles, or any other bill from
this year's legislative session that deals with the
impoundment of taxicabs.
EXISTING LAW includes numerous technical provisions dealing with
various transportation issues.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1)Required interest earnings from the investment of Proposition
1B bond funds to be subject to the same restrictions as the
bond proceeds themselves.
2)Conformed the Public Utilities Code to the Government Code in
regard to the time by which transit operators must file annual
reports with the California State Controller's office.
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3)Added 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)Clarified that organ donors may limit the use of their
donations strictly for research purposes.
5)Corrected 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)Added 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.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, no direct state fiscal effect.
COMMENTS : The Transportation Committee annually authors an
"omnibus bill," combining various technical statutory "fixes"
brought to it by agencies and individuals that deal with
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. The bill's various provisions are sponsored by
entities such as the State Controller, Donate Life California,
Legislative Counsel, and the California Municipal Utilities
Association.
Analysis Prepared by : Howard Posner / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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