BILL ANALYSIS
SB 993
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 993 (Huff)
As Amended August 20, 2010
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :35-0
TRANSPORTATION 14-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Bonnie Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Conway, | |
| |Jeffries, | |Bradford, | |
| |Bill Berryhill, | |Huffman, Coto, Davis, De | |
| |Blumenfield, Buchanan, | |Leon, Gatto, Hall, | |
| |Eng, Furutani, Galgiani, | |Harkey, Miller, Nielsen, | |
| |Hayashi, Miller, Niello, | |Norby, Skinner, Solorio, | |
| |Norby, Portantino, | |Torlakson, Torrico | |
| |Solorio | | | |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes the California Transportation Commission
(CTC) to relinquish State Route (SR) 66 in the City of Claremont
to the City of Claremont and SR 19 in the City of Lakewood to
the City of Lakewood, upon terms and conditions that the CTC
finds to be in the best interests of the state; updates the
statutory route definitions of SR 66 and SR 19 to reflect
previous relinquishments; resolves chaptering out conflicts.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Statutorily identifies state highway system routes.
2)Defines "state highway" as any roadway that is acquired, laid
out, constructed, improved, or maintained as a state highway
pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization.
3)Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that the
prescribed routes of the state highway system connect the
communities and regions of the state and that they serve the
state's economy by connecting centers of commerce, industry,
agriculture, mineral wealth, and recreation.
4)Provides for the expansion or deletion of the state highway
system through a process whereby CTC makes a finding that it
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is in the best interest of the state to include or delete a
specified portion of roadway to the system.
5)Provides for the relinquishment of a portion of state highway
to a city or county under an agreement between the local
jurisdiction and the Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
when an act of the Legislature has deleted the portion of
highway from the state highway system.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee:
1)Potentially moderate one-time costs, depending on the outcome
of negotiations between Caltrans and the city and on CTC
approval.
2)Long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans if the
CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway segment.
COMMENTS : Each session, numerous bills authorizing CTC to
relinquish segments of the state highway system to local
jurisdictions are passed by the Legislature and signed by the
Governor. Relinquishment transactions are generally preceded by
a negotiation of terms and conditions between the local
jurisdiction and Caltrans. Once an agreement has been
established, CTC typically approves the relinquishment and
verifies its approval via a resolution. The final step is for
the Legislature to delete these segments from current law.
State highway relinquishments provide recipient agencies with
greater control over a local transportation segment and relieve
Caltrans of any further responsibility to improve, maintain, or
repair it.
The City of Claremont is seeking relinquishment of SR 66 from
the state because it believes controlling the highway within its
city limits is critically important to its future redevelopment
plans. Similarly, the City of Lakewood is seeking
relinquishment of SR 19 within its city boundaries.
Related legislation:
SB 246 (Brulte), Chapter 248, Statutes of 2002, permitted the
portion of SR 66 in the City of Rancho Cucamonga to be
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relinquished to the city.
SB 857 (Soto), Chapter 251, Statutes of 2002, permitted the
portion of SR 66 in the City of Fontana to be relinquished to
the city.
AB 3030 (Emmerson), Chapter 507, Statutes of 2006, permitted the
relinquishment of the portion of SR 66 in the City of Upland.
SB 1366 (Negrete McLeod), Chapter 717, Statutes of 2008,
permitted the relinquishment of the portion of SR 66 in the City
of Rialto.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
FN: 0006509