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          Date of Hearing:   May 1, 2013

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                 AB 466 (Quirk-Silva) - As Amended:  March 14, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                               
          TransportationVote:16-0 (Consent)

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill:

          1)Updates references to federal law to reflect the newly enacted  
            federal transportation legislation-the Moving Ahead for  
            Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21).  

          2)Directs Caltrans to apportion the Congestion Mitigation and  
            Air Quality Act (CMAQ) Improvement Program funds to  
            metropolitan planning organizations according to weighted  
            factors virtually identical to those previously specified in  
            federal law.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible fiscal impact.

           COMMENTS  

           Background and Purpose  . The CMAQ program funds transportation  
          projects or programs that contribute to attainment or  
          maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for  
          ozone and carbon monoxide. Typical eligible highway improvements  
          include traffic signal control systems, incident management  
          programs, high occupancy vehicle lanes, and truck climbing lanes  
          that do not add capacity. 

          During MAP-21's two-year funding cycle, California expects to  
          receive $445 million in CMAQ funding.  With enactment of MAP-21  
          last year, the federal CMAQ program no longer includes a  
          statutory distribution formula for CMAQ funds. States instead  








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          receive these funds in a lump sum. 
          AB 466 maintains the long-standing formula for distribution of  
          CMAQ funds to regional and local transportation authorities,  
          with an increased focus on addressing particulate matter (PM)  
          2.5, as required by MAP-21.
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081