AB 747, as amended, Levine. State Highway Route 131: relinquishment.
Existing law gives the Department of Transportation full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law describes the authorized routes in the state highway system and establishes a process for adoption of a highway on an authorized route by the California Transportation Commission. Existing law also authorizes the commission to relinquish certain state highway segments to local agencies.
This bill would authorize the commission to relinquish to the Town of Tiburon in Marin County a specified portion of State Highway Route 131, under certain conditions.begin delete The bill would require the relinquishment to be done at no cost to the state except upon a finding of need by the commission.end delete
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 431 of the Streets and Highways Code
2 is amended to read:
(a) Route 131 is from Route 101 to Tiburon.
4(b) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the
5best interest of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms
6and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the Town of Tiburonbegin insert, end insert
7 the portion of Route 131 east of the intersection with Lyford Drive
8within the town limits of the Town of Tiburon, if the department
9and the town enter into an agreement providing for that
10relinquishment. The following conditions shall apply upon
11relinquishment:
12(1) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date
13following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment
14resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and
15conditions of the relinquishment.
16(2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the
17relinquished portion of Route 131 shall cease to be a state highway.
18(3) The portion of Route 131 relinquished under this subdivision
19shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
20(4) The Town of Tiburon shall ensure the continuity of traffic
21flow on the relinquished portion of Route 131, including any traffic
22signal progression, to the extent applicable.
23(5) begin deleteThe relinquishment shall be done at no
cost to the state
24except upon a finding of need by the commission. end delete
25of Route 131 relinquished under this subdivision, the Town of
26Tiburon shall install and maintain within its jurisdiction, signs
27directing motorists to the continuation of Route 131 to the extent
28deemed necessary by the department.end insert
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