BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: April 15, 2013
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
AB 747 (Levine) - As Introduced: February 21, 2013
SUBJECT : State highway: relinquishment: State Route 131
SUMMARY : This bill allows the California Transportation
Commission (CTC) to relinquish a segment of State Route (SR) 131
in the Town of Tiburon. Specifically, this bill :
1)Authorizes CTC, upon a determination that it is the best
interest of the state to do so and upon an agreement between
the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the
Town of Tiburon, to relinquish to Tiburon the segment of SR
131 beginning east of the intersection with Lyford Drive
within the town limits.
2)Provides that the relinquishments will become effective on the
date following the county recordation of the relinquishment
resolutions containing CTC's approval of the specified terms
and conditions.
3)Specifies that, following the effective date of
relinquishment, the relinquished segments will no longer be
state highways and may not be considered for future adoption
as state highways.
4)Requires the Town of Tiburon to ensure continuity of traffic
flow, including traffic signal progression, on the
relinquished segment.
5)Provides that the relinquishment is to be done at no cost to
the state, unless upon a finding of the CTC.
EXISTING LAW :
6)Statutorily identifies state highway system routes.
7)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
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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.
1)Provides for the expansion or deletion of the state highway
system through a process whereby CTC makes a finding that it
is in the best interest of the state to include or delete a
specified portion of roadway to the system.
2)Provides for the relinquishment of a portion of state highway
to a city or county under an agreement between the local
jurisdiction and Caltrans when an act of the Legislature has
deleted the portion of highway from the state highway system.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS: Each session, numerous bills authorizing CTC to
relinquish segments of the state highway segments 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.
SR 131 is an approximately 4-mile stretch of road that connects
the Town of Tiburon with U.S. Route 101. AB 747 will provide
for the relinquishment of about a one-mile segment within the
town limits. According to the author, both the town and
Caltrans are in discussions on the relinquishment.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION :
Support
None on file
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Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093