BILL NUMBER: AB 1369	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Patterson

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code,
relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1369, as introduced, Patterson. Transportation capital
projects: intercity rail: programming.
   Existing law provides for programming of various transportation
funds that are available for transportation capital projects through
the state transportation improvement program process administered by
the California Transportation Commission. Under these provisions, 75%
of available resources are programmed for regional improvement
projects nominated by regional transportation agencies, and 25% of
available resources are programmed for interregional improvement
projects nominated by the Department of Transportation. Existing law
requires 60% of the funds available for interregional improvement
projects to be programmed for state highway projects in rural areas
and for intercity rail improvement projects, with a requirement for
at least 15% of those funds to be programmed for intercity rail
improvement projects.
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   164.  (a) Funds made available for transportation capital
improvement projects under subdivision (e) of Section 163 shall be
programmed and expended for the following program categories:
   (1) Twenty-five percent for interregional improvements.
   (2) Seventy-five percent for regional improvements.
   (b) Sixty percent of the funds available for interregional
improvements under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be
programmed and expended for improvements to state highways that are
specified in Sections 164.10 to 164.20, inclusive, and that are
outside the boundaries of an urbanized area with a population of more
than 50,000, and for intercity rail improvements.
   (c) Not less than 15 percent of the amount of funds programmed
under subdivision (b) shall be programmed for intercity rail
improvement projects, including  separation of 
grade  separation  projects.
   (d) Funds made available under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)
shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed
to facilitate interregional movement of people and goods. The
projects may include state highway, intercity passenger rail, mass
transit guideway, or grade separation projects.
   (e) Funds made available under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a)
shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed
to improve transportation within the region. The projects may
include, but shall not be limited to, improving state highways, local
roads, public transit, intercity rail, pedestrian, and bicycle
facilities, and grade separation, transportation system management,
transportation demand management, soundwall projects, intermodal
facilities, safety, and providing funds to match federal funds.