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          Date of Hearing:   April 30, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                  AB 1957 (Dickinson) - As Amended:  March 6, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                               
          TransportationVote:15-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission  
          (CTC) to relinquish, to the City of Sacramento and to the County  
          of Sacramento, the portions of State Route 16 west of Watt  
          Avenue that fall within each entity's jurisdiction.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          1)Potentially moderate one-time costs (State Highway Account  
            [SHA]) depending on the outcome of negotiations between  
            Caltrans and the City and County and a determination by  
            Caltrans that the relinquishment is in the best interest of  
            the state.  (See Comment #1)

          2)Moderate long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans,  
            if the CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway  
            segment.

           COMMENTS  

           1)Background  . Legislation is required before any segment of  
            state highway can be relinquished to another governmental  
            entity.  Relinquishment provides the recipient agency with  
            more control over a local transportation project and relieves  
            Caltrans of further responsibility to improve, maintain, or  
            repair infrastructure related to the relinquished state  
            highway segment.

            According to Caltrans, in recent years the initial cost of  
            relinquishments has ranged from $0 to over $1 million per  
            centerline mile.  These costs are driven by a number of  








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            factors, including roadway condition, projected maintenance  
            costs and any planned capital projects.

            The actual cost of a particular relinquishment is negotiated  
            directly with the local agency, but must be based on a  
            cost-benefit analysis using a 10-year analysis period.  Prior  
            to this analysis, the baseline cost is assumed to be $0.  All  
            proposed costs beyond the baseline are subject to review and  
            approval by the Department's Relinquishment Advisory Committee  
            to ensure statewide consistency in application of the  
            established evaluation criteria.

           2)Purpose  . The City of Sacramento is seeking relinquishment of  
            the portion of SR 16 located between Watt Avenue and the City  
            boundary from the state because it believes controlling this  
            segment will allow it to make improvements that better  
            accommodate future development plans in the area.  
            Approximately one-half mile of the two-mile section proposed  
            for relinquishment lies within the County.
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081