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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          AB 1957 (Dickinson)
          As Amended  March 6, 2014
          Majority vote 

           TRANSPORTATION      15-0        APPROPRIATIONS      17-0        
           
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          |Ayes:|Lowenthal, Linder,        |Ayes:|Gatto, Bigelow,           |
          |     |Achadjian, Ammiano,       |     |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian  |
          |     |Bloom, Bonta, Buchanan,   |     |Calderon, Campos,         |
          |     |Daly, Frazier, Gatto,     |     |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez,  |
          |     |Holden, Nazarian,         |     |Holden, Jones, Linder,    |
          |     |Patterson, Quirk-Silva,   |     |Pan, Quirk,               |
          |     |Waldron                   |     |Ridley-Thomas, Wagner,    |
          |     |                          |     |Weber                     |
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          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Authorizes the California Transportation Commission  
          (CTC) to relinquish portions of State Route (SR) 16 to the City  
          and County of Sacramento.  Specifically this bill:

          1)Relinquishes the portion SR 16 located within the city limits  
            of Sacramento to the City of Sacramento.  

          2)Relinquishes the portion of SR 16 east of the City of  
            Sacramento boundary and west of Watt Avenue to the County of  
            Sacramento.  

           EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Statutorily identifies state highway system routes.  

          2)Defines a "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  
            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.  








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          4)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.  

          5)Provides for the relinquishment of a portion of the state  
            highway to a city or county under an agreement between the  
            local jurisdiction and the Department of Transportation  
            (Caltrans) when an act of the Legislature has deleted the  
            portion of highway from the state highway system.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  According to the Assembly Appropriations  
          Committee:

          1)Potentially moderate one-time costs (State Highway Account)  
            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.  
          2)Moderate long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans,  
            if the CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway  
            segment.  

           COMMENTS  :  Each session, numerous bills authorizing CTC to  
          relinquish segments of the state highway system 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.  

          The City and County of Sacramento are seeking relinquishment of  
          portions of SR 16.  The portion SR 16 within the City of  
          Sacramento city limits would be relinquished to the City of  
          Sacramento and the remainder (east of the City of Sacramento  
          boundary and west of Watt Avenue) would be relinquished to the  
          County of Sacramento.  These entities believe that controlling  








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          these segments will allow them to make improvements that better  
          accommodate future development plans in the area.  

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :   Victoria Alvarez / TRANS. / (916) 319-  
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