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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 1957
          Author:   Dickinson (D)
          Amended:  8/21/14 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE  :  11-0, 6/17/14
          AYES:  DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso,  
            Lara, Liu, Pavley, Roth, Wyland

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  5-0, 8/14/14
          AYES:  De León, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Walters, Gaines

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  77-0, 5/27/14 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    State Highway Route 16

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill authorizes the California Transportation  
          Commission (CTC) to relinquish segments of State Route (SR) 16  
          in the City of Sacramento as well as in the unincorporated  
          portion of Sacramento County.

           Senate Floor Amendments  of 8/21/14 make a technical change.

           ANALYSIS  :    

          Existing law:

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          1. Identifies the California state highway system through a  
             description of segments of the state's regional and  
             interregional roads that are owned and operated by the  
             Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

          2. Defines a "state highway" as any roadway that is acquired,  
             laid out, constructed, improved, or maintained as a state  
             highway according to legislative authorization.

          3. Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature for the  
             routes of the state highway system to 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.

          4. Provides a two-step process for the state to expand or delete  
             a section of the state highway system that begins with the  
             Legislature amending existing law and then CTC making  
             findings that it is in the best interest of the state to  
             include or delete a specified portion of roadway from the  
             system.

          This bill:

          1. Authorizes CTC to relinquish to the City of Sacramento the  
             portion of SR 16 within its city limits, upon terms and  
             conditions approved by CTC.  

          2. Authorizes CTC to relinquish to Sacramento County the portion  
             of SR 16 within the unincorporated area of the county that is  
             east of the City of Sacramento and west of Watt Avenue, upon  
             terms and conditions approved by CTC.  

          3. Provides that the relinquishment will become effective the  
             date following the county recordation of the relinquishment  
             resolution.

          4. Specifies that following the effective date of  
             relinquishment, the relinquished segment will no longer be a  
             state highway and may not be considered for future adoption  
             as a state highway.  

          5. Requires the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County to: 


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             A.    Ensure the continuity of traffic flow, including any  
                traffic signal progression, and to provide signage  
                directing motorists to the continuation of SR 16. 

             B.    Maintain the federal Surface Transportation  
                Assistance Act truck route designation for SR 16.

           Comments
           
          According to the author's office, local and regional plans  
          include a major concentration of new development along the  
          corridor that will transform SR 16, also known as Jackson  
          Highway or Jackson Road, into a route of both interregional and  
          local significance.  At this time, however, the state does not  
          have the resources to improve SR 16, nor does it have any plans  
          to do so.  The author's office argues that without this bill,  
          any road improvement process will be cumbersome, inefficient,  
          and expensive because Caltrans will need to be involved in the  
          review and approval process.  This bill enables the local  
          governments to convert the SR 16 corridor from a state highway  
          to an urban arterial consistent with local and regional  
          transportation plans.

           Relinquishments  .  Each session, the Legislature passes and the  
          Governor signs numerous bills authorizing CTC to relinquish  
          segments of the state highway system to local jurisdictions.   
          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.  Relinquishments can be  
          a win-win as they provide recipient agencies with greater  
          control over a local segment of the state highway system and  
          relieve Caltrans of any further responsibility to improve,  
          maintain, or repair the segment.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

          According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, unknown  
          one-time costs ranging from minor up to $2.5 million to Caltrans  
          prior to the relinquishment of the designated segments of SR 16  
          (State Highway Account).  These costs will be offset in future  
          years due to avoided maintenance costs on the relinquished  

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          segments.

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/22/14)

          City of Sacramento
          Sacramento Area Council of Governments
          Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

           
          ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  77-0, 5/27/14
          AYES:  Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Bigelow, Bloom,  
            Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian  
            Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,  
            Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox,  
            Frazier, Beth Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon,  
            Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hernández,  
            Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal,  
            Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi,  
            Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V.  
            Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas,  
            Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski,  
            Wilk, Williams, Yamada, Atkins
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Patterson, Quirk-Silva, Vacancy


          JA:dk  8/22/14   Senate Floor Analyses 

                           SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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