Amended in Assembly April 9, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2036

Introduced by Assembly Member Mansoor

February 20, 2014

An act to add Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 31495) to Division 17 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2036, as amended, Mansoor. Toll facilities.

Existing law authorizes certain toll facilities on public highways.

This bill would authorize a toll facility to be initially implemented on a public highway begin insert within the boundaries of the County of Orange end insert only if the toll facility is approved by a 2⁄3 vote of the electorate in the begin delete area served by the toll facility end delete begin insert county end insert , and would define begin delete “area,” “public highway,” end delete begin insert “public highway” end insert and “toll facility” for these purposes.

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This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity for special legislation.

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

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 31495) is
added to Division 17 of the Streets and Highways Code, to read:

 

Chapter  9. Toll Facilities

 

31495.  

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
division, Article 3 (commencing with Section 90) of Chapter 1 of
Division 1, or any other law, a toll facility may be initially
implemented on a public highway begin insert within the boundaries of the
County of Orange end insert only if the toll facility is approved by a
two-thirds vote of the electorate in the begin delete area served by the toll
facility end delete begin insert county end insert . Nothing in this section prohibits the charging for
parking associated with a public highway or the charging of park
entrance or other park user charges begin insert in the county end insert .

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(b) “Area” means the region within five miles of the toll facility.

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(c)

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begin insert (b) end insert  “Public highway” means a state or local agency highway,
road, or street and includes a bridge.

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(d)

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begin insert (c) end insert  “Toll facility” means a toll road, toll bridge, toll lane, or any
other facility on a public highway begin insert within the boundaries of the
County of Orange end insert for which a toll is to be charged, and includes
the entire length of the portion of the public highway that is subject
to the toll. “Toll facility” includes a high-occupancy toll lane.

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The Legislature finds and declares that a special law
is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable
within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California
Constitution because of the unique circumstances in the County
of Orange, with a voter-approved sales tax for transportation
purposes, where a new toll facility would have significant access
and economic impacts on the various communities along highway
routes within the county.

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