BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2250
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Date of Hearing: May 7, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 2250 (Daly) - As Amended: April 24, 2014
Policy Committee:
TransportationVote:15-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill requires Caltrans, when entering into a cooperative
agreement with a local agency for a managed lane on the state
highway system-a high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV), a
high-occupancy toll lane (HOT), and/or an express toll lane-to
ensure that all resulting toll revenues remain available for
expenditure within the corridor where the managed lane is
located.
FISCAL EFFECT
No direct state fiscal impact. The allocation of revenues in any
future cooperative agreements will be specified in the
agreement, and keeping expenditures within the corridors is
consistent with previous authorizations and agreements.
COMMENTS
1) Background . Last year, the Governor directed the
California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to convene
a workgroup of state and local transportation stakeholders
to refine the transportation infrastructure needs
assessment; explore long-term, pay-as-you-go funding
options, and evaluate the most appropriate level of
government to deliver high-priority investments to meet the
state's infrastructure needs. In February, CalSTA released
its vision and interim recommendations in a report entitled
California Transportation Infrastructure Priorities:
Vision and Interim Recommendations.
Discussions with stakeholders during development of this
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report raised concerns that regional transportation agencies
may be called upon by the Administration to contribute funding
for the state's underfunded highway maintenance program using,
in part, revenue generated from managed lanes. (The projected
funding available for the preservation of state highway
infrastructure is estimated at $1.8 billion annually, while
the need is estimated at about $7 billion annually.)
2)Purpose . Current law does not provide specific additional
authority to develop HOT lanes. However, as the
Administration is currently looking to develop a broader
managed lane program, the author intends this bill to ensure
the state's managed lane policies and practices strike an
appropriate balance between the roles of Caltrans and local
agencies, including the need to ensure revenue generated by
managed lanes stays in the transportation corridor from which
it was generated. This policy is consistent with the
Legislature's previous specific HOT lane authorizations.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081