Amended in Senate April 23, 2013

Amended in Senate April 1, 2013

Senate Bill No. 242

Introduced by Senator Wyland

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(Coauthor: Senator DeSaulnier)

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February 12, 2013

An act to add begin insert and repeal end insert Section 27567 begin delete to end delete begin insert of end insert the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 242, as amended, Wyland. Toll collection: alternative technologies.

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District and all known entities planning to implement a toll facility, to develop and adopt functional specifications and standards for an automatic vehicle identification system, as specified, and generally requires any automatic vehicle identification system purchased or installed after January 1, 1991, to comply with those specifications and standards. Existing federal law, pursuant to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, requires all toll facilities on federal-aid highways to implement technologies or business practices that provide for the interoperability of electronic toll collection programs no later than a specified date.

This bill would authorize the Department of Transportation and local and regional transportation agencies with existing or planned toll facilities to conduct a begin delete market test of end delete begin insert pilot project that uses end insert automated toll collection technologies as an alternative to the existing radio-frequency identification tolling technology, in order to identify opportunities to facilitate lower cost tolling infrastructure, lower related operating costs, and more rapid deployment of high-occupancy toll lane networks. The bill would allow the test of tolling technologies that may not meet the interoperability requirements in existing law. The bill would authorize pilot projects in that regard for a period of up to 4 years begin delete commencing January 1, 2014 end delete . The bill would require any vendor participating in a pilot project to cover all begin insert related end insert costs incurred by the participating agency begin delete in operating the project end delete . The bill would require each participating agency to make a specified report begin delete by June 1, 2018, to the chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and end delete begin insert within 4 years of commencement of the pilot project end insert to the Governor begin insert and the Legislature end insert .

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.  

Section 27567 is added to the Streets and
Highways Code, to read:

27567.  

(a) The Department of Transportation, and local and
regional transportation agencies with existing or planned toll
facilities within their respective jurisdictions, may conduct a begin delete market
test of end delete begin insert pilot project end insert begin insert that uses end insert automated toll collection technologies
as an alternative to the existing radio-frequency identification
tolling technology, in order to identify opportunities to facilitate
lower cost tolling infrastructure, lower related operating costs, and
more rapid deployment of high-occupancy toll lane networks.
Notwithstanding Section 27565 begin delete or any other provision of law, the
test end delete begin insert pilot project end insert may include the deployment of tolling technology
that may or may not meet interoperability requirements. begin insert The
agencies shall not be required to post any signs specific to the
pilot project. end insert

(b) The agencies referenced in subdivision (a) may undertake
alternative tolling technology pilot projects in the state for a period
of up to four begin delete years, commencing January 1, 2014 end delete begin insert years end insert . Any
vendor electing to participate in a pilot project shall cover all
begin insert related end insert costs incurred by the state or local or regional transportation
begin delete agency in operating the pilot project, end delete begin insert agency, end insert including the cost
of preparing and submitting the summary report required by
subdivision (c).

(c) Each agency that undertakes a pilot project pursuant to this
section shall prepare a summary report that discusses the
effectiveness of the technology, market performance, congestion
management results, safety issues, implementation and related
obstacles and opportunities, and other relevant factors. The
summary report shall be submitted begin delete on or before June 1, 2018, to
the chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Transportation and
Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and end delete
begin insert within four years of commencing the pilot project end insert to the Governor begin insert ,
and to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government
Code end insert .

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(d) An agency may only conduct a pilot project if it does not
cause a reduction in federal aid highway funds as provided in
Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code.

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(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

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