BILL NUMBER: SB 242	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 23, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wyland
    (   Coauthor:   Senator  
DeSaulnier   ) 

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2013

   An act to add  and repeal  Section 27567  to
  of  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  market test of  
pilot project that uses  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
 commencing January 1, 2014  . The bill would
require any vendor participating in a pilot project to cover all 
related  costs incurred by the participating agency  in
operating the project  . The bill would require each
participating agency to make a specified report  by June 1,
2018, to the chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Transportation
and Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and
  within 4 years of commencement of the pilot project
 to the Governor  and the Legislature  .
   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
 market test of   pilot project   that
uses  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  or any other provision of law, the test
  pilot project  may include the deployment of
tolling technology that may or may not meet interoperability
requirements.  The agencies shall not be required to post any
signs specific to the pilot project. 
   (b) The agencies referenced in subdivision (a) may undertake
alternative tolling technology pilot projects in the state for a
period of up to four  years, commencing January 1, 2014
  years  . Any vendor electing to participate in a
pilot project shall cover all  related  costs incurred by
the state or local or regional transportation  agency in
operating the pilot project,   agency,  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  on or before June 1, 2018, to the
chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing
and the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and  
within four years of commencing the pilot project  to the
Governor  , and to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 of
the Government Code  . 
   (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.  
   (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.