BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 486 (DeSaulnier)
As Amended August 21, 2014
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE : Vote not relevant
TRANSPORTATION 14-0 APPROPRIATIONS 12-0
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|Ayes:|Lowenthal, Linder, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bocanegra, |
| |Achadjian, Ammiano, | |Bradford, |
| |Bloom, Bonta, Buchanan, | |Ian Calderon, Campos, |
| |Daly, Frazier, Gatto, | |Eggman, Gomez, Holden, |
| |Nazarian, Patterson, | |Pan, Quirk, |
| |Quirk-Silva, Waldron | |Ridley-Thomas, Weber |
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SUMMARY : Modifies processes for developing and adopting the
California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans') long-range
transportation planning and programming documents.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding:
a) A recent external assessment of Caltrans that called for
reforms to update the department's mission, strengthen its
performance, and align its work with broad state policy
goals; and,
b) The need to develop a long-term, inclusive planning
process for Caltrans, similar to the already-established
regional transportation planning process.
2)Authorizes CTC to establish guidelines for Caltrans to follow
in developing the California Transportation Plan (CTP),
commencing with the 2020 update of the plan.
3)Directs Caltrans, by June 30, 2015, to submit to CTC an
interregional transportation strategic plan (ITSP) directed at
achieving a high-functioning and balanced interregional
transportation system; requires the ITSP to be consistent with
the CTP.
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4)Requires projects included in the interregional transportation
improvement program (ITIP) to be consistent with the ITSP.
5)Requires CTC, when approving the final ITIP, to evaluate the
extent to which the program is consistent with statutorily
established funding priorities.
6)Requires Caltrans, in consultation with the CTC, to prepare an
asset management plan to guide development of the State
Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) and requires
CTC to adopt related targets and performance measures that
reflect state policy goals and objectives.
7)Vests CTC with authority to review and approve the final asset
management plan, as described.
8)Requires Caltrans to provide specific project information in
the SHOPP, including the capital and support budget for each
project and the projected delivery date by project component.
9)Imposes requirements on Caltrans to report to CTC quarterly on
the support budget and expenditures of major SHOPP projects.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : The genesis of this bill is, at least in part, a
recently released report issued by the State Smart
Transportation Initiative (SSTI). SSTI was commissioned
California State Transportation Agency to assess Caltrans'
performance and to make recommendations for improvements. In
short, the SSTI report found that Caltrans is "significantly out
of step" with best practices in the transportation field and
with many of the state's policy expectations. SSTI asserts that
California would be better served by a stronger state
transportation department that is better aligned with
California's overarching policy goals, particularly those
related to sustainability.
This bill intends to do just that - better align state
priorities with Caltrans' planning processes and to use this
pairing to ensure the department's investments reflect these
priorities. Within this context, this bill seeks to remedy
three specific perceived problems:
1)Caltrans lacks a strong performance management approach;
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2)Caltrans' programming documents, namely the ITIP and the
SHOPP, are not sufficiently in line with the state's
overarching goals or the department's long-term planning
efforts; and,
3)Caltrans's ITIP and SHOPP are developed in an insular
environment and therefore fall short of reflecting broader
goals.
Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion
of this bill.
Related legislation: SB 151 (DeSaulnier) of the current
legislative session, requires SHOPP projects to have capital and
support costs allocated by CTC. SB 151 was held in Assembly
Appropriations Committee.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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