AB 19, as introduced, Linder. California Transportation Commission.
Existing law establishes in the state government the Transportation Agency, which includes various departments and state entities, including the California Transportation Commission. Existing law vests the California Transportation Commission with specified powers, duties, and functions relative to transportation matters. Existing law requires the commission to retain independent authority to perform the duties and functions prescribed to it under any provision of law.
This bill would exclude the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency and establish it as an entity in the state government. The bill would also make conforming changes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 13975 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
There is in the state government the Transportation
4Agency. The agency consists of the Department of the California
5Highway Patrol,begin delete the California Transportation Commission,end delete the
P2 1Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Transportation,
2the High-Speed Rail Authority, and the Board of Pilot
3Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and
4Suisun.
Section 14500 of the Government Code is amended
6to read:
There is in thebegin delete Transportation Agencyend deletebegin insert state governmentend insert
8 a California Transportation Commission.
Section 14534.1 of the Government Code is repealed.
Notwithstanding Section 12850.6 or subdivision (b)
11of Section 12800, as added to this code by the Governor’s
12Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012 during the 2011-12 Regular
13Session, the commission shall retain independent authority to
14perform those duties and functions prescribed to it under any
15provision of law.
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