Amended in Assembly January 4, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 378


Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin

February 18, 2015


An actbegin insert to add Section 133 to the Streets and Highways Code,end insert relating to highways.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 378, as amended, Mullin. State Highway 101begin insert Routeend insert corridor.

Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law imposes various requirements for the development and implementation of transportation projects.

This bill wouldbegin delete declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that will enable responsible local, regional, and state agencies to substantially improve mobility in the State Highway 101 corridor. The bill would make findings and declarations in that regard.end deletebegin insert require the department, in coordination with the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, to create an integrated corridor management team to consider transportation projects addressing congestion relief in the State Highway Route 101 corridor located within the County of San Mateo.end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

The Legislature finds and declares all of the
2following:

3(a) The State Highwaybegin insert Routeend insert 101 corridor, the 48 miles between
4San Francisco and San Jose, is the most economically productive
5begin delete and importantend delete highway corridor in California, with rapidly growing
6employment and tax receipts that greatly benefit workers, small
7business owners, local government budgets, and the state.

8(b) Transportation capacity in the corridor is grossly insufficient
9to serve the growing number of commuters, leading to heavy and
10growing traffic congestion on State Highwaybegin insert Routeend insert 101 and serious
11overcrowding on Caltrain. Highway congestion is costly and
12inconvenient for commuters, local residents, goods movers, buses,
13and emergency responders.

14(c) In order to sustain the economic engine of the State Highway
15begin insert Routeend insert 101 corridor and the quality of life for local residents, swift
16and decisive action by transportation agencies is needed to relieve
17commuter congestion.begin delete It is common for transportation improvement
18projects to take 10 to 15 years to study, fund, design, and construct;
19however, if commuting conditions are not improved on a much
20shorter timeline, economic prospects for the corridor will be
21jeopardized.end delete

22(d) A coordinated response from county, regional, and state
23transportation agencies can improve State Highwaybegin insert Routeend insert 101
24corridor operations more effectively than is possible by these
25agencies acting individually. A coordinated agency response that
26integrates carpool or express lane development and operations,
27adaptive ramp metering technology and operations, and ridesharing
28can deliver meaningful commuter reliefbegin delete within a five year periodend delete
29 and can serve as a model that other highway corridors in the state
30can emulate.

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SEC. 2.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
32that will provide such powers, responsibilities, funding and
33financing mechanisms, innovative project delivery authority, and
34governance structures as may be necessary, convenient, and
35beneficial to enable responsible local, regional, and state agencies
36to substantially improve mobility as soon as possible, but no later
37than within five years, in the State Highway 101 corridor in the
P3    1City and County of San Francisco, the County of San Mateo, and
2the County of Santa Clara.

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begin insertSection 133 is added to the end insertbegin insertStreets and Highways Codeend insertbegin insert,
4to read:end insert

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(a) The department, in coordination with the City/County
6Association of Governments of San Mateo County and the San
7Mateo County Transportation Authority if they choose to
8participate, shall create an integrated corridor management team
9to consider transportation projects addressing congestion relief
10in the State Highway Route 101 corridor.

11(b) For purposes of this section, “State Highway Route 101
12corridor” means the segment of State Highway Route 101 and
13connecting highways, including, but not limited to, State Highway
14Routes 82, 92, and 380, located within the County of San Mateo.

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