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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 726
Author: Nazarian (D), et al.
Amended: 9/1/15 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 6/30/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/7/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Vehicles: Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
SOURCE: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
DIGEST: This bill authorizes the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to operate
articulated buses that do not exceed a length of 82 feet on the
Orange Line in the County of Los Angeles under specified
conditions.
ANALYSIS: Existing law generally limits vehicle length to 40
feet, with a specific limit for articulated buses of 60 feet.
The Orange Line in the County of Los Angeles is a two-lane,
18-mile, dedicated busway. It crosses more than 34 streets and
has several mid-block pedestrian crosswalks, with loop detectors
installed at each of the signalized intersections to give Orange
Line vehicles traffic signal priority. According to the author,
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Orange Line ridership is almost double initial predictions,
making it one of the most successful bus rapid transit projects
in the country.
This bill authorizes the LACMTA to operate articulated buses
that do not exceed a length of 82 feet on the route designated
as the Orange Line in the County of Los Angeles, subject to:
1)Consultation with traffic and pavement engineers on the effect
of such buses on safety and pavement wear by a route review
committee;
2)The collective bargaining agreements between LACMTA and its
employee unions; and
3)If portions of the proposed routes are on highways under the
jurisdiction of the California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), approval by the California Highway Patrol and
Caltrans.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified9/4/15)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(source)
Honorable Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
OPPOSITION: (Verified9/4/15)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/7/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Chang, Chau,
Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly,
Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez,
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Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea,
Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark
Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams,
Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Campos, Roger Hernández, Steinorth
Prepared by:Randy Chinn / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
9/9/15 10:17:26
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