BILL NUMBER:  AB 995
  VETOED	DATE: 09/28/2016




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 995 without my signature.

This bill establishes, until January 1, 2020, a pilot program in the
counties of Fresno, Kings, and Madera, exempting agricultural
vehicles from vehicle registration and weight fees.

The author of the bill argues that farm vehicles have to travel
greater distances with harvested goods than in the past and that, for
trips up to 20 miles, these vehicles should be exempt from paying
fees used to fund the state's transportation system.

Exemptions like those proposed in this bill are best considered as
part of a comprehensive transportation funding solution to address
the state's $57 billion deferred maintenance backlog.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.