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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1500
Author: Atkins (D), et al.
Amended: 8/1/16 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 10-0, 6/28/16
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Leyva, McGuire,
Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
NO VOTE RECORDED: Galgiani
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/11/16
AYES: Lara, Bates, Beall, Hill, McGuire, Mendoza, Nielsen
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-1, 1/27/16 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: State highways: relinquishment: Route 75
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill allows the California Transportation
Commission (CTC) to relinquish segments of State Route (SR) 75
in San Diego County.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Identifies the California state highway system through a
description of segments of the state's regional and
interregional roads that are owned and operated by the
Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
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2)Defines a "state highway" as any roadway that is acquired,
laid out, constructed, improved, or maintained as a state
highway according to legislative authorization.
3)Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature for the
routes of the state highway system to connect the communities
and regions of the state and that they serve the state's
economy by connecting centers of commerce, industry,
agriculture, mineral wealth, and recreation.
4)Provides that any expansion or deletion of the state highway
system occurs through a statutory process requiring the CTC to
make findings that it is in the best interest of the state to
include or delete a specified portion of roadway from the
system.
This bill:
1)Authorizes CTC, upon a determination that it is the best
interest of the state to do so and upon an agreement between
Caltrans and the cities of Imperial Beach and San Diego, to
relinquish that portion of SR 75 that lies within the
applicable city limits.
2)Provides that the relinquishments will become effective on the
date following the county recordation of the relinquishment
resolutions containing CTC's approval of the specified terms
and conditions.
3)Specifies that, following the effective date of
relinquishment, the relinquished segments will no longer be
state highways and may not be considered for future adoption
as state highways.
4)Requires cities that adopt a segment of SR 75 to ensure
continuity of traffic flow, including traffic signal
progression, on the relinquished segment. Also requires these
cities to install and maintain signs directing motorists to
the continuation of SR 75 to the extent that Caltrans
determines such signage is necessary.
Comments
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1)Purpose. The author introduced this bill in response to the
U.S. Navy starting a series of improvements on its property
located along SR 75 in the area between the City of Imperial
Beach and the City of Coronado. The improvements are expected
to generate a significant amount of traffic when fully
constructed and occupied. The Imperial Beach City Council
would like to have more direct control over SR 75 within its
boundaries so that it can work with the Navy in managing
traffic.
2)Relinquishments. Each session, the Legislature passes and the
Governor signs numerous bills authorizing CTC to relinquish
segments of the state highway system to local jurisdictions.
Relinquishment transactions are generally preceded by a
negotiation of terms and conditions between the local
jurisdiction and Caltrans. Once an agreement has been
established, CTC typically approves the relinquishment and
verifies its approval via a resolution.
3)Caltrans study. In July 2014, Caltrans released an analysis
titled "Transportation System Analyses and Evaluation for
State Route 75 for Segment Within the City of Imperial Beach."
The analysis indicated that the portion of SR 75 being
evaluated for relinquishment operated like a city street
rather than a state highway, with on-street parking, numerous
driveways, and access points generating significant side
friction. The Caltrans analysis identified that this portion
of SR 75 does not function as an interregional transportation
facility. Furthermore, SR 75 parallels the Interstate 5
freeway, which carries most of the interregional commercial
and passenger vehicular traffic. This bill authorizes CTC to
move forward with the recommendations identified in this
Caltrans analysis of SR 75.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: NoFiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, unknown
one-time costs ranging from minor up to several million to
Caltrans prior to the relinquishment of the designated segments
of SR 75 to the cities of San Diego and Imperial Beach (State
Highway Account). These costs would be offset in future years
due to avoided maintenance costs on the relinquished segments.
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SUPPORT: (Verified8/11/16)
David Alvarez, Councilmember, City of San Diego
OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/11/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-1, 1/27/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom,
Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang,
Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle,
Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina
Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin,
Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk,
Rendon, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood,
Atkins
NOES: Gatto
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ridley-Thomas
Prepared by:Manny Leon / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
8/15/16 20:10:04
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