BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1610 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 1610 (Committee on Budget) As Amended June 13, 2016 Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect Immediately -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: | |(April 28, |SENATE: |23-14 |(June 16, 2016) | | | |2016) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Vote not relevant) Original Committee Reference: BUDGET SUMMARY: Enacts statutory changes related to transportation necessary to implement the 2016-17 Budget Act. The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and instead: 1)Maintains, for three years, the State Transit Assistance program allocation methodology that existed prior to a change in interpretation by the State Controller. AB 1610 Page 2 2)Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to pilot and evaluate a process to register votes in a process that ensures voters fully complete the registration form. 3)Increases the vehicle registration fee by $10 per vehicle. 4)Includes provisions to clarify that to the extent Traffic Congestion Relief Fund loans are repaid earlier with General Fund instead of tribal gaming revenue, the tribal gaming will be transferred to the General Fund. 5)Conforms to current federal law requiring that motorist over age 62 seeks driver's license renewals every eight years, rather than every 10. Also makes technical changes to vehicle code to reference federal REAL ID where appropriate. 6)Aligns California's motor carrier identification license issuance process to federal law by requiring a motor carrier first apply for a United States Department of Transportation number before obtaining a California carrier identification number. 7)Includes findings and declarations related to Green and White stickers. 8)Appropriates $3.9 million to implement the New Motor Voter program. COMMENTS: This transportation trailer bill contains provisions agreed to as part of the 2016-17 budget package. Analysis Prepared by: Christian Griffith / Budget / 916-319-2099 FN: AB 1610 Page 3 0003443