BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 11, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Jim Frazier, Chair
AB 1943
(Linder) - As Introduced February 12, 2016
SUBJECT: Vehicles: parking: public grounds
SUMMARY: Revises the definition of "public transportation
agency" to include county transportation commissions to clarify
they have the ability to enforce parking regulations on their
property.
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes certain public entities to impose parking
regulations on property they own, including cities and
counties, public schools, parks, municipal airports,
hospitals, harbor districts, rapid transit districts, public
transportation agencies, transit development boards, and
county transportation commissions.
2)Gives public transportation agencies the ability to enforce
the parking laws and regulations on property they own in the
manner of other public entities such as cities and counties.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
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Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS: SB 953 (Roth), Chapter 192, Statutes of 2014, added
county transportation commissions to the list of public entities
with the authority to regulate parking on their property.
However, after passage, it was determined that SB 953 did not
also confer to county transportation commissions the authority
to enforce the parking regulations. Specifically, "public
transportation agencies" are authorized to enforce parking
regulations in the same manner as a city, county or jurisdiction
of a state agency, but county transportation commissions were
not included in this section of SB 953.
According to the author, SB 953 was introduced to allow the
Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) to enforce
parking restrictions in the parking lots of five Metrolink
stations currently within the county, plus an additional four
stations that RCTC is constructing. Although RCTC can create
parking regulations for the Metrolink stations, they cannot
enforce those regulations. According to RCTC, as they would take
over enforcement of parking regulation, including issuing
citations, they are working with local law enforcement who would
continue to patrol the stations and take actions as appropriate
pursuant to state and local laws.
Counties create county transportation commissions, pursuant to
state law, to coordinate public transportation services within
counties, reduce traffic congestion, avoid redundant public
transportation services, and provide adequate transit options
for all residents. Although county transportation commissions
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may own and operate transit stations, they do not directly
provide or operate transportation services. SB 953 and the
clarification included in it are needed to both regulate and
enforce parking at the stations.
Previous legislation: SB 953 (Roth), Chapter 192, Statutes of
2014, added "county transportation commissions" to the list of
public entities authorized to regulate parking on their
property.
AB 2104 (Gordon), Chapter 724, Statutes of 2012, added "public
transportation agency" to the list of public entities authorized
to regulate parking on their property, and defined them as
public agencies that provide public transportation.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
Riverside County Transportation Commission (Sponsor)
Opposition
None on file
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Analysis Prepared by:Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093