BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 20, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2075 (Atkins) - As Introduced February 17, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission to
relinquish to the Cities of Coronado, San Diego and Imperial
Beach a total of about 13 miles of State Route 75 that lie
within those respective cities.
FISCAL EFFECT:
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1)Potentially significant one-time costs (State Highway Account
[SHA]) depending on the outcome of negotiations between
Caltrans and the cities, and a determination by Caltrans that
the relinquishment is in the best interest of the state. (See
Comment #1)
2)Moderate long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans,
if the CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway
segments.
COMMENTS:
1)Background. Legislation is required before any segment of
state highway can be relinquished to another governmental
entity. Relinquishment provides the recipient agency with
more control over a local transportation project and relieves
Caltrans of further responsibility to improve, maintain, or
repair infrastructure related to the relinquished state
highway segment.
According to Caltrans, in recent years the initial cost of
relinquishments has ranged from $0 to over $1 million per
centerline mile. These costs are driven by a number of
factors, including roadway condition, projected maintenance
costs and any planned capital projects. The actual cost of a
particular relinquishment is negotiated directly with the
local agency, but must be based on a cost-benefit analysis
using a 10-year analysis period. Prior to this analysis, the
baseline cost is assumed to be $0. All proposed costs beyond
the baseline are subject to review and approval by the
Department's Relinquishment Advisory Committee to ensure
statewide consistency in application of the established
evaluation criteria.
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2)Purpose. According to the author, the U.S. Navy started a
series of improvements on its property located along SR 75 in
the area between the Cities of Imperial Beach and Coronado.
The improvements are expected to generate a significant amount
of traffic when fully constructed and occupied. The Imperial
Beach City Council would like more direct control over SR 75
within its boundaries so that it can work with the Navy in
managing traffic.
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081