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          SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                             Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
                            2015 - 2016  Regular  Session

          AB 2170 (Frazier) - Trade Corridors Improvement Fund:  federal  
          funds
          
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          |Version: August 2, 2016         |Policy Vote: T. & H. 10 - 0,    |
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          |Urgency: No                     |Mandate: No                     |
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          |Hearing Date: August 11, 2016   |Consultant: Mark McKenzie       |
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          *********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
             The following information is revised to reflect amendments 
                     adopted by the committee on August 11, 2016






          Bill  
          Summary:  AB 2170 would require federal freight funds  
          apportioned to California under the federal Fixing America's  
          Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to be allocated to projects  
          through the state Trade Corridor Improvement Fund (TCIF)  
          program.    


          Fiscal  
          Impact:  
           The Department of Transportation (Caltrans) estimates it would  
            incur annual costs in the range of $300,000 to $600,000  







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            annually (federal funds) for 2-4 PY of staff to administer  
            federal funds and support the California Transportation  
            Commission (CTC) in selecting projects eligible for funding.  

           Ongoing CTC costs of approximately $55,000 (1/2 PY) to update  
            TCIF guidelines and continue to administer the program.  
            (federal funds)


          Committee  
          Amendments:  
           Delete a requirement that the CTC consult the trade  
            infrastructure and goods movement plan submitted by the  
            Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary for  
            Environmental Protection when determining eligible projects  
            for funding.
           Clarify that CTC must consult the California Sustainable  
            Freight Action Plan when determining project eligibility for  
            all TCIF projects, regardless of funding source.
           Require eligible projects to further the state's economic,  
            environmental, and public health objectives and goals for  
            freight policy, as specified.
           Require CTC, when selecting projects to receive funding, to  
            evaluate the total potential costs and economic and  
            noneconomic benefits to the state's economy, environment, and  
            public health.  CTC must consult with the California Air  
            Resources Board to utilize appropriate models, techniques, and  
            methods to develop project evaluation parameters.
           Adds reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the criteria for  
            project funding allocation.
           Strike out a provision that requires the CTC to allocate  
            federal freight funding, specifically, pursuant to the  
            original TCIF guidelines, as adopted on November 27, 2007, and  
            instead require the CTC to adopt any amendments to the 2007  
            guidelines by April 1, 2017.
           Require CTC, when adopting amended guidelines, and developing  
            and adopting the program of projects, to do all of the  
            following:
               o      Accept project nominations from regional and local  
                 transportation agencies, and Caltrans.
               o      Recognize the key role of the state in project  
                 identification and support integrating statewide goods  
                 movement priorities into the corridor approach.
               o      Make a finding that the adoption and delivery of the  








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                 program of projects is in the public interest.


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