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CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2289
Author: Frazier (D)
Introduced:2/18/16
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 6/14/16
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16 (Consent) - See last page for
vote
SUBJECT: Department of Transportation: capital improvement
projects
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill clarifies that capital improvement projects
relative to operations on the state highway system are eligible
for inclusion in the State Highway Operation and Protection
Program (SHOPP).
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Directs the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to prepare
the SHOPP to guide the expenditure of transportation funds for
capital improvements that are necessary to protect the state
highway system, as specified. The SHOPP is primarily limited
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to capital improvement projects related to maintenance,
safety, and rehabilitation of state highways and bridges that
do not add a new traffic lane to the system.
2)Requires Caltrans, in consultation with the California
Transportation Commission (CTC), to develop an asset
management plan to guide the preparation and selection of
projects within SHOPP. Specifies that the asset management
plan is to be consistent with any applicable state and federal
requirements.
This bill clarifies that capital improvement projects relative
to operations on the state highway system are eligible for
inclusion in SHOPP.
Comments
1)Purpose. According to the author, "AB 2289 puts the 'O' in
SHOPP. Operational improvements have always been included in
the SHOPP. However, as we increasingly look to traffic
operation improvements to provide greater efficiencies in the
operation of the state highway system, AB 2289 makes it
abundantly clear that these operational improvements are to be
included in the SHOPP."
2)Existing practice. For nearly 20 years, Caltrans has been
statutorily required to prepare the SHOPP to guide investments
in state highways and bridges owned by the state. Projects to
improve traffic operations, such as ramp meters and changeable
message signs, have always been included in the SHOPP. The
SHOPP specifically excludes projects that increase the
capacity of the state highway system. However, operational
improvements that increase capacity by virtue of improving
operational efficiencies in the existing system are, and
always have been, included in the SHOPP.
3)Technical cleanup. AB 2289 is a technical cleanup bill.
Despite past practices, statutes governing preparation of the
SHOPP do not explicitly include operational improvements in
the types of projects to be included in the SHOPP. AB 2289
remedies this inconsistency by specifying that operational
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improvements are to be included in the SHOPP.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/27/16)
Automobile Club of Southern California
California Transportation Commission
San Diego Association of Governments
San Francisco County Transportation Commission
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/27/16)
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 4/28/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker,
Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke,
Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Dahle, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines,
Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger
Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey,
Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty,
Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell,
Patterson, Quirk, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago,
Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Chávez, Daly, Mathis, Olsen
Prepared by:Manny Leon / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
6/30/16 8:48:51
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