BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2731
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2731 (O'Donnell) - As Amended March 15, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill prescribes the manner in which trucks are to be
weighed in a designated heavy container corridor near the Ports
of Long Beach and Los Angeles, so that each affected
jurisdiction applies uniform enforcement of weight requirements.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
Negligible fiscal impact.
COMMENTS:
Background and Purpose. Current law generally limits vehicles
and vehicle combinations, such as tractor-trailer combinations,
to a gross weight of no more than 80,000 pounds. Caltrans or a
local authority may issue a permit to transport oversized or
overweight loads on highways under its control. Existing law
also authorizes Caltrans to permit overweight trucks that exceed
the maximum gross weight limits to travel on the heavy container
corridor-a relatively short segment of state highway running
through portions of the cities of Carson, Long Beach, and Los
Angeles-which allows freight to be transferred between the Ports
of Long Beach and Los Angeles and warehousing areas immediately
adjacent to the ports. Those three cities, as well as the CHP,
have law enforcement authority in their respective jurisdictions
along the corridor.
Apparently, among the four enforcement entities, only the City
of Los Angeles used a method of weighing trucks that was
different from the others. This has led to confusion for users
of the heavy container corridor, resulting in fines, penalties,
and uneven enforcement. The author introduced AB 2731 to
eliminate this confusion by providing a consistent methodology
for enforcement, thereby enhancing "the seamless movement of
goods throughout the port complex."
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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