Amended in Assembly March 18, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2741

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 19, 2016

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LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2741, as amended, Salas. begin delete Traffic control devices. end delete begin insert Long-range transportation planning: California Transportation Plan end insert begin insert . end insert

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Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to complete the first update of the California Transportation Plan by December 31, 2015, and to update the plan every 5 years thereafter. Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission to review the plan and make certain recommendations.

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This bill would require the plan to be approved by the commission.

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Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to place and maintain appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control devices on highways under its jurisdiction and, with the consent of local authorities, to place and maintain appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control devices in or along city streets and county roads as may be necessary or desirable to control, or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from or on state highways.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive revisions to this authorization.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  begin delete no end delete begin insert yes end insert . State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insert Section 65071 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is
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65071.  

The department shall update the California
Transportation Plan consistent with this chapter. The first update
shall be completed by December 31, 2015. The plan shall be
begin insert approved by the California Transportation Commission and end insert
updated every five years thereafter.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 21350 of the Vehicle Code is amended
to read:

21350.  

The Department of Transportation shall place and
maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, with respect to
highways under its jurisdiction, appropriate signs, signals, and
other traffic control devices as required hereunder, and may place
and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, appropriate
signs, signals, or other traffic control devices as may be authorized
hereunder, or as may be necessary properly to indicate and to carry
out the provisions of this code, or to warn or guide traffic upon
the highways. The Department of Transportation may, with the
consent of the local authorities, also place and maintain, or cause
to be placed and maintained, in or along city streets and county
roads, appropriate signs, signals, and other traffic control devices,
or may perform, or cause to be performed, other work on city
streets and county roads, as may be necessary or desirable to
control or direct traffic, or to facilitate traffic flow, to or from or
on state highways.

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