Amended in Senate June 8, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 18, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2741

Introduced by Assembly Member Salas

February 19, 2016

An act to amend begin delete Section 65071 end delete begin insert Sections 65071 and 65073 end insert of the Government Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2741, as amended, Salas. Long-range transportation planning: California Transportation Plan.

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. begin insert Existing law requires the Governor to adopt the plan and to submit it to the Legislature and the United States Secretary of Transportation. end insert

This begin delete bill end delete begin insert bill, beginning in 2020, end insert would require begin insert updates to end insert the plan to be approved by the begin delete commission. end delete begin insert commission prior to submission to the Legislature and the Governor. The bill would require the department to submit a draft of its proposed update to the commission for its comments by June 30, 2020, and every 5 years thereafter. The bill, if the commission does not approve an updated plan, would require the department to revise its proposed update in consultation with the commission. The bill would make other conforming changes. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 65071 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

65071.  

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

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(b) Beginning with the 2020 update, the department shall submit
the updated plan to the California Transportation Commission for
its approval. The department shall submit a draft of the updated
plan to the commission for its comments by June 30, 2020, and
every five years thereafter.

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(c) If the commission does not approve an updated plan, the
department shall revise its proposed update in consultation with
the commission.

end insert

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

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begin insert Section 65073 of the end insert begin insert Government Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

65073.  

The department shall begin insert also end insert consult with, coordinate its
activities with, and make a draft of its proposed begin delete plan, and each
update, end delete begin insert updated plan end insert available to begin delete the California Transportation
Commission, end delete the Strategic Growth Council, the State Air Resources
Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Commission, the air quality management districts, public transit
operators, and the regional transportation planning agencies for
review and comment. The department shall also provide an
opportunity for input by the general public. Prior to begin delete adopting the
plan or update, the department end delete begin insert approving the updated plan
pursuant to Section 65071, the commission end insert shall make a final draft
available to the Legislature and Governor for review and comment.
begin delete The commission may present the results of its review and comment
to the Legislature and the Governor. The end delete begin insert Upon approval of the
updated plan by the commission, the end insert Governor shall adopt the
begin insert updated end insert plan and submit begin delete the plan end delete begin insert it end insert to the Legislature and the
begin insert United States end insert Secretary of begin delete the United States Department of end delete
Transportation.