BILL NUMBER: SB 64	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 24, 2015
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 6, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu
    (   Coauthor:   Assembly Member  
Frazier   ) 

                        JANUARY 5, 2015

   An act  to amend Section 14536 of, and  to add Section
65073.1 to  ,  the Government Code, relating to
transportation planning.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 64, as amended, Liu. California Transportation Plan. 
   (1) Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission
to adopt and submit to the Legislature, by December 15 of each year,
an annual report summarizing the commission's prior-year decisions
in allocating transportation capital outlay appropriations, and
identifying timely and relevant transportation issues facing the
state. Existing law provides that the annual report may also include
a discussion of any significant upcoming transportation issues
anticipated to be of concern to the public and the Legislature. 

   This bill would require that the annual report also include
specific, action-oriented, and pragmatic recommendations for
legislation to improve the transportation system.  
   Existing 
    (2)     Existing  law requires various
transportation planning activities by state and regional agencies.
Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to prepare the
California Transportation Plan and to update the plan by December
31, 2015, and every 5 years thereafter. Existing law specifies
certain subject areas for the movement of people and freight to be
considered in the plan. Existing law requires the plan to address how
the state will achieve maximum feasible emissions reductions in
order to attain a statewide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to
1990 levels by 2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 and identify
the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system needed to
achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. Existing law requires the
department to consult with and coordinate its planning activities
with specified entities, including the California Transportation
Commission, and to provide an opportunity for public input. Existing
law authorizes the California Transportation Commission to present
the results of its review and comment to the Legislature and the
Governor.
   This bill would require the California Transportation Commission
to review recommendations in the update to the California
Transportation Plan prepared by the department in 2015, and every 5
years thereafter, to prepare  specific action-oriented
  specific, action-oriented,  and pragmatic
recommendations for transportation system improvements, and to submit
a report in that regard to the Legislature and the Governor by
December 31, 2016, and every 5 years thereafter.
   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 
 14536 of the   Government Code   is amended to
read: 
   14536.  (a) The annual report shall include an explanation and
summary of major policies and decisions adopted by the commission
during the previously completed state and federal fiscal year, with
an explanation of any changes in policy associated with the
performance of its duties and responsibilities over the past year.
   (b) The annual report may also include a discussion of any
significant upcoming transportation issues anticipated to be of
concern to the public and the  Legislature.  
Legislature and shall include specific, action-oriented, and
pragmatic recommendations for legislation to improve the  
transportation system. 
   SECTION 1.   SEC. 2.   Section 65073.1
is added to the Government Code, to read:
   65073.1.  The California Transportation Commission shall review
recommendations in the update to the California Transportation Plan
prepared by the department in 2015, and every five years thereafter,
and prepare  specific action-oriented  
specific, action-oriented, and pragmatic recommendations for
transportation system improvements. A report containing the specific
recommendations shall be submitted to the Legislature and the
Governor by December 31, 2016, and every five years thereafter, and
in compliance with Section 9795.