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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 64
Author: Liu (D)
Amended: 5/6/15
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 10-1, 4/28/15
AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva,
McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski
NOES: Bates
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 6-0, 5/18/15
AYES: Lara, Beall, Hill, Leyva, Mendoza, Nielsen
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bates
SUBJECT: California Transportation Plan California
Transportation Plan.
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill requires the California Transportation
Commission (CTC) to review the California Department of
Transportation's (Caltrans) 2015 California Transportation Plan
(Plan) and prepare specific recommendations for statewide
integrated multimodal transportation system improvements.
ANALYSIS:
Existing law:
1)Establishes the CTC to advise and assist the Administration
and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state
policies and plans for transportation programs.
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Every four years, the regional transportation planning
agencies are required to submit their regional transportation
plans to the CTC. These long-range plans shall provide for a
coordinated and balanced transportation system utilizing mass
transit, highways, rail, maritime, walking, biking, and other
modes of transportation.
Beginning December 31, 2015, and every five years thereafter,
the Caltrans is required to update the Plan. The Plan shall
describe the state's transportation policies and performance
objectives and shall incorporate elements of the regional
transportation plans. Consultation and coordination with the
CTC, Strategic Growth Council, Air Resources Board, and others
is required.
2)Requires Caltrans to submit to the CTC by June 30, 2015, an
interregional transportation strategic plan. This plan is
required to be "action-oriented and pragmatic."
This bill requires the CTC to review the 2015 Plan and provide
recommendations for statewide integrated multimodal
transportation system improvements to the Legislature and the
Governor by December 31, 2016, and every five years thereafter.
Comments
Purpose. The author believes that "the direction of California
environmental protection, transportation, housing, and
infrastructure financing policies has been to break down the
silos created by single-purpose bureaucratic organizations and
legislative mandates. The 21st century goal now is to produce
integrated planning processes that recognize the relationships
among land use; transportation and housing; air quality; and
energy planning, regulatory, and infrastructure funding
processes." The author believes that the Plan, a twice-a-decade
document, should reflect this outlook and provide actionable
suggestions for the Governor and Legislature. Moreover, the
author is looking to the CTC to analyze the Plan and make
specific recommendations on actions the Legislature should take
to achieve its goals.
Who has the right perspective? The author suggests that an
organization independent of the Administration should analyze
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the Plan and make specific recommendations. As a commission
whose members are mostly not state employees, the CTC is
somewhat independent of Caltrans and the state Administration,
though it does reside within the California Transportation
Agency. A more independent alternative would be the Institute
for Transportation Studies within the University of California
system.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, CTC workload
costs in the range of $130,000 every five years to review the
Plan and make recommendations, beginning in 2016. (State
Highway Account)
SUPPORT: (Verified5/18/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified5/18/15)
None received
Prepared by:Randy Chinn / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121
5/19/15 13:47:56
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