SB 241, as introduced, Bates. Neighborhood electric vehicles.
Existing law, until January 1, 2017, authorizes the County of Orange to establish a neighborhood electric vehicle transportation plan for the Ranch Plan Planned Community in that county. Under existing law, operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle in violation of certain provisions is an infraction.
This bill would extend the operative period of these provisions until January 1, 2022. By extending the operative period of a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing law requires the county to provide a report to the Legislature, by November 1, 2015, if the county adopts a plan as authorized.
This bill would, instead, require the county to provide that report by November 1, 2020.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 1965.6 of the Streets and Highways Code
2 is amended to read:
(a) If the County of Orange adopts a NEV
4transportation plan for the Ranch Plan Planned Community
5pursuant to this chapter, the county shall submit a report to the
6Legislature on or before November 1,begin delete 2015,end deletebegin insert 2020,end insert in consultation
7with the Department of Transportation, the Department of the
8California Highway Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies.
9(b) The report shall include all of the following:
10(1) A description of the NEV transportation plan and its elements
11that have been authorized up to that time.
12(2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the NEV transportation
13plan, including its impact on traffic flows and safety.
14(3) A recommendation as to whether this chapter should be
15terminated, continued in existence and applicable solely to the
16Ranch Plan Planned Community, or expanded statewide.
Section 1965.7 of the Streets and Highways Code is
18amended to read:
This chapter shall remain in effect only until January
201,begin delete 2017,end deletebegin insert 2022,end insert and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
21statute, that is enacted before January 1,begin delete 2017,end deletebegin insert 2022,end insert deletes or
22extends that date.
No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
24Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
25the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
26district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
27infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
28for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
29the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
30the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
31Constitution.
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