Amended in Assembly June 10, 2016

Amended in Assembly May 25, 2016

Senate BillNo. 838


Introduced by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

January 7, 2016


begin deleteAn act relating to the Budget Act of 2016. end deletebegin insertAn act to amend Section 63048.65 of the Government Code, to add Section 99314.8 to the Public Utilities Code, and to amend Sections 1678, 5205.5, 9250, 12506, 12801.8, 21655.9, and 34507.5 of, to amend, repeal, and add Sections 12805, 13000, 13002, and 13002.1 of, and to add Section 681 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to transportation, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 838, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. begin deleteBudget Act of 2016. end deletebegin insertTransportation.end insert

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Existing law authorizes the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank to sell specified portions of compact assets, defined as moneys required to be paid to the state under specified provisions of designated tribal compacts and the state’s rights to receive those payments, to a special purpose trust, which may issue bonds that are secured against those assets. The net proceeds of the sale of the compact assets are required to be deposited into certain transportation funds in a specified order. Existing law requires that when the amounts described in those provisions have been paid to the transportation funds named, the revenues received by the state from the tribal compacts are required to be remitted to the California Gambling Control Commission for deposit in the General Fund.

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This bill would instead provide that after the amounts described have been fully paid to the transportation funds named, or in any year during which any portion of these amounts are repaid from the General Fund pursuant to specified provisions of the California Constitution in an amount greater than or equal to the amount of tribal gaming revenues remitted pursuant to the amended tribal compacts in that year, the revenues received by the state from the compact would be required to be remitted to the California Gambling Control Commission for deposit in the General Fund.

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Existing law requires the Secretary of State and the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish the California New Motor Voter Program for the purpose of increasing opportunities for voter registration by any person who is qualified to be a voter, as specified.

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This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to pilot and evaluate a process to register voters pursuant to the program to assist persons who do not fully complete the voter registration process. The bill would require the department to report on October 15, 2016, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, on the outcome of the pilot, other process changes proposed to ensure the full completion of voter registration, and an evaluation of options for ensuring persons have the opportunity to fully complete the voter registration process, including adding information technology equipment or fully automating forms. The bill would also require the department to notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by September 1, 2016, if it is unable to implement the pilot process change for any reason. The bill would additionally appropriate the sum of $3,888,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the California New Motor Voter Program.

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Existing law requires the transfer of a specified portion of the sales tax on diesel fuel, in addition to various other revenues, to the Public Transportation Account, a trust fund in the State Transportation Fund. A portion of those revenues are restricted by Article XIX A of the California Constitution. Existing law continuously appropriates those revenues to the Controller for allocation to local transportation agencies for public transportation purposes, pursuant to a program commonly known as the State Transit Assistance program. Existing law requires those funds to be allocated by formulas based 50% on population and 50% on transit operator revenues. Existing law requires the transit operator-based funds to be allocated to each local transportation agency based on the ratio of the total revenue of all the operators and the member agencies of the Altamont Commuter Express Authority and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority in the area under their respective jurisdictions during the prior fiscal year to the total revenue of all the operators in the state and the member agencies of the Altamont Commuter Express Authority and the member agencies of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority during the prior fiscal year.

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This bill would require the Controller to calculate and publish the allocation of transit operator-based funds made pursuant to the State Transit Assistance program for the 3rd and 4th quarters of the 2015-16 fiscal year and for all 4 quarters of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years based on the same list of operators and the same individual operator ratios published by the Controller in a specified transmittal memo for the 4th quarter for the 2014-15 fiscal year. The bill would authorize each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board to apply the ratios calculated for the 3rd quarter of the 2015-16 fiscal year to any undistributed funds remaining from the first and 2nd quarters of the 2015-16 fiscal year.

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Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to charge a registration fee of $43 on every vehicle or trailer coach, as specified, registered on or after July 1, 2011. Existing law authorizes the department to adjust specified fees every January 1 by increasing the fee by an amount equal to the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the prior year.

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This bill would provide that the $43 fee applies to registrations until April 1, 2017. The bill would require the department to charge a registration fee of $53 on every vehicle or trailer coach, as specified, that is registered on or after April 1, 2017. The bill would apply the annual fee increase provisions described above to the $53 registration fee. The bill would delete obsolete language pertaining to registration fees and make other conforming and technical, nonsubstantive changes.

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Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue and renew driver’s licenses and identification cards, including senior citizen identification cards. Existing law requires senior citizen identification cards to expire on the 10th birthday of the applicant for the card following the date of application. The existing federal Real ID Act requires specified security requirements to be met in order for a state’s driver’s licenses and identification cards to be accepted for certain official purposes.

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This bill would, on and after January 1, 2018, prohibit the department from issuing a driver’s license or identification card that is in compliance with the requirements of the Real ID Act to a person who possesses a driver’s license or identification card in compliance with the Real ID Act. The bill would authorize the department to cancel a driver’s license or identification card for the purpose of ensuring that a person does not have both a driver’s license and identification card. The bill would additionally on and after January 1, 2018, require a senior citizen identification cards to expire on the 8th birthday of the applicant for the card following the date of application.

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Existing federal law, until September 30, 2019, authorizes a state to allow specified labeled low emission and energy efficient vehicles to use lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs). Existing federal law, until September 30, 2025, grants similar authority with respect to alternative fuel and electric vehicles.

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Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to designate certain lanes for the exclusive use of HOVs, which lanes may also be used, until January 1, 2019, the expiration of a designated federal authorization relating to HOV facilities, or until the Secretary of State receives a specified notice, by certain low-emission, hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles not carrying the requisite number of passengers otherwise required for the use of an HOV lane, if the vehicle displays a valid identifier issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Existing law authorizes the DMV to issue no more than 85,000 of those identifiers. A violation of provisions relating to HOV lane use by vehicles with those identifiers is a crime.

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This bill would delete the maximum number of identifiers that the DMV is authorized to issue. The bill would extend the operation of the above provisions for super ultra-low emission vehicles and ultra-low emission vehicles, as defined, to January 1, 2019. However, with respect to vehicles that meet the state’s enhanced advanced technology partial zero-emission vehicle standard or transitional zero-emission vehicle standard, the provisions would be operative only until the earlier of January 1, 2019, the date of the federal authorization, or the receipt date of the notice by the Secretary of State. The bill would require the Department of Transportation to prepare and submit a report to the Legislature by December 1, 2017, on the degradation status of high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the state highway system.

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By potentially extending a crime that otherwise may be repealed, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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Existing federal law requires a motor carrier, as defined, to file an application form with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to obtain a United States Department of Transportation number before beginning operations and every 24 months, as specified.

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Existing law requires, except as specified, a motor carrier, motor carrier of property, and for-hire motor carrier of property to obtain a carrier identification number from the Department of the California Highway Patrol and requires the carrier identification number to be displayed on both sides of each vehicle or on both sides of at least one motor vehicle in each combination of specified vehicles. A violation of the Vehicle Code is punishable as an infraction.

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This bill would authorize the Department of the California Highway Patrol to furnish the application form for a carrier identification number on its Internet Web site and require electronic submission of the form. The bill would also require a motor carrier required to obtain a carrier identification number to first obtain a United States Department of Transportation number before submitting an application for a carrier identification number. The bill would require a motor carrier required to obtain a carrier identification number to ensure information on its application form is updated, as specified, and is true and accurate. Because a violation of the Vehicle Code is punishable as an infraction, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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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.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2016.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

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

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 63048.65 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert

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63048.65.  

(a) Upon a filing by the Director of Finance with
2the bank of a list of designated tribal compacts and the specific
3portions of the compact assets to be sold, the bank may sell for,
4and on behalf of, the state, solely as its agent, those specific
5portions of the compact assets to a special purpose trust. To that
6end, a special purpose trust is hereby established as a not-for-profit
7corporation solely for that purpose and for the purposes necessarily
8incidental thereto. The bank may enter into one or more sales
9agreements with the special purpose trust on terms it deems
10appropriate, which may include covenants of, and binding on, the
11state necessary to establish and maintain the security of the bonds
12and exemption of interest on the bonds from federal income
13taxation. The portion of the compact assets to be sold shall be an
14amount or amounts determined by the Director of Finance that are
15necessary to provide the state with net proceeds of the sale, not to
16exceed one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000),
17exclusive of capitalized interest on the bonds and any costs incurred
18by the bank or the special purpose trust in implementing this article,
19including, but not limited to, the cost of financing one or more
20reserve funds, any credit enhancements, costs incurred in the
21issuance of bonds, and operating expenses. Those specific portions
22of the compact assets may be sold at one time or from time to time.

23(b) The special purpose trust may issue bonds, including, but
24not limited to, refunding bonds, on the terms it shall determine,
25and do all things contemplated by, and authorized by, this division
26with respect to the bank, and enjoy all rights, privileges, and
27immunities the bank enjoys pursuant to this division, or as
28authorized by Section 5140 of the Corporations Code with respect
29to public benefit nonprofit corporations, or as necessary or
30appropriate in connection with the issuance of bonds, and may
31enter into agreements with any public or private entity and pledge
32the compact assets that it purchased as collateral and security for
33its bonds. However, to the extent of any conflict between any of
34the foregoing and the provisions of this article, the provisions of
35this article shall control. The pledge of any of these assets and of
36any revenues, reserves, and earnings pledged in connection with
37these assets shall be valid and binding in accordance with its terms
38from the time the pledge is made, and amounts so pledged and
39thereafter received shall immediately be subject to the lien of the
40pledge without the need for physical delivery, recordation, filing,
P7    1or other further act. The special purpose trust, and its assets and
2income, and bonds issued by the special purpose trust, and their
3transfer and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from all
4taxation by the state and by its political subdivisions.

5(c) (1) The net proceeds of the sale of compact assets by the
6bank shall be deposited in the following order:

7(A) One billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000)
8plus any interest due pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c)
9of Section 14556.8, to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
10purpose of funding or reimbursing the cost of projects, programs,
11and activities permitted and necessary to be funded by that fund
12in accordance with applicable law, and to repay loans made from
13the State Highway Account and the Public Transportation Account
14to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund pursuant to Section 14556.8,
15in the following priority order:

16(i) Transfer of four hundred forty-three million dollars
17($443,000,000) plus any interest due pursuant to paragraph (3) of
18subdivision (c) of Section 14556.8, to the State Highway Account
19for project expenditures.

20(ii) Two hundred ninety million dollars ($290,000,000) for
21allocation to Traffic Congestion Relief Program projects.

22(iii) Two hundred seventy-five million dollars ($275,000,000)
23to the Public Transportation Account for project expenditures.

24(iv) All remaining funds for allocation to Traffic Congestion
25Relief Program projects.

26(B) To the Transportation Deferred Investment Fund, an amount
27up to the outstanding amount of the suspension of the 2004-05
28fiscal year transfer of the sales tax on gasoline to the Transportation
29Investment Fund pursuant to requirements of Article XIX B of the
30California Constitution.

31(C) To the Transportation Deferred Investment Fund, an amount
32up to the outstanding amount of the suspension of the 2003-04
33fiscal year transfer of the sales tax on gasoline to the Transportation
34Investment Fund pursuant to requirements of Article XIX B of the
35California Constitution.

36(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if and to the extent it is
37necessary to ensure to the maximum extent practicable the
38eligibility for exclusion from taxation under the federal Internal
39Revenue Code of interest on the bonds to be issued by the special
40purpose trust, the Director of Finance may adjust the application
P8    1of proceeds not eligible for exclusion from taxation among the
2authorized funds described in paragraph (1). The Department of
3Finance shall submit a report to the Legislature describing any
4proposed changes among the authorized funds in paragraph (1),
5and consistent with this paragraph, at least 30 days prior to issuing
6the bonds pursuant to this article. Amounts deposited in the Traffic
7Congestion Relief Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be applied
8as a credit to transfers from the General Fund that the Controller
9would otherwise be required to make to that fund. Amounts
10deposited in the Transportation Deferred Investment Fund shall
11be expended in conformance with Sections 7105 and 7106 of the
12Revenue and Taxation Code, and the amounts so deposited shall
13also be applied as a credit to the transfers from the General Fund
14that the Controller would otherwise be required to make under
15those sections. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
16deposits and credits described in this subdivision do not constitute
17the use of the proceeds of bonds or other indebtedness to pay a
18yearend State Budget deficit as prohibited by subdivision (c) of
19Section 1.3 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. Subject
20 to any constitutional limitation, the use and application of the
21proceeds of any sale of compact assets or bonds shall not in any
22way affect the legality or validity of that sale or those bonds.

23(d) Funds received from amended tribal-state compacts, or new
24compacts entered into and ratified on or after the effective date of
25this article, pursuant to Section 4.3.1 of the amended compacts,
26or the comparable section in new compacts, as specified in those
27compacts, that are neither sold to the special purpose trust nor
28otherwise appropriated, and funds received as a result of the state’s
29acquisition of an ownership interest in any residual interest in
30compact assets attributable to Section 4.3.1 of the amended
31compacts, or the comparable section in new compacts, as specified
32in those compacts, shall be remitted to the California Gambling
33Control Commission for deposit in the General Fund.

34(e) Funds received from amended tribal-state compacts, or new
35compacts entered into and ratified on or after the effective date of
36this article, pursuant to Section 4.3.3 of the amended compacts,
37or the comparable section in new compacts, as specified in those
38compacts, shall be held in an account within the Special Deposit
39Fund until those funds are sold or otherwise applied pursuant to
40this subdivision. From time to time, at the direction of the Director
P9    1of Finance, any moneys in this account shall be deposited and
2applied in accordance with subdivision (c) or shall be deemed to
3be compact assets for purposes of sale to the special purpose trust
4pursuant to this article. If the Director of Finance determines that
5the bonds authorized pursuant to this article cannot be successfully
6issued by the special purpose trust, funds within the account shall
7be deposited in accordance with subdivision (c). In addition, all
8subsequent revenues remitted pursuant to Section 4.3.3 of the
9amended compacts, or the comparable section in new compacts,
10as specified in those compacts, and funds received as a result of
11the state’s acquisition of an ownership interest in any residual
12interest in compact assets attributable to Section 4.3.3 of the
13amended compacts, or the comparable section in new compacts,
14as specified in those compacts, shall be used to satisfy the purposes
15of subdivision (c).begin delete Whenend deletebegin insert Afterend insert the amounts described in subdivision
16(c) have beenbegin insert fullyend insert paid to the fundsbegin delete namedend deletebegin insert designatedend insert in that
17begin insert subdivision, or in any year during which any portion of these
18amounts as outlined inend insert
subdivisionbegin insert (c) are repaid from the General
19Fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 20 of Article XVI of
20the California Constitution in an amount that is greater than or
21equal to the amount of tribal gaming revenues remitted pursuant
22to Section 4.3.3 of the amended compacts in that year,end insert
either
23pursuant to this article or by other appropriations or transfers,
24begin delete thereafterend delete the revenues received by the state from Section 4.3.3 of
25the compact shall be remitted to the California Gambling Control
26Commission for deposit in the General Fund.

27(f) The principal office of the special purpose trust shall be
28located in the County of Sacramento. The articles of incorporation
29of the special purpose trust shall be prepared and filed, on behalf
30of the state, with the Secretary of State by the bank. The members
31of the board of directors of the bank as of the effective date of this
32article, the Director of the Department of Transportation, and the
33Director of General Services, shall each serve ex officio as the
34directors of the special purpose trust. Any of these directors may
35name a designee to act on his or her behalf as a director of the
36special purpose trust. The Director of Finance or his or her designee
37shall serve as chair of the special purpose trust. Directors of the
38special purpose trust shall not be subject to personal liability for
39carrying out the powers and duties conferred by this article. The
40Legislature hereby finds and declares that the duties and
P10   1responsibilities of the directors of the special purpose trust and the
2duties and responsibilities of the Director of Finance established
3under this article are within the scope of the primary duties of those
4persons in their official capacities. The special purpose trust shall
5be treated as a separate legal entity with its separate corporate
6purpose as described in this article, and the assets, liabilities, and
7funds of the special purpose trust shall be neither consolidated nor
8commingled with those of the bank.

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begin insertSection 99314.8 is added to the end insertbegin insertPublic Utilities Codeend insertbegin insert,
10to read:end insert

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begin insert99314.8.end insert  

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the third and
12fourth quarters of the 2015-16 fiscal year, and for all four quarters
13of the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years, the Controller shall
14calculate and publish the allocation of all funds made pursuant
15to Section 99314 to each transportation planning agency and
16county transportation commission, the San Diego Metropolitan
17Transit Development Board, the member agencies of the Altamont
18Commuter Express Authority, and the member agencies of the
19Southern California Regional Rail Authority based on the same
20list of operators and the same individual operator ratios published
21by the Controller in its original Fourth Quarter State Transit
22Assistance Allocation transmittal memo for the 2014-15 fiscal
23year, unless the Controller has subsequently published revisions
24or adjustments to its original Fourth Quarter State Transit
25Assistance Allocation transmittal memo for the 2014-15 fiscal
26year, in which case the revised or adjusted list of operators and
27individual operator ratios shall be used.

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(b) Each transportation planning agency and county
29transportation commission, and the San Diego Metropolitan
30Transit Development Board may apply the individual operator
31ratios calculated for the third quarter of the 2015-16 fiscal year
32pursuant to this section to any undistributed funds remaining from
33the first and second quarters of the 2015-16 fiscal year.

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(c) Upon allocation of funds pursuant to this section to each
35transportation planning agency and county transportation
36commission, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development
37Board, the member agencies of the Altamont Commuter Express
38Authority, and the member agencies of the Southern California
39Rail Authority, the Controller shall publish the amount of funding
40applicable to each operator.

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begin insertSEC. 3.end insert  

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begin insertSection 681 is added to the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

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(a) “Real ID driver’s license or identification card”
3means a driver’s license or identification card that has been issued
4by a state that has been certified by the Department of Homeland
5Security to be in compliance with the requirements of the Real ID
6Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the regulations adopted
7pursuant to the Act.

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(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

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begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

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begin insertSection 1678 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

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1678.  

(a) Between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2004,
11inclusive, the fee amounts set forth in Section 488.385 of the Code
12of Civil Procedure, Section 10902 of the Revenue and Taxation
13Code, and Sections 4604, 5014, 5036, 6700.25, 9102.5, 9250.8,
149250.13, 9252, 9254, 9258, 9261, 9265, 9702, 11515, 11515.2,
1514900, 14900.1, 14901, 14902,begin delete 15250.6, 15250.7,end delete 15255.1,
1615255.2, 38121, 38225.4, 38225.5, 38232, 38255, 38260, and
17begin delete 38265end deletebegin insert 38265, and subdivision (b) of Section 9250, of this code,end insert
18 shall be the base fee amounts charged by the department.

19(b) On January 1, 2005, and every January 1 thereafter, the
20department shall adjust the fees imposed under the sections listed
21in subdivision (a) by increasing each fee in an amount equal to the
22increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the prior year,
23as calculated by the Department of Finance, with amounts equal
24to or greater than fifty cents ($0.50) rounded to the next highest
25whole dollar.

26(c) Any increases to the fees imposed under the sections listed
27in subdivision (a) that are enacted by legislation subsequent to
28January 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be changes to the base fee for
29 purposes of the calculation performed pursuant to subdivision (b).

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begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

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begin insertSection 5205.5 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

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5205.5.  

(a) For purposes of implementing Section 21655.9,
32the department shall make available for issuance, for a fee
33determined by the department to be sufficient to reimburse the
34department for the actual costs incurred pursuant to this section,
35distinctive decals, labels, and other identifiers that clearly
36distinguish the following vehicles from other vehicles:

37(1) A vehicle that meets California’s super ultra-low emission
38vehicle (SULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal
39inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) evaporative emission
P12   1standard, as defined in Part 88 (commencing with Section
288.101-94) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

3(2) A vehicle that was produced during the 2004 model year or
4earlier and meets California’s ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV)
5standard for exhaust emissions and the federal ILEV standard.

6(3) A vehicle that meets California’s enhanced advanced
7technology partial zero-emission vehicle (enhanced AT PZEV)
8standard or transitional zero-emission vehicle (TZEV) standard.

9(b) The department shall include a summary of the provisions
10of this section on each motor vehicle registration renewal notice,
11or on a separate insert, if space is available and the summary can
12be included without incurring additional printing or postage costs.

13(c) The Department of Transportation shall remove individual
14HOV lanes, or portions of those lanes, during periods of peak
15congestion from the access provisions provided in subdivision (a),
16following a finding by the Department of Transportation as follows:

17(1) The lane, or portion thereof, exceeds a level of service C,
18as discussed in subdivision (b) of Section 65089 of the Government
19Code.

20(2) The operation or projected operation of the vehicles
21described in subdivision (a) in these lanes, or portions thereof, will
22significantly increase congestion.

23(3) The finding shall also demonstrate the infeasibility of
24alleviating the congestion by other means, including, but not
25limited to, reducing the use of the lane by noneligible vehicles or
26further increasing vehicle occupancy.

27(d) The State Air Resources Board shall publish and maintain
28a listing of all vehicles eligible for participation in the programs
29described in this section. The board shall provide that listing to
30the department.

31(e) (1) For purposes of subdivision (a), the Department of the
32California Highway Patrol and the department, in consultation
33with the Department of Transportation, shall design and specify
34the placement of the decal, label, or other identifier on the vehicle.
35Each decal, label, or other identifier issued for a vehicle shall
36display a unique number, which shall be printed on, or affixed to,
37the vehicle registration.

38(2) Decals, labels, or other identifiers designed pursuant to this
39subdivision for a vehicle described in paragraph (3) of subdivision
40(a) shall be distinguishable from the decals, labels, or other
P13   1identifiers that are designed for vehicles described in paragraphs
2(1) and (2) of subdivision (a).

3(f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of
4paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), the department shall issuebegin delete no
5more than 85,000end delete
distinctive decals, labels, or other identifiers that
6clearly distinguish a vehicle specified in paragraph (3) of
7subdivision (a).

8(2) The department may issue a decal, label, or other identifier
9for a vehicle that satisfies all of the following conditions:

10(A) The vehicle is of a type identified in paragraph (3) of
11subdivision (a).

12(B) The owner of the vehicle is the owner of a vehicle for which
13a decal, label, or other identifier described in paragraph (1) was
14previously issued and that vehicle for which the decal, label, or
15other identifier was previously issued is determined by the
16department, on the basis of satisfactory proof submitted by the
17owner to the department, to be a nonrepairable vehicle or a total
18loss salvage vehicle.

19(C) The owner of the vehicle applied for a decal, label, or other
20identifier pursuant to this paragraph within six months of the date
21on which the vehicle for which a decal, label, or other identifier
22was previously issued is declared to be a nonrepairable vehicle or
23a total loss salvage vehicle.

24(g) If the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, serving as
25the Bay Area Toll Authority, grants toll-free and reduced-rate
26passage on toll bridges under its jurisdiction to a vehicle pursuant
27to Section 30102.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, it shall also
28grant the same toll-free and reduced-rate passage to a vehicle
29displaying an identifier issued by the department pursuant to
30paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a).

31(h) (1) Notwithstanding Section 21655.9, and except as
32provided in paragraph (2), a vehicle described in subdivision (a)
33that displays a decal, label, or identifier issued pursuant to this
34section shall be granted a toll-free or reduced-rate passage in
35high-occupancy toll lanes as described in Section 149.7 of the
36Streets and Highways Code unless prohibited by federal law.

37(2) (A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the imposition of a toll
38imposed for passage on a toll road or toll highway, that is not a
39high-occupancy toll lane as described in Section 149.7 of the
40Streets and Highways Code.

P14   1(B) On or before March 1, 2014, paragraph (1) does not apply
2to the imposition of a toll imposed for passage in lanes designated
3for tolls pursuant to the federally supported value pricing and
4transit development demonstration program operated pursuant to
5Section 149.9 of the Streets and Highways Code for State Highway
6Route 10 or 110.

7(C) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the imposition of a toll
8charged for crossing a state-owned bridge.

9(i) If the Director of Transportation determines that federal law
10does not authorize the state to allow vehicles that are identified by
11distinctive decals, labels, or other identifiers on vehicles described
12in subdivision (a) to use highway lanes or highway access ramps
13for high-occupancy vehicles regardless of vehicle occupancy, the
14Director of Transportation shall submit a notice of that
15determination to the Secretary of State.

16(j) begin deleteThis end deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertWith respect to a vehicle described in paragraph
17(3) of subdivision (a), this end insert
section shall become inoperative on
18January 1, 2019, or the date the federal authorization pursuant to
19Section 166 of Title 23 of the United States Code expires, or the
20date the Secretary of State receives the notice described in
21subdivision (i), whichever occursbegin delete first, and, as of January 1, 2019,
22is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that becomes operative
23on or before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends the dates on which
24it becomes inoperative and is repealed.end delete
begin insert first.end insert

begin insert

25
(2) With respect to a vehicle described in paragraph (1) or
26paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), this section shall become
27inoperative on January 1, 2019.

end insert
28begin insert

begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 9250 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

29

9250.  

(a) A registration fee ofbegin delete thirty-oneend deletebegin insert forty-threeend insert dollars
30begin delete ($31)end deletebegin insert ($43)end insert shall be paid to the department for the registration of
31begin delete everyend deletebegin insert eachend insert vehicle or trailer coach of a type subject to registration
32under this code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted
33under this code from the payment of registration fees. This
34subdivision applies to all of the following:

35(1) The initial or original registration, on or afterbegin delete Januaryend deletebegin insert Julyend insert
36 1,begin delete 2004,end deletebegin insert 2011,end insert but beforebegin delete Julyend deletebegin insert Aprilend insert 1,begin delete 2011,end deletebegin insert 2017,end insert of any vehicle
37not previously registered in this state.

38(2) The renewal of registration of any vehicle for which the
39registration period expires on or afterbegin delete January 1, 2004, but beforeend delete
40 July 1, 2011,begin delete regardless of whether a renewal application was
P15   1mailed to the registered owner prior to Januaryend delete
begin insert but before Aprilend insert
2 1,begin delete 2004.end deletebegin insert 2017.end insert

3(b) A registration fee ofbegin delete forty-threeend deletebegin insert fifty-threeend insert dollarsbegin delete ($43)end delete
4begin insert ($53)end insert shall be paid to the department for the registration of each
5vehicle or trailer coach of a type subject to registration under this
6code, except those vehicles that are expressly exempted under this
7code from the payment of registration fees. This subdivision applies
8to all of the following:

9(1) The initial or original registration, on or afterbegin delete Julyend deletebegin insert Aprilend insert 1,
10begin delete 2011,end deletebegin insert 2017,end insert of any vehicle not previously registered in this state.

11(2) The renewalbegin delete ofend deletebegin insert or originalend insert registration of any vehicle for
12which the registration period expires on or afterbegin delete Julyend deletebegin insert Aprilend insert 1,begin delete 2011,end delete
13begin insert 2017,end insert regardless of whether a renewal application was mailed to
14the registered ownerbegin delete prior to Julyend deletebegin insert before Aprilend insert 1,begin delete 2011.end deletebegin insert 2017.end insert

15(c) The registration fee imposed under this section applies to
16all vehicles described in Section 5004, whether or not special
17identification plates are issued to that vehicle.

18(d) Trailer coaches are subject to the registration fee provided
19in subdivision (a) or (b) for each unit of the trailer coach.

20(e) The amounts collected pursuant to the increase in the
21registration fee as specified in subdivision (b) shall be used only
22for costs incurred in connection with the regulation of vehicles,
23including administrative costs for vehicle registration.

24begin insert

begin insertSEC. 7.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 12506 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

25

12506.  

The department may issue a temporary driver’s license
26to any person applying for a driver’s license, to any person applying
27for renewal of a driver’s license, or to any licensee whose license
28is required to be changed, added to, or modified. Notwithstanding
29begin insert paragraph (3) ofend insert subdivisionbegin delete (b)end deletebegin insert (a)end insert of Section 12805, the
30department may issue a temporary driver’s license to an applicant
31who has previously been licensed in this state or in any other state,
32territory, or possession of the United States, the District of
33Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Dominion
34of Canada, notwithstanding that the applicant has failed the written
35examination on the person’s first attempt.

36A temporary license permits the operation of a motor vehicle
37upon the highways for a period of 60 days, if the licensee has the
38temporary license in his or her immediate possession, and while
39the department is completing its investigation and determination
40of all facts relative to the applicant’s right to receive a license. The
P16   1temporary license is invalid when the applicant’s license has been
2issued or refused.

3begin insert

begin insertSEC. 8.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 12801.8 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
4read:end insert

5

12801.8.  

(a) In the case of a legal, nonimmigrant driver’s
6license applicant, the department shall issue a temporary driver’s
7license, valid for 90 days, if the applicant has successfully
8completed the application and the related requirements for the
9issuance of a driver’s license under this code, includingbegin insert paragraph
10(1) ofend insert
subdivision (a) of Section 12805. If the United States
11begin delete Immigration and Naturalization Serviceend deletebegin insert Department of Homeland
12Securityend insert
is unable to verify the applicant’s presence before the
13temporary driver’s license expires, the department shall, at least
1415 days before the temporary driver’s license expires, extend the
15temporary driver’s license for an additional 120 days and notify
16the applicant by mail that the temporary driver’s license is being
17extended.

18(b) If the department adjusts the expiration date of any driver’s
19license issued pursuant to this code so that the date does not exceed
20the expiration date of a federal document submitted pursuant to
21subdivision (a) of Section 12801.5, the applicant may, upon receipt
22of a notice of renewal of the driver’s license by the department
23sent prior to the expiration of the license, request an extension of
24the term of the driver’s license by submitting to the department
25satisfactory proof that the applicant’s presence in the United States
26has been reauthorized or extended under federal law. After
27verifying that the applicant’s presence in the United States has
28been reauthorized or extended by federal law, the department shall
29adjust the expiration date of the driver’s license so that it does not
30exceed the expiration date of the revised federal document
31submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12801.5 and
32complies with the related requirements of this code.

33(c) begin deleteOn or before July 1, 1997, the end deletebegin insertThe end insertdepartment shall establish
34a procedure for receiving mailed requests for the extension of
35driver’s licenses as described in this section.

36begin insert

begin insertSEC. 9.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 12805 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to read:end insert

37

12805.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insertThe department shall not issue a driver’s license
38to, or renew a driver’s license of, any person:

begin delete

39(a)

end delete

40begin insert(1)end insert Who is not of legal age to receive a driver’s license.

begin delete

P17   1(b)

end delete

2begin insert(2)end insert Whose best corrected visual acuity is 20/200 or worse in
3that person’s better eye, as verified by an optometrist or
4ophthalmologist.begin delete Noend deletebegin insert Aend insert personbegin delete mayend deletebegin insert shall notend insert use a bioptic telescopic
5or similar lens to meet the 20/200 visual acuity standards.

begin delete

6(c)

end delete

7begin insert(3)end insert Who is unable, as shown by examination, to understand
8traffic signs or signals or who does not have a reasonable
9knowledge of thebegin delete provisionsend deletebegin insert requirementsend insert of this code governing
10thebegin delete operationsend deletebegin insert operationend insert of vehicles upon the highways.

begin delete

11(d)

end delete

12begin insert(4)end insert When it is determined, by examination or other evidence,
13that the person is unable to safely operate a motor vehicle upon a
14highway.

begin delete

15(e)

end delete

16begin insert(5)end insert Who is unable to read and understandbegin delete simpleend delete English used
17in highway traffic and directional signs.begin delete This subdivision does not
18apply to any person holding an operator’s or chauffeur’s license
19issued by this state and valid on September 11, 1957.end delete

begin delete

20(f)

end delete

21begin insert(6)end insert Who holds a valid driver’s license issued by a foreign
22jurisdiction unless the license has been surrendered to the
23department, or is lost or destroyed.

begin delete

24(g)

end delete

25begin insert(7)end insert Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive
26issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United States,
27the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
28and that license has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part,
29of a conviction of a traffic violation until the suspension period
30has terminated, except that the department may issue a license to
31the applicant if, in the opinion of the department, it will be safe to
32issue a license to a person whose license to drive was suspended
33by a state that is not a party to the Driver License Compact
34provided for in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 15000) of
35Division 6.

begin delete

36(h)

end delete

37begin insert(8)end insert Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive
38issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United States,
39the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
40and that license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part,
P18   1of a conviction of a traffic violation, until the revocation has been
2terminated or after the expiration of one year from the date the
3license was revoked, whichever occurs first, except that the
4department may issue a license to the applicant if, in the opinion
5of the department, it will be safe to issue a license to a person
6whose license to drive was revoked by a state that is not a party
7to the Driver License Compact provided for in Chapter 6
8 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 6.

begin insert

9
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
10and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
11is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

end insert
12begin insert

begin insertSEC. 10.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 12805 is added to the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
13

begin insert12805.end insert  

(a) The department shall not issue a driver’s license
14to, or renew a driver’s license of, any person:

15
(1) Who is not of legal age to receive a driver’s license.

16
(2) Whose best corrected visual acuity is 20/200 or worse in
17that person’s better eye, as verified by an optometrist or
18ophthalmologist. A person shall not use a bioptic telescopic or
19similar lens to meet the 20/200 visual acuity standards.

20
(3) Who is unable, as shown by examination, to understand
21traffic signs or signals or who does not have a reasonable
22knowledge of the requirements of this code governing the operation
23of vehicles upon the highways.

24
(4) When it is determined, by examination or other evidence,
25that the person is unable to safely operate a motor vehicle upon
26a highway.

27
(5) Who is unable to read and understand English used in
28highway traffic and directional signs.

29
(6) Who holds a valid driver’s license issued by a foreign
30jurisdiction unless the license has been surrendered to the
31department, or is lost or destroyed.

32
(7) Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive
33issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United
34States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto
35Rico, and that license has been suspended by reason, in whole or
36in part, of a conviction of a traffic violation until the suspension
37period has terminated, except that the department may issue a
38license to the applicant if, in the opinion of the department, it will
39be safe to issue a license to a person whose license to drive was
40suspended by a state that is not a party to the Driver License
P19   1Compact provided for in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section
215000) of Division 6.

3
(8) Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive
4issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United
5States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto
6Rico, and that license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in
7part, of a conviction of a traffic violation, until the revocation has
8been terminated or after the expiration of one year from the date
9the license was revoked, whichever occurs first, except that the
10department may issue a license to the applicant if, in the opinion
11of the department, it will be safe to issue a license to a person
12whose license to drive was revoked by a state that is not a party
13to the Driver License Compact provided for in Chapter 6
14(commencing with Section 15000) of Division 6.

15
(b) The department shall not issue a Real ID driver’s license to
16a person who holds a valid Real ID identification card.

17
(c) The department may cancel a driver’s license in order to
18enable compliance with subdivision (b).

19
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

end insert
20begin insert

begin insertSEC. 11.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13000 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
21read:end insert

22

13000.  

(a) The department may issue an identification card to
23any person attesting to the true full name, correct age, and other
24identifying data as certified by the applicant for the identification
25card.

26(b) Any person 62 years of age or older may apply for, and the
27department upon receipt of a proper application therefor shall issue,
28an identification card bearing the notation “Seniorbegin delete Citizen”.end delete
29
begin insert Citizen.”end insert

30(c) Every application for an identification card shall be signed
31and verified by the applicant before a person authorized to
32administer oaths and shall be supported by bona fide documentary
33evidence of the age and identity of the applicant as the department
34may require, and shall include a legible print of the thumb or finger
35of the applicant.

36(d) Any person 62 years of age or older, and any other qualified
37person, may apply for, or possess, an identification card under the
38provisions of either subdivision (a) or (b), but not under both of
39those provisions.

begin insert

P20   1
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
2and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
3is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

end insert
4begin insert

begin insertSEC. 12.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13000 is added to the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
5

begin insert13000.end insert  

(a) (1) The department may issue an identification
6card to any person attesting to the true full name, correct age, and
7other identifying data as certified by the applicant for the
8identification card.

9
(2) The department may not issue a Real ID identification card
10to a person who holds a Real ID driver’s license.

11
(3) The department may cancel an identification card in order
12to enable compliance with paragraph (2).

13
(b) Any person 62 years of age or older may apply for, and the
14department upon receipt of a proper application therefor shall
15issue, an identification card bearing the notation “Senior Citizen.”

16
(c) Every application for an identification card shall be signed
17and verified by the applicant before a person authorized to
18administer oaths and shall be supported by bona fide documentary
19evidence of the age and identity of the applicant as the department
20may require, and shall include a legible print of the thumb or finger
21of the applicant.

22
(d) Any person 62 years of age or older, and any other qualified
23person, may apply for, or possess, an identification card under
24the provisions of either subdivision (a) or (b), but not under both
25of those provisions.

26
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

end insert
27begin insert

begin insertSEC. 13.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13002 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
28read:end insert

29

13002.  

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b),
30begin delete everyend deletebegin insert eachend insert identification card shall expire, unless canceled earlier,
31on the sixth birthday of the applicant following the date of
32application for the identification card. Renewal of any identification
33card, other than a senior citizen identification card, shall be made
34for a term which shall expire on the sixth birthday of the applicant
35following expiration of the identification card renewed, unless
36surrendered earlier. Any application for renewal received after 90
37days after expiration of the identification card, including a senior
38citizen identification card, shall be considered the same as an
39application for an original identification card. The department
40shall, at the end of six years and six months after the issuance or
P21   1renewal of an identification card, other than a senior citizen
2identification card, destroy any record of the card if it has expired
3and has not been renewed.

4(b) Every senior citizen identification card issued pursuant to
5subdivision (b) of Section 13000 shall expire, unless canceled
6earlier, on the 10th birthday of the applicant following the date of
7application for the identification card. Renewal of any senior citizen
8identification card shall be made for a term which shall expire on
9the 10th birthday of the applicant following expiration of the senior
10citizen identification card renewed, unless surrendered earlier. The
11department shall, at the end of 10 years and six months after the
12issuance or renewal of a senior citizen identification card, destroy
13any record of the card if it has expired and has not been renewed.

14(c) An identification card may be issued to a person in exchange
15for the person’s driver’s license which is surrendered to the
16department for either of the following reasons:

17(1) The person has a physical or mental condition and requests
18cancellation of the driver’s license.

19(2) The department has revoked the person’s driving privilege
20based on the person’s physical or mental condition.

21That card shall be issued without the payment of any additional
22fee.

23(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the department
24may adjust the expiration date of any identification card issued
25pursuant to this code so that the date does not exceed the expiration
26date of a document submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2712801.5.

begin insert

28
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
29and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
30is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

end insert
31begin insert

begin insertSEC. 14.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13002 is added to the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
32

begin insert13002.end insert  

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b),
33every identification card shall expire, unless canceled earlier, on
34the sixth birthday of the applicant following the date of application
35for the identification card. Renewal of any identification card,
36other than a senior citizen identification card, shall be made for
37a term which shall expire on the sixth birthday of the applicant
38following expiration of the identification card renewed, unless
39surrendered earlier. Any application for renewal received after
4090 days after expiration of the identification card, including a
P22   1senior citizen identification card, shall be considered the same as
2an application for an original identification card. The department
3shall, at the end of six years and six months after the issuance or
4renewal of an identification card, other than a senior citizen
5identification card, destroy any record of the card if it has expired
6and has not been renewed.

7
(b) Every senior citizen identification card issued pursuant to
8subdivision (b) of Section 13000 shall expire, unless canceled
9earlier, on the eighth birthday of the applicant following the date
10of application for the identification card. Renewal of any senior
11citizen identification card shall be made for a term which shall
12expire on the eighth birthday of the applicant following expiration
13 of the senior citizen identification card renewed, unless
14surrendered earlier. The department shall, at the end of eight years
15and six months after the issuance or renewal of a senior citizen
16identification card, destroy any record of the card if it has expired
17and has not been renewed.

18
(c) An identification card may be issued to a person in exchange
19for the person’s driver’s license which is surrendered to the
20department for either of the following reasons:

21
(1) The person has a physical or mental condition and requests
22cancellation of the driver’s license.

23
(2) The department has revoked the person’s driving privilege
24based on the person’s physical or mental condition.

25
That card shall be issued without the payment of any additional
26fee.

27
(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the department
28may adjust the expiration date of any identification card issued
29pursuant to this code so that the date does not exceed the expiration
30date of a document submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
3112801.5.

32
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

end insert
33begin insert

begin insertSEC. 15.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13002.1 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
34read:end insert

35

13002.1.  

(a) The director shall establishbegin delete by January 1, 2011,end delete
36 a program that permits the renewal of identification cards by mail
37or through the department’s Internet Web site.

38(b) The initial application for the identification card shall be
39pursuant to Section 13000. The first renewal for a person 62 years
40of age or older shall be for a 10-year period with a maximum of
P23   1one renewal by mail or through the department’s Internet Web
2site. All other renewals shall be for a six-year period with a
3maximum of two renewals by mail or through the department’s
4Internet Web site.

begin insert

5
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2018,
6and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
7is enacted before January 1, 2018, deletes or extends that date.

end insert
8begin insert

begin insertSEC. 16.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 13002.1 is added to the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert, to
9read:end insert

begin insert
10

begin insert13002.1.end insert  

(a) The director shall establish a program that
11permits the renewal of identification cards by mail or through the
12department’s Internet Web site.

13
(b) The initial application for the identification card shall be
14pursuant to Section 13000. After January 1, 2018, the first renewal
15for a person 62 years of age or older shall be for an eight-year
16period with a maximum of one renewal by mail or through the
17department’s Internet Web site. All other renewals shall be for a
18six-year period with a maximum of two renewals by mail or
19through the department’s Internet Web site.

20
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

end insert
21begin insert

begin insertSEC. 17.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 21655.9 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
22read:end insert

23

21655.9.  

(a) (1) begin delete Wheneverend deletebegin insert Ifend insert the Department of
24Transportation or a local authority authorizes or permits exclusive
25or preferential use of highway lanes or highway access ramps for
26high-occupancy vehicles pursuant to Section 21655.5, the use of
27those lanes or ramps shall also be extended to vehicles that are
28issued distinctive decals, labels, or other identifiers pursuant to
29Section 5205.5 regardless of vehicle occupancy or ownership.

30(2) A local authority during periods of peak congestion shall
31suspend for a lane the access privileges extended pursuant to
32paragraph (1) for those vehicles issued distinctive decals, labels,
33or other identifiers pursuant to Section 5205.5, if a periodic review
34of lane performance by that local authority discloses both of the
35following factors regarding the lane:

36(A) The lane, or a portion of the lane, exceeds a level of service
37C, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 65089 of the
38Government Code.

39(B) The operation or projected operation of vehicles in the lane,
40or a portion of the lane, will significantly increase congestion.

P24   1(b) A person shall not drive a vehicle described in subdivision
2(a) of Section 5205.5 with a single occupant upon a high-occupancy
3vehicle lane pursuant to this section unless the decal, label, or other
4identifier issued pursuant to Section 5205.5 is properly displayed
5on the vehicle, and the vehicle registration described in Section
65205.5 is with the vehicle.

7(c) A person shall not operate or own a vehicle displaying a
8decal, label, or other identifier, as described in Section 5205.5, if
9that decal, label, or identifier was not issued for that vehicle
10pursuant to Section 5205.5. A violation of this subdivision is a
11misdemeanor.

12(d) If the provisions in Section 5205.5 authorizing the
13department to issue decals, labels, or other identifiers to hybrid
14and alternative fuel vehicles are repealed, vehicles displaying those
15decals, labels, or other identifiers shall not access high-occupancy
16vehicle lanes without meeting the occupancy requirements
17otherwise applicable to those lanes.

18(e) begin deleteThis end deletebegin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertWith respect to a vehicle described in paragraph
19(3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5205.5, this end insert
section shall become
20inoperative on January 1, 2019, or the date the federal authorization
21pursuant to Section 166 of Title 23 of the United States Code
22expires, or the date the Secretary of State receives the notice
23described in subdivision (i) of Section 5205.5, whichever occurs
24
begin delete first, and, as of January 1, 2019, is repealed, unless a later enacted
25statute, that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2019,
26deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and
27is repealed.end delete
begin insert first.end insert

begin insert

28
(2) With respect to a vehicle described in paragraph (1) or
29paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5205.5, this section
30shall become inoperative on January 1, 2019.

end insert
begin insert

31
(f) (1) The Department of Transportation shall prepare and
32submit a report to the Legislature on or before December 1, 2017,
33on the degradation status of high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the
34state highway system.

end insert
begin insert

35
(2) The requirement that a report be submitted pursuant to
36paragraph (1) shall be inoperative on December 1, 2021, pursuant
37to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

end insert
begin insert

38
(3) A report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
39submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
40Code.

end insert
P25   1begin insert

begin insertSEC. 18.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 34507.5 of the end insertbegin insertVehicle Codeend insertbegin insert is amended to
2read:end insert

3

34507.5.  

(a) A motor carrier, as defined in Section 408, a
4motor carrier of property, and a for-hire motor carrier of property,
5as defined in Section 34601, shall obtain a carrier identification
6number from the department. Application for a carrier identification
7number shall be on a form furnished by the department.begin insert The
8department may furnish the form online and require the form to
9be completed and submitted electronically via the department’s
10Internet Web site.end insert
Information provided in connection with an
11application for a carrier identification number shall bebegin insert true and
12accurate, andend insert
updated by a motor carrier upon request from the
13
begin delete department.end deletebegin insert department and within 15 days of any change of
14address or cessation of regulated activity at any of the motor
15carrier’s terminals.end insert

begin insert

16
(1) A motor carrier required to obtain a carrier identification
17number shall first obtain a United States Department of
18Transportation number from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
19Administration and provide that number on the application for a
20carrier identification number. The department shall not assign a
21carrier identification number unless the application includes the
22United States Department of Transportation number assigned to,
23and properly identifying, the motor carrier.

end insert
begin insert

24
(2) A motor carrier shall ensure information associated with
25the United States Department of Transportation number assigned
26to the motor carrier is true and accurate. The information shall
27be updated as required by Part 390.19 of Title 49 of the Code of
28Federal Regulations, before the motor carrier operates a
29commercial motor vehicle, at least once every two calendar years,
30and within 15 days of any change of information or cessation of
31regulated activity.

end insert

32(b) The carrier identification number assigned to the motor
33carrier under whose operating authority or motor carrier permit
34the vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated shall be
35displayed on both sides of each vehicle, or on both sides of at least
36one motor vehicle in each combination of the following vehicles:

37(1) Each vehicle set forth in Section 34500.

38(2) A motortruck of two or more axles that is more than 10,000
39pounds gross vehicle weight rating.

P26   1(3) Any other motortruck or motor vehicle used to transport
2property for compensation.

3(c) A vehicle or combination of vehicles listed in subdivision
4(b) that is operated under a rental agreement with a term of not
5more than 30 calendar days shall meet all of the following
6requirements:

7(1) Have displayed on both sides of each vehicle or on both
8sides of one of the vehicles in each combination of vehicles the
9name or trademark of the lessor.

10(2) Have displayed on both sides of each vehicle or on both
11sides of one of the vehicles in each combination of vehicles any
12of the following numbers issued to the lessor:

13(A) The carrier identification number issued by the United States
14Department of Transportation.

15(B) A valid operating authority number.

16(C) A valid motor carrier of property number.

17(3) (A) Have in the vehicle or combination of vehicles a copy
18of the rental agreement entered into by the lessor and the vehicle
19operator.

20(B) The rental agreement shall be available for inspection
21immediately upon the request of an authorized employee of the
22department, a regularly employed and salaried police officer or
23deputy sheriff, or a reserve police officer or reserve deputy sheriff
24listed pursuant to Section 830.6 of the Penal Code.

25(C) If the rented vehicle or combination of vehicles is operated
26in conjunction with a commercial enterprise, the rental agreement
27shall include the operator’s carrier identification number or motor
28carrier of property permit number.

29(d) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that is in compliance
30with Section 390.21 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
31shall be deemed to be in compliance with subdivision (c).

32(e) This section does not apply to any of the following vehicles:

33(1) A vehicle described in subdivision (f) of Section 34500, that
34is operated by a private carrier as defined in subdivision (d) of
35Section 34601, if the gross vehicle weight rating of the towing
36vehicle is 10,000 pounds or less, or the towing vehicle is a pickup
37truck, as defined in Section 471. This exception does not apply to
38a vehicle combination described in subdivision (k) of Section
3934500.

P27   1(2) A vehicle described in subdivision (g) of Section 34500,
2that is operated by a private carrier as defined in subdivision (d)
3of Section 34601, if the hazardous material transportation does
4not require the display of placards pursuant to Section 27903, a
5license pursuant to Section 32000.5, or hazardous waste hauler
6registration pursuant to Section 25163 of the Health and Safety
7Code.

8(3) A historical vehicle, as described in Section 5004, and a
9vehicle that displays special identification plates in accordance
10with Section 5011.

11(4) An implement of husbandry as defined in Chapter 1
12(commencing with Section 36000) of Division 16.

13(5) A vehicle owned or operated by an agency of the federal
14government.

15(6) A pickup truck, as defined in Section 471, and a two-axle
16daily rental truck with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than
1726,001 pounds, when operated in noncommercial use.

18(f) Subdivision (b) does not apply to the following:

19(1) A vehicle that displays a valid identification number assigned
20by the United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation.

21(2) A vehicle that is regulated by, and that displays a valid
22operating authority number issued by, the Public Utilities
23Commission, including a household goods carrier as defined in
24Section 5109 of the Public Utilities Code.

25(3) A for-hire motor carrier of passengers.

26(g) The display of the carrier identification number shall be in
27sharp contrast to the background, and shall be of a size, shape, and
28color that it is readily legible during daylight hours from a distance
29of 50 feet.

30(h) The carrier identification number for a company no longer
31in business, no longer operating with the same name, or no longer
32operating under the same operating authority, identification
33number, or motor carrier permit shall be removed before sale,
34transfer, or other disposal of a vehicle marked pursuant to this
35section.

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(a) The California Department of Motor Vehicles
37shall pilot and evaluate a process to register voters pursuant to
38the California New Motor Voter Program (Chapter 4.5
39(commencing with Section 2260) of Division 2 of the Elections
P28   1Code) to assist persons who do not fully complete the voter
2registration process.

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code,
4the department shall report on October 15, 2016, to the Joint
5Legislative Budget Committee, on the outcome of this pilot, other
6process changes proposed to ensure the full completion of voter
7registration, and an evaluation of options for ensuring persons
8have the opportunity to fully complete the voter registration
9process, including adding additional information technology
10equipment or fully automating existing forms.

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(c) The department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget
12Committee by September 1, 2016, if it is unable to implement the
13pilot process change for any reason.

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begin insertSEC. 20.end insert  

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begin insert

The Legislature finds and declares, with regard to
15the amendments made by this act to Sections 5205.5 and 21655.9
16of the Vehicle Code, as follows:

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(a) Programs that encourage the purchase and use of
18low-emission and zero-emission vehicles are necessary for
19California to achieve the requirements of the federal Clean Air
20Act. More broadly, low-emission and zero-emission vehicles are
21a cornerstone of California’s long-term transportation strategy
22to reduce localized pollution, smog, and greenhouse gas emissions,
23save consumers money, and enable continued economic and job
24growth. Existing programs that allow low-emission and
25zero-emission vehicles access to high-occupancy vehicle lanes
26have been successful in encouraging their purchase and use.

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(b) The number of low-emission and zero-emission vehicles
28currently on the road in California represents a small portion of
29overall registered vehicles, less than 1 percent.

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(c) The Department of Transportation has reported that prior
31traffic counts indicate that low-emission and zero-emission vehicles
32contribute a very small percentage of the peak hour
33high-occupancy vehicle lane volume, under 5 percent of vehicles
34in those lanes.

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(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that vehicles eligible for
36the “Green Sticker Program” or specifically, vehicles that meet
37California’s enhanced advanced technology partial zero-emission
38vehicle standard or transitional zero-emission vehicle standard,
39are allowed to continue to receive decals until the program’s
40expiration date in current state law, which is January 1, 2019.

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(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that vehicles eligible for
2the “White Sticker Program” for zero-emission vehicles, referring
3specifically to vehicles that meet California’s super ultra-low
4emission vehicle standard and other vehicle types specified for the
5existing program, are allowed to continue to receive decals until
6January 1, 2019.

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(f) High-occupancy vehicle lanes on the state highway system
8should operate efficiently and in compliance with federal law. The
9performance of high-occupancy lanes may degrade for several
10reasons, including, but not limited to, noncompliance with the law,
11economic growth, population growth, growth of carpooling as a
12share of trips, and access to high occupancy vehicle lanes by
13zero-emission or low emission vehicles.

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(g) To maintain efficient use of high-occupancy vehicle lanes
15on the state highway system in accordance with federal FAST Act
16performance standards, the Legislature finds the actions the
17Department of Transportation may need to consider include, but
18are not limited to, increasing enforcement in collaboration with
19the Department of the California Highway Patrol, improving
20transit and active transportation along the affected corridors,
21increasing minimum occupancy with exceptions as currently
22provided in law, and improving traffic incident response.

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(h) To provide updated information to the Legislature and the
24public on the condition of high-occupancy lanes, and the effect of
25low-emission and zero-emission vehicle access to those lanes, it
26is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of
27 Transportation prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on
28or before December 1, 2017, on the degradation status of
29high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the state highway system.

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30begin insert

begin insertSEC. 21.end insert  

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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant
31to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
32the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
33district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
34infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
35for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
36the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
37the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
38Constitution.

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begin insertSEC. 22.end insert  

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For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the sum of three million
40eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand dollars ($3,888,000) is
P30   1hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of
2Motor Vehicles to implement the California New Motor Voter
3Program consistent with Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section
42260) of Division 2 of the Elections Code.

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begin insertSEC. 23.end insert  

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begin insert

This act is a bill providing for appropriations related
6to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
712 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified
8as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect
9immediately.

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
11changes, relating to the Budget Act of 2016.

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