Amended in Senate March 30, 2016

Senate Bill No. 1279

Introduced by Senator Hancock

February 19, 2016

An act to add Section 14525.3 to the Government Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1279, as amended, Hancock. California Transportation Commission: funding prohibition: coal shipment.

Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission, with various duties and responsibilities relative to the programming and allocation of funds for transportation capital projects.

This bill would prohibit the commission from programming or allocating any public funds for any project at a port facility that is located at, or adjacent to, a disadvantaged community and that exports or proposes to export coal from the state.

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 14525.3 is added to the Government
Code, to read:

14525.3.  

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commission shall not program or allocate any public funds,
including proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds, under
its jurisdiction for any project at a port facility that is located in,
or adjacent to, one or more disadvantaged communities identified
pursuant to Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 39710) of Part
2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code and that exports
or proposes to export coal from the state.