BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 1305| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SB 1305 Author: Morrell (R), et al. Amended: 5/16/16 Vote: 21 SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 4/19/16 AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8 SUBJECT: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority SOURCE: San Bernardino Associated Governments DIGEST: This bill consolidates a number of local transportation entities in San Bernardino County into the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. Senate Floor Amendments of 5/16/16 make technical changes to avoid any statutory conflicts with AB 1919 (Quirk). ANALYSIS: Existing law: 1)Authorizes a county board of supervisors to create or otherwise designate local agencies to carry out various transportation-related functions, including a transportation authority - which may impose a transportation sales tax (subject to voter approval) - a service authority for freeway SB 1305 Page 2 emergencies, and a transportation congestion management agency, as specified. 2)Establishes the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, which authorizes the legislative or other governing bodies of two or more public agencies to jointly exercise, by agreement, any power common to the contracting parties, as specified. 3)Establishes the County Transportation Commissions Act, which provides for the creation of county transportation commissions in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura, with various powers and duties relative to transportation planning and funding, as specified. This bill: 1)Consolidates the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission, County of San Bernardino local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies, and San Bernardino Local Congestion Management Agency, and establishes the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (Authority) to serve as the successor agency for both the consolidated agencies and the San Bernardino Associated Governments joint powers authority. 2)Makes changes in various statutes to ensure the Authority incorporates all roles, responsibilities, debts, obligations, and functions of the abovementioned consolidated agencies. Comments 1)Purpose. The author asserts, "The San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) is comprised of five separate legal entities, some of which have conflicting and duplicative regulatory requirements. In order to resolve conflicting statutory and Joint Powers Authority requirements and remedy overlapping responsibilities, SB 1305 consolidates four of these entities into one entity to streamline transportation-related functions administered by the SANBAG Board of Directors." 2)Previous consolidations. The consolidation of various local transportation agencies has occurred in the past. Several examples include SB 838 (Bergeson, Chapter 983, Statutes of SB 1305 Page 3 1990), which consolidated several transportation entities in Orange County, including the Orange County Transportation Commission, into the Orange County Transportation Authority; and in 2002, SB 1703 (Peace, Chapter 743, Statutes of 2002), which consolidated a number of transportation agencies in San Diego County under the San Diego Association of Governments. This bill simply follows in the footsteps of other local transportation agencies in consolidating multiple transportation agencies into one entity to administer specific transportation-related functions within its jurisdiction. FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.:YesLocal: Yes SUPPORT: (Verified 5/16/16) San Bernardino Associated Governments (source) OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/16/16) None received Prepared by:Manny Leon / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121 5/18/16 16:28:04 **** END ****