BILL NUMBER: AB 72	CHAPTERED  09/29/99

	CHAPTER   562
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 29, 1999
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 28, 1999
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   SEPTEMBER 10, 1999
	PASSED THE SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JUNE 14, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 27, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 15, 1999
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 9, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Florez and Ashburn
   (Principal coauthors:  Senators Costa and Poochigian)

                        DECEMBER 7, 1998

   An act relating to highways.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 72, Florez.  State Highway Route 46:  emergency improvements.
   Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to improve
and maintain the state highways.
   This bill would require the Director of Transportation, on or
before January 15, 2000, to submit a report to the Legislature
identifying emergency improvements involving either negligible or no
expansion of highway capacity, that may be constructed prior to
specified scheduled improvements, with the intent to prevent or
mitigate an emergency situation on a specified portion of State
Highway Route 46.
   The bill would provide that an emergency improvement identified
pursuant to the bill may not result in the delay of, or have an
adverse impact on, projects that are scheduled in the state
transportation improvement program or a regional transportation
improvement program outside the jurisdiction of the Kern County
Regional Transportation Agency or in the State Highway Operations
Pavement Protection Program.  The provisions of the bill would be
repealed on June 1, 2001.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government
Code, on or before January 15, 2000, the Director of Transportation
shall submit a report to the Legislature identifying emergency
improvements, involving either negligible or no expansion of highway
capacity, including, but not limited to, passing lanes, that may be
constructed prior to scheduled improvements included in the state
transportation improvement program or a regional transportation
improvement program, with the intent to prevent or mitigate an
emergency situation on that portion of State Highway Route 46 in Kern
County, west of State Highway Route 99.
   (b) The report shall also include the estimated dates by which the
improvements may be commenced and completed.
   (c) An emergency improvement identified pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall not result in the delay of, or have an adverse impact on,
projects that are scheduled in the state transportation improvement
program or a regional improvement program outside of the jurisdiction
of the Kern County Regional Transportation Agency or in the State
Highway Operations Pavement Protection Program.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until June 1, 2001,
and as of that date is repealed.