BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
Senator Tom Torlakson, Chairman
163 (Mendoza)
Hearing Date: 8/20/07 Amended: 6/1/07
Consultant: Bob Franzoia Policy Vote: G O 5-3
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BILL SUMMARY: AB 163 would enact the Green and Healthy Workplace
Bicycle Facilities Act of 2007, which would require the
Department of General Services (DGS) to adopt regulations
establishing standards for bicycle facilities, including parking
areas, showers, and lockers in state owned and state leased
buildings. In addition, the bill would require each state
agency develop programs to encourage bicycle commuting and use
of bicycles for work related trips, as well as to manage its
bicycle facilities.
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Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fund
Bicycle facilities in state buildings
- Regulations (DGS) Up to $100 one time by 7/2009 Special*
- Short term visitor bicycle Estimated $500 to $750 one
time by Special*
parking facilities 12/31/2009
- Long term visitor bicycle Estimated $500 to $2,000
annually Special*
parking facilities beginning 7/1/2009
Bicycle promotion Estimated $60 one time General/
programs Special
* Service Revolving Account plus various capital outlay
financing options.
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STAFF COMMENTS: This bill meets the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
The bill requires that for state buildings without short term
visitor bicycle parking meeting the regulations (which shall be
adopted by 7/1/2009), this parking shall be added before
12/31/2009. This allows DGS only six months after the adoption
of the regulations to meet this deadline. At this time, there
is no estimate of the average cost of providing this parking or
how many state buildings are without this parking. Generally,
the cost of materials would be approximately 40 percent of the
cost. To provide some estimate of costs, if DGS installed 500
short term parking facilities at an average cost of $1,000 to
$1,500 each, costs would be $500,000 to $750,000 one time.
(Prices could range from $120 for a two bike rack consisting of
a series of inverted "U" bends to a bike-to-work locker for
$1,000 to a 16 bike double decked rack for $3,000.)
For long term bicycle parking, which would include showers and
clothing lockers, installed when a state building is renovated,
if DGS renovated 5 to 10 buildings and a
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long term facility had an average cost of $100,000 to $200,000,
costs would be $500,000 to $2,000,000 annually.
The above costs are estimates for long term bicycle parking able
to accommodate three to four persons at one time. Depending on
DGS regulations which would likely adjust facility size to
reflect building occupancy level, availability of space, whether
the facility would displace workers, etc., the size and cost of
a long term bicycle parking facility could increase.
The actual building renovation will also have an impact on the
implementation of the provisions of the bill. For example, the
renovation of the twin state office buildings at Seventh and P
Streets in Sacramento is a $120 million project. With changes
in building standards, the renovation may result in less floor
space illustrating the difficulties and potential costs of
adding long term bicycle facilities.
DGS controls approximately 50 to 60 of the state's 20,000
buildings and facilities.
The bill requires that each state agency develop programs to
manage its bicycle facilities and develop a program to promote
and encourage bicycle commuting and use of bicycles for work
related trips. If the six state agencies each incurred costs of
$10,000 to develop both programs, the bill would impose one time
costs of $60,000. Staff notes it would likely be more cost
effective if DGS and the Department of Public Health developed
general policies that could be adopted by other state agencies.