BILL ANALYSIS
AB 112
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 112 (Beall)
As Amended March 25, 2009
Majority vote
TRANSPORTATION 14-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Eng, Jeffries, |Ayes:|De Leon, Nielsen, |
| |Blumenfield, Buchanan, | |Ammiano, |
| |Conway, Furutani, | |Charles Calderon, Davis, |
| |Galgiani, Garrick, Bonnie | |Duvall, Fuentes, Hall, |
| |Lowenthal, Miller, | |Harkey, Miller, |
| |Niello, John A. Perez, | |John A. Perez, Price, |
| |Solorio, Torlakson | |Skinner, Solorio, Audra |
| | | |Strickland, Torlakson |
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SUMMARY : Authorizes the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority (VTA) to allocate revenue to repair and maintain
facilities that it has acquired or built for vehicular or
pedestrian transportation.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding VTA and the
need to integrate highway and transit improvements in Santa Clara
County (County).
2)Grants VTA broad authority to acquire, construct, own, operate,
control, or use any and all facilities necessary or convenient
for transit service, vehicular transportation, and pedestrian
transportation.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : VTA is both the transit agency and the congestion
management agency in the County. VTA's transit responsibilities
involve planning, developing, and operating public transit in the
County. When discharging its responsibilities as a congestion
management agency, it collaborates with cities, the County, and the
California Department of Transportation to plan improvements to the
roadway network serving the County, although it is unable to
allocate funds for the repair and maintenance of street and road
projects and state highways.
AB 112
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Existing law authorizes VTA to allocate revenues from its local
transportation sales tax program, the federal Congestion Mitigation
and Air Quality Program (CMAQ), and the federal Surface
Transportation Program (STP) for the construction and maintenance
of transit projects.
This bill authorizes VTA to allocate revenues from various sources,
including local transportation sales taxes, the CMAQ, and STP for
repair and maintenance of all its transportation facilities,
including streets, roads, and pedestrian facilities. This bill
would also grant VTA the authority to provide for the maintenance
and repair of state highways.
This bill is identical to AB 152 (Beall) of 2008, which was vetoed
by Governor Schwarzenegger. In the veto message, the Governor
stated that the "historic delay in passing the 2008-2009 State
Budget has forced me to prioritize the bills sent to my desk at the
end of the year's legislative session. Given the delay, I am only
signing bills that are the highest priority for California. This
bill does not meet that standard and I cannot sign it at this
time."
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093FN:
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