BILL NUMBER: AB 266	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Carter

                        FEBRUARY 11, 2009

   An act to add Section 14537 to the Government Code, relating to
transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 266, as amended, Carter. Transportation needs assessment.
   Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission,
with various duties and responsibilities relative to the programming
and allocation of funds for transportation capital projects. Existing
law requires the commission to submit, by December 15 of each year,
an annual report to the Legislature summarizing the commission's
prior-year decisions in allocating transportation capital funds and
identifying timely and relevant transportation issues facing the
state.
   This bill would require the commission, on an every-5-year basis,
to develop an assessment of the unfunded costs of programmed state
projects and federally earmarked projects in the state, as well as an
assessment of available funding for transportation purposes and
unmet transportation needs on a statewide basis. The bill would
require the Department of Transportation to assist in conducting the
assessment. The bill would require the commission to submit the first
assessment report to the Legislature by March 1, 2011.
   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 14537 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   14537.  (a) The commission, on an every-five-year basis, shall
develop an assessment of the unfunded costs of programmed state
projects and federally earmarked projects in the state, as well as an
assessment of available funding for transportation purposes and
unmet transportation needs on a statewide basis, as follows:
   (1) The total costs of programmed state transportation projects
and federally earmarked projects in the state. These projects shall
include, but are not limited to, projects in the state transportation
improvement program, the Traffic Congestion Relief Program, projects
funded by bond revenue, and projects receiving earmarked federal
funding pursuant to the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) or other
federal laws.
   (2) The unfunded portions of programmed state projects and
federally earmarked projects.
   (3) Total funding provided from state and federal sources for
transportation projects.
   (4) Statewide unmet transportation project needs, including public
transportation needs  and local street and road system needs
 .
   (5) Recommendations by the commission on how the state and local
transportation agencies may address the transportation funding
shortfalls and unmet needs identified in the assessment.
   (b) The department shall assist in conducting the assessment.
   (c) In conducting its assessment, the commission shall consult
with regional transportation planning agencies, the California
Transit Association, the League of California Cities, and the
California State Association of Counties.
   (d) Results from the initial assessment shall be submitted in a
report to the Legislature on or before March 1, 2011. Subsequent
reports shall be submitted on an every-five-year basis.