BILL ANALYSIS
AB 1386
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Date of Hearing: May 6, 2009
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Kevin De Leon, Chair
AB 1386 (Hayashi) - As Amended: April 22, 2009
Policy Committee:
TransportationVote:11-3
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill modifies provisions governing development of a local
alternative transportation improvement program (LATIP) in the
State Route (SR) 84 and SR 238 corridors in the East Bay.
Specifically, this bill:
1.Expands the uses for which proceeds from the sale of surplus
property in the SR 238 corridor can be allocated to include
improvements on any highways, not just state highways.
2.Adds provisions governing the deposit and use of revenue from
the sale of surplus property in the SR 84 and SR 238
corridors.
3.Authorizes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to
relinquish to the City of Hayward those segments of SR 92 (8.2
miles), SR 185 (.95 miles), and SR 238 (6.2 miles) within the
city limits, and subject to agreement between the City and
Caltrans.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)Moderate one-time special fund costs, potentially in the
hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, for Caltrans to
bring the highway segments up to a "state of good repair"
before they are relinquished. (State Highway Account (SHA))
These costs will be the result of negotiations between
Caltrans and the respective cities following legislative
authorization for the relinquishments.
2)Long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans, if the
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CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway
segments. (SHA)
3)Potential redirection of revenues from surplus property sales
in the SR 238 corridor to other than state highways.
COMMENTS
Background and Purpose . In the late 1960s, Caltrans initiated a
project to build a freeway in the SR 238 corridor. The
department purchased hundreds of parcels for freeway
right-of-way, but the project stalled in the 1970s, and by the
start of the 1980s, the project had encountered enough delays
and problems to be considered infeasible by most interested
parties. Legislation in 1982 allowed local transportation
authorities to develop an alternative plan to the SR 238 project
and required that a plan be submitted to the CTC by January 1,
1986, after which the commission was barred from approving any
alternative plan. Subsequent legislation extended the deadline
to January 1, 1988, but both deadlines went unmet. SB 509
(Figueroa)/Chapter 611 of 2004, revived the LATIP process and
established a new deadline of January 1, 2010. AB 1462
(Torrico) Chapter 619/Statutes of 2005, added SR 84 to
provisions providing for the LATIP in Alameda County. Last
year, SB 791 (Corbett)/Chapter 705 authorized the use of
revenues from sales of excess properties for projects in the
local alternative transportation improvement program that are
also in the local voter-approved transportation sales tax
measure, subject to approval by Caltrans.
According to the author, in addition to providing for the
relinquishment of state highway segments within the City of
Hayward, provisions in the bill establishing an accounting
mechanism will ensure the proceeds of the property sales can be
tracked. This bill is the next step toward closing out these
obsolete state highway projects and moving forward toward
meeting local housing and transportation needs.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081