BILL NUMBER: SB 391 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 23, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Senator Liu
( Coauthor: Senator
Lowenthal )
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
An act to amend Sections 65072 and 65073 of, and to add Sections
14000.6, 65071, 65072.1, and 65072.2 to, the Government Code,
relating to transportation planning.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 391, as amended, Liu. California Transportation Plan.
Existing law requires various transportation planning activities
by state and regional agencies , including preparation of
sustainable communities strategies by metropolitan planning
organizations . Existing law provides for the Department of
Transportation to prepare the California Transportation Plan for
submission to the Governor by December 1, 1993, as a long-range
planning document that incorporates various elements and is
consistent with specified expressions of legislative intent.
This bill would require the department to update the California
Transportation Plan by January 1, 2012
December 31, 2015 , and every 5 years thereafter. The bill
would require the plan to address how the state will achieve maximum
feasible emissions reductions in order to attain a statewide
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and
80 percent 80% below 1990 levels by
2050. The bill would require the plan to identify the statewide
integrated multimodal transportation system needed to achieve these
results. The bill would require the department, by December 31,
2012, to submit to the California Transportation Commission and
specified legislative committee chairs an interim report providing
specified information regarding sustainable communities strategies,
including an assessment of how their implementation will influence
the configuration of the statewide integrated multimodal
transportation system. The bill would also specify certain
subject areas to be considered in the plan for the movement of people
and freight. The bill would require the department to consult with
and coordinate its planning activities with specified entities and to
provide an opportunity for public input. The bill would make
additional legislative findings and declarations and require the plan
to be consistent with that statement of legislative intent.
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 14000.6 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
14000.6. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) California has established a statewide greenhouse gas
emissions limit to be achieved by 2020, which is equivalent to 1990
greenhouse gas emissions in the state. This limit entails
approximately a 25-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from
current levels.
(b) Executive Order S-3-05 further identifies a greenhouse gas
emissions limit of 80 percent below 1990 levels to be achieved by
2050.
(c) Emissions from the transportation sector account for 38
percent of California's greenhouse gas emissions.
(d) The state lacks a comprehensive, statewide, multimodal
planning process that details the transportation system needed in the
state to meet objectives of mobility and congestion management
consistent with the state's greenhouse gas emission limits and air
pollution standards.
(e) Recent increases in gasoline prices resulted in historic
increases in ridership on public transportation, including transit,
commuter rail, and intercity rail, and in historic reductions in
vehicle miles traveled by private vehicles. Increased demand for
public transportation included a 16-percent increase in light rail
ridership in Sacramento, a 15.3-percent increase in rail transit
ridership in Los Angeles, a 23-percent increase in bus ridership in
Orange County, a 14.4-percent increase in transit ridership in San
Diego, a 6.3-percent increase in rail transit ridership in Oakland,
and a 22.5-percent increase in transit ridership in Stockton. Current
public transportation services and facilities are inadequate to meet
current and expected future increases in demand.
SEC. 2. Section 65071 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65071. The department shall update the California Transportation
Plan consistent with this chapter. The first update shall be
completed by January 1, 2012 December 31,
2015 . The plan shall be updated every five years thereafter.
SEC. 3. Section 65072 of the Government Code is amended to read:
65072. The California Transportation Plan shall include all of
the following:
(a) A policy element that describes the state's transportation
policies and system performance objectives. These policies and
objectives shall be consistent with legislative intent described in
Sections 14000, 14000.5, 14000.6, and 65088.
(b) A strategies element that shall incorporate the broad system
concepts and strategies synthesized from the adopted regional
transportation plans prepared pursuant to Section 65080. The
California Transportation Plan shall not be project specific.
(c) A recommendations element that includes economic forecasts and
recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor to achieve the
plan's broad system concepts, strategies, and performance objectives.
SEC. 4. Section 65072.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65072.1. The California Transportation Plan shall consider all of
the following subject areas for the movement of people and freight:
(a) Mobility and accessibility.
(b) Integration and connectivity.
(c) Efficient system management and operation.
(d) Existing system preservation.
(e) Safety and security.
(f) Economic development, including productivity and efficiency.
(g) Environmental protection and quality of life.
SEC. 5. Section 65072.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65072.2. In developing the California Transportation Plan
pursuant to Sections 65072 and 65072.1, the department shall address
how the state will achieve maximum feasible emissions reductions in
order to attain a statewide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to
1990 levels by 2020 and 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, taking
into consideration the use of alternative fuels, new vehicle
technology, tailpipe emissions reductions, and expansion of public
transit, commuter rail, and intercity
rail rail, bicycling, and walking . The plan
shall identify the statewide integrated multimodal transportation
system needed to achieve these results. The department shall
complete an interim report by December 31, 2012, which shall include
a list and provide an overview of all sustainable communities
strategies prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of
Section 65080, and shall assess how implementation of the sustainable
communities strategies will influence the configuration of the
statewide integrated multimodal transportation system. The department
shall submit the interim report to the California Transportation
Commission and to the Chairs of the Senate Committee on
Transportation and Housing and the Assembly Committee on
Transportation.
SEC. 6. Section 65073 of the Government Code is amended to read:
65073. The department shall consult with, coordinate its
activities with, and make a draft of its proposed plan, and each
update, available to the commission
California Transportation Commission, the Strategic Growth Council
, the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission, the air quality management
districts, public transit operators, and the regional transportation
planning agencies for review and comment. The department shall also
provide an opportunity for input by the general public. Prior to
adopting the plan or update, the department shall make a final draft
available to the Legislature and Governor for review and comment. The
commission may present the results of its review and comment to the
Legislature and the Governor. The Governor shall adopt the plan and
submit the plan to the Legislature and the Secretary of the United
States Department of Transportation.