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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SB 993
Author: Huff (R)
Amended: 8/20/10
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 8-0, 3/23/10
AYES: Lowenthal, Huff, Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Kehoe,
Oropeza, Pavley, Simitian
NO VOTE RECORDED: Harman
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 10-0, 5/27/10
AYES: Alquist, Corbett, Denham, Kehoe, Leno, Price,
Walters, Wolk,
Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cox
SENATE FLOOR : 35-0, 6/2/10 (Consent)
AYES: Aanestad, Alquist, Ashburn, Calderon, Cedillo,
Cogdill, Corbett, Correa, Cox, Denham, DeSaulnier,
Ducheny, Dutton, Florez, Hancock, Hollingsworth, Huff,
Kehoe, Leno, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla,
Pavley, Price, Romero, Runner, Simitian, Steinberg,
Strickland, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Harman, Oropeza, Wiggins, Vacancy,
Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 77-0, 8/23/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : State highway relinquishment
SOURCE : Author
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DIGEST : This bill authorizes the California
Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish State Route
(SR) 66 in the City of Claremont to the City of Claremont
and SR 19 in the City of Lakewood to the City of Lakewood,
upon terms and conditions that the CTC finds to be in the
best interests of the state, and updates the statutory
route definitions or SR 66 and SR 19 to reflect previous
relinquishments.
Assembly Amendments revise the description of State Highway
Route 66 to indicate portions of the route that have been
relinquished or that have been authorized to be
relinquished, provide for the relinquishment of SR 19 to
the City of Lakewood, and add double-jointing language with
SB 1318 (Senate Transportation and Housing Committee).
ANALYSIS :
Existing law
1. Identifies the California state highway system through a
description of segments of the state's regional and
interregional roads that are owned and operated by the
Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
2. Defines a "state highway" as any roadway that is
acquired, laid out, constructed, improved, or maintained
as a state highway according to legislative
authorization.
3. Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature for
the routes of the state highway system to connect the
communities and regions of the state and that they serve
the state's economy by connecting centers of commerce,
industry, agriculture, mineral wealth, and recreation.
4. Provides that any expansion or deletion of the state
highway system occurs through a statutory process
requiring the CTC to make findings that it is in the
best interest of the state to include or delete a
specified portion of roadway from the system.
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This bill:
1. Authorizes the CTC to relinquish to the City of
Claremont the segment of SR 66 located in the city, upon
terms and conditions the CTC finds to be in the best
interest of the state.
2. Authorizes the CTC to relinquish to the City of Lakewood
the segment of SR 19 located in the city, upon terms and
conditions the CTC finds to be in the best interest of
the state.
3. Requires each city to provide signage indicating the
continuation of SR 66 through the city.
4. Requires each city to ensure that traffic flows are
maintained on the relinquished segment through the use
of traffic signal synchronization and other means.
5. Specifies that following the effective date of
relinquishment, the relinquished segments will no longer
be a state highway and may not be considered for future
adoption as a state highway.
Background
SR 66, known locally as Foothill Boulevard, traverses the
City of Claremont from its boundary on the east with
Fontana to its boundary on the west with Pomona. The road
is within the City of Claremont's redevelopment area and
relinquishment of SR 66 to the city will ensure that it is
redevelopment plans for SR 66 will incorporate the city's
desires for landscaping, street furniture, and other design
elements involving the road.
The City of Claremont has been in negotiations with the
Caltrans for nearly a decade, relating to the
relinquishment of SR 66. According to the author's office,
Caltrans and the City of Claremont now agree that
relinquishment is beneficial to both the state and the
city. Caltrans concurs with that conclusion.
The relinquishment authorized by this bill is a
continuation of the earlier relinquishments. For example,
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SB 1366 (Negrete Mcloud), Chapter 717, Statutes of 2008
authorizes the relinquishment to the City of Rialto a
segment of SR 66 in that city. Similarly, SB 857 (Soto)
Chapter 251, Statutes of 2002 authorizes the CTC to
relinquish a segment of SR 66 to the City of Fontana.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee analysis:
Fiscal Impact (in thousands)
Major Provisions 2010-11 2011-12
2012-13 Fund
Caltrans improvements unknown
one-time costs (minor to Special*
$2,000) prior to relinquishment
Caltrans maintenance Unknown
long-term savings Special*
and repair following relinquishment
CTC administration minor costs to
administer Special*
agreements
*State Highway Account
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/24/10)
City of Claremont
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Bass, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon,
DeVore, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes,
Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gilmore,
Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill, Huber,
Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue, Bonnie
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Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Furutani, Vacancy, Vacancy
JJA:do 8/24/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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