BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  SB 341
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          Date of Hearing:   July 6, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                   SB 341 (Lowenthal) - As Amended:  June 21, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              
          TransportationVote:13-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          Yes    Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires a construction vehicle with a gross vehicle 
          weight greater than 14,000 pounds that operates at or transports 
          construction or industrial materials to and from a mine or 
          construction site to be equipped with an automatic backup alarm 
          that normally can be heard from a distance of at least 200 feet.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor, absorbable state special fund costs to the California 
          Highway Patrol to ensure affected trucks are properly equipped 
          with a backup alarms as part of CHP's regular inspection of 
          commercial vehicles.  

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale  .  The author contends this bill will increase safety 
            at mine and construction sites by requiring the large trucks 
            that service those sites to have audible backup alarms.

           2)Support  . The bill is supported by the California Construction 
            and Industrial Materials Association (sponsor), the California 
            Teamsters Public Affairs Council and other industry and labor 
            organizations. 

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081