BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 141 (Ammiano)
As Amended August 6, 2014
2/3 vote. Urgency
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(May 23, 2013) |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 13, |
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(vote not relevant)
Original Committee Reference: E. & R.
SUMMARY : Legally separates legally the Treasure Island
Mobility Management Agency (TIMMA) from the San Francisco County
Transportation Authority (SFCTA) for purposes of implementing
the Treasure Island transportation program.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of the bill
and instead:
1)Rename the transportation management agency for Treasure
Island the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency (TIMMA).
2)Allow the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to revise or
revoke its designation of a transportation management agency
at any time.
3)Provide that TIMMA is an independent and autonomous public
agency governed by the board of SFCTA or by a body the board
of supervisors designates in the future.
4)Affirm that the transportation management agency is a separate
and distinct legal entity that is responsible for its own
obligations, debts, and liabilities.
5)Include urgency provisions.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Authorizes the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to designate
a board or agency to act as the transportation management
agency to adopt and implement a comprehensive transportation
program for Treasure Island that will encourage public transit
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and bicycle, pedestrian, and waterborne modes of
transportation and minimize the impact of Treasure Island
development on traffic on and around the Bay Bridge.
2)Grants the transportation management agency extensive powers
to implement the transportation program for Treasure Island,
including the power to:
a) Administer and collect the congestion pricing fees;
b) Regulate on- and off-street parking, including adopting
and collecting parking fees, fines, and penalties;
c) Adopt and collect transit pass fees from residents and
other users of Treasure Island;
d)Use fee revenues for operation, maintenance, construction,
collection and enforcement, and administration of the
transportation program; and,
e)Enter into contracts and agreements with governmental agencies
and private parties as necessary and proper to implement its
transportation program, including construction and maintenance
of transportation facilities.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : The San Francisco County Board of Supervisors
designated the SFCTA to assume the role as the Treasure Island
transportation management agency, referred to as TIMMA. TIMMA
is an independent public agency with a governing board composed
of the same members of SFCTA that shares staff and other
resources on a reimbursement basis.
SFCTA, the bill's sponsor, is seeking to "firewall" the new
responsibilities of TIMMA from SFCTA to ensure legal protection
for the transportation authority and revenue protection for
their local transportation taxes. Present plans anticipate that
the TIMMA will initiate major financial commitments for long
term contracts beginning early in 2015 and it is highly
desirable for the firewall concept to be in place in 2015 to
provide the necessary protection for the transportation
authority and its revenue.
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This bill was substantially amended in the Senate and the
Assembly-approved version of this bill was deleted. This bill,
as amended in the Senate, has not been heard in an Assembly
policy committee.
Analysis Prepared by : Janet Dawson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093
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