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)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |15-0 |(August 25, 2014) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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Original Committee Reference: E. & R.
SUMMARY : Legally separates 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 :
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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 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
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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.
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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