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          Date of Hearing:   January 23, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                  AB 1101 (Chesbro) - As Amended:  January 14, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                               
          TransportationVote:15-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill extends the vehicle length exemption for specified  
          livestock carriers on portions of State Route 101 (SR 101) in  
          Humboldt, Del Norte, and Mendocino Counties from January 1, 2015  
          until the route improvements at Richardson Grove are completed,  
          and conforms related provisions.   

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible fiscal impact.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . The original sunset date of this exemption has been  
          extended multiple times in order to accommodate the transport of  
          livestock through this specific region.  SR 101 is the primary  
          north-south route serving the north coast of California and has  
          historically contained a number of tight curves difficult for  
          long truck-trailer combinations to maneuver without crossing  
          over the centerline of the highway.

          The remaining section needing improvement is a segment of SR 101  
          passing through Richardson Grove State Park.  This 1.1-mile  
          project has been postponed due to environmental lawsuits.   
          Caltrans has either prevailed or taken the appropriate actions  
          in response to these lawsuits, however, and is gearing up to  
          submit the final environmental review. Work is projected to  
          start during summer 2014 and be completed within two years.

          Rather than extending the sunset on the vehicle length exemption  
          to a specific date, AB 1101 extends the sunset until the  








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          Richardson Grove project is completed.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081