BILL ANALYSIS �
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Date of Hearing: April 30, 2014
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Mike Gatto, Chair
AB 1957 (Dickinson) - As Amended: March 6, 2014
Policy Committee:
TransportationVote:15-0
Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program:
No Reimbursable:
SUMMARY
This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission
(CTC) to relinquish, to the City of Sacramento and to the County
of Sacramento, the portions of State Route 16 west of Watt
Avenue that fall within each entity's jurisdiction.
FISCAL EFFECT
1)Potentially moderate one-time costs (State Highway Account
[SHA]) depending on the outcome of negotiations between
Caltrans and the City and County and a determination by
Caltrans that the relinquishment is in the best interest of
the state. (See Comment #1)
2)Moderate long-term maintenance and repair savings to Caltrans,
if the CTC exercises its authority to relinquish the highway
segment.
COMMENTS
1)Background . Legislation is required before any segment of
state highway can be relinquished to another governmental
entity. Relinquishment provides the recipient agency with
more control over a local transportation project and relieves
Caltrans of further responsibility to improve, maintain, or
repair infrastructure related to the relinquished state
highway segment.
According to Caltrans, in recent years the initial cost of
relinquishments has ranged from $0 to over $1 million per
centerline mile. These costs are driven by a number of
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factors, including roadway condition, projected maintenance
costs and any planned capital projects.
The actual cost of a particular relinquishment is negotiated
directly with the local agency, but must be based on a
cost-benefit analysis using a 10-year analysis period. Prior
to this analysis, the baseline cost is assumed to be $0. All
proposed costs beyond the baseline are subject to review and
approval by the Department's Relinquishment Advisory Committee
to ensure statewide consistency in application of the
established evaluation criteria.
2)Purpose . The City of Sacramento is seeking relinquishment of
the portion of SR 16 located between Watt Avenue and the City
boundary from the state because it believes controlling this
segment will allow it to make improvements that better
accommodate future development plans in the area.
Approximately one-half mile of the two-mile section proposed
for relinquishment lies within the County.
Analysis Prepared by : Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081