AB 2563,
as amended, Allen. begin deleteInternational trade. end deletebegin insertState freight plan.end insert
Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to prepare a state freight plan on or before December 31, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, with specified elements to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight. Existing law requires the agency to establish a freight advisory committee with various responsibilities in that regard, and requires the membership of the committee to consist of a representative cross section of public and private sector stakeholders.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would require the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or his or her designee, to serve on the freight advisory committee and attend meetings and participate in the activities of the committee, including efforts to develop the state freight plan.
end insertExisting law requires the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to create a strategy for international trade and investment, that includes, but is not limited to, police goals, objectives, and recommendations necessary to implement a comprehensive international trade and investment program for the state.
end deleteThis bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote international trade by addressing issues that enhance and expand opportunities for California businesses.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 13978.8 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert
(a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state
4freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant
5provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
6Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall
7develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to
8govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital
9investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.
10(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee
11consisting of a representative cross section of public and private
12sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports,
13shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry
14workforce, the California
Transportation Commission, the
15Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission,
16the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board,
17regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and
18community organizations.begin insert The Director of the Governor’s Office
19of Business and Economic Development, or his or her designee,
20shall serve on the freight advisory committee and attend meetings
21and participate in the activities of the committee, including efforts
22to develop the state freight plan.end insert
23(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:
24(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues,
25projects, and funding needs.
26(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state
transportation
27decisions affecting freight mobility.
28(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other
29organizations.
P3 1(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and
2public sectors on freight issues.
3(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.
4(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the
5following:
6(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs,
7and issues.
8(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and
9performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation
10investment decisions.
11(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the
12ability of California to meet the national freight goals established
13under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
14(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and
15operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems,
16that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.
17(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles,
18including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and
19timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the
20condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may
21be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.
22(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such
23as truck
bottlenecks within California, and a description of the
24strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility
25issues.
26(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall
27be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California
28Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and
29the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014,
30and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be
31submitted pursuant to Section 9795.
32(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be
33developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide
34strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135
35of Title 23 of the United States Code.
36(f) Thebegin delete freightend deletebegin insert
railend insert element of the state freight plan may be
37developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan
38prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section
3914036.
It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact
2legislation to promote international trade by addressing issues that
3enhance and expand opportunities for California businesses.
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