BILL NUMBER:  SB 811
  VETOED	DATE: 10/11/2013




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 811 without my signature.

This bill requires that a specific mitigation plan be considered for
the I-710 widening project.

I commend the author's objectives, as reflected in this bill, to
improve air quality, ensure access to bicycle and pedestrian paths,
and increase access to public transit.  These are goals we share.

However, statutorily requiring the project environmental impact
report to consider specified mitigation measures that exceed the
project's scope is a precedent I don't wish to establish. �Caltrans
is instructed to continue to work with the author and local
stakeholders on identifying mitigation measures within the scope of
CEQA that ensure the I-710 project benefits motorists, good movement,
the community, and the environment.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.