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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 953
Author: Roth (D)
Amended: 5/1/14
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 10-0, 4/22/14
AYES: DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso,
Lara, Liu, Pavley, Roth
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland
SUBJECT : Vehicles: parking: public grounds
SOURCE : Riverside County Transportation Commission
DIGEST : This bill authorizes county transportation
commissions to enforce parking at facilities that they own or
operate.
ANALYSIS : Existing law gives parking enforcement authority to
a number of public entities, including counties, public schools,
parks, municipal airports, hospitals, rapid transit districts,
public transportation agencies and transit development boards,
but does not confer parking enforcement authority on county
transportation commissions.
AB 2104 (Gordon, Chapter 724, Statutes of 2012) added "public
transportation agency" to the list of public entities authorized
to control parking in their jurisdictions, and defined them as
public agencies that provide public transportation, including
operation of rail, bus, ferry, or other conveyances on fixed
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routes, demand response, or otherwise regularly available basis.
Counties create county transportation commissions, pursuant to
state law, to coordinate public transportation services within
counties, reduce traffic congestion, avoid redundant public
transportation services, and provide adequate transit options
for all residents. Although county transportation commissions
may own and operate transit stations, they do not directly
provide or operate transportation services.
This bill includes county transportation commissions under the
definition of a public transportation agency, thereby giving
them parking enforcement authority.
Comments
According to the sponsor, Riverside County Transportation
Commission (RCTC), the mechanisms and costs of ticketing,
adjudication, and revenue collection will remain largely as is.
The main costs of implementing this bill amount to new signage
at station parking lots, which identifies the parking authority
(county transportation commission) and lists parking lot rules
and regulations; and printing and distribution costs of citation
booklets that reflect the new, county-wide parking enforcement
authority (county transportation commission).
According to RCTC, revenues from tickets and fines will continue
to flow to the general funds of the local municipalities or
counties where the parking enforcement occurred. Thus, there is
unlikely to be opposition from local government on the basis of
a concern that this change to the Vehicle Code will represent a
redistribution of revenues away from the local level. To that
point, a previous bill allowing San Diego North County
Transportation District to control parking in their jurisdiction
did not receive opposition from the local parking enforcement
agencies within the District.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/1/14)
Riverside County Transportation Commission (source)
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Metrolink-Southern California Regional Rail Authority
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office, RCTC
does not currently have authority to enforce parking in the
parking lots of five Metrolink stations within the county.
Instead, other local agencies issue parking citations and
enforce parking regulations, without uniform or consistent
coverage. Parking enforcement at the Metrolink stations tends
to be a low priority for local law enforcement agencies,
according to the RCTC. This bill will streamline management of
these parking lots and provide consistent parking regulations
across the Metrolink stations. Adding impetus to this bill is
the RCTC's construction of four new Metrolink stations in the
county, which will need parking enforcement.
JA:k 5/1/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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