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           Date of Hearing:   June 16, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                               Bonnie Lowenthal, Chair
                       SB 953 (Roth) - As Amended:  May 1, 2014

           SENATE VOTE  :  32-0
           
          SUBJECT  :  Vehicles: parking: public grounds

           SUMMARY  :  Authorizes county transportation commissions to  
          enforce parking regulations at facilities that they own or  
          operate.

           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.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown

           COMMENTS  :  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 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, and thus do not fall  
          under the definition of "public transportation agency" for  
          purposes of parking enforcement authority.  

          This bill adds county transportation commissions to the list of  
          public entities with parking enforcement authority.  According  
          to the author, the Riverside County Transportation Commission  
          (RCTC) does not currently have authority to enforce parking in  
          the parking lots of five Metrolink stations currently within the  
          county, plus an additional four stations that RCTC is  








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          constructing.  Instead, other local agencies issue parking  
          citations and enforce parking regulations, without uniform or  
          consistent coverage. Parking enforcement at 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 allow RCTC to provide consistent parking  
          regulations across its Metrolink stations.  

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :

           Support 
           
          Riverside County Transportation Commission (sponsor)
          Metrolink-Southern California Regional Rail Authority
           
            Opposition 
           
          None on file

           Analysis Prepared by  :   Anya Lawler / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093