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THIRD READING
Bill No: SB 1312
Author: Steinberg (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE TRANSPORTATION & HOUSING COMMITTEE : 9-0, 4/22/14
AYES: DeSaulnier, Gaines, Beall, Cannella, Galgiani, Hueso,
Lara, Liu, Roth
NO VOTE RECORDED: Pavley, Wyland
SUBJECT : California Transportation Commission: annual report
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill eliminates an outdated reporting
requirement for the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
ANALYSIS : The Legislature established the CTC in 1978 to help
achieve a single, unified state transportation policy. The CTC
programs and allocates funds for highway, passenger rail, and
transit construction and improvement projects throughout the
state. The CTC also advises the Legislature and the Secretary
of the Transportation Agency on transportation policy and
programs. The Governor appoints nine members to the CTC and the
Senate Rules Committee and Assembly Speaker each appoint two
members. In addition to these nine voting members, two ex
officio, non-voting members sit on the CTC; typically these
individuals are the chairs of the respective policy committees
in each house of the Legislature.
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Existing law requires the CTC to adopt and submit to the
Legislature, by December 15th of each year, an annual report
summarizing the CTC's prior-year decisions in allocating
transportation capital outlay appropriations, and identifying
timely and relevant transportation issues facing the state. The
report must include an explanation and summary of major policies
and decisions adopted by the CTC during the prior fiscal year,
and may include a discussion of any significant upcoming
transportation issues the CTC anticipates may be of concern to
the public and the Legislature.
Existing law, enacted as part of the 2001-02 budget agreement,
authorizes the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), until
June 30, 2008, to make short-term loans and transfers among
specified funds in order to ensure adequate cash for projects.
Subsequent legislation extended this authority to June 30, 2011.
Existing law also requires CTC to include in its annual reports
for 2001 to 2008 a summary and discussion of these loans and
transfers, as well as their impact on cash flow and project
delivery, and a summary of any guidance provided by CTC to
Caltrans related to these loans and transfers.
This bill deletes from statute the requirements specifically
relating to the 2001-2008 CTC annual reports.
Comment
The author's office states that this bill cleans up unnecessary
language from existing law by eliminating a reporting mandate on
the CTC which is no longer relevant. This bill does not
otherwise affect the statutory requirement for the CTC to submit
an annual report to the Legislature.
Previous legislation
AB 268 (Assembly Budget Committee, Chapter 756, Statutes of
2008), extended the authority for cash-flow borrowing among
transportation special funds, as well as the accompanying
reporting requirements, from June 30, 2008 to June 30, 2011.
SB 854 (Budget and Fiscal Review Committee) and AB 1614
(Assembly Budget Committee), both of 2010, each would have
extended the authority for cash-flow borrowing among
transportation special funds, as well as the accompanying
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reporting requirements, from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2014. SB
854 died in conference committee and AB 1614 died on the
Assembly Floor.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local:
No
JA:d 4/24/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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