BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



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          Date of Hearing:   August 6, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                     SB 1368 (Wolk) - As Amended:  June 16, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                              
          TransportationVote:13-0 (Consent)

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill adds joint powers authorities and transit districts to  
          the list of public agencies to which the California  
          Transportation Commission (CTC) may relinquish park-and-ride  
          lots.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Caltrans indicates that local jurisdictions frequently seek  
          concessions-typically future maintenance funds as well as  
          upfront rehabilitation from the department-as part of  
          relinquishment agreements. Costs will depend on the outcome of  
          negotiations between Caltrans and local entities and a  
          determination that any relinquishment is in the state's best  
          interest. Since this bill is just a minor expansion of current  
          law, however, costs should be minor, and Caltrans will realize  
          ongoing savings from reduced maintenance and rehabilitation  
          costs for relinquished park-and-ride lots.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . SB 415 (Price)/Statutes of 2012, authorized the CTC to  
          relinquish park-and-ride lots to a county transportation  
          commission or regional transportation planning agency.

          According to the author, the Solano County Transit (SolTrans)  
          Joint Powers Authority is seeking ownership of a park-and-ride  
          facility known as the Curtola Park-and-Ride Hub in Solano  
          County, through relinquishment from Caltrans.  The  
          relinquishment would allow SolTrans to increase parking supply,  
          improve transit operations, facilitate carpools, modernize  








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          on-site amenities, and serve as a transit hub to nearby  
          facilities including the Vallejo Transit Center and the Vallejo  
          Ferry Terminal. 

          This bill allows the CTC to relinquish a park-and-ride lot  
          directly to a joint powers authority.  The author included joint  
          powers authorities generally, rather than SolTrans specifically,  
          so that other similar entities seeking park-and-ride lot  
          relinquishments in the future would be able to do so without  
          seeking specific legislative authority.  Similarly, the bill  
          also includes special transit districts in anticipation of  
          relinquishment requests from these entities in the future.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081