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                                                                     SB 198


Date of Hearing:  June 28, 1993

                   ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
                           RICHARD KATZ, Chair


SB 198 (Senate Committee on Transportation) - As Amended:  June 23, 1993



SUBJECT

Air pollution:  highways

DIGEST

Existing law: 

1)  Defines "primary highway" for the purposes of outdoor advertising to 
š    mean any non-interstate highway designated as part of the federal aid 
    primary system by the Director of Transportation and approved by the 
    federal government.

2)  Authorizes (Sher - Chapter 1568, Statutes of 1988) in nonattainment 
š    (dirty air) air quality districts, at the discretion of the district 
    board, a surcharge on the annual motor vehicle registration fee of $4, 
    to be used to reduce emissions from motor vehicles.

This bill: 

1)  Revises the definition of "primary highway" by removing the requirement 
š     that it be designated by the Director of Transportation and providing 
    that it be in existence on June 1, 1991.

2)  Specifically authorizes the use of surcharge revenue in the Bay Area 
š    Air Quality Management District for implementing an automotive buyback 
    program. 

FISCAL EFFECT

Unknown.

COMMENTS

1)  This is one of two Senate Transportation Committee omnibus bills.

2)  The definition of "primary highway" is being changed in order to 
š    conform to the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.

3)  A variety of transportation control projects and programs may be funded 
š    by the motor vehicle registration surcharge.  This measure specifically 


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authorizes automotive buyback scrappage programs.


4)  Committee Amendment Recommended:  Currently, private companies such 
š    as ARCO are running scrappage programs in some localities and obtaining 
    emission reduction offsets for these programs.  The Committee may wish 
    to specify that the registration surcharges in this bill cannot be used 
    for private scrappage programs.

SUPPORT

Unknown

OPPOSITION

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