Amended  IN  Assembly  April 02, 2024
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 21, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2669

Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

February 14, 2024

An act to add Sections 27567, 30114, and 30814 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2669, as amended, Ting. Toll bridges: tolls.
Existing law provides for the construction and operation of various toll bridges by the state, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, and private entities that have entered into a franchise agreement with the state.
This bill would prohibit a toll from being imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, bicycle, or personal micromobility device over these various toll bridges, unless the bridge was under construction on or before after January 1, 2025, and the tolls are used to fund the cost of constructing the bridge.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 27567 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, immediately following Section 27566, to read:

27567.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no toll shall be imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a personal micromobility device, as defined in Section 1940.41 of the Civil Code, over any bridge that is under the jurisdiction of the district, on which the travel of pedestrians, bicycles, or personal micromobility devices is otherwise authorized.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the bridge was under construction on or before after January 1, 2025, and if the tolls are used to fund the cost of constructing the bridge.

SEC. 2.

 Section 30114 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, immediately following Section 30113, to read:

30114.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no toll shall be imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a personal micromobility device, as defined in Section 1940.41 of the Civil Code, over any state-owned bridge, on which the travel of pedestrians, bicycles, or personal micromobility devices is otherwise authorized, and on which tolls are imposed on the passage of motor vehicles.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the bridge was under construction on or before after January 1, 2025, and if the tolls are used to fund the cost of constructing the bridge.

SEC. 3.

 Section 30814 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, immediately following Section 30813, to read:

30814.
 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no toll shall be imposed on the passage of a pedestrian, a bicycle, or a personal micromobility device, as defined in Section 1940.41 of the Civil Code, over any bridge that is part of the state highway system, on which the travel of pedestrians, bicycles, or personal micromobility devices is otherwise authorized, and on which tolls are imposed on the passage of motor vehicles, including any bridge constructed pursuant to a franchise granted under this article.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the bridge was under construction on or before after January 1, 2025, and if the tolls are used to fund the cost of constructing the bridge.