Bill Text: CA AB756 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB756 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB756-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 756

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Introduced by Assembly Member Papan

February 13, 2023

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An act to amend Section 2450 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 756, as introduced, Papan. Grade separation projects.

Existing law provides for the Department of Transportation to include $15,000,000 in its annual proposed budget for highway-railroad grade separation projects. Existing law requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish an annual priority list for expenditure of these funds, which may be allocated by the California Transportation Commission for various kinds of projects, including alteration of existing grade separations, construction of new grade separations for existing or proposed grade crossings, and removal or relocation of highways or railroad tracks to eliminate existing grade crossings. Existing law defines “highway” for these purposes.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that definition.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 2450 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

2450.

 For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Grade separation” means, for the purpose of calculating the railroad contribution to the project, the theoretical structure necessary to separate the roadway from the railroad grade for the number of lanes on the existing highway and for the full width of the railroad corridor, in accordance with the current design standards of the department.

(b) “Project” means the grade separation and other structures that actually separate the vehicular roadway from the railroad tracks, and all approaches, ramps, connections, drainage, and other construction required to make the grade separation operable and to effect the separation of grades. A grade separation project may include provision for separation of nonmotorized traffic from the vehicular roadway and the railroad tracks. If a separation of nonmotorized traffic is not to be included in a project, there shall be an affirmative finding that the separation of nonmotorized traffic is not in the public interest. On any project where there is only one railroad track in existence, the project shall be built so as to provide for expansion to two tracks when the Director of Transportation determines that the project is on an existing or potential major railroad passenger corridor. The project may consist of:

(1) The alteration or reconstruction of existing grade separations.

(2) The construction of new grade separations to eliminate existing grade crossings.

(c) “Highway” means city street, a county highway, or a state highway which that is not a freeway as defined in Section 257.

(d) “Railroad” means a railroad corporation.