Bill Text: CA SB391 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: California Transportation Plan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 585, Statutes of 2009. [SB391 Detail]
Download: California-2009-SB391-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 391 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 585
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 11, 2009
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 11, 2009
PASSED THE SENATE JUNE 1, 2009
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 4, 2009
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 23, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Senator Liu
(Coauthor: Senator Lowenthal)
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
An act to amend Sections 65072 and 65073 of, and to add Sections
14000.6, 65071, 65072.1, and 65072.2 to, the Government Code,
relating to transportation planning.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 391, Liu. California Transportation Plan.
Existing law requires various transportation planning activities
by state and regional agencies, including preparation of sustainable
communities strategies by metropolitan planning organizations.
Existing law provides for the Department of Transportation to prepare
the California Transportation Plan for submission to the Governor by
December 1, 1993, as a long-range planning document that
incorporates various elements and is consistent with specified
expressions of legislative intent.
This bill would require the department to update the California
Transportation Plan by December 31, 2015, and every 5 years
thereafter. The bill would require the plan to address how the state
will achieve maximum feasible emissions reductions in order to attain
a statewide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by
2020 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The bill would require the
plan to identify the statewide integrated multimodal transportation
system needed to achieve these results. The bill would require the
department, by December 31, 2012, to submit to the California
Transportation Commission and specified legislative committee chairs
an interim report providing specified information regarding
sustainable communities strategies and alternative planning
strategies, including an assessment of how their implementation will
influence the configuration of the statewide integrated multimodal
transportation system. The bill would also specify certain subject
areas to be considered in the plan for the movement of people and
freight. The bill would require the department to consult with and
coordinate its planning activities with specified entities and to
provide an opportunity for public input. The bill would make
additional legislative findings and declarations and require the plan
to be consistent with that statement of legislative intent.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 14000.6 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
14000.6. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) California has established statewide greenhouse gas emissions
targets and requirements to be achieved by 2020 pursuant to the
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5
(commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), which
are equivalent to 1990 greenhouse gas emissions in the state. These
targets and requirements entail approximately a 25-percent reduction
in greenhouse gas emissions from current levels.
(b) Executive Order S-3-05 further identifies a greenhouse gas
emissions limit of 80 percent below 1990 levels to be achieved by
2050.
(c) Emissions from the transportation sector account for 38
percent of California's greenhouse gas emissions.
(d) The state lacks a comprehensive, statewide, multimodal
planning process that details the transportation system needed in the
state to meet objectives of mobility and congestion management
consistent with the state's greenhouse gas emission limits and air
pollution standards.
(e) Recent increases in gasoline prices resulted in historic
increases in ridership on public transportation, including transit,
commuter rail, and intercity rail, and in historic reductions in
vehicle miles traveled by private vehicles. Increased demand for
public transportation included a 16-percent increase in light rail
ridership in Sacramento, a 15.3-percent increase in rail transit
ridership in Los Angeles, a 23-percent increase in bus ridership in
Orange County, a 14.4-percent increase in transit ridership in San
Diego, a 6.3-percent increase in rail transit ridership in Oakland,
and a 22.5-percent increase in transit ridership in Stockton. Current
public transportation services and facilities are inadequate to meet
current and expected future increases in demand.
SEC. 2. Section 65071 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65071. The department shall update the California Transportation
Plan consistent with this chapter. The first update shall be
completed by December 31, 2015. The plan shall be updated every five
years thereafter.
SEC. 3. Section 65072 of the Government Code is amended to read:
65072. The California Transportation Plan shall include all of
the following:
(a) A policy element that describes the state's transportation
policies and system performance objectives. These policies and
objectives shall be consistent with legislative intent described in
Sections 14000, 14000.5, 14000.6, and 65088.
(b) A strategies element that shall incorporate the broad system
concepts and strategies synthesized from the adopted regional
transportation plans prepared pursuant to Section 65080. The
California Transportation Plan shall not be project specific.
(c) A recommendations element that includes economic forecasts and
recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor to achieve the
plan's broad system concepts, strategies, and performance objectives.
SEC. 4. Section 65072.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65072.1. The California Transportation Plan shall consider all of
the following subject areas for the movement of people and freight:
(a) Mobility and accessibility.
(b) Integration and connectivity.
(c) Efficient system management and operation.
(d) Existing system preservation.
(e) Safety and security.
(f) Economic development, including productivity and efficiency.
(g) Environmental protection and quality of life.
SEC. 5. Section 65072.2 is added to the Government Code, to read:
65072.2. In developing the California Transportation Plan
pursuant to Sections 65072 and 65072.1, the department shall address
how the state will achieve maximum feasible emissions reductions in
order to attain a statewide reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to
1990 levels by 2020 as required by the California Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500)
of the Health and Safety Code), and 80 percent below 1990 levels by
2050, taking into consideration the use of alternative fuels, new
vehicle technology, tailpipe emissions reductions, and expansion of
public transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, bicycling, and
walking. The plan shall identify the statewide integrated multimodal
transportation system needed to achieve these results. The department
shall complete an interim report by December 31, 2012, which shall
include a list and provide an overview of all sustainable communities
strategies and alternative planning strategies prepared pursuant to
paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080, and shall assess
how implementation of the sustainable communities strategies and
alternative planning strategies will influence the configuration of
the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system. The
department shall submit the interim report to the California
Transportation Commission and to the Chairs of the Senate Committee
on Transportation and Housing, the Senate Committee on Environmental
Quality, the Senate Committee on Local Government, the Assembly
Committee on Transportation, the Assembly Committee on Natural
Resources, and the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
SEC. 6. Section 65073 of the Government Code is amended to read:
65073. The department shall consult with, coordinate its
activities with, and make a draft of its proposed plan, and each
update, available to the California Transportation Commission, the
Strategic Growth Council, the State Air Resources Board, the State
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the air
quality management districts, public transit operators, and the
regional transportation planning agencies for review and comment. The
department shall also provide an opportunity for input by the
general public. Prior to adopting the plan or update, the department
shall make a final draft available to the Legislature and Governor
for review and comment. The commission may present the results of its
review and comment to the Legislature and the Governor. The Governor
shall adopt the plan and submit the plan to the Legislature and the
Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation.
