Bill Text: CA SB391 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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]

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BILL NUMBER: SB 391	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu

                        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, as introduced, Liu. California Transportation Plan.
   Existing law requires various transportation planning activities
by state and regional agencies. 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 January 1, 2012, 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 percent 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
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.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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 a statewide greenhouse gas
emissions limit to be achieved by 2020, which is equivalent to 1990
greenhouse gas emissions in the state. This limit entails
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 January 1, 2012. 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.  For
the plan to be submitted in December 1993, the policy element shall
address any opportunities for changes or additions to state
legislative policy direction or statute. 
   (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 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, and intercity rail. The plan shall identify
the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system needed to
achieve these results.
  SEC. 6.  Section 65073 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   65073.  The department shall  submit the California
Transportation Plan to the Governor by December 1, 1993. The
department shall   consult with, coordinate its
activities with, and  make a draft of its proposed plan  ,
and each update,  available to  the Legislature,
 the commission,  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 Legislature intends to hold
public hearings and submit its comments to the department and the
Governor by conducting joint hearings of the Transportation
Committees of the Senate and Assembly.  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 c
  omment 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.