Bill Text: CA SB811 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: State Highway Route 710.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-02-27 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [SB811 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB811-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 811	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 3, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lara

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to  amend   add  Section 
70 of   103.1 to  the Streets and Highways Code,
relating to transportation.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 811, as amended, Lara.  California Transportation
Commission.   State Highway Route 710.  
   Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has
full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law
imposes various requirements for the development and implementation
of transportation projects.  
   This bill would impose various additional requirements on the
department with respect to the proposed program of improvements for
the State Highway Route 710 Corridor in the County of Los Angeles.
The bill would require the department, in conjunction with various
other entities, to, among other things, develop and implement a
comprehensive public transportation plan, create and implement a
comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle improvements element, implement
certain improvement programs and projects relative to the Los Angeles
River and certain tributaries, provide various community benefits to
schools and other facilities, and engage in certain job training,
workforce development, and targeted hiring activities. The bill would
require the department to allocate $3,000,000 annually from project
funds for job training during the life of the Route 710 Corridor
project, subject to appropriation by the Legislature. The bill would
make legislative findings and declarations.  
   Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission as
the successor to the California Highway Commission and specifies its
authority and duties.  
   This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 103.1 is added to the 
 Streets and Highways Code   , to read:  
   103.1.  (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "I-710 project" means the proposed program of improvements to
the State Highway Route 710 Corridor in the County of Los Angeles
within the State Highway Route 710 Corridor project study area.
   (2) "Los Angeles River" or "river" means the Los Angeles River
within the State Highway Route 710 Corridor project study area,
including the adjacent tributaries of Compton Creek and Rio Hondo.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares that the proposed I-710
project is a project of national significance that is intended to
expand capacity on State Highway Route 710 in the County of Los
Angeles to accommodate the movement of freight from and to the ports
of Los Angeles and Long Beach, thereby providing economic benefits in
the region and beyond. However, the I-710 project, as proposed, will
have adverse public health, air quality, and quality-of-life impacts
on residents residing near the corridor from East Los Angeles to
Long Beach.
   (c) The department, in coordination with the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority and service councils within the
project's vicinity, shall, as part of the I-710 project, develop and
implement a comprehensive public transportation plan for the
corridor. The plan shall be aligned with the goals of Assembly Bill
32 (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) and Senate Bill 375 (Chapter 728,
Statutes of 2008) of reducing greenhouse gases by reducing vehicle
miles traveled and increasing public transit use and active
transportation. The plan shall incorporate local Safe Routes to
School programs and pedestrian and bicycle plans to safely connect
communities. In addition, the plan, at a minimum, shall do all of the
following:
   (1) Add bus shuttles from the affected communities to transit
centers.
   (2) Expand rail transit service on the Metro Blue and Green Lines.

   (3) Expand local, express, and Metro Rapid bus services.
   (4) Enhance community bus service, such as local circulator routes
in the Cities of Long Beach, Commerce, and Paramount.
   (d) The department shall include a comprehensive pedestrian and
bicycle improvement element as part of the I-710 project. This
element shall be developed in conjunction with local agencies and
interested private organizations, and shall consist of the projects
as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2). The elements shall be
consistent with the department's complete streets policies, including
Department of Transportation Deputy Directive 64-R1, "Complete
Streets -- Integrating the Transportation System." The element shall
build upon any existing efforts to identify bicycle and walkability
improvements, and be integrated and coordinated with any existing
bicycle and pedestrian plans of cities within the corridor. The
elements shall include all of the following projects:
   (1) Community improvements consisting of the following:
   (A) Bridges designed for the sole use of pedestrians and bicycles
that cross the freeway at one-quarter to one-half-mile intervals and
are connected with existing or new pedestrian and bicycle facilities
on either side of the freeway.
   (B) Implementation of best design practices to ensure that
roadways are safe for use by pedestrians and bicyclists at on- and
off-ramps to the freeway and adjoining intersections within the I-710
project area. All intersections and crossings within the I-710
project shall be consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) requirements to facilitate
access for the disabled.
   (C) Repair and improvement of existing trails, bicycle paths, and
sidewalks within the I-710 project area, including enhanced lighting,
signage, signalization, widening, and separation from vehicle
traffic, as appropriate. This requirement shall apply both to
facilities within the Route 710 right-of-way and to overcrossings,
arterials, and intersections that are part of the I-710 project, and
shall include trails, bicycle paths, and sidewalks that connect with,
or are along, the Los Angeles River.
   (D) Construction of new pedestrian and bicycle paths and routes
within the Route 710 right-of-way and with respect to overcrossings,
arterials, and intersections that are part of the I-710 project. The
new facilities shall be connected to existing facilities wherever
possible. Extension of the Los Angeles River shared-use path shall be
included, with the intent that the path serve as the spine of an
enhanced regional pedestrian and bicycle network.
   (2) Support of new pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure within
the project area consisting of all of the following:
   (A) Installation of bicycle parking at public and commercial
destinations.
   (B) Construction of new class I, II, and III bicycle routes.
   (C) Adequate striping of bicycle lanes.
   (D) Promotion of projects that safely and effectively connect
pedestrians and bicyclists to public transit in order to encourage
the use of public transit.
   (E) Promotion of neighborhood routes, also known as "bike
boulevards," with features such as traffic circles.
   (F) Transformation of existing underutilized railroad and utility
rights-of-way into separated pedestrian and bicycle paths.
   (e) (1) The department shall develop a collaborative with federal,
state, and local agencies and stakeholder organizations to fund and
implement the improvement projects described in paragraphs (2) and
(3) relating to the Los Angeles River within the I-710 project area.
River improvements shall include restoration of the natural river
functions, improved bicycle and walking trail networks, and
protection from runoff pollution. The department shall include river
improvements as part of the I-710 project.
   (2) Improvement projects to restore the natural river shall
include projects that:
    (A) Increase, enhance, and maintain recreational trails.
    (B) Restore, enhance, and maintain associated wetlands.
    (C) Allow for continuous fish migration along the river.
    (D) Increase, enhance, and maintain native landscaping.
   (3) Improvement projects to provide neighborhood access to the
river shall remove barriers to neighborhood access to the river,
including providing improved bicycle and walking trail networks
between greenbelts, local parks, and the river.
   (f) The department shall include the following mitigation and
community measures as part of the I-710 project in order to ensure
that affected communities are vibrant and healthy:
   (1) Healthy schools projects to protect the health of children and
improve schools and mitigation for schools, which shall include, but
not be limited to, all of the following:
   (A) Creation of pedestrian and streetscape improvements to
facilitate safe access to schools, to be coordinated with the
comprehensive pedestrian and bicycle improvements element of the
I-710 project.
   (B) Use of green and energy-efficient building materials and
systems in school facilities.
   (C) Planting of trees along school property lines to mitigate
noise and air pollution.
   (D) Constructing sound walls on Route 710 within the project area
near affected schools sufficient to mitigate noise impacts down to a
maximum of 45 dB(A) inside classrooms.
   (E) Installation of air filtration systems in school facilities
pursuant to paragraph (2).
   (F) Any other mitigation measures necessary to protect school
children from the impacts of noise, pollution, land encroachments,
and other nuisances related to the construction of the Route-710
project and its future operation.
   (2) Air filtration projects coordinated with the South Coast Air
Quality Management District to ensure that homes, schools, and public
buildings within 500 meters of the I-710 project and major arterials
impacted by the I-710 project are equipped with register systems and
high-performance panel filter air filtration systems, or systems of
equivalent effectiveness.
   (3) Tree and streetscape projects to provide for the greening of
public and shared spaces and thereby provide for the community
well-being, including new tree planting, protection of existing
trees, and landscape improvements in order to mitigate noise,
emissions, and other nuisances from the Route 710 corridor and to
promote desirability for walking along sidewalks, parkways, and
medians.
   (4) Traffic and parking mitigation measures, both during
construction and subsequent operation of the I-710 project, including
management of truck parking in residential neighborhoods and a
traffic management plan that includes, but is not limited to, traffic
signal upgrades, traffic control measures, and traffic calming.
   (5) (A) Job training programs, including preapprenticeship
programs.
    (B) The department shall allocate from project funds three
million dollars ($3,000,000) per year for the life of construction of
the I-710 project for the purposes of this paragraph. Any funds
remaining unspent in a given fiscal year shall be available in the
subsequent year. The funds shall be subject to appropriation by the
Legislature.
   (C) The department shall also implement a work experience program
to be used by its contractors on the I-710 project, with specific
targeting of opportunities for placement to workers residing in the
I-710 project area or targeted workers to the extent permissible by
law.
   (D) Enrollment opportunities in job training programs primarily
funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be predominantly made
available to low-income individuals that have resided within the
I-710 project area for at least one year, special needs individuals,
and targeted workers.
    (E) Job training programs shall include job readiness programs,
skills development, career ladder programs, incumbent worker
training, and other similar programs.
   (F) As used in this paragraph, "targeted worker" means an
individual whose primary residence is in an extremely economically
disadvantaged area anywhere in the United States, or a disadvantaged
worker from anywhere in the United States.
   (G) The department shall require its contractors to comply with
targeted hiring requirements under which 40 percent of all hours of
project work are allocated on a priority basis to targeted workers,
with priority to be given to residents of extremely economically
disadvantaged areas until the available pool of those workers is
exhausted, and thereafter to any targeted worker. The department
shall require its contractors to allocate a minimum of 10 percent of
all hours of project work to disadvantaged workers. The department
shall require its contractors to allocate a minimum of 20 percent of
all hours of project work to apprentices, with 50 percent of all
apprenticeship hours to be performed by targeted workers.
   (g) (1) The department shall allocate funding from the I-710
project budget for the purposes of subdivisions (d) and (e) to
participating agencies and organizations based on a competitive
application process, under which each applicant's proposal is
evaluated for its nexus to the I-710 project. A project proposal may
be submitted for project design, scoping, environmental study,
construction, operations, or education, or more than one of these
phases. Priority shall be given to "shovel-ready" projects.
   (2) Each local agency participating with the department in the
implementation of subdivisions (d) or (e) shall have drafted and
adopted a pedestrian and bicycle master plan that reflects local
conditions and priorities, and that facilitates regional
connectivity.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 70 of the Streets and
Highways Code is amended to read:
   70.  (a) The California Highway Commission is hereby abolished,
and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is
vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and
jurisdiction of the California Highway Commission.
   (b) A reference in any law or regulation to the California Highway
Commission shall be deemed to refer to the California Transportation
Commission.
   (c) The California Transportation Commission shall have the
possession and control of all licenses, permits, leases, agreements,
contracts, orders, claims, judgments, records, papers, equipment,
supplies, bonds, moneys, funds, appropriations, buildings, land, and
other property, real or personal, held for the benefit, use, or
obligation of the California Highway Commission.