Bill Text: CA AB179 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: California Transportation Commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 737, Statutes of 2017. [AB179 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB179-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
July 13, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Senate
June 08, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 20, 2017 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
February 14, 2017 |
Assembly Bill | No. 179 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Cervantes (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bloom, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, and Holden) (Coauthor: Senator Roth) |
January 18, 2017 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law provides that the commission consists of 13 members: 11 voting members, of which 9 are appointed by the Governor subject to Senate confirmation, one is appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and 2 Members of the Legislature who are appointed as nonvoting ex officio members.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 14504 of the Government Code is amended to read:14504.
(a) In appointing members, the Governor shall make every effort to Each
The commission shall consist of 13 members appointed as follows:
(a)(1)Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, with neither of these members subject to confirmation by the Senate. A member appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall not simultaneously hold an elected public office, or serve on any local or regional public board
or commission with business before the commission.
(2)Of the members appointed pursuant to this subdivision one member shall have worked directly with those communities in the state that are most significantly burdened by, and vulnerable to, high levels of pollution, including, but not limited to, those communities with racially and ethnically diverse populations or with low-income populations.
(3)When an appointment is made to the commission after January 1, 2018, the Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, and Senate Committee on Rules shall ensure that it is made in conformance with this subdivision.
(b)One Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one Member of the Assembly
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio members without vote and shall participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that that participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
(c)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a voting member of the commission may serve on the High-Speed Rail Authority as established in Division 19.5 (commencing with Section 185000) of the Public Utilities Code.