Bill Text: CA AB2200 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2012-09-23 - Consideration of Governor's veto pending. [AB2200 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2200-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2200	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 18, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ma

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2012

   An act to add Section 21655.10 to the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2200, as amended, Ma. Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes.
   Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation and local
agencies, with respect to highways under their respective
jurisdictions, to designate certain lanes for preferential or
exclusive use by high-occupancy vehicles.
   This bill would, consistent with the state implementation plan for
the San Francisco Bay area adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air
Act and other federal requirements,  permit a vehicle with 2
or more occupants to utilize highway lanes designated for
high-occupancy vehicles in the Interstate 80 corridor under the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction  
suspend the hours of operation for highway lanes designated for
high-occupancy   vehicles, in the Interstate 80 corridor
within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction, in
the reverse commute direction  . Because the commission would be
required to post signage of the above requirements along the
Interstate 80 corridor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the Interstate 80 corridor in
the San Francisco Bay area.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 21655.10 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:

   21655.10.   (a)  To the extent consistent with the state
implementation plan for the San Francisco Bay area adopted pursuant
to the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) and other
requirements pursuant to federal law,  a vehicle with two or
more occupants shall be permitted to utilize highway lanes designated
for high-occupancy vehicles, pursuant to Section 21655.5 or 21655.8,
in the Interstate 80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission's jurisdiction     the  
hours of operation for highway lanes designated for high-occupancy
vehicles, pursuant to Section 21655.55 or 21655.8, in the Interstate
80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's
jurisdiction, shall be suspended during the reverse commute direction
 . 
   (b) For purposes of this section, "reverse commute direction"
means eastbound on Interstate 80 between the hours of 5 a.m. to 10
a.m., inclusive, and westbound on Interstate 80 between the hours of
3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive. 
  SEC. 2.  The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is
necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution
because of the unique nature of the Interstate 80 corridor in the San
Francisco Bay area.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.