Bill Text: CA AB2828 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traffic safety.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-02 - Referred to Com. on TRANS. [AB2828 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2828-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2828

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Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman

February 20, 2020

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An act to add Section 14033.5 to the Government Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2828, as introduced, Friedman. Traffic safety.

Existing law creates the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) within the Transportation Agency. Existing law provides various duties of Caltrans, including, among others, coordinating and assisting, upon request of the various public and private transportation entities in strengthening their development and operation of balanced integrated mass transportation, highway, aviation, maritime, railroad, and other transportation facilities and services in support of statewide and regional goals.

This bill would require, beginning June 1, 2022, and every 6 months thereafter, Caltrans to convene a committee of external design experts to advise on revisions to the Highway Design Manual.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 14033.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14033.5.

 Beginning June 1, 2022, and every six months thereafter, the department shall convene a committee of external design experts to advise on revisions to the Highway Design Manual.