Bill Text: CA AB7 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Transportation: planning: project selection processes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-09-11 - Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Blakespear. [AB7 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB7-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 7

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Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman

December 05, 2022

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An act relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 7, as introduced, Friedman. Transportation: funding: capacity projects.

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to improve and maintain the state’s highways, and establishes various programs to fund the development, construction, and repair of local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure in the state.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would eliminate single occupancy vehicle freeway capacity projects, and allow capacity projects only for bus rapid transit, rail, active transportation purposes, projects that significantly add safety, and projects that significantly reduce congestion, without interfering with existing maintenance and rehabilitation needs.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would eliminate single occupancy vehicle freeway capacity projects, and allow capacity projects only for bus rapid transit, rail, active transportation purposes, projects that significantly add safety, and projects that significantly reduce congestion, without interfering with existing maintenance and rehabilitation needs.