Amended
IN
Assembly
April 12, 2021 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 22, 2021 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia |
February 16, 2021 |
(1)Existing law establishes the Transportation Agency, which consists of various departments and state entities including the California Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation. Under existing law, the agency is under the supervision of an executive officer known as the Secretary of Transportation, who is required to develop and report to the Governor on legislative, budgetary, and administrative programs to accomplish comprehensive, long-range, and coordinated planning and policy formulation in the matters of public interest related to the agency.
This bill would require the Transportation Agency, in collaboration with specified state agencies, to develop an action plan no later than January 1, 2023, to better integrate health analysis broadly into the design and
implementation of the state’s transportation policies, programs, and funding allocations with the goal of maximizing health and health equity benefits. The bill would require the California Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation to incorporate the action plan into the design and implementation of the transportation policies and programs under their jurisdiction.
(2)The
(a)The agency, in collaboration with the State Air Resources Board, the State Department of Public Health, and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall, no later than January 1, 2023, develop an action plan to better integrate health analysis broadly into the design, implementation, and evaluation of the state’s transportation policies, programs, and funding allocations with the goal of maximizing health and health equity benefits.
(b)The agency shall provide meaningful opportunities for the public and impacted communities to provide input into and comment on all aspects of the action plan, including by convening at least two public workshops during development of the plan.
(c)The agency may convene, or contract with, or both, a health advisory committee to assist in the development of the action plan.
(d)The California Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation shall incorporate the action plan into the design and implementation of the transportation policies and programs under their jurisdiction.