Bill Text: CA SB1076 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Emergency preparedness: electrical utilities: electromagnetic pulse attacks and geomagnetic storm events.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 353, Statutes of 2018. [SB1076 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1076

Introduced by Senator Hertzberg

February 12, 2018

An act to amend Section 32000 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1076, as introduced, Hertzberg. Vehicles: transportation of hazardous waste.

Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to provide the public additional protection through the licensing of motor carriers transporting hazardous material. Existing law authorizes the Department of the California Highway Patrol to inspect and license those motor carriers, with special attention directed to the negligent operators or repeat violators.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 32000 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

32000.

It is the intent of the Legislature, by enacting this division, ~~that the public be provided~~ to provide the public additional protection through the licensing of motor carriers transporting hazardous material. The Department of the California Highway Patrol ~~shall be~~ is authorized to inspect and license ~~the motor carriers~~ those motor carriers, with special attention directed to the negligent operators or repeat violators.