Bill Text: CA SB1201 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021: Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021: homeless encampments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-19 - April 26 hearing postponed by committee. [SB1201 Detail]

Download: California-2021-SB1201-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  March 15, 2022

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1201

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Introduced by Senator Melendez

February 17, 2022

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An act to amend add Section 85 of 91.44 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1201, as amended, Melendez. California Transportation Commission: routing proposals. Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021: Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021: homeless encampments.

Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with possession and control of the state highway system and associated property, and requires the department to improve and maintain state highways. Under existing law, the department administers the Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021 to provide funding for grants to specified local entities for purposes of beautifying and cleaning up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces, and administers the Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021 to provide funding for purposes of beautifying and cleaning up state highways.

This bill would authorize local governments to use funding received under those programs to clean up homeless encampments on or around highway rights-of-way, within one mile of the freeway or flood channels under and surrounding the highways. The bill would apply that provision only to appropriations made by the Legislature on or after January 1, 2023, for purposes of those programs.

Existing law authorizes the California Transportation Commission to contract with specialists, including, but not limited to, persons trained and experienced in engineering, economics, landscape and design architecture, fish and wildlife management, park and recreation management, history and sociology, agriculture, and urban and regional planning in order to provide the commission with an independent evaluation of routing proposals.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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.

 Section 91.44 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, immediately following Section 91.43, to read:

91.44.

 (a) Notwithstanding Section 91.42 or 91.43, or any other law, a local government may use funding received under the Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021 pursuant to Section 91.43 or under the Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021 pursuant to Section 91.42 to clean up homeless encampments on or around highway rights-of-way, within one mile of the freeway or flood channels under and surrounding the highways.

(b) This section shall only apply to appropriations made by the Legislature on or after January 1, 2023, for purposes of the Clean California Local Grant Program of 2021 or the Clean California State Beautification Program of 2021.

SECTION 1.Section 85 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

85.

(a)In order to provide the commission with an independent evaluation of routing proposals as the commission may desire from time to time, the commission may contract with specialists, including, but not limited to, persons trained and experienced in engineering, economics, landscape and design architecture, fish and wildlife management, park and recreation management, history and sociology, agriculture, and urban and regional planning.

(b)The commission may expend any funds in the State Highway Account to carry out this section.