Bill Text: CA SB595 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Metropolitan Transportation Commission: toll bridge revenues: BART Inspector General: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority: high-occupancy toll lanes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-10-10 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 650, Statutes of 2017. [SB595 Detail]

Download: California-2017-SB595-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Senate  April 03, 2017

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 595

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Introduced by Senator Beall

February 17, 2017

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An act to amend Section 1800 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to streets and highways. An act to add Section 14032.1 to the Government Code, relating to transportation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 595, as amended, Beall. City streets and highways. Department of Transportation: report on redundant positions.

Existing law specifies the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation, and provides that the department has full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights on property acquired for state highway purposes.

This bill would require the department to, no later than January 1, 2019, develop and present to the Legislature a plan to identify redundant positions at the department and how any savings from eliminating those positions will be put into state-owned roadway maintenance and upkeep.

Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city to do any and all things necessary to lay out, acquire, and construct any section or portion of any street or highway within its jurisdiction as a freeway and to make any existing street or highway a freeway.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 14032.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14032.1.

 No later than January 1, 2019, the department shall develop and present to the Legislature a plan to identify redundant positions at the department and how any savings from eliminating those positions will be put into state-owned roadway maintenance and upkeep.

SECTION 1.Section 1800 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:

1800.

The legislative body of a city may do any and all things necessary to lay out, acquire, and construct a section or portion of a street or highway within its jurisdiction as a freeway and to make an existing street or highway a freeway.