Bill Text: CA AB2057 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: San Francisco Bay area: public transportation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. [AB2057 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2057-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Chiu (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) (Principal coauthor: Senator Wiener) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Levine, Ting, and Wicks) |
February 03, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law creates the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as a local area planning agency for the 9-county San Francisco Bay area with comprehensive regional transportation planning and other related responsibilities. Existing law creates various transit districts located in the San Francisco Bay area, with specified powers and duties relative to providing public transit services.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to later enact legislation relating to public transportation in the 9-county San Francisco Bay area.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Bay Area Seamless Transit Act.SEC. 2.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 3.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would do all of the following:SEC. 4.
Section 13985 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 13984, to read:13985.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:SEC. 5.
Section 66501 is added to the Government Code, to read:66501.
The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state that all transportation agencies in the region, including the commission, congestion management agencies, and transit agencies, work towards the following goals:SEC. 6.
Section 66502 of the Government Code is amended to read:66502.
(a) There is hereby created, as a local area planning agency and not as a part of the executive branch of the state government, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide comprehensive regional transportation planning for the region comprised of the City and County of San Francisco and the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma.As used in this title, “region” means the region described in this section.
SEC. 7.
Section 66513.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:66513.1.
(a) On or before January 1, 2023, the commission shall establish a capital project development review process for transit projects to improve practices in project delivery, align all stakeholders, and control project risks. In establishing the capital project development review process, the commission shall do both of the following:SEC. 8.
Section 66513.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:66513.3.
On or before January 1, 2022, the commission shall, in partnership with the Department of Transportation and the operators of managed lanes in the region, take the following steps to ensure the regional managed lanes network in the region supports seamless operation of high-capacity transit:SEC. 9.
Section 66516.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:66516.1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:SEC. 10.
Section 66516.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:66516.3.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that existing and potential transit riders in the region deserve a simple payment method for transit fares and related expenses, such as parking payments.SEC. 11.
Section 66517.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:66517.3.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:SEC. 12.
Section 66533 is added to the Government Code, to read:66533.
(a) The commission shall develop and adopt targets for reducing vehicle miles traveled per capita and for increasing the travel mode share of public transit and active modes of transportation for the region that are consistent with, or exceed, state climate goals and other goals and standards for improving air quality in the region.SEC. 13.
Section 99177 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to read:99177.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 14.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.It is the intent of the Legislature to later enact legislation that would do all of the following:
(a)Require future regional funds for public transportation in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area to be conditioned on advancing institutional reforms that improve accountability and establish a seamlessly integrated regional transit system, so that these funds are responsibly spent and advance state mobility and environmental goals.
(b)Integrate all transit in the region to operate as one seamless, easy-to-use, multimodal transit system from the perspective of the user.
(c)Create an integrated system of transit that is simple, fair, and affordable for users.
(d)Equitably expand and improve access to high-quality, reliable public transportation.
(e)Prioritize institutional reforms that support the creation of a more seamless public transportation network.