Bill Text: CA SB1265 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Street lighting systems: City of South El Monte.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-11 - March 20 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. [SB1265 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB1265-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1265

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Introduced by Senator Rubio

February 15, 2024

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An act relating to street lighting.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1265, as introduced, Rubio. Street lighting systems: City of South El Monte.

(1) The Street Lighting Act of 1919 provides for an alternative system for making improvements to street lighting systems, as defined. The act authorizes, when, in the opinion of the city council of any city, the public interest or convenience requires, that the city may, among other things, order that any street lighting system be maintained in or along the whole or any part of any one or more of the streets in that city.

This bill would, in addition to the Landscaping and Lighting District of the City of South El Monte’s existing authority to perform specified maintenance and operations under the Street Lighting Act of 1919, authorize that district to also make improvements and perform maintenance pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972.

(2) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of South El Monte.

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.

 In addition to the district’s authority to perform street lighting maintenance and operations as specified in Section 18030 of the Streets and Highways Code, the Landscaping and Lighting District of the City of South El Monte may also make improvements and perform maintenance pursuant to Sections 22525 and 22531 of the Streets and Highways Code.

SEC. 2.

 The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique need to perform immediate maintenance and make improvements in the City of South El Monte.