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| AB
775 |
(Parra)
Highways: federal funding of safety projects.
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| Status:02/17/2004-Referred
to Com. on TRANS. |
| Current Location:02/17/2004-S
TRANS. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Existing
federal law provides funding for a number of programs
related to projects for the improvement of highway
safety and the reduction of traffic congestion,
including projects for bicycle and pedestrian safety
and traffic calming measures in high-hazard locations.
Existing state law authorizes, until January 1,
2005, certain state and local entities to secure
and expend the federal funds for these purposes.
This bill would change the January 1, 2005, repeal
date to January 1, 2010, after which time the federal
transportation funds received by the state would
be spent for highway purposes other than projects
for bicycle and pedestrian safety and traffic calming
measures in high-hazard locations. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| Digest: |
(1) Existing
federal law provides funding for a number of programs
related to projects for the improvement of highway
safety and the reduction of traffic congestion,
including projects for bicycle and pedestrian safety
and traffic calming measures in high-hazard locations.
Existing state law authorizes, until January 1,
2005, certain state and local entities to secure
and expend the federal funds for these purposes.
This bill would change the January 1, 2005, repeal
date to January 1, 2010, after which time the federal
transportation funds received by the state would
be spent for highway purposes other than projects
for bicycle and pedestrian safety and traffic calming
measures in high-hazard locations.
(2) Existing law requires until January 1, 2005,
the Department of Transportation, in consultation
with the Department of the California Highway Patrol,
to establish and administer a "Safe Routes to School"
construction program pursuant to federal law and
to use federal transportation funds for construction
of bicycle and pedestrian safety and traffic calming
projects. Under existing law, the Department of
Transportation is required to report to the Legislature
regarding this program.
This bill would extend the operation of these provisions
to January 1, 2010.
Existing law requires the Department of Consumer
Affairs to develop and continuously conduct a public
information program, in consultation with the State
Air Resources Board, to develop and maintain public
support and cooperation for the motor vehicle inspection
and maintenance program. Existing law requires the
department to perform extensive marketing research
to identify the target populations that should be
notified of the public information program.
This bill would define extensive marketing research
to include information provided by any statewide
association of test and repair station owners. This
bill would provide that it is the intent of the
Legislature that the changes made by this bill are
declarative of existing law.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
no yes . State-mandated
local program: no. |
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| AB
1272 |
(Dutra)
Vehicles: license plates. |
| Status:04/01/2004-From committee
chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer
to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred
to Com. on TRANS. |
| Current Location:04/01/2004-S
TRANS. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Under existing
law, the Department of Motor Vehicles licenses and
regulates dealers of motor vehicles. Existing law
requires that when two license plates are issued
by the department for use upon a vehicle, they shall
be attached to the vehicle for which they were issued,
one in the front and the other in the rear. This
bill would provide that upon the retail sale or
lease of a motor vehicle for which the department
issues two license plates, a dealer may not deliver
the motor vehicle unless certain conditions are
met regarding the securing of the front license
plate. This bill contains other related provisions
and other existing laws. |
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| Digest: |
Under existing
law, the Department of Motor Vehicles licenses and
regulates dealers of motor vehicles. Existing law
requires that when two license plates are issued
by the department for use upon a vehicle, they shall
be attached to the vehicle for which they were issued,
one in the front and the other in the rear.
This bill would provide that upon the retail sale
or lease of a motor vehicle for which the department
issues two license plates, a dealer may not deliver
the motor vehicle unless certain conditions
are met regarding the securing of the front license
plate.
This bill would prohibit a vehicle manufacturer
or distributor from selling or distributing in this
state a new motor vehicle for which the department
issues two license plates, unless that motor vehicle
is equipped or provided with a bracket or other
means of securing the license plates.
Because under existing law, it is a crime to violate
or fail to comply with the Vehicle Code, this bill
would impose a state-mandated local program by creating
a new crime.
The California Constitution requires the state to
reimburse local agencies and school districts for
certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions
establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is
required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no
yes . |
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| AB
1809 |
(Malfa,
La) Commercial motor vehicle: weight fee exclusion. |
| Status:04/21/2004-In committee:
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Current Location:04/21/2004-A
APPR. SUSPENSE FILE |
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| Summary: |
Existing
law imposes gross vehicle weight fees, in accordance
with a schedule based on gross vehicle weight ranges,
upon the registration of commercial motor vehicles
operated either singly or in combination with a
declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or
more and to certain tow trucks. Certain towing commercial
motor vehicles that are owned and operated exclusively
by a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct
of agricultural operations are excluded when calculating
the weight fees. This bill would also exclude from
that calculation the weight of a flatbed motortruck
with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating
of less than 11,500 pounds and an unladen weight
of less than 8,001 pounds that is owned and operated
exclusively by a farmer or an employee of a farmer
in the conduct of agricultural operations. |
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| Digest: |
Existing
law imposes gross vehicle weight fees, in accordance
with a schedule based on gross vehicle weight ranges,
upon the registration of commercial motor vehicles
operated either singly or in combination with a
declared gross vehicle weight of 10,001 pounds or
more and to certain tow trucks. Certain towing commercial
motor vehicles that are owned and operated exclusively
by a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct
of agricultural operations are excluded when calculating
the weight fees.
This bill would also exclude from that calculation
the weight of a flatbed motortruck with a manufacturer's
gross vehicle weight rating of less than 11,500
pounds and an unladen weight of less than 8,001
pounds that is owned and operated exclusively by
a farmer or an employee of a farmer in the conduct
of agricultural operations.
Under existing law and for purposes of the Vehicle
Code, the term "pickup truck" is defined as a motor
truck with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight
rating of less than 11,500 pounds, an unladen weight
of less than 8,001 pounds, and which is equipped
with an open box-type bed not exceeding 9 feet in
length.
This bill would delete the requirement that the
motor truck is equipped with an open-type box in
order to meet the definition of a pickup truck.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
1995 |
(Cox)
Public works: prevailing wages: offsite work.
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| Status:04/21/2004-In committee:
Set, first hearing. Failed passage. |
| Current Location:03/18/2004-A
L. & E. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Existing
law generally requires the payment of the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages to workers employed
on public works projects costing over $1,000, unless
the awarding body, as defined, elects to initiate
and enforce a labor compliance program, as defined,
for every public works project under the authority
of that awarding body. Existing law generally defines
"public works" to include construction, alteration,
demolition, installation, or repair work done under
contract and paid for in whole or in part out of
public funds. This bill would exempt from the prevailing
wage requirements fabrication or prefabrication
work done at permanent offsite facilities of a contractor. |
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| Digest: |
Existing
law generally requires the payment of the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages to workers employed
on public works projects costing over $1,000, unless
the awarding body, as defined, elects to initiate
and enforce a labor compliance program, as defined,
for every public works project under the authority
of that awarding body. Existing law generally defines
"public works" to include construction, alteration,
demolition, installation, or repair work done under
contract and paid for in whole or in part out of
public funds.
This bill would exempt from the prevailing wage
requirements fabrication or prefabrication work
done at permanent offsite facilities of a contractor.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2001 |
(Nation.)
Vehicles: School Zone fines. |
| Status:04/20/2004-From committee:
Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. |
| Current Location:03/18/2004 |
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| Summary: |
Adds Marin County to the
list of pilot projects that
have authorization to adopt a school pedestrian-bicyclist
safety
program (Program). |
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| Digest: |
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes the Counties of Alameda, Santa
Barbara, Ventura,
and any city within those counties to adopt a
Program through
approval of its board of supervisors and city
councils.
2)Enhances penalties for vehicular violations
if they take place
in highway construction or highway maintenance
zones, or on
any of the various highway segments specifically
designated in
statute as "Safety-Enhancement Double-Fine
Zones." |
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| AB
2024 |
(Bermudez)
Ports: transportation network. |
| Status:04/20/2004-From
committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. |
| Current Location: |
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| Summary: |
Requires the Secretary
of the Business, Transportation
and Housing (BT&H) Agency to prepare recommendations
on measures
to improve the movement of port related cargo. Specifically, |
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| Digest: |
provides that the Department
of Transportation
(Caltrans) has full possession and control of all
state
highways. Caltrans is required to engage in various
transportation planning activities, including activities
related
to identification of intermodal corridors of economic
significance. |
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| AB
2032 |
Dutra
and Kehoe (Principal coauthor: Senator Alpert)
(Coauthors: Shirley Horton and Houston).
HOT lanes: demonstration projects. |
| Status:04/20/2004-From committee:
Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. |
| Current Location: 04/12/2004 |
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| Summary: |
Authorizes the operation
of demonstration programs on
specified highways in the state where single occupant
motorists
would be allowed to access high occupancy vehicle
(HOV) lanes by
paying a toll. |
| Digest: |
EXISTING LAW:
1)Authorizes SANDAG, in cooperation with Caltrans,
to conduct a
demonstration program where SOVs are allowed to
use the HOV
lane on a portion of the I-15 Freeway for a fee.
The
authorization for this project, which is sometimes
known as a
High-Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane, is scheduled to
sunset on
January 1, 2000.
2)Requires that the level of service in these
HOV lanes to be
Service B, as adopted by the Transportation Research
Board
(TRB), or the level of service of an HOV lane
without
single-occupant vehicles.
3)Requires SANDAG, upon completion (January
1, 2000) of the
demonstration program, to submit a report to the
Legislature
on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations
regarding
the program. |
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| AB
2040 |
(La
Suer) Vehicles: hazardous materials endorsement.
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| Status:04/13/2004-From committee:
Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation:
To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 13. Noes
0.) (April 12). |
| Current Location:04/13/2004-A
APPR. |
Calendar Events:04/28/04 9:00
a.m. - Room 4202 ASM APPROPRIATIONS
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| Summary: |
Existing law prohibits a person from operating a
commercial motor vehicle, as defined, unless that
person has in his or her possession a valid commercial
driver's license for the appropriate class and an
endorsement issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles
to permit the operation of the vehicle. Operation
of a vehicle transporting hazardous materials, as
defined, requires a hazardous materials endorsement.
This bill would specify that compliance with certain
federal regulations relating to credentialing and
background checks for maritime and land transportation
security is required for issuance of a hazardous
materials endorsement. This bill contains other
related provisions and other existing laws. |
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| Digest: |
(1) Existing
law prohibits a person from operating a commercial
motor vehicle, as defined, unless that person has
in his or her possession a valid commercial driver's
license for the appropriate class and an endorsement
issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to permit
the operation of the vehicle. Operation of a vehicle
transporting hazardous materials, as defined, requires
a hazardous materials endorsement.
This bill would specify that compliance with certain
federal regulations relating to credentialing and
background checks for maritime and land transportation
security is required for issuance of a hazardous
materials endorsement.
(2) Existing law prohibits the department from revoking
or refusing to issue or renew a person's hazardous
materials endorsement on the grounds that the person
was convicted of committing a traffic violation
in other than a commercial vehicle or that the person's
driving privilege has been placed on probation only
for a reason involving unsafe operation of a motor
vehicle.
This bill would delete the specified prohibition.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2157 |
(Reyes)
Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol. |
| Status:04/12/2004-From committee
chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer
to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. In committee: Set
first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted. |
| Current Location:04/12/2004-A
TRANS. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
This bill
would require the commissioner to also serve as
a member of the Governor's cabinet. The bill would
require the commissioner to directly correspond
with and advise the Governor on state security issues,
and would provide that the commissioner is not required
to disclose that correspondence or advice to anyone
in the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency,
unless so directed by the Governor . This bill contains
other existing laws. |
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| Digest: |
Existing law places the Department of the
California Highway Patrol within the jurisdiction
of the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.
This bill would delete the department from the agency's
jurisdiction and would place the department directly
under the jurisdiction of the Governor as an independent,
cabinet-level agency.
(2) Existing law requires the Commissioner of the
California Highway Patrol to be appointed by the
Governor and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
This bill , instead, would make the commissioner
subject to removal from office only for good and
reasonable cause would require the
commissioner to also serve as a member of the Governor's
cabinet. The bill would require the commissioner
to directly correspond with and advise the Governor
on state security issues, and would provide that
the commissioner is not required to disclose that
correspondence or advice to anyone in the Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency, unless so directed
by the Governor .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2201 |
(Firebaugh) Vehicles.
CDTOA Bill - Signed 9/14/04
"This bill will
go into effect January 1st, 2005" |
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| AB
2456 |
(Spitzer)
Regional transportation improvement programs. |
Status:04/20/2004-From committee:
Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR.
Re-referred. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19).
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| Current Location:04/21/2004-A
APPR. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Establishes a baseline
level of funding for
allocations to planning, programming and monitoring
(PPM) costs
projects fixed at the amount allocated by the California
Transportation Commission (CTC) during the 2002
State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). |
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| Digest: |
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires CTC to program interregional and
regional
transportation capital improvement projects through
the State
Transportation Improvement Program process, consistent
with
estimated available funding.
2)Requires regional improvement projects nominated
by regional
agencies to be programmed by the commission pursuant
to
certain formulas, known as the north-south split
and county
shares.
3)Authorizes a transportation planning agency
or county
transportation commission to request and receive
an amount not
to exceed 1% of its regional improvement fund
expenditures for
the purposes of project planning, programming,
and monitoring
(PPM). Under current law a transportation planning
agency and
county transportation commission that does not
receive federal
metropolitan planning funds may request and receive
up to 5% of those expenditures for PPM purposes. |
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| AB
2541 |
(Frommer)
Low Emission Contractor Incentive Program.
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Status:04/21/2004-From committee:
Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred.
(Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (April 20). |
| Current Location:04/21/2004-A
APPR. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Existing
law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, the Department of General
Services, and the State Resources Board to develop
and adopt fuel-efficiency specifications governing
the purchase of state motor vehicles and replacement
tires that will reduce petroleum consumption of
the state vehicle fleet to the maximum extent practicable
and cost-effective . This bill would require the
Department of General Services, in consultation
with the State Air Resources Board, to develop and
implement a statewide Low Emission Contractor Incentive
Program on or before July 1, 2005 , to be applied
to all state agencies and departments in contracting
for construction, the procurement of goods, or the
delivery of services . The bill, with limited exceptions,
would require every advertisement or notice for
bids on contracts within the program to include
program requirements that specify the minimum bonus
or preference that would be awarded in the evaluation
and scoring of bids for bidders who meet specified
requirements , including the obtaining of low-emission
status for its vehicles or equipment, as provided
. |
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| Digest: |
Existing
law requires the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission, the Department of General
Services, and the State Resources Board to develop
and adopt fuel-efficiency specifications governing
the purchase of state motor vehicles and replacement
tires that will reduce petroleum consumption of
the state vehicle fleet to the maximum extent practicable
and cost effective cost-effective
.
This bill would require the Department of General
Services, in consultation with the State Air Resources
Board, to develop and implement a statewide
Low Emission Contractor Incentive Program
on or before July 1, 2005 , to be applied to
all state agencies and departments in contracting
for construction, the procurement of goods, or the
delivery of services . The bill would
require the program to provide bonuses or preferences
for contractors who procure and operate low-emission
vehicles, obtain low-emission fleet status for off-road
equipment fleets and heavy-duty on-road vehicle
fleets, and implement a certified ridesharing program
that uses low-emission vehicles. The bill,
with limited exceptions, would require every advertisement
or notice for bids on contracts within the program
to include program requirements that specify the
minimum bonus or preference that would be awarded
in the evaluation and scoring of bids for bidders
who meet specified requirements , including
the obtaining of low-emission status for its vehicles
or equipment, as provided .
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2547 |
(Lowenthal)
Physician and surgeon reporting of medical conditions:
Department of Motor Vehicles. |
| Status:04/20/2004 LAST HIST.
ACTION : From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to
Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) |
| Current Location:ASM
APPROPRIATIONS |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Changes reporting requirements
regarding the medical condition of drivers. Specifically,
this bill :
1)Makes it voluntary for physicians and surgeons
to report in writing to the Department of Motor
Vehicle (DMV) the name, date of birth, and address
of every patient 14 years or older, diagnosed
with lapses of consciousness disorder.
2)Deletes Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
as lapses of consciousness disorders that must
be reported to the local health agency.
3)Requires physicians and surgeons to report
instead to DMV, in writing, the name, date of
birth, and address of every patient diagnosed
with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or both.
4)Provides that a physician or surgeon, who
diagnoses a patient with Alzheimer's disease,
dementia, or both, may not be held civilly or
criminally liable for reporting that diagnosis
to DMV.
5)Requires every driver to report to DMV, within
10 days of becoming aware of any medical condition
that is likely to cause loss of consciousness
or loss of ability to operate a motor vehicle.
6)Requires DMV to determine those temporary
conditions that are not required to be reported.
7)Requires DMV to arrange for a medical or psychological
examination of each individual holding a driver's
license and diagnosed with lapses of consciousness
disorder.
8)Requires DMV to cancel an individual's driver's
license if the examination reveals the driver
cannot safely operate a motor vehicle.
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| Digest: |
1)Requires all physicians
and surgeons to report to the local health officer,
in writing, the name, date of birth, and address
of every patient 14 years and older diagnosed with
lapses of consciousness disorder. The local health
officer is, in turn, required to report the patient
to DMV.
2)Requires DMV to define disorders characterized
by lapses of consciousness and functional severity
to guide reporting so that cases reported are
only those where there is reason to believe that
the patients' conditions are likely to impair
their ability to operate a motor vehicle. Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders are included in
the definition of lapses of consciousnessdisorder.
3)Prohibits holding a physician and surgeon
criminally or civilly liable for reporting a patient
diagnosed with lapses of consciousness disorder.
4)Authorizes DMV to refuse to issue or renew
the driver's license of a person diagnosed with
lapses of consciousness disorder. |
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| AB
2597 |
(La
Suer) Vehicle license fees: prepayment.
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| Status:03/08/2004-Referred
to Com. on REV. & TAX. |
| Current Location:03/08/2004-A
REV. & TAX |
| Calendar Events:05/03/04
1:30 p.m. - Room 126 ASM REVENUE AND TAXATION |
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| Summary: |
The Vehicle
License Fee (VLF) Law establishes, in lieu of any
ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual
license fee for any vehicle subject to registration
in this state in the amount of 2% of the market
value of that vehicle, as specified, but offsets
this amount by 67.5% for vehicle license fees with
a final due date on or after July 1, 2001. Existing
law provides a refund or a credit against future
vehicle license fees if a vehicle for which vehicle
license fees were paid is stolen or declared a constructive
loss, as provided. This bill would allow a taxpayer
to elect to prepay up to 4 years of its obligation
under the VLF Law and provide a discount for those
taxpayers that so elect, as provided. This bill
would prohibit a taxpayer that prepays its VLF Law
obligation from obtaining a refund when that taxpayer
sells the vehicle or moves from the state, as specified,
but would allow a prepaying taxpayer to obtain a
refund or credit against future vehicle license
fees if the vehicle is stolen or is declared a constructive
loss, as provided. This bill contains other related
provisions. |
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| Digest: |
The Vehicle
License Fee (VLF) Law establishes, in lieu of any
ad valorem property tax upon vehicles, an annual
license fee for any vehicle subject to registration
in this state in the amount of 2% of the market
value of that vehicle, as specified, but offsets
this amount by 67.5% for vehicle license fees with
a final due date on or after July 1, 2001. Existing
law provides a refund or a credit against future
vehicle license fees if a vehicle for which vehicle
license fees were paid is stolen or declared a constructive
loss, as provided.
This bill would allow a taxpayer to elect to prepay
up to 4 years of its obligation under the VLF Law
and provide a discount for those taxpayers that
so elect, as provided. This bill would prohibit
a taxpayer that prepays its VLF Law obligation from
obtaining a refund when that taxpayer sells the
vehicle or moves from the state, as specified, but
would allow a prepaying taxpayer to obtain a refund
or credit against future vehicle license fees if
the vehicle is stolen or is declared a constructive
loss, as provided.
This bill would take effect immediately as a tax
levy.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2606 |
(Plescia)
Vehicles: registration and title: expedited issuance.
|
| Status:04/22/2004-Re-referred
to Com. on APPR. |
| Current Location:04/22/2004-A
APPR. |
| Calendar Events: |
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| Summary: |
Existing
law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from
issuing a copy, duplication, or substitution of
a certificate of ownership or license plate for
a vehicle if, after a search of the records of the
department, the registered owner's address, as submitted
with the application for that document, is different
from that which appears in the records of the department,
unless the registered owner applies for that document
in person and presents certain verifying documents.
This prohibition does not apply if, among other
things, the registered owner's name, address, and
driver' s license or identification card number
submitted on the application match the name, address,
and driver's license or identification card number
contained in the department's records, or if an
application for a duplicate or substitute certificate
of title or license plate is submitted by or through
a legal owner, as specified, a dealer, a dismantler,
an insurer, an agent of the insurer, or a salvage
pool. This bill, additionally, would provide that
the specified prohibition does not apply if the
application is submitted by or through a dealer's
agent or a licensed registration service representing
certain individuals, entities, or bankruptcy referees
, as specified. This bill contains other related
provisions and other existing laws. |
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| Digest: |
(1) Existing
law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles from
issuing a copy, duplication, or substitution of
a certificate of ownership or license plate for
a vehicle if, after a search of the records of the
department, the registered owner's address, as submitted
with the application for that document, is different
from that which appears in the records of the department,
unless the registered owner applies for that document
in person and presents certain verifying documents.
This prohibition does not apply if, among other
things, the registered owner's name, address, and
driver' s license or identification card number
submitted on the application match the name, address,
and driver's license or identification card number
contained in the department's records, or if an
application for a duplicate or substitute certificate
of title or license plate is submitted by or through
a legal owner, as specified, a dealer, a dismantler,
an insurer, an agent of the insurer, or a salvage
pool.
This bill, additionally, would provide that the
specified prohibition does not apply if the application
is submitted by or through a dealer's agent or a
licensed registration service representing
any person certain individuals, entities,
or bankruptcy referees , as specified.
(2) Existing law authorizes the department to charge
a service fee of not more than $15, in addition
to other fees payable under the Vehicle Code, for
the completion of an initial registration or transfer
of registration of a vehicle within 72 hours after
receipt of a complete and proper registration application.
This expedited service is available only at the
department's headquarters office in Sacramento.
This bill, additionally, would authorize the department
to provide the expedited service for issuance of
a duplicate certificate of ownership.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2785 |
(Nakano)
Vehicles: wireless telephones. |
| Status:04/16/2004-Re-referred
to Com. on APPR. |
| Current Location:04/16/2004-A
APPR. |
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Under existing
law, motor vehicle operation is closely regulated,
and drivers must follow many legal requirements
or face criminal sanction. Aside from a provision
making it unlawful to rent out a vehicle with cellular
radio telephone equipment unless the renter provides
instructions on the safe use of the equipment, there
is no specific limitation in existing law on the
placement or use of wireless telephones in motor
vehicles. This bill would make it an infraction
to drive a schoolbus or a transit vehicle , as those
terms are defined, while using a wireless telephone.
The bill would provide that this prohibition does
not apply to a driver who is using the wireless
telephone for work-related purposes, or for emergency
purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency
call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider,
fire department, or other emergency service agency
or entity . The bill would specify that a violation
of this new offense does not constitute a serious
traffic violation for purposes of the commercial
motor vehicle safety program. This bill contains
other related provisions and other existing laws. |
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Under existing
law, motor vehicle operation is closely regulated,
and drivers must follow many legal requirements
or face criminal sanction. Aside from a provision
making it unlawful to rent out a vehicle with cellular
radio telephone equipment unless the renter provides
instructions on the safe use of the equipment, there
is no specific limitation in existing law on the
placement or use of wireless telephones in motor
vehicles.
This bill would make it an infraction to drive a
schoolbus or a transit bus
vehicle , as those terms are defined, while
using a wireless telephone. The bill would provide
that this prohibition does not apply to a driver
who is using the wireless telephone for work-related
purposes, or for emergency purposes, including,
but not limited to, an emergency call to
contact a law enforcement agency, health
care provider, fire department, or other emergency
service agency or entity , for emergency
purposes . The bill would specify
that a violation of this new offense does not constitute
a serious traffic violation for purposes of the
commercial motor vehicle safety program.
By creating a new infraction, this bill would impose
a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to
reimburse local agencies and school districts for
certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions
establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is
required by this act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: yes. |
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| AB
2847 |
(Oropeza)
Gasoline and motor vehicle diesel fuel fee.
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| Status:04/22/2004-Re-referred
to Com. on TRANS. |
| Current Location:04/22/2004-A
TRANS. |
| Calendar Events:05/03/04
1:30 p.m. - Room 4202 ASM TRANSPORTATION |
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The Motor
Vehicle Fuel License Tax Law imposes a tax of 18
per gallon of fuel, and requires, if the federal
fuel tax is reduced below the rate of 9 per gallon
and federal financial allocations to this state
are reduced or eliminated, that the tax rate be
increased so that the combined state and federal
tax rate per gallon equals 27 . The Diesel Fuel
Tax Law imposes an excise tax for the use of fuel
at a rate of 18 per gallon, and requires that, if
the federal fuel tax is reduced below the rate of
15 per gallon and specified federal financial allocations
to this state are reduced or eliminated, the tax
rate be increased by an amount so that the combined
state and federal tax rate per gallon equals 33
per gallon. i This bill would also, until January
1, 2008, impose a 5 fee on each gallon of gasoline
subject to the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax Law
and each gallon of motor vehicle diesel fuel subject
to the Diesel Fuel Tax Law. The revenues from the
fee would be deposited in the Highway Fee Fund created
by the bill. The bill would require the fee to be
imposed on those persons and entities subject to
and would be collected pursuant to the same procedures
set forth in the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax
Law and the Diesel Fuel Tax Law. The bill would
require revenues from the fee, except for refunds,
to be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature,
only to finance the maintenance, operation, improvement,
and construction of the state highway and local
street and road system, and to finance environmental
programs that mitigate the air impacts of motor
vehicles. t This bill would declare that it is to
take effect immediately as an urgency statute. |
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The Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax Law imposes a
tax of 18 per gallon of fuel, and requires, if the
federal fuel tax is reduced below the rate of 9
per gallon and federal financial allocations to
this state are reduced or eliminated, that the tax
rate be increased so that the combined state and
federal tax rate per gallon equals 27 . The Diesel
Fuel Tax Law imposes an excise tax for the use of
fuel at a rate of 18 per gallon, and requires that,
if the federal fuel tax is reduced below the rate
of 15 per gallon and specified federal financial
allocations to this state are reduced or eliminated,
the tax rate be increased by an amount so that the
combined state and federal tax rate per gallon equals
33 per gallon. i This bill would also, until January
1, 2008, impose a 5 fee on each gallon of gasoline
subject to the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax Law
and each gallon of motor vehicle diesel fuel subject
to the Diesel Fuel Tax Law. The revenues from the
fee would be deposited in the Highway Fee Fund created
by the bill. The bill would require the fee to be
imposed on those persons and entities subject to
and would be collected pursuant to the same procedures
set forth in the Motor Vehicle Fuel License Tax
Law and the Diesel Fuel Tax Law. The bill would
require money revenues
from the fee, except for refunds, to be used, upon
appropriation by the Legislature, only to finance
the maintenance, operation, improvement, and construction
of the state highway and local street and road system,
and to finance environmental programs that mitigate
the air impacts of motor vehicles. t This bill
would declare that it is to take effect immediately
as an urgency statute.
Vote: majority 2/3
. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated
local program: no. |
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| AB
2880 |
(Pavley)
Vehicles: registration: fees: increase.
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| Status:04/21/2004-In committee:
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Current Location:04/21/2004-A
APPR. SUSPENSE FILE |
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Existing
law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, if
requested by an air pollution control district or
an air quality management district, to impose and
collect a surcharge of not more than $4 on the registration
fees for every motor vehicle registered in that
district, as specified by the governing body of
the district. This bill would increase the specified
fee amount to $6. |
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Existing
law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, if
requested by an air pollution control district or
an air quality management district, to impose and
collect a surcharge of not more than $4 on the registration
fees for every motor vehicle registered in that
district, as specified by the governing body of
the district.
This bill would increase the specified fee amount
to $6.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
yes. State-mandated local program: no. |
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| AB
2899 |
(Shirley
Horton) Biodiesel. |
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Status:04/20/2004-From
committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR.
with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred.
(Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (April 19). |
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| Summary: |
Specifies standards for
biodiesel fuel and fuel
blends. Specifically, this bill :
1)Defines "biodiesel" and "biodiesel
blend" for purposes of the bill.
2)Requires biodiesel used as a blend stock to
meet the specifications in the most recent version
of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) D-6751.
3)Requires biodiesel finished blends B5 and
below to meet the specifications in ASTM D-975
and finished blends greater than B5 to meet the
specifications in ASTM D-975 and provide a 10
degree Fahrenheit increase in distillation temperature.
4)Provides that these provisions will become
inoperative when pertinent fuel specifications
are established by a recognized consensus organization
or standards writing organization, such as the
ASTM or the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE).
5)Allows any person selling finished blends
containing 20% biodiesel to display on the dispensing
apparatus in a conspicuous place a sign stating
"Biodiesel Blend 20."
6)Prohibits any person from selling at retail
to the general public any biodiesel fuel B21 to
B100 from any place of business unless there is
displayed in a conspicuous place on the dispensing
apparatus at least one sign stating the specific
volume concentration of biodiesel.
7)Requires development of a voluntary carbon
dioxide (CO2) labeling program for petroleum,
biodiesel, and finished fuel blends containing
biodiesel in order to provide fuel distributors
and retailers the ability to voluntarily display
a pump or tank label displaying recognized CO2
life-cycle reductions and fuel efficiency.
8)Requires the California Energy Commission (CEC)
to be responsible for assessing and determining
the levels of lifecycle CO2 reductions, which
are to be demonstrated in terms of percentages
of reductions. The CEC would also be the
entity responsible for assessing and determining
the levels of fuel efficiency.
9)Requires the CEC to adopt the findings of
any lifecycle CO2 analysis that has previously
been conducted by a single agency or department
or combination of agencies and departments of
the federal government.
10)Allows the CEC to establish a testing program
in assessing and determining levels of lifecycle
CO2 reductions and fuel efficiency. Where no previous
CO2 lifecycle analysis has been conducted by an
entity of the federal government, the CEC
would be required to consider data and findings
provided by the industry, private sector research,
academic research, and government sponsored research
as part of their assessment and determination
of lifecycle CO2 reductions. If the CEC finds
the data submitted by industry, private sector
research, academic research, or government research
is adequate, it would be allowed to establish
CO2 lifecycle reductions based on the results
of the provided findings.
11)Requires administration and enforcement of
the program to be conducted by CEC, which would
be responsible for the development and distribution
of CO2 content labels and would be authorized
to establish a fee in order to recoup its costs
from program participants.
12)Requires entities that choose to participate
in the program to file an annual report of their
intent to participate and to submit label requests
to the CEC for approval.
13)Requires the amount of CO2 reduction established
pursuant to this program to be recognized as accurate
for all purposes under California law.
14)Declares the intent of the Legislature to
enable the use of biodiesel to achieve CO2 emission
reductions and allow the user to generate CO2
credits for credit banking and trading programs,
as well as for eligibility as a CO2 reduction
compliance strategy under greenhouse gas reduction
rules and programs established in California. |
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Requires the Division of
Measurement Standards
within the Department of Food and Agriculture to
establish
specifications for engine fuels.
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| AB
3047 |
(Committee
on Transportation) Transportation.
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| Status:04/21/2004-In committee:
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| Current Location:04/21/2004-A
APPR. SUSPENSE FILE |
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| Summary: |
Existing
law provides that the Department of Transportation
shall have full possession and control of all state
highways. Existing law describes the authorized
routes in the state highway system and establishes
a process for adoption of a traversable highway
on an authorized route by the California Transportation
Commission. Existing law authorizes the commission
to relinquish certain state highway segments to
local agencies. This bill would authorize the commission
to relinquish a portion of State Highway Route 170
in the City of Los Angeles under certain conditions.
This bill contains other related provisions and
other existing laws. |
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(1) Existing
law provides that the Department of Transportation
shall have full possession and control of all state
highways. Existing law describes the authorized
routes in the state highway system and establishes
a process for adoption of a traversable highway
on an authorized route by the California Transportation
Commission. Existing law authorizes the commission
to relinquish certain state highway segments to
local agencies.
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