Golden Gate University School of Law GGU Law Digital Commons California Assembly California Documents 1992 Summary of Legislation 1991-1992 Assembly Transportation Committee Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/caldocs_assembly Part of the Legislation Commons Recommended Citation Assembly Transportation Committee, "Summary of Legislation 1991-1992" (1992). California Assembly. Paper 488. http://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/caldocs_assembly/488 This Committee Report is brought to you for free and open access by the California Documents at GGU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in California Assembly by an authorized administrator of GGU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION 1991-1992 ASSEMBLYMAN RICHARD KATZ CHAIRMAN MEMBERS Assemblywoman Beverly Hansen (V. Chair) Assemblywoman Dede Alpert Assemblyman Rusty Areias Assemblyman William Baker Assemblyman Steve Clute Assemblyman Jim Costa Assemblywoman Delaine Eastin Assemblyman Gerald Eaves Assemblyman Gil Ferguson Assemblyman Robert Frazee Assemblyman Bill Lancaster Assemblywoman Barbara Lee Assemblyman Ted Lempert Assemblyman Tom McClintock Assemblyman Tom Umberg STAFF John R. Stevens • Kate Riley L. Erik Lange John Latimer Jeff Tsang Angela Ysunza KFC Alice Livingston 469 .A4732 1991-92 0456-A ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION 1991 - 1992 ASSEMBLYMAN RICHARD KATZ CHAIRMAN STAFF John R. Stevens L. Erik Lange Kate Riley John Latimer Jeff Tsang Angela Ysunza Alice Livingston INTRODUCTION contains summaries that were referred , Committee Session. were passed by Legislature shown with the chapter number. Bills that did become shown with their final disposition. Some bills could have been appropriately placed in several subject categories; an effort was made place each bill under most appropriate subject heading. As in this report, 11 ARB" to the Air Resources Board, "CHP" refers to the California Highway Patrol, "DMV" refers to the Department of Motor Vehicles, 11 Caltrans" refers to the Department of Transportation "PUC" refers to the Public Utilities 11 Commission 1 and CTC" refers to the California Transportation commission. "Urgency" indicates the measure took effect immediately on becoming law, while most legislation is effective the lowing January 1. Reports will be available for the following interim and other special hearings and meetings conducted during 1991-92 Session: o AB 680 Toll Road Agreements - February 25, 1991 o Oversight Hearing - Is California on Track with Rail? Implementation of Propositions 108 and 116 - March 18, 1991 o Transportation Projects: Contracting with MBE/WBE Enterprises - March 26, 199 0 Derai -July 17, 1991 o The Transportation of Hazardous Material By Rail: Do We More Protection? - August 15, 1991 o Certification and Contracting Transportation Agencies, Disadvantaged Business and Enterprises. Local Business Economic and Environmental Impacts, Cypress Structure Replacement Proj - October 3, 1991 o Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program - December 16-17-18, 1991 o Metro Rail Green Line - January 10, 1992 o Federal Directive Recognize Validity of Mexican Commercial Driver's Licenses - May 21, 1992 November 1992 ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE RICHARD KATZ, CHAIRMAN SUMMARY OF LEGISLATION 1991-92 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abandoned Vehicles, Parking, Towing . 4 Aeronautics . 7 Air Quality . 8 Bus Safety . 11 Driver Licensing . 13 Hazardous Materials Transportation . 16 Highways and Bridges . 17 Mass Transportation and Railroads . 26 Occupational Licensing . 34 Off-Highway Vehicles . 36 Rules of the Road . 37 Transportation Agencies . 39 Transportation Financing . 40 Trucks . 46 Vehicle and Vessel Registration and Licensing 48 Vehicle Safety Requirements . 52 Miscellaneous . 55 agencies. Committee to and guidelines. to unless 1 counties to Amended in and remove be handled burden of proof officer. parking in 3090. Died not the relating heard 189, Prohibits a a person not Chapter 630, more who offer a to the parking. reductions in existing out" processing agency to lect unpaid parking and allows any lection agency. offenses relating to . Restricts plate in disabled license Chapter 785, statutes e a consumer $500) for law. $1 motor of CHP tow in lienholders to dispose of vehicles a judicial proceeding under to the three procedures, and provides private to the vehicle owner for charges a vehicle is towed written authorization of the the definition of utility weighing up to vehicles from CHP 1992. specified conditions on noise variance for San Francisco including a minimal annual contribution by toward home noise insulation, among made airport subject to the San Mateo county. Vetoed by the Governor. public airports from the allocation of airport to charge airlines similar would have been subject Assembly Transportation or operator a tow truck to or near a disabled vehicle unless stop, or flagged down by the a law enforcement officer or any vehicle from the vehicle has been ury as result of an Chapter 755, statutes of State Architect to disabled person facilities constructed Chapter 1187, Statutes of to consider establishing parking enforcement units (as employ qualified disabled Chapter 72, Statutes of 1991. - 6 - have prohibited local any debt to finance airport to be jointly used to become a public works employment. Mountj ) required a public agency operating aviation allocate all non-tax revenues the proj directly related to air services. Died in and Means Committee. 2624 (O'Connell) Authorizes use of state aeronautics program for safety improvements of benefit to a privately-owned, use airport, when grant funds is made to a local agency. Also authorizes state funding for aeronautics to be advanced approved by Caltrans and if funding is Chapter 833 Statutes of 1992. have requested Caltrans and the CTC to improving ground access to airports. Died Transportation Committee. AJR 90 (Katz) Requests the President and Congress to consider aviation funding policy changes in enacting new legislation, including flexible funding uses for aviation Resolution Chapter 103, statutes of 1992. SB 1144 (L. Greene) Would prohibited Caltrans from issuing a airport construction or expansion near a public school officials had first been specifically the proposed ect and had been given an opportunity on any environmental documents. Vetoed by the Governor. SJR 9 (Watson) Requests President and Congress to enact to improve safety at major airports, including a the appropriate number of air traffic controllers and a measures needed to emergency operations in a or crash, among other things. States that it is of the California Legislature to support expeditious of available funds in the Airport and Airways Trust Resolution Chapter 106, Statutes of 1991. Boatwright) Requests the Federal Aviation Administration specified regulations relating to prevention of involving aircraft and utility power lines. Resolution 74, Statutes of 1992. - 7 - 2 0 {Moore) See buses or trucks from idling consecutive minutes while waiting in line, except Died in Senate Transportation Requires the California Energy Commission, in with the ARB, make recommendations for the and use emission buses on the the California State provided a smog check every four years low mileage vehicles owned by or older Failed passage in Assembly Coast Air Quality Management an expedited permit review and assistance and projects related to research and commercialization c vehicles. 309, 1992. ARB, in conjunction District, to report to instituting programs to Programs evaluated low-emission fleet reduction credits 1 in emission Transportation Committee. ARB, by January 1, 1993, to for transit buses, to be so requires any light-duty or vehicle operated transport persons for district not meeting state air vehicle, as defined by Chapter 496, statutes of 1991. - 8 - ) at auction to be by public agencies and or bankruptcy sale. vehicle dealers may that private fleet owners limitations otherwise 1054, statutes of 1991. maximum registration fee and may be charged to automotive repair , and makes various other Bureau of Automotive Repair so requires ARB to report to the Legislature by 1992 on technologies could improve detection of vehicles through the biennial vehicle smog program. Chapter 386 1 Statutes of 1991. (Hill) Requires the ARB, consultation with specified , to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor by January 1, 1993, a report which identifies actions could be taken to reduce air pollution from high emission which cause excessive air pollution. Chapter 913, of 1991. Leonard) Would have required 1 gasoline sold in the 1996 to meet performance standards for reformulated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Assembly Transportation Committee. SB (Hill) Exempts, on and after October 1, 1993, from the standard for gasoline, any blend of gasoline which least 10% ethyl alcohol, unless the ARB determines, as , that the blend would in a net increase in the potential the total vehicular emissions. If, at ARB adopts standards NOx emission levels for gasoline, any such gasoline/ethyl alcohol blend which levels would no longer exempt from the volatility Chapter 1194, Statutes 1991. lea) percentage of and the state is required its own f , but those fiscal years in Budget Act provided funding these specific purposes. also have changed the tax credit now available for a low vehicle instead apply to conversion of an alternative fuel Vetoed