CA AB1614

Extends the deadline for California Transportation Commission to report on railroad project agreements from February 18, 2009 to within 30 days of receipt, and requires semiannual status reports on all Trade Corridors Improvement Fund railroad projects starting January 1, 2011 (reporting requirements expire January 1, 2015).

Allows regional public waterborne transit agencies receiving funds allocated before June 30, 2011 to expend those funds within 4 fiscal years instead of 3, and extends the expenditure period to 4 fiscal years for cities and counties receiving local street and road improvement funds during years when Highway Users Tax Account funds are deferred, suspended, borrowed, or shifted.

Extends Department of Transportation authority to transfer funds as short-term loans among specified transportation accounts from July 1, 2011 to July 1, 2014, with repeal date extended from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2015.

Authorizes Governor to appoint up to 6 additional exempt High-Speed Rail Authority employees in specified positions; requires salary survey to determine compensation for executive director and additional employees; requires authority to provide progress reports to Legislature starting March 1, 2011 and biannually thereafter.

Establishes Transportation Revenue Partnership Act allowing Department of Transportation to enter experimental projects for changeable message signs displaying advertisements on state highways (with Federal Highway Administration approval), with advertising revenue shared between department and private partner; prohibits agreements after January 1, 2014.

Authorizes California Highway Patrol to retain license plate reader data for up to 72 hours for law enforcement purposes; prohibits selling data or sharing with non-law enforcement agencies; requires annual reporting to Legislature on LPR practices and usage.

Allows Department of California Highway Patrol and local agencies to establish sobriety checkpoint programs; restricts vehicle impoundment at checkpoints to specific circumstances involving DUI violations, unlicensed drivers, or probable cause for crime.

Requires driver's license and identification card applications to include space for applicants to indicate military service and consent to contact regarding veteran benefits; requires Department of Motor Vehicles to electronically transmit applicant information to Department of Veterans Affairs.