AB 2679 Summary

• Adjusts Department of Transportation claim payment limit from $5,000 to the maximum small claims court jurisdictional amount and permits bicycle riding on designated State Capitol pathways to access bicycle parking.

• Replaces the term "handicapped" with "disabled" throughout the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Transportation Development Act) and increases Solano County Transportation Authority's allowable planning fund allocation from 2% to 2.7% of local transportation funds.

• Updates references to the Imperial County Transportation Commission and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to reflect current names.

• Acknowledges relinquishment of state highway portions in multiple cities including Auburn, Fontana, Hayward, Los Angeles, and others to local jurisdictions, with local maintenance requirements for signage and traffic continuity.

• Authorizes dump bed motortrucks equipped with trailing load-bearing swing axles to have rear license plates mounted up to 107 inches from the ground (instead of 60 inches) and expands school bus stop designations to include private schools.

• Modifies fuel tax prepayment rate adjustments to align with fuel tax rate adjustments on July 1 each year and allows reliance on industry publications instead of a specific state publication for retail fuel price information.