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CA AB1811

Bill

Status

Passed

7/8/2014

Primary Sponsor

Joan Buchanan

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Sunol Smart Carpool Lane Joint Powers Authority and Alameda County Transportation Commission to operate value pricing high-occupancy vehicle (HOT) lanes on Interstate 680 and up to two additional Alameda County corridors, allowing single-occupant vehicles to pay a fee for access

  • Requires HOT lane programs to maintain Level of Service C at all times (or Level of Service D under written agreement), with unrestricted access for high-occupancy vehicles at all times, but permits programs to require electronic transponders or devices on HOVs for law enforcement purposes

  • Directs revenue from the program to cover operational, maintenance, construction, and administrative expenses (capped at 3 percent), with net revenues allocated to transportation improvements including HOV facilities and transit capital and operations serving the corridors

  • Authorizes the administering agency to issue bonds up to the estimated program revenues for construction and construction-related expenditures, payable solely from program revenues

  • Requires the administering agency to submit a report to the Legislature within three years analyzing the program's effects on adjacent traffic lanes and operations

Legislative Description

High-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 94, Statutes of 2014.

7/8/2014

Committee Referrals

Transportation and Housing5/15/2014
Rules5/1/2014
Transportation2/27/2014

Full Bill Text

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