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CA SB10
Bill
Status
Engrossed
6/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
Steve Padilla
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AI Summary
- Expands authorized uses of toll revenues from the State Highway Route 11 corridor (Otay Mesa East) to include maintenance of the South Bay International Boundary and Water Commission sewage treatment facility and development of additional sanitation infrastructure projects related to the Tijuana River
- Requires any use of toll revenues for sewage facility maintenance to be consistent with applicable federal and state laws and pursuant to an agreement with the federal government
- Establishes that repayment of bond obligations takes priority over other allocations of toll revenues
- Addresses cross-border pollution crisis where 100 billion gallons of untreated sewage have been dumped into the Tijuana River over the past five years, impacting communities in San Diego County including Imperial Beach
- Federal funding for the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant totals $456 million ($300 million from USMCA in 2020, $156 million in 2024), but the full infrastructure solution is estimated at $900 million with no ongoing maintenance funding source
Legislative Description
Otay Mesa East Toll Facility Act: toll revenues.
Last Action
July 14 hearing postponed by committee.
6/27/2025
Committee Referrals
Transportation6/9/2025
Appropriations3/26/2025
Transportation1/29/2025
Rules12/2/2024
Full Bill Text
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