Jared William Huffman
- Democratic
Author
The Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act authorizes any county board of supervisors to create or designate a local transportation authority in the county for the purposes of imposing a retail transactions and use tax of up to 1%, by a 23 vote thereof, subject to voter approval, with revenues to be used for transportation improvements. The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 to be achieved by 2020, as specified. This bill, until December 1, 2015, would create the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority. The bill would provide for the authority to be governed by the same board as that governing the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, which was created pursuant to the Local Transportation Authority and Improvement Act, and would impose certain duties on the authority, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The bill would provide that the authority is a separate entity from the Sonoma County Transportation Authority. The bill would authorize the authority, in cooperation with local agencies, as defined, that elect to participate, to perform coordination and implementation activities, within the boundaries of Sonoma County, to assist those agencies in meeting their greenhouse gas emission reduction goals and develop, coordinate, and implement programs and policies to comply with the California Global Warming Solutions Act and other federal or state mandates and programs designed to respond to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The bill would authorize the authority to apply for, and to receive grants of, funds to carry out its functions, and would require those funds to be held in a separate account. The bill would prohibit the use of transportation funds by the authority other than for transportation activities. The bill would prohibit funding from the Traffic Relief Act for Sonoma County (Measure M) , approved by voters in 2004 to be used for these purposes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 375, Statutes of 2009.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 2946.)
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Ayes 48. Noes 27. Page 2889.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 22. Noes 14. Page 2013.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 4.) (July 7).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 29. Page 1763.)
Read second time. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 20).
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (May 13).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.
From committee: Be re-referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.)
Re-referred to Com. on RULES by unanimous consent.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on TRANS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB881 | HTML |
| 02/26/09 - Introduced | |
| 04/13/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/28/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/07/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/25/09 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/09 - Enrolled | |
| 10/11/09 - Chaptered |
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