BILL NUMBER: SB 1318	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 1, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 3, 2010
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Transportation and Housing (Senators
Lowenthal (Chair), Ashburn, DeSaulnier, Harman, Huff, Kehoe, Oropeza,
Pavley, and Simitian)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 14556.40 of, and to repeal Section
14529.15 of, the Government Code, to amend Sections 21669.6, 24908,
29034.7, 29035.5, 99221, 99313.1, 99633, and 132820 of, and to repeal
Section 132352.6 of, the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections
149.5, 301, 302, 319, 339, 358,  366,  371, 372,
374, 379, 383, 384, 411, 444, 451, 460, 464, 470, 560, 30914, and
30914.5 of, to add Section 575 to, and to repeal Section 301.5 of,
the Streets and Highways Code, and to amend Sections  1808.1,
 2800, 5201, 14611, 21754, 21755, 22452, 22511.55, 24400,
26100, 26101, 26505, 29004, 34518, and 40802 of, and to add Section
667 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1318, as amended, Committee on Transportation and Housing.
Transportation.
   (1) Existing law establishes the State Highway System and
designates state highway routes from Route 1 to Route 905, unless
otherwise specified by name, and authorizes the California
Transportation Commission to relinquish all or a portion of
designated state highway routes to specified local agencies if
certain conditions are met. Portions of state highways that have been
relinquished are not state highways and become ineligible for future
adoption as a part of the State Highway System.
   This bill would acknowledge the relinquishment of, and designate
or make technical changes to, specific portions of Routes 1, 2, 19,
39,  66,  71, 72, 74, 79, 83, 84, 111, 144, 151,
160, 164, 170, 260, and 275.
    Existing law authorizes the commission to relinquish to the City
of Bakersfield or the County of Kern the portion of State Highway
Route 58 that is located within the city limits of the City of
Bakersfield under certain conditions.
   This bill would authorize the relinquishment to the City of
Bakersfield and the County of Kern those portions of State Highway
Route 58 located within their respective jurisdictions under certain
conditions. 
   (2) Existing law imposes on the employer of a driver who drives
one of several specified vehicles, including a vehicle for the
operation of which the driver is required to have an ambulance driver
certificate, as specified, several requirements related to the
driver's public record. A violation of those requirements is a crime.
 
   This bill would correct an erroneous cross-reference. 

   (3) 
    (2)  Existing law prohibits a driver from operating a
commercial motor vehicle for a period of 90 days, 180 days, one year,
or 3 years if the person is convicted of a specified violation of an
out-of-service order issued by an authorized employee of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol or by a uniformed peace
officer.
   This bill would revise these provisions to include only
out-of-service orders issued by an authorized employee of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol or by an authorized
enforcement officer, as defined. 
   (4) 
    (3)  Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor
Vehicles to establish requirements for equipment and devices to be
used on any vehicle and defines the types of vehicles for this
purpose. Existing law requires that license plates be securely
fastened at all times to the vehicle for which they are issued so as
to prevent the plates from swinging, be mounted in a position so as
to be clearly visible, and be maintained in a condition so as to be
clearly legible.  A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime.

   This bill would also require that license plates be mounted in a
position so that the characters are upright and display from left to
right. 
   (5)
    (4)  Existing law authorizes a disabled person or
disabled veteran to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the
issuance of a distinguishing placard that may be used in lieu of the
special license plate or plates issued for parking in a disabled
person's parking space, when the placard is suspended from the
rearview mirror or, if there is no rearview mirror, when it is
displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle.
   This bill would also permit a distinguishing placard to be
inserted into a clip designated for a distinguishing placard and
installed by the manufacturer on the driver's side of the front
window. 
   (6) 
    (5)  Existing law defines various terms for the purposes
of the Vehicle Code.
   This bill would define "utility trailer" for these purposes and
would make other technical and conforming changes. 
   (7) 
    (6)  Existing law creates the Alameda-Contra Costa
Transit District and provides for the district to be governed by an
elected board of directors. Existing law authorizes the board, by
ordinance, to provide that each director shall be paid not more than
$1,000 per calendar month in lieu of per-meeting compensation if the
director attends all scheduled and noticed board meetings for that
month.
   This bill would authorize the board to provide that compensation
if the director attends all scheduled and noticed regular board
meetings for that month. 
   (8) 
    (7)  Existing law establishes the Imperial County
Transportation Commission and authorizes that commission to use up to
3% of the revenues in the local transportation fund for carrying out
its responsibilities.
   This bill would instead authorize the commission to use up to 3%
of those revenues for carrying out its planning and programming
responsibilities. 
   (9) 
    (8)  The Alameda County Transportation Improvement
Authority and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency are
referenced in various provisions of existing law relating to
transportation projects.
   This bill would, instead, in those provisions of law, reference
the Alameda County Transportation Commission. 
   (10) 
    (9)  Under existing law, with certain exceptions, a
violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime.
   Because this bill would change the definition of an existing
crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 

   (11) 
    (10)  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. 
   (11) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in
Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1855, or AB 1944,
or both, to be operative only if AB 1855, or AB 1944, or both, and
this bill are chaptered and become effective on or before January 1,
2011, and this bill is chaptered last. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14529.15 of the Government Code is repealed.
  SEC. 2.  Section 14556.40 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   14556.40.  (a) The following projects are eligible for grants from
the fund for the purposes and amounts specified:
   (1) BART to San Jose; extend BART from Fremont to Downtown San
Jose in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties. Seven hundred twenty-five
million dollars ($725,000,000). The lead applicant is the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority.
   (2) Fremont-South Bay Commuter Rail; acquire rail line and start
commuter rail service between Fremont and San Jose in Santa Clara and
Alameda Counties. Thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000). The
lead applicant is the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
   (3) Route 101; widen freeway from four to eight lanes south of San
Jose, Bernal Road to Burnett Avenue in Santa Clara County.
Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
   (4) Route 680; add northbound HOV lane over Sunol Grade, Milpitas
to Route 84 in Santa Clara and Alameda Counties. Sixty million
dollars ($60,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (5) Route 101; add northbound lane to freeway through San Jose,
Route 87 to Trimble Road in Santa Clara County. Five million dollars
($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority.
   (6) Route 262; major investment study for cross connector freeway,
Route 680 to Route 880 near Warm Springs in Santa Clara County. One
million dollars ($1,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or
the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
   (7)  CalTrain   Caltrain  ; expand
service to Gilroy; improve parking, stations, and platforms along
UPRR line in Santa Clara County. Fifty-five million dollars
($55,000,000). The lead applicant is  the  Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority.
   (8) Route 880; reconstruct Coleman Avenue Interchange near San
Jose Airport in Santa Clara County. Five million dollars
($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority.
   (9) Capitol Corridor; improve intercity rail line between Oakland
and San Jose, and at Jack London Square and Emeryville stations in
Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Twenty-five million dollars
($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Capitol
Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
   (10) Regional Express Bus; acquire low-emission buses for new
express service on HOV lanes regionwide. In nine counties. Forty
million dollars ($40,000,000). The lead applicant is the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
   (11) San Francisco Bay Southern Crossing; complete feasibility and
financial studies for new San Francisco Bay crossing (new bridge,
HOV/transit bridge, terminal connection, or second BART tube) in
Alameda and San Francisco or San Mateo Counties. Five million dollars
($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
   (12) Bay Area Transit Connectivity; complete studies of, and fund
related improvements for, the I-580 Livermore Corridor; the Hercules
Rail Station and related improvements, West Contra Costa County and
Route 4 Corridors in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Seventeen
million dollars ($17,000,000). Of the amount specified, seven million
dollars ($7,000,000) shall be made available for the Route 4
Corridor study and improvements, seven million dollars ($7,000,000)
shall be made available for the I-580 Corridor study and
improvements, and three million dollars ($3,000,000) shall be made
available for the Hercules Rail Station study and improvements. The
lead applicant for the Hercules Rail Station and related improvements
in west Contra Costa County is the Contra Costa County
Transportation Authority. The lead applicants, for the I-580
Livermore Study and improvements are the Alameda County
Transportation Commission and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid
Transit District. The lead applicants for the Route 4 Corridor study
and improvements are the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority
and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
   (13)  CalTrain   Caltrain  Peninsula
Corridor; acquire rolling stock, add passing tracks, and construct
pedestrian access structure at stations between San Francisco and San
Jose in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. One
hundred twenty-seven million dollars ($127,000,000). The lead
applicant is the Peninsula Joint Powers Board.
   (14)  CalTrain   Caltrain  ; extension
to Salinas in Monterey County. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
The lead applicant is the Transportation Agency for Monterey County.
   (15) Route 24; Caldecott Tunnel; add fourth bore tunnel with
additional lanes in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
   (16) Route 4; construct one or more phases of improvements to
widen freeway to eight lanes from Railroad through Loveridge Road,
including two  high-occupancy vehicle   HOV
 lanes, and to six or more lanes from east of Loveridge Road
through Hillcrest. Thirty-nine million dollars ($39,000,000). The
lead applicant is the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.
   (17) Route 101; add reversible HOV lane through San Rafael, Sir
Francis Drake Boulevard to North San Pedro Road in Marin County.
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the Marin Congestion Management Agency.
   (18) Route 101; widen eight miles of freeway to six lanes, Novato
to Petaluma (Novato Narrows) in Marin and Sonoma Counties. Twenty-one
million dollars ($21,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Sonoma County Transportation Authority.
   (19) Bay Area Water Transit Authority; establish a regional water
transit system beginning with Treasure Island in the City and County
of San Francisco. Two million dollars ($2,000,000). The lead
applicant is the Bay Area Water Transit Authority.
   (20) San Francisco Muni Third Street Light Rail; extend Third
Street line to Chinatown (tunnel) in the City and County of San
Francisco. One hundred forty million dollars ($140,000,000). The lead
applicant is the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
   (21) San Francisco Muni Ocean Avenue Light Rail; reconstruct Ocean
Avenue light rail line to Route 1 near California State University,
San Francisco, in the City and County of San Francisco. Seven million
dollars ($7,000,000). The lead applicant is the San Francisco
Municipal Transportation Agency.
   (22) Route 101; environmental study for reconstruction of Doyle
Drive, from Lombard  St./Richardson  
Street/Richardson  Avenue to Route 1 Interchange in  the
 City and County of San Francisco. Fifteen million dollars
($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the San
Francisco County Transportation Authority.
   (23)  CalTrain   Caltrain  Peninsula
Corridor; complete grade separations at Poplar Avenue  in
 (San Mateo), 25th Avenue or vicinity (San Mateo), and
Linden Avenue (South San Francisco) in San Mateo County. Fifteen
million dollars ($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the San Mateo
County Transportation Authority.
   (24) Vallejo Baylink Ferry; acquire low-emission ferryboats to
expand Baylink Vallejo-San Francisco service in Solano County. Five
million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the City of
Vallejo.
   (25) I-80/I-680/Route 12 Interchange in Fairfield in Solano
County; 12 interchange complex in seven stages (Stage 1). Thirteen
million dollars ($13,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Solano Transportation Authority.
   (26) ACE Commuter Rail; add siding on UPRR line in Livermore
Valley in Alameda County. One million dollars ($1,000,000). The lead
applicant is the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (27) Vasco Road Safety and Transit Enhancement Project in Alameda
and Contra Costa Counties. Eleven million dollars ($11,000,000). The
lead applicant is Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (28) Parking Structure at Transit Village at Richmond BART Station
in Contra Costa County. Five million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead
applicant is the City of Richmond.
   (29) AC Transit; buy two fuel cell buses and fueling facility for
demonstration project in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Eight
million dollars ($8,000,000). The lead applicant is the Alameda
Contra Costa Transit District.
   (30) Implementation of commuter rail passenger service from
Cloverdale south to San Rafael and Larkspur in Marin and Sonoma
Counties. Thirty-seven million dollars ($37,000,000). The lead
applicant is the Sonoma-Marin Area Transit Authority.
   (31) Route 580; construct eastbound and westbound HOV lanes from
Tassajara Road/Santa Rita Road to Vasco Road in Alameda County.
Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (32) North Coast Railroad; repair and upgrade track to meet Class
II (freight) standards in Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Mendocino  , 
and Humboldt Counties. Sixty million dollars ($60,000,000). The lead
applicant is the North Coast Rail Authority. Except for the amounts
specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and subdivision (b) of
Section 14456.50, no part of the specified amount may be made
available to the authority until it has made a full accounting to the
commission demonstrating that the expenditure of funds provided to
the authority in the Budget Act of 2000 (Chapter 52 of the Statutes
of 2000) was consistent with the limitations placed on those funds in
that Budget Act.
   (33) Bus Transit; acquire low-emission buses for Los Angeles
County MTA bus transit service. One hundred fifty million dollars
($150,000,000). The lead applicant is the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (34) Blue Line to Los Angeles; new rail line Pasadena to Los
Angeles in Los Angeles County. Forty million dollars ($40,000,000).
The lead applicant is the Pasadena Metro Blue Line Construction
Authority.
   (35) Pacific Surfliner; triple track intercity rail line within
Los Angeles County and add  run-through-tracks  
run-through tracks  through Los Angeles Union Station in Los
Angeles County. One hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department.
   (36) Los Angeles Eastside Transit Extension; build new light rail
line in East Los Angeles, from Union Station to Atlantic via 1st
Street to Lorena in Los Angeles County. Two hundred thirty-six
million dollars ($236,000,000). The lead applicant is the Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (37) Los Angeles Mid-City Transit Improvements; build Bus Rapid
Transit system or Light Rail Transit in Mid-City/Westside/Exposition
Corridors in Los Angeles County. Two hundred fifty-six million
dollars ($256,000,000). The lead applicant is the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (38) Los Angeles-San Fernando Valley Transit Extension; (A) build
an East-West Bus Rapid Transit system in the Burbank-Chandler
corridor, from North Hollywood to Warner Center. One hundred
forty-five million dollars ($145,000,000). (B) Build a North-South
corridor bus transit project that interfaces with the foregoing
East-West Burbank-Chandler Corridor project and with the Ventura
Boulevard Rapid Bus project. One hundred million dollars
($100,000,000). The lead applicant for both extension projects is the
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (39) Route 405; add northbound HOV lane over Sepulveda Pass, Route
10 to Route 101 in Los Angeles County. Ninety million dollars
($90,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (40) Route 10; add HOV lanes on San Bernardino Freeway over
Kellogg Hill, near Pomona, Route 605 to Route 57 in Los Angeles
County. Ninety million dollars ($90,000,000). The lead applicant is
the department or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority.
   (41) Route 5; add HOV lanes on Golden State Freeway through San
Fernando Valley, Route 170 (Hollywood Freeway) to Route 14 (Antelope
Valley Freeway) in Los Angeles County. Fifty million dollars
($50,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (42) Route 5; widen Santa Ana Freeway to 10 lanes (two HOV + two
mixed flow), Orange County line to Route 710, with related major
arterial improvements, in Los Angeles County. One hundred twenty-five
million dollars ($125,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (43) Route 5; improve Carmenita Road Interchange in Norwalk in Los
Angeles County. Seventy-one million dollars ($71,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority.
   (44) Route 47 (Terminal Island Freeway); construct interchange at
Ocean Boulevard Overpass in the City of Long Beach in Los Angeles
County. Eighteen million four hundred thousand dollars ($18,400,000).
The lead applicant is the Port of Long Beach.
   (45) Route 710; complete Gateway Corridor study, Los Angeles/Long
Beach ports to Route 5 in Los Angeles County. Two million dollars
($2,000,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (46) Route 1; reconstruct intersection at Route 107 in Torrance in
Los Angeles County. Two million dollars ($2,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority.
   (47) Route 101; California Street off-ramp in Ventura County.
Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the City of San Buenaventura.
   (48) Route 101; corridor analysis and PSR to improve corridor from
Route 170 (North Hollywood Freeway) to Route 23 in Thousand Oaks
(Ventura County) in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Three million
dollars ($3,000,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (49) Hollywood Intermodal Transportation Center; intermodal
facility at Highland Avenue and Hawthorn Avenue in the City of Los
Angeles. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the
City of Los Angeles.
   (50) Route 71; complete three miles of six-lane freeway through
Pomona, from Route 10 to Route 60 in Los Angeles County. Thirty
million dollars ($30,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (51) Route 101/405; add auxiliary lane and widen ramp through
freeway interchange in Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles County. Twenty-one
million dollars ($21,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (52) Route 405; add HOV and auxiliary lanes for  1
  one  mile in West Los Angeles, from Waterford
Avenue to Route 10 in Los Angeles County. Twenty-five million dollars
($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
   (53) Automated Signal Corridors (ATSAC); improve 479 automated
signals in Victory/Ventura Corridor, and add 76 new automated signals
in Sepulveda Boulevard and Route 118 Corridors in Los Angeles
County. Sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000). The lead applicant is
the City of Los Angeles.
   (54) Alameda Corridor East; build grade separations on Burlington
Northern-Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroad lines, downtown Los
Angeles to Los Angeles County line in Los Angeles County. One hundred
fifty million dollars ($150,000,000). The lead applicant is the San
Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.
   (55) Alameda Corridor East; build grade separations on Burlington
Northern-Santa Fe and Union Pacific Railroad lines, with rail-to-rail
separation at Colton through San Bernardino County. Ninety-five
million dollars ($95,000,000). The lead applicant is the San
Bernardino Associated Governments.
   (56) Metrolink; track and signal improvements on Metrolink; San
Bernardino line in San Bernardino County. Fifteen million dollars
($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the Southern California Regional
Rail Authority.
   (57) Route 215; add HOV lanes through downtown San Bernardino,
Route 10 to Route 30 in San Bernardino County. Twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
San Bernardino County Transportation Commission.
   (58) Route 10; widen freeway to eight lanes through Redlands,
Route 30 to Ford Street in San Bernardino County. Ten million dollars
($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the San
Bernardino County Transportation Commission.
   (59) Route 10; Live Oak Canyon Interchange, including, but not
limited to, the 14th Street Bridge over Wilson Creek, in the City of
Yucaipa in San Bernardino County. Eleven million dollars
($11,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the San
Bernardino County Transportation Commission.
   (60) Route 15; southbound truck climbing lane at two locations in
San Bernardino County. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the San Bernardino County
Transportation Commission.
   (61) Route 10; reconstruct Apache Trail Interchange east of
Banning in Riverside County. Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).
The lead applicant is the department or the Riverside County
Transportation Commission.
   (62) Route 91; add HOV lanes through downtown Riverside, Mary
Street to Route 60/215 junction in Riverside County. Forty million
dollars ($40,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Riverside County Transportation Commission.
   (63) Route 60; add seven miles of HOV lanes west of Riverside,
Route 15 to Valley Way in Riverside County. Twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Riverside County Transportation Commission.
   (64) Route 91; improve the Green River Interchange and add
auxiliary lane and connector ramp east of the Green River Interchange
to northbound Route 71 in Riverside County. Five million dollars
($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Riverside
County Transportation Commission.
   (70) Route 22; add HOV lanes on Garden Grove Freeway, Route I-405
to Route 55 in Orange County. Two hundred six million five hundred
thousand dollars ($206,500,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the Orange County Transportation Authority.
   (73) Alameda Corridor East; (Orangethorpe Corridor) build grade
separations on Burlington Northern-Santa Fe line, Los Angeles County
line through Santa Ana Canyon in Orange County. Twenty-eight million
dollars ($28,000,000). The lead applicant is the Orange County
Transportation Authority.
   (74) Pacific Surfliner; double track intercity rail line within
San Diego County, add maintenance yard in San Diego County.
Forty-seven million dollars ($47,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or North County Transit District.
   (75) San Diego Transit Buses; acquire about 85 low-emission buses
for San Diego transit service in San Diego County. Thirty million
dollars ($30,000,000). The lead applicant is the San Diego
Metropolitan Transit Development Board.
   (76) Coaster Commuter Rail; acquire one new train set to expand
commuter rail in San Diego County. Fourteen million dollars
($14,000,000). The lead applicant is North County Transit District.
   (77) Route 94; complete environmental studies to add capacity to
Route 94 corridor, downtown San Diego to Route 125 in Lemon Grove in
San Diego County. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or San Diego Association of Governments.
   (78) East Village access; improve access to light rail from new
in-town East Village development in San Diego County. Fifteen million
dollars ($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the San Diego
Metropolitan Transit Development Board.
   (79) North County Light Rail; build new 20-mile light rail line
from Oceanside to Escondido in San Diego County. Eighty million
dollars ($80,000,000). The lead applicant is North County Transit
District.
   (80) Mid-Coast Light Rail; extend Old Town light rail line
 6   six  miles to Balboa Avenue in San
Diego County. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant
is the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board.
   (81) San Diego Ferry; acquire low-emission high-speed ferryboat
for new off-coast service between San Diego and Oceanside in San
Diego County. Five million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead applicant
is the Port of San Diego.
   (82) Routes 5/805; reconstruct and widen freeway interchange,
Genesee Avenue to Del Mar Heights Road in San Diego County.
Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the San Diego Association of Governments.
   (83) Route 15; add high-tech managed lane on I-15 freeway north of
San Diego (Stage 1) from Route 163 to Route 78 in San Diego County.
Seventy million dollars ($70,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the San Diego Association of Governments.
   (84) Route 52; build four miles of new six-lane freeway to Santee,
Mission Gorge to Route 67 in San Diego County. Forty-five million
dollars ($45,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
San Diego Association of Governments.
   (85) Route 56; construct approximately five miles of new freeway
alignment between I-5 and I-15 from Carmel Valley to Rancho
Penasquitos in the City of San Diego in San Diego County. Twenty-five
million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department
or the San Diego Association of Governments.
   (86) Route 905; build new six-lane freeway on Otay Mesa, Route 805
to Mexico Port of Entry in San Diego County. Twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
San Diego Association of Governments.
   (87) Routes 94/125; build two new freeway connector ramps at Route
94/125 in Lemon Grove in San Diego County. Sixty million dollars
($60,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the San Diego
Association of Governments.
   (88) Route 5; realign freeway at Virginia Avenue, approaching San
Ysidro Port of Entry to Mexico in San Diego County. Ten million
dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
San Diego Association of Governments.
   (89) Route 99; improve Shaw Avenue Interchange in northern Fresno
in Fresno County. Five million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the Council of Fresno County
Governments.
   (90) Route 99; widen freeway to six lanes, Kingsburg to Selma in
Fresno County. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the Council of Fresno County
Governments.
   (91) Route 180; build new expressway east of Clovis, Clovis Avenue
to Temperance Avenue in Fresno County. Twenty million dollars
($20,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Council of
Fresno County Governments.
   (92) San Joaquin Corridor; improve track and signals along San
Joaquin intercity rail line near Hanford in Kings County. Ten million
dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (93) Route 180; complete environmental studies to extend Route 180
westward from Mendota to I-5 in Fresno County. Seven million dollars
($7,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Council of
Fresno County Governments.
   (94) Route 43; widen to four-lane expressway from Kings County
line to Route 99 in Selma in Fresno County. Five million dollars
($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Council of
Fresno County Governments.
   (95) Route 41; add auxiliary lane/operational improvements and
improve ramps at Friant Road Interchange in Fresno in Fresno County.
Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the Council of Fresno County Governments.
   (96) Friant Road; widen to four lanes from Copper Avenue to Road
206 in Fresno County. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead
applicant is the County of Fresno.
   (97) Operational improvements on Shaw Avenue, Chestnut Avenue,
Willow Avenue, and Barstow Avenue near California State University at
Fresno in Fresno County. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead
applicant is the California State University at Fresno. Of the
amount authorized under this paragraph, the sum of two million
dollars ($2,000,000) shall be transferred to the California State
University at Fresno for the purposes of funding preliminary plans,
working drawings, or both of those, and related program management
costs for the Fresno Events Center.
   (98) Peach Avenue; widen to four-lane arterial and add pedestrian
overcrossings for three schools in Fresno County. Ten million dollars
($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the City of Fresno.
   (99) San Joaquin Corridor; improve track and signals along San
Joaquin intercity rail line in seven counties. Fifteen million
dollars ($15,000,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (100) San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program;
incentives for the reduction of emissions from heavy-duty diesel
engines operating within the eight-county San Joaquin Valley region.
Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the
San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.
   (101) Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District bus fleet;
acquisition of low-emission buses. Three million dollars
($3,000,000). The lead applicant is the Santa Cruz Metropolitan
Transit District.
   (102) Route 101 access; State Street smart corridor Advanced
Traffic Corridor System (ATSC) technology in Santa Barbara County.
One million three hundred thousand dollars ($1,300,000). The lead
applicant is the City of Santa Barbara.
   (103) Route 99; improve interchange at Seventh Standard Road,
north of Bakersfield in Kern County. Eight million dollars
($8,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or Kern Council of
Governments.
   (104) Route 99; build seven miles of new six-lane freeway south of
Merced, Buchanan Hollow Road to Healey Road in Merced County. Five
million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or
the Merced County Association of Governments.
   (105) Route 99; build two miles of new six-lane freeway, Madera
County line to Buchanan Hollow Road in Merced County. Five million
dollars ($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Merced County Association of Governments.
   (106) Campus Parkway; build new arterial in Merced County from
Route 99 to Bellevue Road. Twenty-three million dollars
($23,000,000). The lead applicant is
                  the County of Merced.
   (107) Route 205; widen freeway to six lanes, Tracy to I-5 in San
Joaquin County. Twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead
applicant is the department or the San Joaquin Council of
Governments.
   (108) Route 5; add northbound lane to freeway through Mossdale "Y"
, Route 205 to Route 120 in San Joaquin County. Seven million dollars
($7,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the San
Joaquin Council of Governments.
   (109) Route 132; build four miles of new four-lane expressway in
Modesto from Dakota Avenue to Route 99 and improve Route 99
Interchange in Stanislaus County. Twelve million dollars
($12,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Stanislaus
Council of Governments.
   (110) Route 132; build 3.5 miles of new four-lane expressway from
Route 33 to the San Joaquin county line in Stanislaus and San Joaquin
Counties. Two million dollars ($2,000,000). The lead applicant is
the department or the Stanislaus Council of Governments.
   (111) Route 198; build 10 miles of new four-lane expressway from
Route 99 to Hanford in Kings and Tulare Counties. Fourteen million
dollars ($14,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the
Kings County Association of Governments.
   (112) Jersey Avenue; widen from 17th Street to 18th Street in
Kings County. One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).
The lead applicant is Kings County.
   (113) Route 46; widen to four lanes for 33 miles from Route 5 to
San Luis Obispo County line in Kern County. Thirty million dollars
($30,000,000). The lead applicant is the department or the Kern
Council of Governments.
   (114) Route 65; add four passing lanes, intersection improvement,
and conduct environmental studies for ultimate widening to four lanes
from Route 99 in Bakersfield to Tulare County line in Kern County.
Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000). The lead applicant is the
department or the Kern Council of Governments.
   (115) South Line Light Rail; extend South Line three miles towards
Elk Grove, from Meadowview Road to Calvine Road in Sacramento
County. Seventy million dollars ($70,000,000). The lead applicant is
the Sacramento Regional Transit District.
   (116) Route 80 Light Rail Corridor; double-track Route 80 light
rail line for express service in Sacramento County. Twenty-five
million dollars ($25,000,000). The lead applicant is the Sacramento
Regional Transit District.
   (117) Folsom Light Rail; extend light rail tracks from 7th Street
and K Street to the Amtrak Depot in downtown Sacramento, and extend
Folsom light rail from Mather Field Station to downtown Folsom. Add a
new vehicle storage and maintenance facility in the area between the
Sunrise Boulevard and Hazel Avenue Stations in Sacramento County.
Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The lead applicant is the
Sacramento Regional Transit District.
   (118) Sacramento Emergency Clean Air/Transportation Plan (SECAT);
incentive for the reduction of emissions from heavy-duty diesel
engines operating within the Sacramento region. Fifty million dollars
($50,000,000). The lead applicant is the Sacramento Area Council of
Governments.
   (119) Convert Sacramento Regional Transit bus fleet to low
emission and provide Yolo bus service by the Yolo County
Transportation District; acquire approximately 50 replacement
low-emission buses for service in Sacramento and Yolo Counties.
Nineteen million dollars ($19,000,000). The lead applicants are the
Sacramento Regional Transit District, the Sacramento Area Council of
Governments, and the Yolo County Transportation District.
   (121) Metropolitan Bakersfield System Study; to reduce congestion
in the City of Bakersfield. Three hundred fifty thousand dollars
($350,000). The lead applicant is the Kern  County 
Council of Governments.
   (122) Route 65; widening project from 7th Standard Road to Route
190 in Porterville. Three million five hundred thousand dollars
($3,500,000). The lead applicant is the County of Tulare.
   (123) Oceanside Transit Center; parking structure. One million
five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). The lead applicant is the
City of Oceanside.
   (126) Route 50/Watt Avenue Interchange; widening of overcrossing
and modifications to interchange. Seven million dollars ($7,000,000).
The lead applicant is the County of Sacramento.
   (127) Route 85/Route 87; interchange completion; addition of two
direct connectors for southbound Route 85 to northbound Route 87 and
southbound Route 87 to northbound Route 85. Three million five
hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000). The lead applicant is the City
of San Jose.
   (128) Airport Road; reconstruction and intersection improvement
project. Three million dollars ($3,000,000). The lead applicant is
the County of Shasta.
   (129) Route 62; traffic and pedestrian safety and utility
undergrounding project in right-of-way of Route 62. Three million two
hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000). The lead applicant is the
Town of Yucca Valley.
   (133) Feasibility studies for grade separation projects for Union
Pacific Railroad at Elk Grove Boulevard and Bond Road. One hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). The lead applicant is the City of
Elk Grove.
   (134) Route 50/Sunrise Boulevard; interchange modifications. Three
million dollars ($3,000,000). The lead applicant is the County of
Sacramento.
   (135) Route 99/Sheldon Road; interchange project; reconstruction
and expansion. Three million dollars ($3,000,000). The lead applicant
is the County of Sacramento.
   (138) Cross Valley Rail; upgrade track from Visalia to Huron. Four
million dollars ($4,000,000). The lead applicant is the Cross Valley
Rail Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
   (139) Balboa Park BART Station;  phase  
Phase  I expansion. Six million dollars ($6,000,000). The lead
applicant is the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
   (140) City of Goshen; overpass for Route 99. One million five
hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). The lead applicant is the
department.
   (141) Union City; pedestrian bridge over Union Pacific rail lines.
Two million dollars ($2,000,000). The lead applicant is the City of
Union City.
   (142) West Hollywood; repair, maintenance, and mitigation of Santa
Monica Boulevard. Two million dollars ($2,000,000). The lead
applicant is the City of West Hollywood.
   (144) Seismic retrofit of the national landmark Golden Gate
Bridge. Five million dollars ($5,000,000). The lead applicant is the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.
   (145) Construction of a new siding in Sun Valley between Sheldon
Street and Sunland Boulevard. Six million five hundred thousand
dollars ($6,500,000). The lead applicant is the Southern California
Regional Rail Authority.
   (146) Construction of Palm Drive Interchange. Ten million dollars
($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the Coachella Valley Association
of Governments.
   (148) Route 98; widening of  8   eight 
miles between Route 111 and Route 7 from  2  
two  lanes to  4   four  lanes. Ten
million dollars ($10,000,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (149) Purchase of low-emission buses for express service on Route
17. Three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,750,000).
The lead applicant is the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District.
   (150) Renovation or rehabilitation of Santa Cruz Metro Center. One
million dollars ($1,000,000). The lead applicant is the Santa Cruz
Metropolitan Transit District.
   (151) Purchase of  5   five  alternative
fuel buses for the Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System. One million
one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000). The lead applicant is the
Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System.
   (152) Pasadena Blue Line transit-oriented mixed-use development.
One million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). The lead
applicant is the City of South Pasadena.
   (153) Pasadena Blue Line utility relocation. Five hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($550,000). The lead applicant is the City of South
Pasadena.
   (154) Route 134/I-5 Interchange study. One hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000). The lead applicant is the department.
   (156) Seismic retrofit and core segment improvements for the Bay
Area Rapid Transit system. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The
lead applicant is the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
   (157) Route 12; Congestion relief improvements from Route 29 to
I-80 through Jamison Canyon. Seven million dollars ($7,000,000). The
lead applicant is the department.
   (158) Remodel the intersection of Olympic Boulevard, Mateo Street,
and Porter Street and install a new traffic signal. Two million
dollars ($2,000,000). The lead applicant is the City of Los Angeles.
   (159) Route 101; redesign and construction of Steele Lane
Interchange. Six million dollars ($6,000,000). The lead applicant is
the department or the Sonoma County Transportation Authority.
   (b) As used in this section  ,  "route" is a state
highway route as identified in Article 3 (commencing with Section
300) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code.
  SEC. 3.  Section 21669.6 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   21669.6.  Hearings under this article required by the provisions
of Sections 21666, 21668, 21668.2, and 21669, or regulations adopted
pursuant to those provisions, shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter
5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2
of the Government Code.
  SEC. 4.  Section 24908 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   24908.  (a) The board may, by ordinance or resolution, provide
that each director shall be paid a sum that shall not exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000) for each calendar month that he or she
serves as a director. The board may, by ordinance or resolution,
provide for an adjustment to the monthly compensation based upon the
percentage increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as
calculated by the Department of Finance, for each calendar year
following the operative date of the last adjustment. The adjustment
shall not become effective until the next regular election of the
directors following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution.
   (b) The ordinance or resolution to authorize a monthly stipend
pursuant to subdivision (a), in lieu of per-meeting compensation,
shall include a requirement that a director may receive a monthly
stipend for a given month only if he or she attends all scheduled and
noticed regular board meetings for that month. For those directors
meeting this attendance requirement, the amount of one hundred
dollars ($100) shall be deducted from the stipend for failure to
attend each meeting of a committee on which he or she serves that
month. In any month that a director fails to meet these attendance
requirements, that director may be compensated at the rate of one
hundred dollars ($100) per board or committee meeting attended, not
to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for that month.
   (c) For the purpose of this section, a director who misses a
scheduled and noticed meeting of the board or committee while
attending to official district business pursuant to authorization
shall be deemed to have attended the meeting.
   (d) The ordinance or resolution may provide for not more than two
excused absences during a calendar year without disqualifying the
director for a monthly stipend.
   (e) In addition to the compensation otherwise provided in this
section, each director may be allowed necessary traveling and
personal expenses incurred solely as a result of the performance of
his or her duties, in amounts as may be authorized by the board.
Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and
53232.3 of the Government Code.
  SEC. 5.  Section 29034.7 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   29034.7.  (a) Not later than December 31, 1991, the district shall
proceed to commence construction of an extension of its facilities
to Dublin if an agreement is then existing between the district and
the Alameda County Transportation Commission to provide funding for
that extension in accordance with the Alameda County Transportation
Expenditure Plan adopted pursuant to Section 131055.
   (b) Not later than December 31, 1991, the district shall proceed
to commence construction of an extension of its facilities to Warm
Springs, subject to each of the following conditions:
   (1) The Dublin extension is fully funded and ready for
implementation.
   (2) Appropriate federal and environmental approvals are obtained
in a timely manner.
   (3) Adequate funding is available from the sources described in
subdivision (c).
   (c) In order to meet the objective of completing construction of
the Dublin and Warm Springs extensions of the district's facilities,
as contemplated by the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure
Plan, the board of directors of the district shall take the following
actions:
   (1) Set aside, for expenditure on those projects, not less than
fifty-eight million dollars ($58,000,000) from the district's reserve
funds.
   (2) Commit for expenditure on those projects, an additional amount
of not less than one hundred twenty-six million dollars
($126,000,000) if, pursuant to an agreement between the district and
the San Mateo County Transit District, the district is to receive two
hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) as a capital contribution
from the San Mateo County Transit District.
   (3) Seek additional funding as may be available from an increase
in San Francisco Bay area bridge tolls pursuant to Chapter 406 of the
Statutes of 1988, together with funding from state and other
sources, to provide not less than six hundred two million dollars
($602,000,000) to fund the Dublin and Warm Springs extensions as
provided for in the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan.
   (d) It is the intent of the Legislature, if funding, as provided
for in the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan and
pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (c),  do
  does  not become available to the district for
the full extension of service and facilities described in
subdivisions (a) and (b), that the district nevertheless undertake to
provide the described extensions to the extent that available
funding permits.
  SEC. 6.  Section 29035.5 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   29035.5.  Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution 3434,
in December 2001, established the following Regional Transit
Expansion Program for the San Francisco Bay area:
   (a) BART to Warm Springs, sponsored by the Bay Area Rapid Transit
District.
   (b) BART from Warm Springs to Milpitas, San Jose, and Santa Clara,
sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
   (c) San Francisco Muni Third Street Light-Rail Transit Project:
Phase 2-New Central Subway, sponsored by the San Francisco County
Transportation Authority and San Francisco Muni.
   (d) BART/Oakland Airport Connector, sponsored by the Bay Area
Rapid Transit District.
   (e) CalTrain   Caltrain  Downtown
Extension/Rebuilt Transbay Terminal, sponsored by the San Francisco
County Transportation Authority.
   (f) Caltrain Rapid Rail/Electrification, sponsored by the Joint
Powers Board  (CalTrain)   (Caltrain)  .
   (g)  CalTrain   Caltrain   
Express/Phase 1, sponsored by the Joint Powers Board 
(CalTrain)   (Caltrain)  .
   (h) Downtown to East Valley Light-Rail and Bus Rapid Transit:
Phases 1 and 2, sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority.
   (i) Capitol Corridor: Phase 1 Expansion, sponsored by the Capitol
Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
   (j) AC Transit Oakland/San Leandro Bus Rapid Transit: Phase 1
(Enhanced Bus), sponsored by AC Transit.
   (k) Regional Express Bus: Phase 1, sponsored by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
   (  l  ) Dumbarton Rail, sponsored by the Joint Powers
Board  (CalTrain)  (Caltrain)  .
   (m) BART/East Contra Costa Rail Extension, sponsored by the Contra
Costa Transportation Authority and BART.
   (n) BART/Tri-Valley Rail Extension, sponsored by the Alameda
County Transportation Commission and BART.
   (o) Altamont Commuter Express (ACE): Service Expansion, sponsored
by the Altamont Commuter Express.
   (p)  CalTrain   Caltrain   
Express: Phase 2, sponsored by the Joint Powers Board 
(CalTrain)   (Caltrain)  .
   (q) Capitol Corridor: Phase 2 Enhancements, sponsored by the
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
   (r) Sonoma-Marin Rail, sponsored by Sonoma-Marin Area Rail
Transit.
   (s) AC Transit Enhanced Bus: Hesperian/Foothill/MacArthur
Corridors, sponsored by AC Transit.
  SEC. 7.  Section 99221 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   99221.  It is the intent of the Legislature to improve existing
public transportation services and encourage regional public
transportation coordination. The Legislature recognizes that in the
Southern California Rapid Transit District a unique factual situation
exists where several municipal bus systems are providing essential
local transportation services within the operating territory of the
district, which was created by the Legislature to provide areawide
coordinated public transportation services. Within the Southern
California Rapid Transit District, as with all transportation service
improvements in the County of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority shall be the governmental
entity responsible to establish a unified or officially coordinated
public transportation system as part of the comprehensively planned
development of the urban area. Both the Southern California Rapid
Transit District and the included municipalities that operate bus
systems within the jurisdiction of the district are permitted to file
claims pursuant to this chapter upon the local transportation fund
of the County of Los Angeles; provided, however, any approved claim
shall not be allowed for the purpose of the establishment by the
included municipal operator after January 1, 1980, of new
transportation services that do not meet the criteria established by
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the
development of new services. It is the intent of the Legislature that
the Southern California Rapid Transit District should not be
inhibited in its effort to improve transit services within the region
by the expansion outside the reserved service areas of the several
municipal bus systems of the involved municipalities. The policy of
the Legislature is that new services to meet public transportation
needs outside of the municipalities presently operating bus systems
which do not compete with, or divert patronage from, an existing
operating bus system of an included municipal applicant under Section
99280, shall be provided and controlled by the Southern California
Rapid Transit District, in complete cooperation and coordination with
the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in its
role as the responsible public agency for providing public
transportation systems and facilities within the region.
  SEC. 8.  Section 99313.1 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   99313.1.  (a) A transportation planning agency, a county
transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit
Development Board may transfer any funds that it receives pursuant to
Section 99313 to another transportation planning agency, county
transportation commission, or the San Diego Metropolitan Transit
Development Board. Any funds transferred pursuant to this section
shall be used only for the purposes authorized by this chapter and
are subject to all statutes and rules and regulations applicable to
funds allocated pursuant to Section 99313.
   (b) If one transfer has been completed between a transportation
planning agency, a county transportation commission, or the San Diego
Metropolitan Transit Development Board, pursuant to this section, no
other transfer may be made between the same parties.
    (c) In the event of a transfer of funds to the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority pursuant to this section, the
amount of that transfer, if any, which exceeds the amount of funds
transferred at that time by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority to the transferring transportation planning
agency, county transportation commission, or the San Diego
Metropolitan Transit Development Board, may not be used for the
purpose of funding an exclusive public mass transit guideway system
project. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
shall report to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing
and the Assembly Committee on Transportation on the expenditure of
any funds received by it pursuant to a transfer made pursuant to this
section.
  SEC. 9.  Section 99633 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   99633.  Sixty-one million dollars ($61,000,000) shall be allocated
to the Alameda County Transportation Commission for expenditure on
rail projects of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
and other rail projects within Alameda County, as determined by the
authority. Projects funded pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with the new rail starts and extensions plan of the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
  SEC. 10.  Section 132352.6 of the Public Utilities Code is
repealed.
  SEC. 11.  Section 132820 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to
read:
   132820.  The commission may do any of the following:
   (a) Use up to 3 percent of the revenues in the local
transportation fund for the purpose of carrying out its planning and
programming responsibilities.
   (b) Sue and be sued.
   (c) Enter into contracts with qualified vendors to further the
purposes of the commission.
   (d) Do any and all things necessary to carry out the purposes of
this division.
  SEC. 12.  Section 149.5 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   149.5.  (a) (1) Notwithstanding Sections 149 and 30800 of this
code, and Section 21655.5 of the Vehicle Code, the Sunol Smart
Carpool Lane Joint Powers Authority (SSCLJPA), consisting of the
Alameda County Transportation Commission and the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority, may conduct, administer, and operate a
value pricing high-occupancy vehicle program on the Sunol Grade
segment of State Highway Route 680 (Interstate 680) in Alameda and
Santa Clara Counties and the Alameda County Transportation Commission
may conduct, administer, and operate a program on a corridor within
Alameda County for a maximum of two transportation corridors in
Alameda County pursuant to this section in coordination with the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and consistent with Section
21655.6 of the Vehicle Code.
   (2) The program, under the circumstances described in subdivision
(b), may direct and authorize the entry and use of the high-occupancy
vehicle lanes in the corridors identified in paragraph (1) by
single-occupant vehicles for a fee. The fee structure for each
corridor shall be established from time to time by the administering
agency. A high-occupancy vehicle lane may only be operated as a
high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane during the hours that the lane is
otherwise restricted to use by high-occupancy vehicles.
   (3) The administering agency for each corridor shall enter into a
cooperative agreement with the Bay Area Toll Authority to operate and
manage the electronic toll collection system.
   (b) Implementation of the program shall ensure that Level of
Service C, as measured by the most recent issue of the Highway
Capacity Manual, as adopted by the Transportation Research Board, is
maintained at all times in the high-occupancy vehicle lanes, except
that subject to a written agreement between the department and the
administering agency that is based on operating conditions of the
high-occupancy vehicle lanes, Level of Service D shall be permitted
on the high-occupancy vehicle lanes. If Level of Service D is
permitted, the department and the administering agency shall evaluate
the impacts of these levels of service on the high-occupancy vehicle
lanes, and indicate any effects on the mixed-flow lanes. Continuance
of Level of Service D operating conditions shall be subject to the
written agreement between the department and the administering
agency. Unrestricted access to the lanes by high-occupancy vehicles
shall be available at all times. At least annually, the department
shall audit the level of service during peak traffic hours and report
the results of that audit at meetings of the administering agency.
   (c) Single-occupant vehicles that are certified or authorized by
the administering agency for entry into, and use of, the
high-occupancy vehicle lanes identified in paragraph (1) of
subdivision (a) are exempt from Section 21655.5 of the Vehicle Code,
and the driver shall not be in violation of the Vehicle Code because
of that entry and use.
   (d) The administering agency shall carry out the program in
cooperation with the department pursuant to a cooperative agreement
that addresses all matters related to design, construction,
maintenance, and operation of state highway system facilities in
connection with the value pricing high-occupancy vehicle program.
With the assistance of the department, the administering agency shall
establish appropriate traffic flow guidelines for the purpose of
ensuring optimal use of the high-occupancy toll lanes by
high-occupancy vehicles without adversely affecting other traffic on
the state highway system.
   (e) (1) Agreements between the administering agency, the
department, and the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall
identify the respective obligations and liabilities of those
entities and assign them responsibilities relating to the program.
The agreements entered into pursuant to this section shall be
consistent with agreements between the department and the United
States Department of Transportation relating to programs of this
nature. The agreements shall include clear and concise procedures for
enforcement by the Department of the California Highway Patrol of
laws prohibiting the unauthorized use of the high-occupancy vehicle
lanes, which may include the use of video enforcement. The agreements
shall provide for reimbursement of state agencies, from revenues
generated by the program, or other funding sources that are not
otherwise available to state agencies for transportation-related
projects, for costs incurred in connection with the implementation or
operation of the program.
   (2) The revenue generated from the program shall be available to
the administering agency for the direct expenses related to the
operation (including collection and enforcement), maintenance,
construction, and administration of the program. Administrative
expenses shall                                              not
exceed 3 percent of the revenues.
   (3) All net revenue generated by the program that remains after
payment of direct expenses pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be
allocated pursuant to an expenditure plan adopted biennially by the
administering agency for transportation purposes within the program
area. The expenditure plan may include funding for the following:
   (A) The construction of high-occupancy vehicle facilities,
including the design, preconstruction, construction, and other
related costs of the northbound Interstate 680 Sunol Smart Carpool
Lane project.
   (B) Transit capital and operations that directly serve the
authorized corridors.
   (f) (1) The administering agency may issue bonds, refunding bonds,
or bond anticipation notes, at any time to finance construction and
construction-related expenditures of programs adopted pursuant to
subdivision (a) and construction and construction-related
expenditures that are included in the expenditure plan adopted
pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (e), payable solely from the
revenues generated from the respective programs.
   (2) The maximum bonded indebtedness that may be outstanding at any
one time shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal of,
and interest on, the bonds, but not to exceed the estimated revenues
generated from the respective programs.
   (3) Bonds shall be issued pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
two-thirds vote of the governing board of the administering agency.
The resolution shall state all of the following:
   (A) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred.
   (B) The estimated cost of accomplishing those purposes.
   (C) The amount of the principal of the indebtedness.
   (D) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run
before maturity.
   (E) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not
exceed the maximum allowable by law.
   (F) The denomination or denominations of the bonds, which shall
not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
   (G) The form of the bonds, including, without limitation,
registered bonds and coupon bonds, to the extent permitted by federal
law, the registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, if any
pertaining thereto, and the time when all of, or any part of, the
principal becomes due and payable.
   (H) Any other matters authorized by law.
   (4) The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding
the maximum allowable by law, payable at intervals determined by the
administering agency.
   (5) The full amount of bonds may be divided into two or more
series and different dates of payment fixed for the bonds of each
series. A bond shall not be required to mature on its anniversary
date.
   (6) Any bond issued pursuant to this subdivision shall contain on
its face a statement to the following effect:

   "Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the
State of California is pledged to the payment of principal of, or the
interest on, this bond."

   (g) Not later than three years after the administering agency
first collects revenues from the program authorized by this section,
the administering agency shall submit a report to the Legislature on
its findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning the
demonstration program authorized by this section. The report shall
include an analysis of the effect of the HOT lanes on the adjacent
mixed-flow lanes and any comments submitted by the department and the
Department of the California Highway Patrol regarding operation of
the lane.
  SEC. 13.  Section 301 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   301.  Route 1 is from:
   (a) Route 5 south of San Juan Capistrano to Route 101 near El Rio
except for the portion of Route 1 relinquished:
   (1) Within the city limits of the City of Dana Point between the
western edge of the San Juan Creek Bridge and Eastline Road at the
city limits of the City of Laguna Beach.
   (2) Within the city limits of the City of Newport Beach between
Jamboree Road and Newport Coast Drive.
   (b) Route 101 at Emma Wood State Beach, 1.3 miles north of Route
33, to Route 101, 2.8 miles south of the Ventura-Santa Barbara county
line at Mobil Pier Undercrossing.
   (c) Route 101 near Las Cruces to Route 101 in Pismo Beach via the
vicinity of Lompoc, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and Guadalupe.
   (d) Route 101 in San Luis Obispo to Route 280 south of San
Francisco along the coast via Cambria, San Simeon, and Santa Cruz.
   (e) Route 280 near the south boundary of the City and County of
San Francisco to Route 101 near the approach to the Golden Gate
Bridge in San Francisco.
   (f) Route 101 near the southerly end of Marin Peninsula to Route
101 near Leggett via the coast route through Jenner and Westport.
   (g) The relinquished former portions of Route 1 within the City of
Dana Point and the City of Newport Beach are not state highways and
are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For those
relinquished former portions of Route 1, the City of Dana Point and
the City of Newport Beach shall maintain within their respective
jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route
1. The City of Newport Beach shall ensure the continuity of traffic
flow on the relinquished portions of Route 1 within its jurisdiction,
including, but not limited to, any traffic signal progression.
   (h) The commission may relinquish to the City of Oxnard the
portion of Route 1 that is located within the city limits of that
city and is between Pleasant Valley Road and Route 101, upon terms
and conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of
the state, if the commission and the city enter into an agreement
providing for that relinquishment.
   (1) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately after the county recorder records the relinquishment
resolution that contains the commission's approval of the terms and
conditions of the relinquishment.
   (2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, that
portion of Route 1 relinquished shall cease to be a state highway and
may not be considered for future adoption under Section 81.
   (3) For portions of Route 1 relinquished under this subdivision,
the City of Oxnard shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs
directing motorists to the continuation of Route 1.
  SEC. 14.  Section 301.5 of the Streets and Highways Code is
repealed.
  SEC. 15.  Section 302 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   302.  (a) Route 2 is from:
   (1) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits
of Santa Monica at Centinela Avenue to Route 405 in Los Angeles.
   (2) The point where Santa Monica Boulevard crosses the city limits
of West Hollywood into the City of Los Angeles at La Brea Avenue to
Route 101 in Los Angeles.
   (3) Route 101 in Los Angeles to Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge
via Glendale.
   (4) Route 210 in La Canada-Flintridge to Route 138 via Wrightwood.

   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 2 within the Cities
of West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles are
not state highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section
81. Those cities shall maintain signs within their respective
jurisdictions directing motorists to the continuation of Route 2.
   (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
relinquish to the City of Los Angeles the conventional highway
portion of Route 2 that is located within the city limits of that
city, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the
best interests of the state, including, but not limited to, a
condition that the City of Los Angeles maintain within its
jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route
2.
   (2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately following the recording by the county recorder of the
relinquishment resolution containing the commission's approval of the
terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
   (3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of
the following shall occur:
   (A) The portion of Route 2 relinquished under this subdivision
shall cease to be a state highway.
   (B) The portion of Route 2 relinquished under this subdivision may
not be considered for future adoption under Section 81.
   (4) For the portions of Route 2 that are relinquished, the City of
Los Angeles shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing
motorists to the continuation of Route 2.
  SEC. 16.  Section 319 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   319.  (a) Route 19 is from Del Amo Boulevard near Long Beach to
Gardendale Street/Foster Road in the Cities of Bellflower and Downey.

   (b) If the commission determines it is in the state's best
interests to do so, it may do the following, pursuant to a
cooperative agreement between the city and the department:
   (1) Relinquish to the City of Bellflower the portion of Route 19
between the city's southerly city limit near Rose Avenue and
Gardendale Street/Foster Road.
   (2) Relinquish to the City of Downey the portion of Route 19
between the city's southerly city limit at Century Boulevard and
Gardendale Street.
   (c) A relinquishment under this section shall become effective
when the county recorder records the relinquishment resolution
containing the commissioner's approval of the relinquishment's terms
and conditions.
   (d) Any portion of Route 19 relinquished pursuant to this section
shall cease to be a state highway on the effective date of the
relinquishment.
   (e) The relinquished former portions of Route 19 within the Cities
of Downey, Long Beach, and Pico Rivera are not state highways and
are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished
former portions of Route 19, the Cities of Downey, Long Beach, and
Pico Rivera shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions
signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 19.
  SEC. 17.  Section 339 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   339.  Route 39 is from:
   (a) Route 1 near Huntington Beach to Route 72 in La Habra via
Beach Boulevard.
   (b) Beach Boulevard to Harbor Boulevard in La Habra via Whittier
Boulevard.
   (c) Whittier Boulevard in La Habra to Route 2 via Harbor Boulevard
to the vicinity of Fullerton Road, then to Azusa Avenue, Azusa
Avenue to San Gabriel Canyon Road, San Gabriel Avenue southbound
between Azusa Avenue and San Gabriel Canyon Road, and San Gabriel
Canyon Road, other than the portion of the segment described by this
subdivision that is within the city limits of Azusa, Covina, and West
Covina.
   The relinquished former portions of Route 39 within the city
limits of Azusa, Covina, and West Covina are not state highways and
are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished
former portions of Route 39, the Cities of Azusa, Covina, and West
Covina shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs
directing motorists to the continuation of Route 39.
  SEC. 18.  Section 358 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended
to read:
   358.  (a) Route 58 is from:
   (1) Route 101 near Santa Margarita to Route 33.
   (2) Route 33 to Route 43.
   (3) Route 43 to Route 99.
   (4) Route 99 to Route 15 near Barstow via Bakersfield and Mojave.
   (b) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best
interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and
conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Bakersfield or
the County of Kern the portion of Route 58 that is located within the
jurisdiction of that city or county if the city or county agrees to
accept it. The following conditions shall apply upon relinquishment:
   (1) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date
following the county recorder's recordation of the relinquishment
resolution containing the commission's approval of the terms and
conditions of the relinquishment.
   (2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the
relinquished portion of Route 58 shall cease to be a state highway.
   (3) The portion of Route 58 relinquished under this subdivision
shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
   (4) For the portion of Route 58 that is relinquished under this
subdivision, the City of Bakersfield or the County of Kern shall
install and maintain within the jurisdiction of the city or county
signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 58. 
  SEC. 19.    Section 366 of the Streets and
Highways Code is amended to read:
   366.  (a) Route 66 is from:
    (1) Route 210 near San Dimas to the Los Angeles-San Bernardino
County line at the western city limit of the City of Upland.
   (2) The eastern city limit of the City of Fontana near Maple
Avenue to Route 215 in San Bernardino.
   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 66 within the city
limits of Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland are not state
highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the
portions of Route 66 relinquished under this section, the Cities of
Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Upland shall maintain within their
respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the
continuation of Route 66 and ensure the continuity of traffic flow on
the relinquished portions of Route 66, including any traffic signal
progression.
   (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
relinquish to the City of Rialto the portion of Route 66 that is
located within the city limits or the sphere of influence of the City
of Rialto, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in
the best interests of the state.
   (2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately following the recordation by the county recorder of the
relinquishment resolution containing the commission's approval of the
terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
   (3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of
the following shall occur:
   (A) The portion of Route 66 relinquished under this subdivision
shall cease to be a state highway.
   (B) The portion of Route 66 relinquished under this subdivision
may not be considered for future adoption under Section 81.
   (4) The City of Rialto shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow
on the relinquished portion of Route 66, including any traffic
signal progression.
   (5) For relinquished portions of Route 66, the City of Rialto
shall maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route
66. 
   SEC. 20.   SEC. 19.   Section 371 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   371.  Route 71 is from Route 57 to Route 91 via Pomona and Chino
Hills.
   SEC. 21.   SEC. 20.   Section 372 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   372.  Route 72 is from Route 39 to Route 605 in Whittier, except
as follows:
   (a) Route 72 shall cease to be a state highway when Route 90
freeway is completed from Route 5 to Route 39.
   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 72 within the City
of Montebello, the City of Pico Rivera, and the County of Los Angeles
are not state highways and are not eligible for adoption under
Section 81. For the relinquished former portions of Route 72, the
Cities of Montebello and Pico Rivera and the County of Los Angeles
shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing
motorists to the continuation of Route 72.
   SEC. 22.   SEC. 21.   Section 374 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   374.  (a) Route 74 is from:
   (1) Route 5 near San Juan Capistrano to Route 15 near Lake
Elsinore.
   (2) Route 15 near Lake Elsinore to Route 215 near Perris.
   (3) Route 215 near Perris to the southern city limit of Palm
Desert.
   (4) Highway 111 in Palm Desert to Route 10 near Thousand Palms.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 74 within the City of
Palm Desert is not a state highway and is not eligible for adoption
under Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of Route 74,
the City of Palm Desert shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs
directing motorists to the continuation of Route 74.
   (c) (1) The commission may relinquish to the City of Lake Elsinore
the portion of Route 74 located within the city limits of that city,
upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the best
interests of the state.
   (2) Any relinquishment agreement shall require that the City of
Lake Elsinore administer the operation and maintenance of the highway
in a manner consistent with professional traffic engineering
standards.
   (3) Any relinquishment agreement shall require the City of Lake
Elsinore to ensure that appropriate traffic studies or analyses will
be performed to substantiate any decisions affecting the highway.
   (4) Any relinquishment agreement shall also require the City of
Lake Elsinore to provide for public notice and the consideration of
public input on the proximate effects of any proposed decision on
traffic flow, residences, or businesses, other than a decision on
routine maintenance.
   (5) Notwithstanding any of its other terms, any relinquishment
agreement shall require the City of Lake Elsinore to indemnify and
hold the department harmless from any liability for any claims made
or damages suffered by any person, including a public entity, as a
result of any decision made or action taken by the City of Lake
Elsinore, its officers, employees, contractors, or agents, with
respect to the design, maintenance, construction, or operation of
that portion of Route 74 that is to be relinquished to the city.
   (6) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately after the county recorder records the relinquishment
resolution that contains the commission's approval of the terms and
conditions of the relinquishment.
   (7) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of
the following shall occur:
   (A) The portion of Route 74 relinquished shall cease to be a state
highway.
   (B) The portion of Route 74 relinquished may not be considered for
future adoption under Section 81.
   (8) The City of Lake Elsinore shall ensure the continuity of
traffic flow on the relinquished portion of Route 74, including any
traffic signal progression.
   (9) For relinquished portions of Route 74, the City of Lake
Elsinore shall maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation
of Route 74.
   (d) (1) The commission may relinquish to the City of Perris the
portion of Route 74 located within the city limits of that city
between Seventh Street and Redlands Avenue, upon terms and conditions
the commission finds to be in the best interests of the state.
   (2) Any relinquishment agreement shall require that the City of
Perris administer the operation and maintenance of the highway in a
manner consistent with professional traffic engineering standards.
   (3) Any relinquishment agreement shall require the City of Perris
to ensure that appropriate traffic studies or analyses will be
performed to substantiate any decisions affecting the highway.
   (4) Any relinquishment agreement shall also require the City of
Perris to provide for public notice and the consideration of public
input on the proximate effects of any proposed decision on traffic
flow, residences, or businesses, other than a decision on routine
maintenance.
   (5) Notwithstanding any of its other terms, any relinquishment
agreement shall require the City of Perris to indemnify and hold the
department harmless from any liability for any claims made or damages
suffered by any person, including a public entity, as a result of
any decision made or action taken by the City of Perris, its
officers, employees, contractors, or agents, with respect to the
design, maintenance, construction, or operation of that portion of
Route 74 that is to be relinquished to the city.
   (6) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately after the county recorder records the relinquishment
resolution that contains the commission's approval of the terms and
conditions of the relinquishment.
   (7) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, both of
the following shall occur:
   (A) The portion of Route 74 relinquished shall cease to be a state
highway.
   (B) The portion of Route 74 relinquished may not be considered for
future adoption under Section 81.
   (8) The City of Perris shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow
on the relinquished portion of Route 74, including any traffic
signal progression.
   (9) For relinquished portions of Route 74, the City of Perris
shall maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route
74.
   SEC. 23.   SEC. 22.   Section 379 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   379.  (a) Route 79 is from:
   (1) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78 near Julian.
   (2) Route 78 near Santa Ysabel to the Temecula city limits east of
Butterfield Stage Road.
   (3) Temecula city limits south of Murrieta Hot Springs Road to
Route 74 near Hemet.
   (4) Route 74 near Hemet to the San Jacinto city limit near Menlo
Avenue.
   (5) The San Jacinto city limit near Sanderson Avenue to Route 10
near Beaumont.
   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 79 within the City
of Temecula and the City of San Jacinto are not state highways and
are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished
former portions of Route 79, the City of Temecula and the City of San
Jacinto shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs
directing motorists to the continuation of Route 79. The City of
Temecula shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the
relinquished former portions of Route 79 within its jurisdiction,
including any traffic signal progression.
   (c)  (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
relinquish to the City of Hemet the portion of Route 79 that is
located within the city limits of that city, upon terms and
conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the
state, if the department and the city enter into an agreement
providing for that relinquishment.
   (2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective
immediately following the county recorder's recordation of the
relinquishment resolution containing the commission's approval of the
terms and conditions of the relinquishment.
   (3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the
relinquished portion of Route 79 shall cease to be a state highway.
   (4) The portion of Route 79 relinquished under this subdivision
shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
   (5) For the portion of Route 79 that is relinquished under this
subdivision, the City of Hemet shall maintain within its jurisdiction
signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 79.
   SEC. 24.   SEC. 23.   Section 383 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   383.  (a) Route 83 is from Route 71 to Route 10 near Upland.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 83 within the City of
Upland is not a state highway and is not eligible for adoption under
Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of Route 83, the
City of Upland shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow, including
any traffic signal progression, and maintain signs directing
motorists to the continuation of Route 83.
   SEC. 25.   SEC. 24.   Section 384 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   384.  (a) Route 84 is from:
   (1) Route 1 near San Gregorio to Route 101 at Woodside Road in
Redwood City.
   (2) Route 101 at Marsh Road in Menlo Park to Route 880.
   (3) Route 880 to Route 238.
   (4) Route 238 to Route 680 near Scotts Corners via the vicinity of
Sunol.
   (5) Route 680 near Scotts Corners to Route 580 in Livermore.
   (6) Route 580 in Livermore to Route 4 near Brentwood.
   (7) Route 12 at Rio Vista to the southerly city limit of the City
of West Sacramento.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 84 within the City of
West Sacramento is not a state highway and is not eligible for
adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of
Route 84, the City of West Sacramento shall maintain signs within its
jurisdictions directing motorists to the continuation of Route 84.
   SEC. 26.   SEC. 25.   Section 411 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   411.  (a) Route 111 is from:
   (1) The international border south of Calexico to Route 78 near
Brawley, passing east of Heber.
   (2) Route 78 near Brawley to Route 86 via the north shore of the
Salton Sea.
   (3) The western city limits of Cathedral City to Route 10 near
Whitewater.
   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 111 within the
Cities of Cathedral City, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm
Desert, and Rancho Mirage are not state highways and are not eligible
for adoption under Section 81. The Cities of Indian Wells, Indio, La
Quinta, and Palm Desert, as applicable, shall maintain within their
respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the
continuation of Route 111.
   SEC. 27.   SEC. 26.   Section 444 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   444.  (a) Route 144 is from Alameda Padre Serra in Santa Barbara
to Route 192 via Sycamore Canyon Road.
   (b) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best
interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and
conditions approved by it, relinquish Route 144 to the City of Santa
Barbara, if the city has agreed to accept it. The relinquishment
shall be effective on the day immediately following the commission's
approval of the terms and conditions.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until the date the
relinquishment authorized under subdivision (b) becomes effective,
and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute,
which is enacted on or before that date, deletes or extends that
date.
   (d) The relinquished former portion of Route 144 in the City of
Santa Barbara between Route 101 and Alameda Padre Serra is not a
state highway and is not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For
that relinquished former portion of Route 144, the City of Santa
Barbara shall maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation
of Route 144.
   SEC. 28.   SEC. 27.  Section 451 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
              451.  Route 151 is from Shasta Dam to Route 5 near the
City of Shasta Lake.
   SEC. 29.   SEC. 28.   Section 460 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   460.  (a) Route 160 is from:
   (1) Route 4 near Antioch to the southern city limits of
Sacramento.
   (2) The American River in the City of Sacramento to Route 51.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 160 within the City
of Sacramento is not a state highway and is not eligible for adoption
under Section 81. For the relinquished former portion of Route 160,
the City of Sacramento shall maintain signs directing motorists to
the continuation of Route 160.
   SEC. 30.   SEC. 29.   Section 464 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   464.  (a) Route 164 is Rosemead Boulevard from:
   (1) Gallatin Road near Pico Rivera to the southern city limit of
Temple City in the vicinity of Grand Avenue.
   (2) Route 210 to Foothill Boulevard in the City of Pasadena.
   (b) The relinquished former portions of Route 164 within the
County of Los Angeles and the City of Temple City are not state
highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the
relinquished former portions of Route 164, the County of Los Angeles
and the City of Temple City shall maintain within their respective
jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route
164.
   SEC. 31.   SEC. 30.   Section 470 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   470.  (a) Route 170 is from:
   (1) Los Angeles International Airport to Route 90.
   (2) Route 101 near Riverside Drive to Route 5 near Tujunga Wash.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 170 within the City
of Los Angeles between Route 2 and Route 101 is not a state highway
and is not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For that
relinquished former portion of Route 170, the City of Los 
Angles   Angeles  shall maintain signs directing
motorists to the continuation of Route 170.
   SEC. 32.   SEC. 31.   Section 560 of the
Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   560.  (a) Route 260 is from Atlantic Avenue in Alameda to Route
880 in Oakland near Seventh and Harrison Streets.
   (b) The relinquished former portion of Route 260 within the City
of Alameda between Central Avenue and Atlantic Avenue is not a state
highway and is not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For this
relinquished former portion of Route 260, the City of Alameda shall
maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the
continuation of Route 260.
   SEC. 33.   SEC. 32.   Section 575 is
added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:
   575.  Route 275 is the Tower Bridge from the west side of the
Sacramento River near the City of West Sacramento to the east side of
the Sacramento River near the City of Sacramento.
   SEC. 34.   SEC. 33.   Section 30914 of
the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   30914.  (a) In addition to any other authorized expenditures of
toll bridge revenues, the following major projects may be funded from
toll revenues of all bridges:
   (1) Dumbarton Bridge: Improvement of the western approaches from
Route 101 if affected local governments are involved in the planning.

   (2) San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and approaches: Widening of the
bridge to six lanes, construction of rail transit capital
improvements on the bridge structure, and improvements to the Route
92/Route 880 interchange.
   (3) Construction of West Grand connector or an alternate project
designed to provide comparable benefit by reducing vehicular traffic
congestion on the eastern approaches to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge. Affected local governments shall be involved in the
planning.
   (4) Not less than 90 percent of the revenues determined by the
authority as derived from the toll increase approved in 1988 for
class I vehicles on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge authorized
by Section 30917 shall be used exclusively for rail transit capital
improvements designed to reduce vehicular traffic congestion on that
bridge. This amount shall be calculated as 21 percent of the revenue
generated each year by the collection of the base toll at the level
established by the 1988 increase on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge.
   (b) Notwithstanding any funding request for the transbay bus
terminal pursuant to Section 31015, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission shall allocate toll bridge revenues in an annual amount
not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000), plus a 3.5-percent
annual increase, to the department or to the Transbay Joint Powers
Authority after the department transfers the title of the Transbay
Terminal Building to that entity, for operation and maintenance
expenditures. This allocation shall be payable from funds transferred
by the Bay Area Toll Authority. This transfer of funds is
subordinate to any obligations of the authority, now or hereafter
existing, having a statutory or first priority lien against the toll
bridge revenues. The first annual 3.5-percent increase shall be made
on July 1, 2004. The transfer is further subject to annual
certification by the department or the Transbay Joint Powers
Authority that the total Transbay Terminal Building operating revenue
is insufficient to pay the cost of operation and maintenance without
the requested funding.
   (c) If the voters approve a toll increase in 2004 pursuant to
Section 30921, the authority shall, consistent with the provisions of
subdivisions (d) and (f), fund the projects described in this
subdivision and in subdivision (d) that shall collectively be known
as the Regional Traffic Relief Plan by bonding or transfers to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission. These projects have been
determined to reduce congestion or to make improvements to travel in
the toll bridge corridors, from toll revenues of all bridges:
   (1) BART/MUNI Connection at Embarcadero and Civic Center Stations.
Provide direct access from the BART platform to the MUNI platform at
the above stations and equip new fare gates that are TransLink
ready. Three million dollars ($3,000,000). The project sponsor is
BART.
   (2) MUNI Metro Third Street Light Rail Line. Provide funding for
the surface and light rail transit and maintenance facility to
support MUNI Metro Third Street Light Rail service connecting to
Caltrain stations and the E-Line waterfront line. Thirty million
dollars ($30,000,000). The project sponsor is MUNI.
   (3) MUNI Waterfront Historic Streetcar Expansion. Provide funding
to rehabilitate historic streetcars and construct trackage and
terminal facilities to support service from the Caltrain Terminal,
the Transbay Terminal, and the Ferry Building, and connecting the
Fisherman's Wharf and northern waterfront. Ten million dollars
($10,000,000). The project sponsor is MUNI.
   (4) East to West Bay Commuter Rail Service over the Dumbarton Rail
Bridge. Provide funding for the necessary track and station
improvements and rolling stock to interconnect the BART and Capitol
Corridor at Union City with Caltrain service over the Dumbarton Rail
Bridge, and interconnect and provide track improvements for the ACE
line with the same Caltrain service at Centerville. Provide a new
station at Sun Microsystems in Menlo Park. One hundred thirty-five
million dollars ($135,000,000). The project is jointly sponsored by
the San Mateo County Transportation Authority, Capitol Corridor, and
the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (5) Vallejo Station. Construct intermodal transportation hub for
bus and ferry service, including parking structure, at site of
Vallejo's current ferry terminal. Twenty-eight million dollars
($28,000,000). The project sponsor is the City of Vallejo.
   (6) Solano County Express Bus Intermodal Facilities. Provide
competitive grant fund source, to be administered by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission. Eligible projects are Curtola Park and
Ride, Benicia Intermodal Facility, Fairfield Transportation Center,
and Vacaville Intermodal Station. Priority to be given to projects
that are fully funded, ready for construction, and serving transit
service that operates primarily on existing or fully funded
high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).
The project sponsor is the Solano Transportation Authority.
   (7) Solano County Corridor Improvements near Interstate
80/Interstate 680 Interchange. Provide funding for improved mobility
in corridor based on recommendations of joint study conducted by the
Department of Transportation and the Solano Transportation Authority.
Cost-effective transit infrastructure investment or service
identified in the study shall be considered a high priority. One
hundred million dollars ($100,000,000). The project sponsor is the
Solano Transportation Authority.
   (8) Interstate 80: Eastbound High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane
Extension from Route 4 to Carquinez Bridge. Construct HOV-lane
extension. Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000). The project sponsor
is the Department of Transportation.
   (9) Richmond Parkway Transit Center. Construct parking structure
and associated improvements to expand bus capacity. Sixteen million
dollars ($16,000,000). The project sponsor is the Alameda-Contra
Costa Transit District, in coordination with West Contra Costa
Transportation Advisory Committee, Western Contra Costa Transit
Authority, City of Richmond, and the Department of Transportation.
   (10) Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART) Extension to
Larkspur or San Quentin. Extend rail line from San Rafael to a ferry
terminal at Larkspur or San Quentin. Thirty-five million dollars
($35,000,000). Up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) may be used to
study, in collaboration with the Water Transit Authority, the
potential use of San Quentin property as an intermodal water transit
terminal. The project sponsor is SMART.
   (11) Greenbrae Interchange/Larkspur Ferry Access Improvements.
Provide enhanced regional and local access around the Greenbrae
Interchange to reduce traffic congestion and provide multimodal
access to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge and Larkspur Ferry Terminal
by constructing a new full service diamond interchange at Wornum
Drive south of the Greenbrae Interchange, extending a multiuse
pathway from the new interchange at Wornum Drive to East Sir Francis
Drake Boulevard and the Cal Park Hill rail right-of-way, adding a new
lane to East Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and rehabilitating the Cal
Park Hill Rail Tunnel and right-of-way approaches for bicycle and
pedestrian access to connect the San Rafael Transit Center with the
Larkspur Ferry Terminal. Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000).
The project sponsor is the Marin County Congestion Management Agency.

   (12) Direct High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane connector from
Interstate 680 to the Pleasant Hill or Walnut Creek BART stations or
in close proximity to either station or as an extension of the
southbound Interstate 680 High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane through the
Interstate 680/State Highway Route 4 interchange from North Main in
Walnut Creek to Livorna Road. The County Connection shall utilize up
to one million dollars ($1,000,000) of the funds described in this
paragraph to develop options and recommendations for providing
express bus service on the Interstate 680 High-Occupancy Vehicle Lane
south of the Benicia Bridge in order to connect to BART. Upon
completion of the plan, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority
shall adopt a preferred alternative provided by the County Connection
plan for future funding. Following adoption of the preferred
alternative, the remaining funds may be expended either to fund the
preferred alternative or to extend the high-occupancy vehicle lane as
described in this paragraph. Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).
The project is sponsored by the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority.
   (13) Rail Extension to East Contra Costa/E-BART. Extend BART from
Pittsburg/Bay Point Station to Byron in East Contra Costa County.
Ninety-six million dollars ($96,000,000). Project funds may only be
used if the project is in compliance with adopted BART policies with
respect to appropriate land use zoning in vicinity of proposed
stations. The project is jointly sponsored by BART and the Contra
Costa Transportation Authority.
   (14) Capitol Corridor Improvements in Interstate 80/Interstate 680
Corridor. Fund track and station improvements, including the Suisun
Third Main Track and new Fairfield Station. Twenty-five million
dollars ($25,000,000). The project sponsor is the Capitol Corridor
Joint Powers Authority and the Solano Transportation Authority.
   (15) Central Contra Costa Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Crossover.
Add new track before Pleasant Hill BART Station to permit BART
trains to cross to return track towards San Francisco. Twenty-five
million dollars ($25,000,000). The project sponsor is BART.
   (16) Benicia-Martinez Bridge: New Span. Provide partial funding
for completion of new five-lane span between Benicia and Martinez to
significantly increase capacity in the I-680 corridor. Fifty million
dollars ($50,000,000). The project sponsor is the Bay Area Toll
Authority.
   (17) Regional Express Bus North. Competitive grant program for bus
service in Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Carquinez, Benicia-Martinez,
and Antioch Bridge corridors. Provide funding for park and ride lots,
infrastructure improvements, and rolling stock. Eligible recipients
include the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District,
Vallejo Transit, Napa VINE, Fairfield-Suisun Transit, Western Contra
Costa Transit Authority, Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority, and
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority. The Golden Gate Bridge
Highway and Transportation District shall receive a minimum of one
million six hundred thousand dollars ($1,600,000). Napa VINE shall
receive a minimum of two million four hundred thousand dollars
($2,400,000). Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The project
sponsor is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
   (18) TransLink. Integrate the bay area's regional smart card
technology, TransLink, with operator fare collection equipment and
expand system to new transit services. Twenty-two million dollars
($22,000,000). The project sponsor is the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission.
   (19) Real-Time Transit Information. Provide a competitive grant
program for transit operators for assistance with implementation of
high-technology systems to provide real-time transit information to
riders at transit stops or via telephone, wireless, or Internet
communication. Priority shall be given to projects identified in the
commission's connectivity plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (d) of
Section 30914.5. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000). The funds
shall be administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
   (20) Safe Routes to Transit: Plan and construct bicycle and
pedestrian access improvements in close proximity to transit
facilities. Priority shall be given to those projects that best
provide access to regional transit services. Twenty-two million five
hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000). City Car Share shall receive
two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to expand its
program within approximately one-quarter mile of transbay regional
transit terminals or stations. The City Car Share project is
sponsored by City Car Share and the Safe Routes to Transit project is
jointly sponsored by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition and the
Transportation and Land Use Coalition. These sponsors must identify a
public agency cosponsor for purposes of specific project fund
allocations.
   (21) BART Tube Seismic Strengthening. Add seismic capacity to
existing BART tube connecting the East Bay with San Francisco. One
hundred forty-three million dollars ($143,000,000). The project
sponsor is BART.
   (22) Transbay Terminal/Downtown Caltrain Extension. A new Transbay
Terminal at First and Mission Streets in San Francisco providing
added capacity for transbay, regional, local, and intercity bus
services, the extension of Caltrain rail services into the terminal,
and accommodation of a future high-speed passenger rail line to the
terminal and eventual rail connection to the  east bay
  East Bay  . Eligible expenses include project
planning, design and engineering, construction of a new terminal and
its associated ramps and tunnels, demolition of existing structures,
design and development of a temporary terminal, property and
right-of-way acquisitions required for the project, and associated
project-related administrative expenses. A bus- and train-ready
terminal facility, including purchase and acquisition of necessary
rights-of-way for the terminal, ramps, and rail extension, is the
first priority for toll funds for the Transbay Terminal/Downtown
Caltrain Extension Project. The temporary terminal operation shall
not exceed five years. One hundred fifty million dollars
($150,000,000). The project sponsor is the Transbay Joint Powers
Authority.
   (23) Oakland Airport Connector. New transit connection to link
BART, Capitol Corridor, and AC Transit with Oakland Airport. The Port
of Oakland shall provide a full funding plan for the connector.
Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000). The project sponsors are the
Port of Oakland and BART.
   (24) AC Transit Enhanced Bus-Phase 1 on Telegraph Avenue,
International Boulevard, and East 14th Street (Berkeley-Oakland-San
Leandro). Develop enhanced bus service on these corridors, including
bus bulbs, signal prioritization, new buses, and other improvements.
Priority of investment shall improve the AC connection to BART on
these corridors. Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000). The
project sponsor is AC Transit.
   (25) Transbay Commute Ferry Service. Purchase two vessels for
transbay ferry services. Second vessel funds to be released upon
demonstration of appropriate terminal locations, new transit-oriented
development, adequate parking, and sufficient landside feeder
connections to support ridership projections. Twelve million dollars
($12,000,000). The project sponsor is  the  San Francisco
Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority. If the San
Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
demonstrates to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission that it
has secured alternative funding for the two vessel purchases
described in this paragraph, the funds may be used for terminal
improvements or for consolidation of existing ferry operations.
   (26) Commute Ferry Service for Berkeley/Albany. Purchase two
vessels for ferry services between the Berkeley/Albany Terminal and
San Francisco. Parking access and landside feeder connections must be
sufficient to support ridership projections. Twelve million dollars
($12,000,000). The project sponsor is the San Francisco Bay Area
Water Emergency Transportation Authority. If the San Francisco Bay
Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority demonstrates to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission that it has secured
alternative funding for the two vessel purchases described in this
paragraph, the funds may be used for terminal improvements. If the
San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority does
not have an entitled terminal site within the Berkeley/Albany
catchment area by 2010 that meets its requirements, the funds
described in this paragraph and the operating funds described in
paragraph (7) of subdivision (d) shall be transferred to another site
in the East Bay. The City of Richmond shall be given first priority
to receive this transfer of funds if it has met the planning
milestones identified in its special study developed pursuant to
paragraph (28).
   (27) Commute Ferry Service for South San Francisco. Purchase two
vessels for ferry services to the Peninsula. Parking access and
landside feeder connections must be sufficient to support ridership
projections. Twelve million dollars ($12,000,000). The project
sponsor is the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation
Authority. If the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency
Transportation Authority demonstrates to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission that it has secured alternative funding for
the two vessel purchases described in this paragraph, the funds may
be used for terminal improvements.
   (28) Water Transit Facility Improvements, Spare Vessels, and
Environmental Review Costs. Provide two backup vessels for water
transit services, expand berthing capacity at the Port of San
Francisco, and expand environmental studies and design for eligible
locations. Forty-eight million dollars ($48,000,000). The project
sponsor is the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation
Authority. Up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) of the funds
described in this paragraph shall be made available for the San
Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority to study
accelerating development and other milestones that would potentially
increase ridership at the City of Richmond ferry terminal.
   (29) Regional Express Bus Service for San Mateo, Dumbarton, and
Bay Bridge Corridors. Expand park and ride lots, improve HOV access,
construct ramp improvements, and purchase rolling stock. Twenty-two
million dollars ($22,000,000). The project sponsors are AC Transit
and the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (30) I-880 North Safety Improvements. Reconfigure various ramps on
I-880 and provide appropriate mitigations between 29th Avenue and
16th Avenue. Ten million dollars ($10,000,000). The project sponsors
are the Alameda County Transportation Commission, City of Oakland,
and Department of Transportation.
   (31) BART Warm Springs Extension. Extension of the existing BART
system from Fremont to Warm Springs in southern Alameda County.
Ninety-five million dollars ($95,000,000). Up to ten million dollars
($10,000,000) shall be used for grade separation work in the City of
Fremont necessary to extend BART. The project would facilitate a
future rail service extension to the Silicon Valley. The project
sponsor is BART.
   (32) I-580 (Tri Valley) Rapid Transit Corridor Improvements.
Provide rail or High-Occupancy Vehicle lane direct connector to
Dublin BART and other improvements on I-580 in Alameda County for use
by express buses. Sixty-five million dollars ($65,000,000). The
project sponsor is the Alameda County Transportation Commission.
   (33) Regional Rail Master Plan. Provide planning funds for
integrated regional rail study pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section
30914.5. Six million five hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000). The
project sponsors are Caltrain and BART.
   (34) Integrated Fare Structure Program. Provide planning funds for
the development of zonal monthly transit passes pursuant to
subdivision (e) of Section 30914.5. One million five hundred thousand
dollars ($1,500,000). The project sponsor is the Translink
Consortium.
   (35) Transit Commuter Benefits Promotion. Marketing program to
promote tax-saving opportunities for employers and employees as
specified in Section 132(f)(3) or 162(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code. Goal is to increase the participation rate of employers
offering employees a tax-free benefit to commute to work by transit.
The project sponsor is the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Five million dollars ($5,000,000).
   (36) Caldecott Tunnel Improvements. Provide funds to plan and
construct a fourth bore at the Caldecott Tunnel between Contra Costa
and Alameda Counties. The fourth bore will be a two-lane bore with a
shoulder or shoulders north of the current three bores. The County
Connection shall study all feasible alternatives to increase transit
capacity in the westbound corridor of State Highway Route 24 between
State Highway Route 680 and the Caldecott Tunnel, including the study
of the use of an express lane, high-occupancy vehicle lane, and an
auxiliary lane. The cost of the study shall not exceed five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000) and shall be completed not later than
January 15, 2006. Fifty million five hundred thousand dollars
($50,500,000). The project sponsor is the Contra Costa Transportation
Authority.
   (d) Not more than 38 percent of the revenues generated from the
toll increase shall be made available annually for the purpose of
providing operating assistance for transit services as set forth in
the authority's annual budget resolution. The funds shall be made
available to the provider of the transit services subject to the
performance measures described in Section 30914.5. If the funds
cannot be obligated for operating assistance consistent with the
performance measures, these funds shall be obligated for other
operations consistent with this chapter.
   Except for operating programs that do not have planned funding
increases and subject to the 38-percent limit on total operating cost
funding in any single year, following the first year of scheduled
operations, an escalation factor, not to exceed 1.5 percent per year,
shall be added to the operating cost funding through the 2015-16
fiscal year, to partially offset increased operating costs. The
escalation factors shall be contained in the operating agreements
described in Section 30914.5. Subject to the limitations of this
paragraph, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission may annually
fund the following operating programs as another component of the
Regional Traffic Relief Plan:
   (1) Golden Gate Express Bus Service over the Richmond Bridge
(Route 40). Two million one hundred thousand dollars ($2,100,000).
   (2) Napa VINE Service terminating at the Vallejo Intermodal
Terminal. Three hundred ninety thousand dollars ($390,000).
   (3) Regional Express Bus North Pool serving the Carquinez and
Benicia Bridge Corridors. Three million four hundred thousand dollars
($3,400,000).
   (4) Regional Express Bus South Pool serving the Bay Bridge, San
Mateo Bridge, and Dumbarton Bridge Corridors. Six million five
hundred thousand dollars ($6,500,000).
   (5) Dumbarton Rail. Five million five hundred thousand dollars
($5,500,000).
   (6) San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation
Authority, Alameda/Oakland/Harbor Bay, Berkeley/Albany, South San
Francisco, Vallejo, or other transbay ferry service. A portion of the
operating funds may be dedicated to landside transit operations.
Fifteen million three hundred thousand dollars ($15,300,000). Funds
historically made available to the City of Vallejo or the City of
Alameda shall continue to be allocated to those cities until the date
specified in the adopted transition plan developed by the San
Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority pursuant
to subdivision (b) of Section 66540.32 of the Government Code. The
authority may use up to six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to
support development of the transition plan and for transition-related
                                             costs, including, but
not limited to, reasonable administrative costs incurred by the
authority and transferring agencies on or after July 1, 2008, in
accordance with subdivision (e) of Section 66540.11 of the Government
Code, upon a determination by the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission that these costs are reasonable and substantially the
result of the transition. After adoption of the transition plan and
after formal agreement by the Cities of Alameda and Vallejo to
transition their ferry services to the authority in accordance with
the transition plan, the authority may use additional funds, above
the limits previously referenced in this paragraph, for transition
and transition-related activities, incurred before or after the
actual transfer of services, as specified in the transition plan and
approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The authority
may utilize funds from this section for operation of the services
transferred from the City of Vallejo or the City of Alameda if
approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
   (7) Owl Bus Service on BART Corridor. One million eight hundred
thousand dollars ($1,800,000).
   (8) MUNI Metro Third Street Light Rail Line. Two million five
hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) without escalation.
   (9) AC Transit Enhanced Bus Service on Telegraph Avenue,
International Boulevard, and East 14th Street in Berkeley-Oakland-San
Leandro. Three million dollars ($3,000,000) without escalation.
   (10) TransLink, three-year operating program. Twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000) without escalation.
   (11) San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation
Authority, regional planning and operations. Three million dollars
($3,000,000) without escalation.
   (e) For all projects authorized under subdivision (c), the project
sponsor shall submit an initial project report to the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission before July 1, 2004. This report shall
include all information required to describe the project in detail,
including the status of any environmental documents relevant to the
project, additional funds required to fully fund the project, the
amount, if any, of funds expended to date, and a summary of any
impediments to the completion of the project. This report, or an
updated report, shall include a detailed financial plan and shall
notify the commission if the project sponsor will request toll
revenue within the subsequent 12 months. The project sponsor shall
update this report as needed or requested by the commission. No funds
shall be allocated by the commission for any project authorized by
subdivision (c) until the project sponsor submits the initial project
report, and the report is reviewed and approved by the commission.
   If multiple project sponsors are listed for projects listed in
subdivision (c), the commission shall identify a lead sponsor in
coordination with all identified sponsors, for purposes of allocating
funds. For any projects authorized under subdivision (c), the
commission shall have the option of requiring a memorandum of
understanding between itself and the project sponsor or sponsors that
shall include any specific requirements that must be met prior to
the allocation of funds provided under subdivision (c).
   (f) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall annually
assess the status of programs and projects and shall allocate a
portion of funding made available under Section 30921 or 30958 for
public information and advertising to support the services and
projects identified in subdivisions (c) and (d). If a program or
project identified in subdivision (c) has cost savings after
completion, taking into account construction costs and an estimate of
future settlement claims, or cannot be completed or cannot continue
due to delivery or financing obstacles making the completion or
continuation of the program or project unrealistic, the commission
shall consult with the program or project sponsor. After consulting
with the sponsor, the commission shall hold a public hearing
concerning the program or project. After the hearing, the commission
may vote to modify the program or the project's scope, decrease its
level of funding, or reassign some or all of the funds to another
project within the same bridge corridor. If a program or project
identified in subdivision (c) is to be implemented with other funds
not derived from tolls, the commission shall follow the same
consultation and hearing process described above and may vote
thereafter to reassign the funds to another project consistent with
the intent of this chapter. If an operating program or project as
identified in subdivision (d) cannot achieve its performance
objectives described in subdivision (a) of Section 30914.5 or cannot
continue due to delivery or financing obstacles making the completion
or continuation of the program or project unrealistic, the
commission shall consult with the program or the project sponsor.
After consulting with the sponsor, the commission shall hold a public
hearing concerning the program or project. After the hearing, the
commission may vote to modify the program or the project's scope,
decrease its level of funding, or to reassign some or all of the
funds to another or an additional regional transit program or project
within the same corridor. If a program or project does not meet the
required performance measures, the commission shall give the sponsor
a time certain to achieve the performance measures before reassigning
its funding.
   (g) If the voters approve a toll increase pursuant to Section
30921, the authority shall within 24 months of the election date
include the projects in a long-range plan that are consistent with
the commission's findings required by this section and Section
30914.5. The authority shall update its long-range plan as required
to maintain its viability as a strategic plan for funding projects
authorized by this section. The authority shall  ,  by
January 1, 2007, submit its updated long-range plan to the
transportation policy committee of each house of the Legislature for
review.
   (h) If the voters approve a toll increase pursuant to Section
30921, and if additional funds from this toll increase are available
following the funding obligations of subdivisions (c) and (d), the
authority may set aside a reserve to fund future rolling stock
replacement to enhance the sustainability of the services enumerated
in subdivision (d). The authority shall, by January 1, 2020, submit a
20-year toll bridge expenditure plan to the Legislature for
adoption. This expenditure plan shall have, as its highest priority,
replacement of transit vehicles purchased pursuant to subdivision
(c).
   SEC. 35.   SEC. 34.   Section 30914.5 of
the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read:
   30914.5.  (a) Prior to the allocation of revenue for transit
operating assistance under subdivision (d) of Section 30914, the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall adopt performance
measures related to fare-box recovery, ridership, and other
performance measures as needed. The performance measures shall be
developed in consultation with the affected transit operators and the
commission's advisory council.
   (b) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall execute an
operating agreement with the sponsors of the projects described in
subdivision (d) of Section 30914. This agreement shall include, at a
minimum, a fully funded operating plan that conforms to and is
consistent with the adopted performance measures. The agreement shall
also include a schedule of projected fare revenues or other
operating revenues to indicate that the service is viable in the
 near-term   near ter   m  and is
expected to meet the adopted performance measures in future years.
For any individual project sponsor, this operating agreement may
include additional requirements, as determined by the commission, to
be met prior to the allocation of transit assistance under
subdivision (d) of Section 30914.
   (c) Prior to the annual allocation of transit operating assistance
funds by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to
subdivision (d) of Section 30914, the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission shall conduct, or shall require the sponsoring agency to
conduct, an independent audit that contains audited financial
information, including an opinion on the status and cost of the
project and its compliance with the approved performance measures.
Notwithstanding this requirement, each operator shall be given a
one-year trial period to operate new service. In the first year of
new service, the sponsor shall develop a reporting and accounting
structure for the performance measures. Commencing with the third
operating year, sponsors shall be subject to the approved performance
measures.
   (d) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall adopt a
regional transit connectivity plan by May 1, 2006. The connectivity
plan shall be incorporated into the commission's Transit Coordination
Implementation Plan pursuant to Section 66516.5 of the Government
Code. The connectivity plan shall require operators to comply with
the plan utilizing commission authority pursuant to Section 66516.5
of the Government Code. The commission shall consult with the
Partnership Transit Coordination Council in developing a plan that
identifies and evaluates opportunities for improving transit
connectivity and shall include, but not be limited to, the following
components:
   (1) A network of key transit hubs connecting regional rapid
transit services to one another, and to feeder transit services.
"Regional rapid transit" means long-haul transit service that crosses
county lines, and operates mostly in dedicated rights-of-way,
including freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes, crossing a bridge, or
on the bay. The identified transit hubs shall operate either as a
timed transfer network or as pulsed hub connections, providing
regularly scheduled connections between two or more transit lines.
   (2) Physical infrastructure and right-of-way improvements
necessary to improve system reliability and connections at transit
hubs. Physical infrastructure improvements may include, but are not
limited to, improved rail-to-rail transfer facilities, including
cross-platform transfers, and intermodal transit improvements that
facilitate rail-to-bus, rail-to-ferry, ferry-to-ferry, ferry-to-bus,
and bus-to-bus transfers. Capital improvements identified in the plan
shall be eligible for funding in the commission's regional
transportation plan.
   (3) Regional standards and procedures to ensure maximum
coordination of schedule connections to minimize transfer times
between transit lines at key transit hubs, including, but not limited
to, the following:
   (A) Policies and procedures for improved fare collection.
   (B) Enhanced trip-planning services, including Internet-based
programs, telephone information systems, and printed schedules.
   (C) Enhanced schedule coordination through the implementation of
real-time transit-vehicle location systems that facilitate
communication between systems and result in improved timed transfers
between routes.
   (D) Performance measures and data collection to monitor the
performance of the connectivity plan.
   The connectivity plan shall focus on, but not be limited to,
feeder transit lines connecting to regional rapid transit services,
and the connection of regional rapid transit services to one another.
The connectivity plan shall be adopted following a Metropolitan
Transportation Commission public hearing at least 60 days prior to
adoption. The commission shall adopt performance measures and collect
appropriate data to monitor the performance of the connectivity
plan. The plan shall be evaluated every three years by the commission
as part of the update to its regional transportation plan. No agency
shall be eligible to receive funds under this section unless the
agency is a participant operator in the commission's regional transit
connectivity plan.
   The provisions of this subdivision shall only be effective if the
voters approve the toll increase as set forth in Section 30921, and
the expenditures incurred by the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) that are
related to the requirements of this subdivision, including any study,
shall be reimbursed from toll revenues identified in paragraph (33)
of subdivision (c) of Section 30914.
   (e) The TransLink Consortium, per the TransLink Interagency
Participation Agreement, shall, by July 1, 2008, develop a plan for
an integrated fare program covering all regional rapid transit trips
funded in full or in part by this section. "Regional rapid transit"
means long-haul transit services that cross county lines, and operate
mostly in dedicated rights-of-way, including freeway high-occupancy
vehicle lanes, crossing a bridge, or on the bay. Interregional rail
services, originating or terminating from outside the Bay Area, shall
not be considered regional rapid transit. The purpose of the
integrated fare program is to encourage greater use of the region's
transit network by making it easier and less costly for transit
riders whose regular commute involves multizonal travel and may
involve the transfer between two or more transit agencies, including
regional-to-regional and regional-to-local transfers. The integrated
fare program shall include a zonal fare system for the sole purpose
of creating a monthly zonal pass (monthly pass), allowing for
unlimited or discounted fares for transit riders making a minimum
number of monthly transit trips between two or more zones. The number
of minimum trips shall be established by the plan. The integrated
fare program shall not apply to fare structures that are not
purchased on a monthly basis. For the purposes of these zonal fares,
geographic zones shall be created in the Bay Area. To the extent
practical, zone boundaries for overlapping systems shall be in the
same places and shall correspond to the boundaries of the local
transit service areas. A regional rapid transit zone may cover more
than one local service area, or may subdivide an existing local
service area. The monthly pass shall be created in at least the
following two forms:
   (1) For the use of interzonal regional rapid transit trips without
local transit discounts.
   (2) For the use of interzonal regional rapid transit trips with
local transit discounts. The plan may recommend the elimination of
existing transit pass arrangements to simplify the marketing of the
monthly pass. The integrated fare program shall establish a
monitoring program to evaluate the impact of the integrated fare
program on the operating finances of the participating agencies. The
integrated fare program shall be adjusted as necessary to ensure that
the program does not jeopardize the viability of local or regional
rapid transit routes impacted by the program, and to the extent
feasible, provide an equitable revenue-sharing arrangement among the
participating agencies. This subdivision shall only be effective if
the voters approve the toll increase as set forth in Section 30921,
and any expenditures related to the implementation of this
subdivision incurred by the TransLink Consortium shall be reimbursed
by toll revenues designated in paragraph (34) of subdivision (c) of
Section 30914.
   (f) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) shall, by
September 29, 2007, adopt a Bay Area Regional Rail Plan (plan) for
the development of passenger rail services in the San Francisco Bay
Area over the short, medium, and long term. Up to six million dollars
($6,000,000) of the funds described in paragraph (33) of subdivision
(c) of Section 30914 may be expended by MTC, the San Francisco Bay
Area Rapid Transit District (BART), and the Peninsula Corridor Joint
Powers Board (Caltrain) for the plan. A project management team
comprised of staff from MTC, Caltrain, the High-Speed Rail Authority,
and BART shall provide day-to-day project management of the
technical development of the plan. The plan shall formulate
strategies to integrate passenger rail systems, improve interfaces
with connecting services, expand the regional rapid transit network,
and coordinate investments with transit-supportive land use. The plan
shall be directed by a steering committee consisting of appointees
from the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), BART, Caltrain, the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), the Capitol
Corridor Joint Powers Authority, the Altamont Commuter Express, the
High-Speed Rail Authority, MTC, the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit
District (SMART), the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority,
the Solano Transportation Authority, the Association of Bay Area
Governments, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, the Port of
Oakland, the Alameda County Transportation Commission, the Contra
Costa Transportation Authority, the Transportation Authority of
Marin, the Napa County Transportation Planning Agency, the San
Francisco County Transportation Authority, the San Mateo City-County
Association of Governments, the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency, and the owners of standard gauge rail. Under
direction from the steering committee and with input from Bay Area
transit agencies, MTC shall act as the fiscal agent for the study and
oversee consultant contracts on behalf of the project management
team. The plan proposals shall be evaluated using performance
criteria, including, but not limited to, transit-supportive land use
and access, ridership, cost-effectiveness, regional network
connectivity, and capital and operating financial stability.
Additional performance criteria shall be developed as necessary. The
plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Identification of issues in connectivity, access, capacity,
operations, and cost-effectiveness.
   (2) Identification of opportunities to enhance rail connectivity
and to maximize passenger convenience when transferring between
systems, including the study of the feasibility and construction of
an intermodal transfer hub at Niles (Shinn Street) Junction.
   (3) Recommendation of improvements to the interface with shuttles,
buses, other rail systems, and other feeder modes.
   (4) Identification of potential impacts on capacity constraints
and operations on existing passenger and freight carriers.
   (5) Identification of bottlenecks where added capacity could
cost-effectively increase performance.
   (6) Recommendation of potential efficiency improvements through
economies of scale, such as through joint vehicle procurement and
maintenance facilities.
   (7) Recommendation of strategies to acquire right-of-way and
station property to preserve future service options.
   (8) Identification of potential capital and operating funding
sources for proposed actions.
   (9) Identification of locations where the presence of passenger
rail could stimulate redevelopment and thereby direct growth to the
urban core.
   (10) Recommendation of technology-appropriate service expansion in
specific corridors. Technologies to be considered include
conventional rail transit modes, bus rapid transit, and emerging rail
technologies. Identify phasing strategies for the implementation of
rail services where appropriate.
   (11) Examination of how recommendations would integrate with
proposed high-speed rail to the Central Valley and southern
California. The intent of this element of the study is to help reduce
the number of alternatives that the High-Speed Rail Authority would
need to evaluate as part of any follow-on environmental assessment of
future high-speed rail system access to the Bay Area. Selection of a
preferred alignment for the Bay Area shall remain the responsibility
of the High-Speed Rail Authority pursuant to Section 185032 of the
Public Utilities Code.
   (12) Recommendation of a governance strategy to implement and
operate future regional rail services.
   This subdivision shall only be effective if the voters approve the
toll increase as set forth in Section 30921. Any expenditures
incurred by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission or the project
sponsors identified in paragraph (33) of subdivision (c) of Section
30914 related to the requirements of this subdivision, including any
study and administration, shall be appropriate charges against toll
revenue to be reimbursed from toll revenues.
   SEC. 36.   SEC. 35.   Section 667 is
added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
   667.  (a) A "utility trailer" is a trailer or semitrailer used
solely for the transportation of the user's personal property, not in
commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or a
manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a "utility trailer" includes
a trailer or semitrailer designed and used for the transportation of
livestock, not in commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of
10,000 pounds or a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating of
10,000 pounds. 
  SEC. 37.    Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code is
amended to read:
   1808.1.  (a) The prospective employer of a driver who drives a
vehicle specified in subdivision (k) shall obtain a report showing
the driver's current public record as recorded by the department. For
purposes of this subdivision, a report is current if it was issued
less than 30 days prior to the date the employer employs the driver.
The report shall be reviewed, signed, and dated by the employer and
maintained at the employer's place of business until receipt of the
pull-notice system report pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). These
reports shall be presented upon request to an authorized
representative of the Department of the California Highway Patrol
during regular business hours.
   (b) The employer of a driver who drives a vehicle specified in
subdivision (k) shall participate in a pull-notice system, which is a
process for the purpose of providing the employer with a report
showing the driver's current public record as recorded by the
department, and any subsequent convictions, failures to appear,
accidents, driver's license suspensions, driver's license
revocations, or any other actions taken against the driving privilege
or certificate, added to the driver's record while the employer's
notification request remains valid and uncanceled. As used in this
section, participation in the pull-notice system means obtaining a
requester code and enrolling all employed drivers who drive a vehicle
specified in subdivision (k) under that requester code.
   (c) The employer of a driver of a vehicle specified in subdivision
(k) shall, additionally, obtain a periodic report from the
department at least every 12 months. The employer shall verify that
each employee's driver's license has not been suspended or revoked,
the employee's traffic violation point count, and whether the
employee has been convicted of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153.
The report shall be signed and dated by the employer and maintained
at the employer's principal place of business. The report shall be
presented upon demand to an authorized representative of the
Department of the California Highway Patrol during regular business
hours.
   (d) Upon the termination of a driver's employment, the employer
shall notify the department to discontinue the driver's enrollment in
the pull-notice system.
   (e) For purposes of the pull-notice system and periodic report
process required by subdivisions (b) and (c), an owner, other than an
owner-operator as defined in Section 34624, and an employer who
drives a vehicle described in subdivision (k) shall be enrolled as if
he or she were an employee. A family member and a volunteer driver
who drives a vehicle described in subdivision (k) shall also be
enrolled as if he or she were an employee.
   (f) An employer who, after receiving a driving record pursuant to
this section, employs or continues to employ as a driver a person
against whom a disqualifying action has been taken regarding his or
her driving privilege or required driver's certificate, is guilty of
a public offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by
confinement in a county jail for not more than six months, by a fine
of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that
confinement and fine.
   (g) As part of its inspection of bus maintenance facilities and
terminals required at least once every 13 months pursuant to
subdivision (c) of Section 34501, the Department of the California
Highway Patrol shall determine whether each transit operator, as
defined in Section 99210 of the Public Utilities Code, is then in
compliance with this section and Section 12804.6, and shall certify
each operator found to be in compliance. Funds shall not be allocated
pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of
Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code to a transit operator that
the Department of the California Highway Patrol has not certified
pursuant to this section.
   (h) A request to participate in the pull-notice system established
by this section shall be accompanied by a fee determined by the
department to be sufficient to defray the entire actual cost to the
department for the notification service. For the receipt of
subsequent reports, the employer shall also be charged a fee
established by the department pursuant to Section 1811. An employer
that qualifies pursuant to Section 1812 shall be exempt from any fee
required pursuant to this section. Failure to pay the fee shall
result in automatic cancellation of the employer's participation in
the notification services.
   (i) The department, as soon as feasible, may establish an
automatic procedure to provide the periodic reports to an employer by
mail or via an electronic delivery method, as required by
subdivision (c), on a regular basis without the need for individual
requests.
   (j) (1) The employer of a driver who is employed as a casual
driver is not required to enter that driver's name
                          in the pull-notice system, as otherwise
required by subdivision (a). However, the employer of a casual driver
shall be in possession of a report of the driver's current public
record as recorded by the department, prior to allowing a casual
driver to drive a vehicle specified in subdivision (k). A report is
current if it was issued less than six months prior to the date the
employer employs the driver.
   (2) For purposes of this subdivision, a driver is employed as a
casual driver when the employer has employed the driver less than 30
days during the preceding six months. "Casual driver" does not
include a driver who operates a vehicle that requires a passenger
transportation endorsement.
   (k) This section applies to a vehicle for the operation of which
the driver is required to have a class A or class B driver's license,
a class C license with a hazardous materials endorsement, a class C
license issued pursuant to Section 12814.7, or a certificate issued
pursuant to Section 12517, 12519, 12520, 12523, 12523.5, or 12527, or
a passenger vehicle having a seating capacity of not more than 10
persons, including the driver, operated for compensation by a
charter-party carrier of passengers or passenger stage corporation
pursuant to a certificate of public convenience and necessity or a
permit issued by the Public Utilities Commission.
   (l) This section shall not be construed to change the definition
of "employer," "employee," or "independent contractor" for any
purpose.
   (m) A motor carrier who contracts with a person to drive a vehicle
described in subdivision (k) that is owned by, or leased to, that
motor carrier, shall be subject to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d),
(f), (j), (k), and (  l  ) and the employer
obligations in those subdivisions.
   SEC. 38.  SEC. 36.   Section 2800 of the
Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   2800.  (a) It is unlawful to willfully fail or refuse to comply
with a lawful order, signal, or direction of a peace officer, as
defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of
Part 2 of the Penal Code, when that peace officer is in uniform and
is performing duties pursuant to any of the provisions of this code,
or to refuse to submit to a lawful inspection pursuant to this code.
   (b) Except as authorized pursuant to Section 24004, it is unlawful
to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful out-of-service order
issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California
Highway Patrol or by an authorized enforcement officer as described
in subdivision (d).
   (c) It is unlawful to fail or refuse to comply with a lawful
out-of-service order issued by the United States Secretary of the
Department of Transportation.
   (d) "Out-of-Service order" means a declaration by an authorized
enforcement officer of a federal, state, Canadian, Mexican, or local
jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor
carrier operation is out-of-service pursuant to Section 386.72,
392.5, 392.9a, 395.13, or 396.9 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, state law, or the North American Standard Out-of-Service
Criteria.
   SEC. 39.   SEC. 37.   Section 5201 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   5201.  License plates shall at all times be securely fastened to
the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates
from swinging, shall be mounted in a position so as to be clearly
visible, and so that the characters are upright and display from left
to right, and shall be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly
legible. The rear license plate shall be mounted not less than 12
inches nor more than 60 inches from the ground, and the front license
plate shall be mounted not more than 60 inches from the ground,
except as follows:
   (a) The rear license plate on a tow truck or repossessor's tow
vehicle may be mounted on the left-hand side of the mast assembly at
the rear of the cab of the vehicle, not less than 12 inches nor more
than 90 inches from the ground.
   (b) The rear license plate on a tank vehicle hauling hazardous
waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, or
asphalt material may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than
90 inches from the ground.
   (c) The rear license plate on a truck tractor may be mounted at
the rear of the cab of the vehicle, but not less than 12 inches nor
more than 90 inches from the ground.
   (d) The rear license plate of a vehicle designed by the
manufacturer for the collection and transportation of garbage,
rubbish, or refuse that is used regularly for the collection and
transportation of that material by a person or governmental entity
employed to collect, transport, and dispose of garbage, rubbish, or
refuse may be mounted not less than 12 inches nor more than 90 inches
from the ground.
   (e) The rear license plate on a two-axle livestock trailer may be
mounted 12 inches or more, but not more than 90 inches, from the
ground.
   (f) A covering shall not be used on license plates except as
follows:
   (1) The installation of a cover over a lawfully parked vehicle to
protect it from the weather and the elements does not constitute a
violation of this subdivision. A peace officer or other regularly
salaried employee of a public agency designated to enforce laws,
including local ordinances, relating to the parking of vehicles may
temporarily remove so much of the cover as is necessary to inspect
any license plate, tab, or indicia of registration on a vehicle.
   (2) The installation of a license plate security cover is not a
violation of this subdivision if the device does not obstruct or
impair the recognition of the license plate information, including,
but not limited to, the issuing state, license plate number, and
registration tabs, and the cover is limited to the area directly over
the top of the registration tabs. No portion of a license plate
security cover shall rest over the license plate number.
   (g) A casing, shield, frame, border, product, or other device that
obstructs or impairs the reading or recognition of a license plate
by an electronic device operated by state or local law enforcement,
an electronic device operated in connection with a toll road,
high-occupancy toll lane, toll bridge, or other toll facility, or a
remote emission sensing device, as specified in Sections 44081 and
44081.6 of the Health and Safety Code, shall not be installed on, or
affixed to, a vehicle.
   (h) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that an accommodation
be made to persons with disabilities and to those persons who
regularly transport persons with disabilities, to allow the removal
and relocation of wheelchair lifts and wheelchair carriers without
the necessity of removing and reattaching the vehicle's rear license
plate. Therefore, it is not a violation of this section if the
reading or recognition of a rear license plate is obstructed or
impaired by a wheelchair lift or wheelchair carrier and all of the
following requirements are met:
   (A) The owner of the vehicle has been issued a special
identification license plate pursuant to Section 5007, or the person
using the wheelchair that is carried on the vehicle has been issued a
distinguishing placard under Section 22511.55.
   (B) (i) The operator of the vehicle displays a decal, designed and
issued by the department, that contains the license plate number
assigned to the vehicle transporting the wheelchair.
   (ii) The decal is displayed on the rear window of the vehicle, in
a location determined by the department, in consultation with the
Department of the California Highway Patrol, so as to be clearly
visible to law enforcement.
   (2) Notwithstanding any other law, if a decal is displayed
pursuant to this subdivision, the requirements of this code that
require the illumination of the license plate and the license plate
number do not apply.
   (3) The department shall adopt regulations governing the
procedures for accepting and approving applications for decals, and
issuing decals, authorized by this subdivision.
   (4) This subdivision does not apply to a front license plate.
   SEC. 40.   SEC. 38.   Section 14611 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   14611.  (a) A person shall not knowingly direct the operation of a
vehicle transporting a highway route controlled quantity of Class 7
radioactive materials, as defined in Section 173.403 of Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, by a person who does not possess a
training certificate pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12524 and
a valid driver's license of the appropriate class.
   (b) A person convicted under this section shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than
ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
   SEC. 41.   SEC. 39.   Section 21754 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   21754.  The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass to the right
of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
   (a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left
turn.
   (b) Upon a highway within a business or residence district with
unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of
moving vehicles in the direction of travel.
   (c) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district
with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for
two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.
   (d) Upon a one-way street.
   (e) Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is
restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
   The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a
slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable
to the right hand edge of the roadway.
   SEC. 42.   SEC. 40.   Section 21755 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   21755.  (a) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another
vehicle upon the right only under conditions permitting that movement
in safety. In no event shall that movement be made by driving off
the paved or main-traveled portion of the roadway.
   (b) This section does not prohibit the use of a bicycle in a
bicycle lane or on a shoulder.
   SEC. 43.   SEC. 41.   Section 22452 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   22452.  (a) Subdivisions (b) and (d) apply to the operation of the
following vehicles:
   (1) A bus or farm labor vehicle carrying passengers.
   (2) A motortruck transporting employees in addition to those
riding in the cab.
   (3) A schoolbus and a school pupil activity bus transporting
school pupils, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (4) of
subdivision (d).
   (4) A commercial motor vehicle transporting any quantity of a
Division 2.3 chlorine, as classified by Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.
   (5) A commercial motor vehicle that is required to be marked or
placarded in accordance with the regulations of Title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations with one of the following federal
classifications:
   (A) Division 1.1.
   (B) Division 1.2, or Division 1.3.
   (C) Division 2.3 Poison gas.
   (D) Division 4.3.
   (E) Class 7.
   (F) Class 3 Flammable.
   (G) Division 5.1.
   (H) Division 2.2.
   (I) Division 2.3 Chlorine.
   (J) Division 6.1 Poison.
   (K) Division 2.2 Oxygen.
   (L) Division 2.1.
   (M) Class 3 Combustible liquid.
   (N) Division 4.1.
   (O) Division 5.1.
   (P) Division 5.2.
   (Q) Class 8.
   (R) Class Division 1.4.
   (S) A cargo tank motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty, used for
the transportation of a hazardous material, as defined in Parts 107
to 180, inclusive, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
   (6) A cargo tank motor vehicle transporting a commodity that at
the time of loading has a temperature above its flashpoint, as
determined under Section 173.120 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
   (7) A cargo tank motor vehicle, whether loaded or empty,
transporting a commodity under exemption in accordance with Subpart B
of Part 107 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
   (b) Before traversing a railroad grade crossing, the driver of a
vehicle described in subdivision (a) shall stop that vehicle not less
than 15 nor more than 50 feet from the nearest rail of the track and
while so stopped shall listen, and look in both directions along the
track, for an approaching train and for signals indicating the
approach of a train, and shall not proceed until he or she can do so
safely. Upon proceeding, the gears shall not be shifted manually
while crossing the tracks.
   (c) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle, other than those
listed in subdivision (a), upon approaching a railroad grade
crossing, shall be driven at a rate of speed that allows the
commercial vehicle to stop before reaching the nearest rail of that
crossing, and shall not be driven upon, or over, the crossing until
due caution is taken to ascertain that the course is clear.
   (d) A stop need not be made at a crossing in the following
circumstances:
   (1) Of railroad tracks running along and upon the roadway within a
business or residence district.
   (2) Where a traffic officer or an official traffic control signal
directs traffic to proceed.
   (3) Where an exempt sign was authorized by the Public Utilities
Commission prior to January 1, 1978.
   (4) Where an official railroad crossing stop exempt sign in
compliance with Section 21400 has been placed by the Department of
Transportation or a local authority pursuant to Section 22452.5. This
paragraph does not apply with respect to a schoolbus or to a school
pupil activity bus transporting school pupils.
   SEC. 44.   SEC. 42.   Section 22511.55
of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   22511.55.  (a) (1) A disabled person or disabled veteran may apply
to the department for the issuance of a distinguishing placard. The
placard may be used in lieu of the special license plate or plates
issued under Section 5007 for parking purposes described in Section
22511.5 when (A) suspended from the rearview mirror, (B) if there is
no rearview mirror, when displayed on the dashboard of a vehicle, or
(C) inserted in a clip designated for a distinguishing placard and
installed by the manufacturer on the driver's side of the front
window. It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the use of
these distinguishing placards because they provide law enforcement
officers with a more readily recognizable symbol for distinguishing
vehicles qualified for the parking privilege. The placard shall be
the size, shape, and color determined by the department and shall
bear the International Symbol of Access adopted pursuant to Section 3
of Public Law 100-641, commonly known as the "wheelchair symbol."
The department shall incorporate instructions for the lawful use of a
placard, and a summary of the penalties for the unlawful use of a
placard, into the identification card issued to the placard owner.
   (2) (A) The department may establish procedures for the issuance
and renewal of the placards. The placards shall have a fixed
expiration date of June 30 every two years. A portion of the placard
shall be printed in a contrasting color that shall be changed every
two years. The size and color of this contrasting portion of the
placard shall be large and distinctive enough to be readily
identifiable by a law enforcement officer in a passing vehicle.
   (B) As used in this section, "year" means the period between the
inclusive dates of July 1 through June 30.
   (C) Prior to the end of each year, the department shall, for the
most current three years available, compare its record of disability
placards issued against the records of the  Bureau of Vital
Statistics   Office of Vital Records  of the State
Department of  Health Care Services   Public
Health  , or its successor, and withhold any renewal notices
that otherwise would have been sent, for a placardholder identified
as deceased.
   (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person shall not be
eligible for more than one placard at a time.
   (4) Organizations and agencies involved in the transportation of
disabled persons or disabled veterans may apply for a placard for
each vehicle used for the purpose of transporting disabled persons or
disabled veterans.
   (b) (1) Prior to issuing an original distinguishing placard to a
disabled person or disabled veteran, the department shall require the
submission of a certificate, in accordance with paragraph (2),
signed by the physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does
not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by
a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician
assistant, substantiating the disability, unless the applicant's
disability is readily observable and uncontested. The disability of a
person who has lost, or has lost use of, one or more lower
extremities or one hand, for a disabled veteran, or both hands, for a
disabled person, or who has significant limitation in the use of
lower extremities, may also be certified by a licensed chiropractor.
The blindness of an applicant shall be certified by a licensed
physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye or a
licensed optometrist. The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner,
certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or
optometrist certifying the qualifying disability shall provide a full
description of the illness or disability on the form submitted to
the department.
   (2) The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner, certified nurse
midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist who signs
a certificate submitted under this subdivision shall retain
information sufficient to substantiate that certificate and, upon
request of the department, shall make that information available for
inspection by the Medical Board of California or the appropriate
regulatory board.
   (3) The department shall maintain in its records all information
on an applicant's certification of permanent disability and shall
make that information available to eligible law enforcement or
parking control agencies upon a request pursuant to Section 22511.58.

   (c) A person who is issued a distinguishing placard pursuant to
subdivision (a) may apply to the department for a substitute placard
without recertification of eligibility, if that placard is lost or
stolen.
   (d) The distinguishing placard shall be returned to the department
not later than 60 days after the death of the disabled person or
disabled veteran to whom the placard was issued.
   (e) The department shall print on any distinguishing placard
issued on or after January 1, 2005, the maximum penalty that may be
imposed for a violation of Section 4461. For purposes of this
subdivision, the "maximum penalty" is the amount derived from adding
all of the following:
   (1) The maximum fine that may be imposed under Section 4461.
   (2) The penalty required to be imposed under Section 70372 of the
Government Code.
   (3) The penalty required to be levied under Section 76000 of the
Government Code.
   (4) The penalty required to be levied under Section 1464 of the
Penal Code.
   (5) The surcharge required to be levied under Section 1465.7 of
the Penal Code.
   (6) The penalty authorized to be imposed under Section 4461.3.
   SEC. 42.1.    Section 22511.55 of the  
Vehicle Code   is amended to read: 
   22511.55.  (a) (1) A disabled person or disabled veteran may apply
to the department for the issuance of a distinguishing placard. The
placard may be used in lieu of the special license plate or plates
issued under Section 5007 for parking purposes described in Section
22511.5 when  (A)  suspended from the rearview 
mirror or,   mirror, (B)  if there is no rearview
mirror, when displayed on the dashboard of a  vehicle.
  vehicle, or (C) inserted in a clip designated for a
distinguishing placard and installed by the manufacturer on the
driver's side of the front window.  It is the intent of the
Legislature to encourage the use of  these 
distinguishing placards because they provide law enforcement officers
with a more readily recognizable symbol for distinguishing vehicles
qualified for the parking privilege. The placard shall be the size,
shape, and color determined by the department and shall bear the
International Symbol of Access adopted pursuant to Section 3 of
Public Law 100-641, commonly known as the "wheelchair symbol." The
department shall incorporate instructions for the lawful use of a
placard, and a summary of the penalties for the unlawful use of a
placard, into the identification card issued to the placard owner.
   (2) (A) The department may establish procedures for the issuance
and renewal of the placards. The  procedures shall include, but
are not limited to, advising an applicant in writing on the
application for a placard of the procedure to apply for a special
license plate or plates, as described in Section 5007, and the fee
exemptions established pursuant to Section 9105 and in subdivision
(a) of Section 10783 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The 
placards shall have a fixed expiration date of June 30 every two
years. A portion of the placard shall be printed in a contrasting
color that shall be changed every two years. The size and color of
this contrasting portion of the placard shall be large and
distinctive enough to be readily identifiable by a law enforcement
officer in a passing vehicle.
   (B) As used in this section, "year" means the period between the
inclusive dates of July 1 through June 30.
   (C) Prior to the end of each year, the department shall, for the
most current three years available, compare its record of disability
placards issued against the records of the  Bureau 
 Office  of Vital  Statistics   Records
 of the State Department of  Health Services 
 Public Health  , or its successor, and withhold any renewal
notices that otherwise would have been  sent,  
sent  for a placardholder identified as deceased.
   (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person  is
  shall  not  be  eligible for more than
one placard at a time.
   (4) Organizations and agencies involved in the transportation of
disabled persons or disabled veterans may apply for a placard for
each vehicle used for the purpose of transporting disabled persons or
disabled veterans.
   (b) (1) Prior to issuing an original distinguishing placard to a
disabled person or disabled veteran, the department shall require the
submission of a certificate, in accordance with paragraph (2),
signed by the physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does
not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by
a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or physician
assistant, substantiating the disability, unless the applicant's
disability is readily observable and uncontested. The disability of a
person who has lost, or has lost use of, one or more lower
extremities or one hand, for a disabled veteran, or both hands, for a
disabled person, or who has significant limitation in the use of
lower extremities, may also be certified by a licensed chiropractor.
The blindness of an applicant shall be certified by a licensed
physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye or a
licensed optometrist. The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner,
certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or
optometrist certifying the qualifying disability shall provide a full
description of the illness or disability on the form submitted to
the department.
   (2) The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner, certified nurse
midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist who signs
a certificate submitted under this subdivision shall retain
information sufficient to substantiate that certificate and, upon
request of the department, shall make that information available for
inspection by the Medical Board of California or the appropriate
regulatory board.
   (3) The department shall maintain in its records all information
on an applicant's certification of permanent disability and shall
make that information available to eligible law enforcement or
parking control agencies upon a request pursuant to Section 22511.58.

   (c) A person who is issued a distinguishing placard pursuant to
subdivision (a) may apply to the department for a substitute placard
without recertification of eligibility, if that placard is lost or
stolen.
   (d) The distinguishing placard shall be returned to the department
not later than 60 days after the death of the disabled person or
disabled veteran to whom the placard was issued.
   (e) The department shall print on any distinguishing placard
issued on or after January 1, 2005, the maximum penalty that may be
imposed for a violation of Section 4461. For  the 
purposes of this subdivision, the "maximum penalty" is the amount
derived from adding all of the following:
   (1) The maximum fine that may be imposed under Section 4461.
   (2) The penalty required to be imposed under Section 70372 of the
Government Code.
   (3) The penalty required to be levied under Section 76000 of the
Government Code.
   (4) The penalty required to be levied under Section 1464 of the
Penal Code.
   (5) The surcharge required to be levied under Section 1465.7 of
the Penal Code.
   (6) The penalty authorized to be imposed under Section 4461.3.
   SEC. 42.2.    Section 22511.55 of the  
Vehicle Code   is amended to read: 
   22511.55.  (a) (1) A disabled person or disabled veteran may apply
to the department for the issuance of a distinguishing placard. The
placard may be used in lieu of the special license plate or plates
issued under Section 5007 for parking purposes described in Section
22511.5 when  (A)  suspended from the rearview 
mirror or,   mirror, (B)  if there is no rearview
mirror, when displayed on the dashboard of a  vehicle.
  vehicle, or (C) inserted in a clip designated for a
distinguishing placard and installed by the manufacturer on the
driver's side of the front window.  It is the intent of the
Legislature to encourage the use of these distinguishing placards
because they provide law enforcement officers with a more readily
recognizable symbol for distinguishing vehicles qualified for the
parking privilege. The placard shall be the size, shape, and color
determined by the department and shall bear the International Symbol
of Access adopted pursuant to Section
           3 of Public Law 100-641, commonly known as the "wheelchair
symbol." The department shall incorporate instructions for the
lawful use of a placard, and a summary of the penalties for the
unlawful use of a placard, into the identification card issued to the
placard owner.
   (2) (A) The department may establish procedures for the issuance
and renewal of the placards. The placards shall have a fixed
expiration date of June 30 every two years. A portion of the placard
shall be printed in a contrasting color that shall be changed every
two years. The size and color of this contrasting portion of the
placard shall be large and distinctive enough to be readily
identifiable by a law enforcement officer in a passing vehicle.
   (B) As used in this section, "year" means the period between the
inclusive dates of July 1 through June 30.
   (C) Prior to the end of each year, the department shall, for the
most current three years available, compare its record of disability
placards issued against the records of the  Bureau 
 Office  of Vital  Statistics   Records
 of the State Department of  Health Services 
 Public Health  , or its successor, and withhold any renewal
notices that otherwise would have been sent, for a placardholder
identified as deceased.
   (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person  is
  shall  not  be  eligible for more than
one placard at a time.
   (4) Organizations and agencies involved in the transportation of
disabled persons or disabled veterans may apply for a placard for
each vehicle used for the purpose of transporting disabled persons or
disabled veterans.
   (b) (1)  Prior   Except as provided in
paragraph (4), prior  to issuing an original distinguishing
placard to a disabled person or disabled veteran, the department
shall require the submission of a certificate, in accordance with
paragraph (2), signed by the physician and surgeon, or to the extent
that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid
highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or
physician assistant, substantiating the disability, unless the
applicant's disability is readily observable and uncontested. The
disability of a person who has lost, or has lost use of, one or more
lower extremities or one hand, for a disabled veteran, or both hands,
for a disabled person, or who has significant limitation in the use
of lower extremities, may also be certified by a licensed
chiropractor. The blindness of an applicant shall be certified by a
licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye
or a licensed optometrist. The physician and surgeon, nurse
practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant,
chiropractor, or optometrist certifying the qualifying disability
shall provide a full description of the illness or disability on the
form submitted to the department.
   (2) The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner, certified nurse
midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist who signs
a certificate submitted under this subdivision shall retain
information sufficient to substantiate that certificate and, upon
request of the department, shall make that information available for
inspection by the Medical Board of California or the appropriate
regulatory board.
   (3) The department shall maintain in its records all information
on an applicant's certification of permanent disability and shall
make that information available to eligible law enforcement or
parking control agencies upon a request pursuant to Section 22511.58.

   (4) For a disabled veteran, the department shall accept, in lieu
of the certificate described in paragraph (1), a certificate from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs that certifies that the
applicant is a disabled veteran as described in Section 295.7. 

   (c) A person who is issued a distinguishing placard pursuant to
subdivision (a) may apply to the department for a substitute placard
without recertification of eligibility, if that placard is lost or
stolen.
   (d) The distinguishing placard shall be returned to the department
not later than 60 days after the death of the disabled person or
disabled veteran to whom the placard was issued.
   (e) The department shall print on any distinguishing placard
issued on or after January 1, 2005, the maximum penalty that may be
imposed for a violation of Section 4461. For  the 
purposes of this subdivision, the "maximum penalty" is the amount
derived from adding all of the following:
   (1) The maximum fine that may be imposed under Section 4461.
   (2) The penalty required to be imposed under Section 70372 of the
Government Code.
   (3) The penalty required to be levied under Section 76000 of the
Government Code.
   (4) The penalty required to be levied under Section 1464 of the
Penal Code.
   (5) The surcharge required to be levied under Section 1465.7 of
the Penal Code.
   (6) The penalty authorized to be imposed under Section 4461.3.
   SEC. 42.3.    Section 22511.55 of the  
Vehicle Code   is amended to read: 
   22511.55.  (a) (1) A disabled person or disabled veteran may apply
to the department for the issuance of a distinguishing placard. The
placard may be used in lieu of the special license plate or plates
issued under Section 5007 for parking purposes described in Section
22511.5 when  (A)  suspended from the rearview 
mirror or,   mirror, (B)  if there is no rearview
mirror, when displayed on the dashboard of a  vehicle.
  vehicle, or (C) inserted in a clip designated for a
distinguishing placard and installed by the manufacturer on the
driver's side of the front window.  It is the intent of the
Legislature to encourage the use of  these 
distinguishing placards because they provide law enforcement officers
with a more readily recognizable symbol for distinguishing vehicles
qualified for the parking privilege. The placard shall be the size,
shape, and color determined by the department and shall bear the
International Symbol of Access adopted pursuant to Section 3 of
Public Law 100-641, commonly known as the "wheelchair symbol." The
department shall incorporate instructions for the lawful use of a
placard, and a summary of the penalties for the unlawful use of a
placard, into the identification card issued to the placard owner.
   (2) (A) The department may establish procedures for the issuance
and renewal of the placards. The  procedures shall include, but
are not limited to, advising an applicant in writing on  
the application for a placard of the procedure to apply for a special
license plate or plates, as described in Section 5007, and the fee
exemptions established pursuant to Section 9105 and in subdivision
(a) of Section 10783 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The 
placards shall have a fixed expiration date of June 30 every two
years. A portion of the placard shall be printed in a contrasting
color that shall be changed every two years. The size and color of
this contrasting portion of the placard shall be large and
distinctive enough to be readily identifiable by a law enforcement
officer in a passing vehicle.
   (B) As used in this section, "year" means the period between the
inclusive dates of July 1 through June 30.
   (C) Prior to the end of each year, the department shall, for the
most current three years available, compare its record of disability
placards issued against the records of the  Bureau 
 Office  of Vital  Statistics   Records
 of the State Department of  Health Services 
 Public Health  , or its successor, and withhold any renewal
notices that otherwise would have been  sent,  
sent  for a placardholder identified as deceased.
   (3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a person  is
  shall  not  be  eligible for more than
one placard at a time.
   (4) Organizations and agencies involved in the transportation of
disabled persons or disabled veterans may apply for a placard for
each vehicle used for the purpose of transporting disabled persons or
disabled veterans.
   (b) (1)  Prior   Except as provided in
paragraph (4), prior  to issuing an original distinguishing
placard to a disabled person or disabled veteran, the department
shall require the submission of a certificate, in accordance with
paragraph (2), signed by the physician and surgeon, or to the extent
that it does not cause a reduction in the receipt of federal aid
highway funds, by a nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or
physician assistant, substantiating the disability, unless the
applicant's disability is readily observable and uncontested. The
disability of a person who has lost, or has lost use of, one or more
lower extremities or one hand, for a disabled veteran, or both hands,
for a disabled person, or who has significant limitation in the use
of lower extremities, may also be certified by a licensed
chiropractor. The blindness of an applicant shall be certified by a
licensed physician and surgeon who specializes in diseases of the eye
or a licensed optometrist. The physician and surgeon, nurse
practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant,
chiropractor, or optometrist certifying the qualifying disability
shall provide a full description of the illness or disability on the
form submitted to the department.
   (2) The physician and surgeon, nurse practitioner, certified nurse
midwife, physician assistant, chiropractor, or optometrist who signs
a certificate submitted under this subdivision shall retain
information sufficient to substantiate that certificate and, upon
request of the department, shall make that information available for
inspection by the Medical Board of California or the appropriate
regulatory board.
   (3) The department shall maintain in its records all information
on an applicant's certification of permanent disability and shall
make that information available to eligible law enforcement or
parking control agencies upon a request pursuant to Section 22511.58.

   (4) For a disabled veteran, the department shall accept, in lieu
of the certificate described in paragraph (1), a certificate from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs that certifies that the
applicant is a disabled veteran as described in Section 295.7. 

   (c) A person who is issued a distinguishing placard pursuant to
subdivision (a) may apply to the department for a substitute placard
without recertification of eligibility, if that placard is lost or
stolen.
   (d) The distinguishing placard shall be returned to the department
not later than 60 days after the death of the disabled person or
disabled veteran to whom the placard was issued.
   (e) The department shall print on any distinguishing placard
issued on or after January 1, 2005, the maximum penalty that may be
imposed for a violation of Section 4461. For  the 
purposes of this subdivision, the "maximum penalty" is the amount
derived from adding all of the following:
   (1) The maximum fine that may be imposed under Section 4461.
   (2) The penalty required to be imposed under Section 70372 of the
Government Code.
   (3) The penalty required to be levied under Section 76000 of the
Government Code.
   (4) The penalty required to be levied under Section 1464 of the
Penal Code.
   (5) The surcharge required to be levied under Section 1465.7 of
the Penal Code.
   (6) The penalty authorized to be imposed under Section 4461.3.
   SEC. 45.   SEC. 43.   Section 24400 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   24400.  (a) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall
    be equipped with at least two headlamps, with at least one on
each side of the front of the vehicle, and, except as to vehicles
registered prior to January 1, 1930, they shall be located directly
above or in advance of the front axle of the vehicle. The headlamps
and every light source in any headlamp unit shall be located at a
height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches.
   (b) A motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be operated
during darkness, or inclement weather, or both, with at least two
lighted headlamps that comply with subdivision (a).
    (c) As used in subdivision (b), "inclement weather" is a weather
condition that is either of the following:
   (1) A condition that prevents a driver of a motor vehicle from
clearly discerning a person or another motor vehicle on the highway
from a distance of 1,000 feet.
   (2) A condition requiring the windshield wipers to be in
continuous use due to rain, mist, snow, fog, or other precipitation
or atmospheric moisture.
   SEC. 46.   SEC. 44.   Section 26100 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   26100.  (a) A person shall not sell or offer for sale for use upon
or as part of the equipment of a vehicle any lighting equipment,
safety glazing material, or other device that does not meet the
provisions of Section 26104.
   (b) A person shall not use upon a vehicle, and a person shall not
drive a vehicle upon a highway that is equipped with, any lighting
equipment, safety glazing material, or other device that is not in
compliance with Section 26104.
   (c) This section does not apply to a taillamp or stop lamp in use
on or prior to December 1, 1935.
   SEC. 47.   SEC. 45.   Section 26101 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   26101.  (a) A person shall not sell or offer for sale for use upon
or as part of the equipment of a vehicle any device that is intended
to modify the original design or performance of any lighting
equipment, safety glazing material, or other device, unless the
modifying device meets the provisions of Section 26104.
   (b) A person shall not use upon a vehicle, and a person shall not
drive a vehicle upon a highway that has installed a device that is
intended to modify the original design or performance of a lighting,
safety glazing material, or other device, unless the modifying device
complies with Section 26104.
   (c) This section does not apply to a taillamp or stop lamp in use
on or prior to December 1, 1935, or to lamps installed on authorized
emergency vehicles.
   SEC. 48.   SEC. 46.   Section 26505 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   26505.  A motor vehicle equipped with airbrakes or equipped to
operate airbrakes on towed vehicles shall be equipped with a pressure
gauge of reliable and satisfactory construction and maintained in an
efficient working condition, accurate within 10 percent of the
actual air reservoir pressure, and visible and legible to a person
when seated in the driving position.
   SEC. 49.   SEC. 47.   Section 29004 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   29004.  (a) (1) Except as required under paragraph (2), a towed
vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of a safety
chain, cable, or equivalent device in addition to the regular
drawbar, tongue, or other connection.
   (2) A vehicle towed by a tow truck shall be coupled to the tow
truck by means of at least two safety chains in addition to the
primary restraining system. The safety chains shall be securely
affixed to the truck frame, bed, or towing equipment, independent of
the towing sling, wheel lift, or under-reach towing equipment.
   (3) A vehicle transported on a slide back carrier or conventional
trailer shall be secured by at least four tiedown chains, straps, or
an equivalent device, independent of the winch or loading cable. This
subdivision does not apply to vehicle bodies that are being
transported in compliance with Sections 393.100 to 393.136,
inclusive, of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
   (b) All safety connections and attachments shall be of sufficient
strength to control the towed vehicle in the event of failure of the
regular hitch, coupling device, drawbar, tongue, or other connection.
All safety connections and attachments also shall have a positive
means of ensuring that the safety connection or attachment does not
become dislodged while in transit.
   (c) No more slack may be left in a safety chain, cable, or
equivalent device than is necessary to permit proper turning. When a
drawbar is used as the towing connection, the safety chain, cable, or
equivalent device shall be connected to the towed and towing vehicle
and to the drawbar so as to prevent the drawbar from dropping to the
ground if the drawbar fails.
   (d) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a semitrailer having a
connecting device composed of a fifth wheel and kingpin assembly, and
do not apply to a towed motor vehicle when steered by a person who
holds a license for the type of vehicle being towed.
   (e) For purposes of this section, a "tow truck" includes both of
the following:
   (1) A repossessor's tow vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of
Section 615.
   (2) An automobile dismantler's tow vehicle, as defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 615.
   (f) A vehicle towed by a repossessor's tow vehicle, as defined in
subdivision (b) of Section 615, is exempt from the multisafety chain
requirement of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) so long as the
vehicle is not towed more than one mile on a public highway and is
secured by one safety chain.
   SEC. 50.  SEC. 48.   Section 34518 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   34518.  (a) A foreign motor carrier or foreign private motor
carrier required to have a certificate of registration issued by the
United States Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant
to Part 368 (commencing with Section 368.1), or required to be
registered pursuant to Part 365 (commencing with Section 365.101), of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations shall not do any of the
following:
   (1) Operate in this state without the required certificate in the
vehicle.
   (2) Operate beyond the limitations or restrictions specified in
the certificate as issued.
   (3) Refuse to show the certificate upon request of a peace
officer.
   (4) Provide point-to-point transportation services, including
express delivery services, within the United States for goods other
than international cargo.
   (b) A motor carrier required to be registered with the United
States Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to
Section 13902 of Title 49 of the United States Code, Part 365
(commencing with Section 365.101), Part 390 (commencing with Section
390.1), or Section 392.9a of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations shall not do any of the following:
   (1) Operate in this state without the required registration.
   (2) Operate beyond the limitations or restrictions specified in
its registration.
   (3) Operate in this state without the required operating
authority.
   (c) A violation of subdivision (a) or (b) is an infraction
punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
   (d) A member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol
may impound a vehicle operated in violation of subdivision (a) or (b)
and its cargo, until the citation and all charges related to the
impoundment are cleared. The impoundment charges are the
responsibility of the vehicle's owner.
   (e) (1) A motor carrier granted permanent operating authority
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not operate a vehicle on a highway,
unless the vehicle is inspected by a Commercial Vehicle Safety
Alliance-certified inspector every three months and displays a
current safety inspection decal attesting to the successful
completion of those inspections for at least three years after
receiving permanent operating authority.
   (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a motor carrier granted
authority to operate solely in a commercial zone on the United
States-Mexico International Border.
   (f) As used in this section "limitations" or "restrictions"
include definitions of "commercial zones," "municipality,"
"contiguous municipalities," "unincorporated area," and "terminal
areas," in Part 372 (commencing with Section 372.101) of Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.
   SEC. 51.   SEC. 49.   Section 40802 of
the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   40802.  (a) A "speed trap" is either of the following:
   (1) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and
with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order
that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it
takes the vehicle to travel the known distance.
   (2) A particular section of a highway with a prima facie speed
limit that is provided by this code or by local ordinance under
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358, or 22358.3,
if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an engineering
and traffic survey conducted within five years prior to the date of
the alleged violation, and enforcement of the speed limit involves
the use of radar or any other electronic device that measures the
speed of moving objects. This paragraph does not apply to a local
street, road, or school zone.
   (b) (1) For purposes of this section, a local street or road is
one that is functionally classified as "local" on the "California
Road System Maps," that are approved by the Federal Highway
Administration and maintained by the Department of Transportation.
When a street or road does not appear on the "California Road System
Maps," it may be defined as a "local street or road" if it primarily
provides access to abutting residential property and meets the
following three conditions:
   (A) Roadway width of not more than 40 feet.
   (B) Not more than one-half of a mile of uninterrupted length.
Interruptions shall include official traffic control signals as
defined in Section 445.
   (C) Not more than one traffic lane in each direction.
   (2) For purposes of this section, "school zone" means that area
approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof that
is contiguous to a highway and on which is posted a standard "SCHOOL"
warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school
either during school hours or during the noon recess period. "School
zone" also includes the area approaching or passing any school
grounds that are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or
other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children if
that highway is posted with a standard "SCHOOL" warning sign.
   (c) (1) When all of the following criteria are met, paragraph (2)
of this subdivision shall be applicable and subdivision (a) shall not
be applicable:
   (A) When radar is used, the arresting officer has successfully
completed a radar operator course of not less than 24 hours on the
use of police traffic radar, and the course was approved and
certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
   (B) When laser or any other electronic device is used to measure
the speed of moving objects, the arresting officer has successfully
completed the training required in subparagraph (A) and an additional
training course of not less than two hours approved and certified by
the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
   (C) (i) The prosecution proved that the arresting officer complied
with subparagraphs (A) and (B) and that an engineering and traffic
survey has been conducted in accordance with subparagraph (B) of
paragraph (2). The prosecution proved that, prior to the officer
issuing the notice to appear, the arresting officer established that
the radar, laser, or other electronic device conformed to the
requirements of subparagraph (D).
   (ii) The prosecution proved the speed of the accused was unsafe
for the conditions present at the time of alleged violation unless
the citation was for a violation of Section 22349, 22356, or 22406.
   (D) The radar, laser, or other electronic device used to measure
the speed of the accused meets or exceeds the minimal operational
standards of the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration, and
has been calibrated within the three years prior to the date of the
alleged violation by an independent certified laser or radar repair
and testing or calibration facility.
   (2) A "speed trap" is either of the following:
   (A) A particular section of a highway measured as to distance and
with boundaries marked, designated, or otherwise determined in order
that the speed of a vehicle may be calculated by securing the time it
takes the vehicle to travel the known distance.
   (B) (i) A particular section of a highway or state highway with a
prima facie speed limit that is provided by this code or by local
ordinance under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a)
of Section 22352, or established under Section 22354, 22357, 22358,
or 22358.3, if that prima facie speed limit is not justified by an
engineering and traffic survey conducted within one of the following
time periods, prior to the date of the alleged violation, and
enforcement of the speed limit involves the use of radar or any other
electronic device that measures the speed of moving objects:
   (I) Except as specified in subclause (II), seven years.
   (II) If an engineering and traffic survey was conducted more than
seven years prior to the date of the alleged violation, and a
registered engineer evaluates the section of the highway and
determines that no significant changes in roadway or traffic
conditions have occurred, including, but not limited to, changes in
adjoining property or land use, roadway width, or traffic volume, 10
years.
   (ii) This subparagraph does not apply to a local street, road, or
school zone.
   SEC. 52.   SEC. 50.   No reimbursement
is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of
the California Constitution because the only costs that may be
incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred
because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a
crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or
infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government
Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
   SEC. 51.    (a) Section 42.1 of this bill
incorporates amendments to Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code
proposed by both this bill and AB 1855. It shall only become
operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or
before January 1, 2011, (2) each bill amends Section 22511.55 of the
Vehicle Code, and (3) AB 1944 is not enacted or as enacted does not
amend that section, and (4) this bill is enacted after AB 1855, in
which case Sections 42, 42.2 and 42.3 of this bill shall not become
operative.  
                                                              (b)
Section 42.2 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 22511.55
of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and AB 1944. It shall
only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become
effective on or before January 1, 2011, (2) each bill amends Section
22511.55 of the Vehicle Code, (3) AB 1855 is not enacted or as
enacted does not amend that section, and (4) this bill is enacted
after AB 1944 in which case Sections 42, 42.1 and 42.3 of this bill
shall not become operative.  
   (c) Section 42.3 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section
22511.55 of the Vehicle Code proposed by this bill, AB 1855, and AB
1944. It shall only become operative if (1) all three bills are
enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2011, (2) all
three bills amend Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this
bill is enacted after AB 1855 and AB 1944, in which case Sections 42,
42.1, and 42.2 of this bill shall not become operative.