BILL NUMBER: SB 425INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Simitian FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to add Section 39611 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air resources. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 425, as introduced, Simitian. Vehicle trip reduction. Existing law creates the State Air Resources Board, with various powers and duties relative to reduction of air pollution. Existing law creates the Department of Transportation, with various powers and duties relative to transportation planning. This bill would require the State Air Resources Board, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to develop a program for employers employing more than 100 individuals to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle trips, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 39611 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 39611. The state board shall, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, develop a program for employers employing more than 100 individuals to do all of the following: (a) Collect information from employers and regional transportation agencies on existing programs designed to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle trips. (b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the programs described in subdivision (a). (c) Make information about the programs in subdivision (a) that are effective available to employers and the general public on an Internet Web site. (d) Develop additional incentives for employers to adopt programs and practices that will help achieve a goal of reduction from current levels of single-occupant vehicle trips by 25 percent in 2015 and 33 percent in 2020.