California Assembly Bill AB2200 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2200AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 18, 2012 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Ma FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to add Section 21655.10 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2200, as amended, Ma. Vehicles: high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation and local agencies, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, to designate certain lanes for preferential or exclusive use by high-occupancy vehicles. This bill would, consistent with the state implementation plan for the San Francisco Bay area adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act and other federal requirements,  permit a vehicle with 2 or more occupants to utilize highway lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles in the Interstate 80 corridor under the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction   suspend the hours of operation for highway lanes designated for high-occupancy   vehicles, in the Interstate 80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction, in the reverse commute direction  . Because the commission would be required to post signage of the above requirements along the Interstate 80 corridor, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Interstate 80 corridor in the San Francisco Bay area. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. 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 21655.10 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: 21655.10.  (a)  To the extent consistent with the state implementation plan for the San Francisco Bay area adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) and other requirements pursuant to federal law,  a vehicle with two or more occupants shall be permitted to utilize highway lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles, pursuant to Section 21655.5 or 21655.8, in the Interstate 80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction     the   hours of operation for highway lanes designated for high-occupancy vehicles, pursuant to Section 21655.55 or 21655.8, in the Interstate 80 corridor within the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's jurisdiction, shall be suspended during the reverse commute direction  .  (b) For purposes of this section, "reverse commute direction" means eastbound on Interstate 80 between the hours of 5 a.m. to 10 a.m., inclusive, and westbound on Interstate 80 between the hours of 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive.  SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique nature of the Interstate 80 corridor in the San Francisco Bay area. SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.