California Assembly Bill AB2510 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2510INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Galgiani FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 677 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to state highways. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2510, as introduced, Galgiani. State highways: encroachments. Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation shall have full possession and control of the state highway system and associated property. Existing law provides for the department to issue permits relative to encroachments on state highway property, and defines encroachment for these purposes. Existing law provides that the department may require an applicant for an encroachment permit to file a bond with the department. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 677 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 677. Before granting a permit under any provision of this chapter, the department may require the applicant to file with the department a satisfactory bond payable to the people of the State of California in  such   an  amount  as   that  the department deems sufficient, conditioned on the proper compliance by the permittee with the provisions of this article.