BILL NUMBER: SB 1149INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator DeSaulnier FEBRUARY 21, 2012 An act to repeal Section 66508 of the Government Code, relating to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1149, as introduced, DeSaulnier. Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Existing law creates the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, a local transportation planning agency. Existing law requires that the commission adopt, by June 30, 1973, a regional transportation plan for the region, as defined, and authorizes, prior to adoption of the regional transportation plan, the operation, construction, or modification of transportation systems without the commission's approval. This bill would delete these obsolete provisions. 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 Section 66508 of the Government Code is repealed.66508. The commission shall adopt, by June 30, 1973, a regional transportation plan for the region. Prior to the adoption of such a plan, the operation, construction, and modification of those transportation systems under the purview of the commission may be undertaken without the approval of the commission.