California Senate Bill SB1183 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1183AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 27, 2014 AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 21, 2014 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Senator DeSaulnier FEBRUARY 20, 2014 An act to add Section 9251 to the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1183, as amended, DeSaulnier. Vehicle registration fees: surcharge for bicycle infrastructure. Existing law provides for the imposition of certain registration fees on motor vehicles, including certain fees imposed by local agencies for various specified purposes. This bill would authorize a city, county, or regional park district to impose, as a special tax, a motor vehicle registration surcharge of not more than $5 for bicycle infrastructure purposes. The bill would  provide for   require  the Department of Motor Vehicles to administer the surcharge and to transmit the net revenues from the surcharge to the local agency. The bill would require the local agency to use these revenues for improvements to paved and natural surface trails  and bikeways  , including existing and new trails  and bikeways and other bicycle facilities  , and for associated maintenance purposes.  The bill would limit to 5% the amount of net revenues that may be used by the local agency for its administrative expenses in implementing these provisions.  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 9251 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: 9251. (a) In addition to any other fees specified in this code, a city, county, or regional park district may impose, as a special tax subject to  two-thirds voter approval in the jurisdiction in which it is imposed, pursuant to  subdivision (d) of Section 2 of Article XIII C of the California Constitution, a local motor vehicle registration surcharge, in whole dollars not to exceed five dollars ($5), on each vehicle registered within the jurisdiction of the agency imposing the surcharge, except vehicles that are expressly exempted from payment of registration fees. The amount of the surcharge shall be specified in an ordinance adopted by the local agency. The surcharge shall be administered by the department, with revenues, after deduction of collection costs, to be distributed to the local agency, for expenditure pursuant to subdivision (b). (b) The net revenues from the surcharge shall be used by the local agency for improvements to paved and natural surface trails  and bikeways  , including the rehabilitation, restoration, and expansion of existing trails  and bikeways  , the development of new trails  and bikeways  ,  the improvement and   development of other bicycle facilities, including, but not limited to, bicycle parking facilities,  and the maintenance and upkeep of local and regional trail  and bikeway  systems  and   ,  networks  , and other bicycle facilities  .  Not more than 5 percent of the net revenues may be used by the local agency for its administrative expenses in implementing this section.  (c) For purposes of this section, "regional park district" shall have the same meaning as "district" as defined in Section 5500 of the Public Resources Code.