BILL NUMBER: SB 811INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Lara FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 70 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 811, as introduced, Lara. California Transportation Commission. Existing law creates the California Transportation Commission as the successor to the California Highway Commission and specifies its authority and duties. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these 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 70 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 70. (a) The California Highway Commission is hereby abolished, and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California Highway Commission. (b)AnyA reference in any law or regulation to the California Highway Commission shall be deemed to refer to the California Transportation Commission. (c) The California Transportation Commission shall have the possession and control of all licenses, permits, leases, agreements, contracts, orders, claims, judgments, records, papers, equipment, supplies, bonds, moneys, funds, appropriations, buildings, land , and other property, real or personal, held for the benefit, use, or obligation of the California Highway Commission.