BILL NUMBER: SB 16INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Beall DECEMBER 1, 2014 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 16, as introduced, Beall. Department of Transportation. Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature that the department identify savings from implementing efficiencies in its existing programs and direct those resources into expanded activities for road repair and litter cleanup. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Transportation identify savings from implementing efficiencies in its existing programs and direct those resources into expanded activities for road repair and litter cleanup.