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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2919Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 16, 2018 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2919, as introduced, Frazier. Transportation: permits.Existing law, on or before April 1, 2018, requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to establish a Transportation Permitting Taskforce consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the Chair of the California Transportation Commission, or their designees, and representatives of specified entities. Existing law requires the taskforce to develop a process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before December 1, 2019, to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. | |
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| 3 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2919Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 16, 2018 An act relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2919, as introduced, Frazier. Transportation: permits.Existing law, on or before April 1, 2018, requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to establish a Transportation Permitting Taskforce consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the Chair of the California Transportation Commission, or their designees, and representatives of specified entities. Existing law requires the taskforce to develop a process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before December 1, 2019, to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO | |
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| 5 | - | Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018 | |
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| 7 | - | Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2018 | |
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| 9 | 9 | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION | |
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| 11 | 11 | Assembly Bill No. 2919 | |
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| 13 | 13 | Introduced by Assembly Member FrazierFebruary 16, 2018 | |
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| 15 | 15 | Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier | |
| 16 | 16 | February 16, 2018 | |
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| 18 | - | An act | |
| 18 | + | An act relating to transportation. | |
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| 20 | 20 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 22 | 22 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 24 | - | AB 2919, as | |
| 24 | + | AB 2919, as introduced, Frazier. Transportation: permits. | |
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| 26 | - | Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and provides that the department has full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes and authorizes and directs the department to lay out and construct all state highways between the termini designated by law and on the locations as determined by the commission. Existing law, on or before April 1, 2018, requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to establish a Transportation Permitting Taskforce consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the Chair of the California Transportation Commission, or their designees, and representatives of specified entities. Existing law requires the taskforce to develop a process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before December 1, 2019, to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe. require the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, upon receipt of a completed request from the Department of Transportation for a permit for a project, to complete its review of the request no later than two years after receipt. If a resource agency does not complete the review of the request for a permit within this timeframe, the bill would provide that the permit is deemed approved for purposes of the project. | |
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| 28 | - | Existing law establishes the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission and provides that the department has full possession and control of all state highways and all property and rights in property acquired for state highway purposes and authorizes and directs the department to lay out and construct all state highways between the termini designated by law and on the locations as determined by the commission. | |
| 26 | + | Existing law, on or before April 1, 2018, requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to establish a Transportation Permitting Taskforce consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the Chair of the California Transportation Commission, or their designees, and representatives of specified entities. Existing law requires the taskforce to develop a process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before December 1, 2019, to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce, as specified.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe. | |
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| 30 | 28 | Existing law, on or before April 1, 2018, requires the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, to establish a Transportation Permitting Taskforce consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, and the Chair of the California Transportation Commission, or their designees, and representatives of specified entities. Existing law requires the taskforce to develop a process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of Transportation, on or before December 1, 2019, to prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce, as specified. | |
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| 32 | - | This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe. | |
| 30 | + | This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a 2-year timeframe. | |
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| 34 | 32 | ## Digest Key | |
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| 36 | 34 | ## Bill Text | |
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| 38 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. | |
| 36 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. | |
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| 40 | 38 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 42 | 40 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 44 | - | SECTION 1. | |
| 42 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. | |
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| 46 | - | SECTION 1. Section 155.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read: | |
| 44 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. | |
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| 46 | + | SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. | |
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| 50 | - | 155.8. (a) For purposes of this section, resource agency means the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the California Coastal Commission.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receipt of a completed request from the department for a permit for a project, a resource agency shall complete its review of the request no later than two years after receipt.(c) If a resource agency does not complete the review of a request for a permit within two years as required in subdivision (b), then the permit is deemed approved for purposes of the project. | |
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| 52 | - | 155.8. (a) For purposes of this section, resource agency means the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the California Coastal Commission.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receipt of a completed request from the department for a permit for a project, a resource agency shall complete its review of the request no later than two years after receipt.(c) If a resource agency does not complete the review of a request for a permit within two years as required in subdivision (b), then the permit is deemed approved for purposes of the project. | |
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| 54 | - | 155.8. (a) For purposes of this section, resource agency means the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the California Coastal Commission.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receipt of a completed request from the department for a permit for a project, a resource agency shall complete its review of the request no later than two years after receipt.(c) If a resource agency does not complete the review of a request for a permit within two years as required in subdivision (b), then the permit is deemed approved for purposes of the project. | |
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| 58 | - | 155.8. (a) For purposes of this section, resource agency means the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the California Coastal Commission. | |
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| 60 | - | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, upon receipt of a completed request from the department for a permit for a project, a resource agency shall complete its review of the request no later than two years after receipt. | |
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| 62 | - | (c) If a resource agency does not complete the review of a request for a permit within two years as required in subdivision (b), then the permit is deemed approved for purposes of the project. | |
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| 66 | - | It is the intent of the Legislature that would enact legislation to require all permitting agencies that interact with the Department of Transportation, including, but not limited to, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California Coastal Commission, to approve and complete permits within a two-year timeframe. |