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| 1 | + | Amended IN Senate April 06, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1104Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 16, 2022 An act to amend Section 13978.8 of, and to add Section 12096.3.6 to, the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1104, as amended, Gonzalez. Governors Office of Business and Economic Development: Office of Freight.Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor.Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to prepare a state freight plan on or before December 31, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, with specified elements to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.This bill would establish the Office of Freight within GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state and to promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. The bill would require the office, in coordination with specified state agencies, to prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states ports and freight sector. The bill would require the office to submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to incorporate the findings of the assessment into the state freight plan, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects.SEC. 2. Section 13978.8 of the Government Code is amended to read:13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
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| 3 | + | Amended IN Senate April 06, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1104Introduced by Senator GonzalezFebruary 16, 2022 An act to amend Section 13978.8 of, and to add Section 12096.3.6 to, the Government Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1104, as amended, Gonzalez. Governors Office of Business and Economic Development: Office of Freight.Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor.Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to prepare a state freight plan on or before December 31, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, with specified elements to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.This bill would establish the Office of Freight within GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state and to promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. The bill would require the office, in coordination with specified state agencies, to prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states ports and freight sector. The bill would require the office to submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to incorporate the findings of the assessment into the state freight plan, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO | |
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| 18 | 17 | Introduced by Senator Gonzalez | |
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| 21 | 20 | An act to amend Section 13978.8 of, and to add Section 12096.3.6 to, the Government Code, relating to transportation. | |
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| 23 | 22 | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 25 | 24 | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST | |
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| 27 | 26 | SB 1104, as amended, Gonzalez. Governors Office of Business and Economic Development: Office of Freight. | |
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| 29 | - | Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor | |
| 28 | + | Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor.Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to prepare a state freight plan on or before December 31, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, with specified elements to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.This bill would establish the Office of Freight within GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state and to promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. The bill would require the office, in coordination with specified state agencies, to prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states ports and freight sector. The bill would require the office to submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to incorporate the findings of the assessment into the state freight plan, as specified. | |
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| 31 | - | Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor. | |
| 30 | + | Existing law creates the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, known as GO-Biz, and requires GO-Biz to serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating to business development, private sector investment, and economic growth. Under existing law, GO-Biz is under the direct control of the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development, who is responsible to the Governor. | |
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| 33 | 32 | Existing law requires the Transportation Agency to prepare a state freight plan on or before December 31, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, with specified elements to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight. | |
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| 35 | - | This bill would establish the Office of Freight within GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state and to promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. The bill would require the | |
| 34 | + | This bill would establish the Office of Freight within GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state and to promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. The bill would require the office, in coordination with specified state agencies, to prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states ports and freight sector. The bill would require the office to submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every 5 years thereafter. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to incorporate the findings of the assessment into the state freight plan, as specified. | |
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| 41 | - | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.( | |
| 40 | + | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects.SEC. 2. Section 13978.8 of the Government Code is amended to read:13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
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| 43 | 42 | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 45 | 44 | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: | |
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| 47 | - | SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.( | |
| 46 | + | SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects. | |
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| 49 | 48 | SECTION 1. Section 12096.3.6 is added to the Government Code, to read: | |
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| 53 | - | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.( | |
| 52 | + | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects. | |
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| 55 | - | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.( | |
| 54 | + | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects. | |
| 56 | 55 | ||
| 57 | - | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.( | |
| 56 | + | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity.(2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers.(b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector.(c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector.(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector.(2) Consult with the Legislature.(3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions.(4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517.(e) The assessment shall do all of the following:(1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21.(2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20.(3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry.(4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector.(5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector.(5)(6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change.(6)(7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector.(7)(8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues.(8)(9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges.(9)(10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects. | |
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| 59 | 58 | ||
| 60 | 59 | ||
| 61 | 60 | 12096.3.6. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: | |
| 62 | 61 | ||
| 63 | 62 | (1) Economic competitiveness means the ability of the California freight sector to successfully compete with freight sectors in other states as measured by using existing comparable metrics, to increase the productivity of freight and related sectors, and to contribute to the growth of the states economy. Economic competitiveness is affected by policies, institutions, and investments that influence the freight sectors productivity. | |
| 64 | 63 | ||
| 65 | 64 | (2) Freight sector means all transportation-based and transportation-dependent enterprises involved in the supply chain from point of origin to point of consumption, including ports, rail, freight corridors, and warehouses and distribution centers. | |
| 66 | 65 | ||
| 67 | - | (3) Supply chain means participants in the economic supply chain of this state, including, but not limited to, seaports, airports, land ports of entry, air carriers, motor carriers, ocean carriers, rail carriers, marine terminals, rail terminals, trucking terminals, warehouses, the agriculture industry, manufacturers, and retailers. | |
| 68 | - | ||
| 69 | 66 | (b) The Office of Freight is hereby established within the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. The Office of Freight shall serve as the coordinating entity to steer the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability for freight and ports across the state, and shall promote and assess the continued economic vitality and sustainability of the freight sector. | |
| 70 | 67 | ||
| 71 | - | (c) | |
| 68 | + | (c) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector. | |
| 72 | 69 | ||
| 73 | - | ( | |
| 70 | + | (2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. | |
| 74 | 71 | ||
| 75 | - | ( | |
| 72 | + | (d) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following: | |
| 76 | 73 | ||
| 77 | - | (c) | |
| 78 | - | ||
| 79 | - | ||
| 80 | - | ||
| 81 | - | (e) (1) The Office of Freight, in coordination consultation with the State Air Resources Board, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, and the Transportation Agency, shall prepare an assessment of statewide economic growth, competitiveness, prosperity, resiliency, and sustainability for the states freight sector. | |
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| 83 | - | (2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the office Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall submit the assessment to the Legislature on or before December 31, 2024, and an updated assessment at least once every five years thereafter. The assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 85 | - | (d) | |
| 86 | - | ||
| 87 | - | ||
| 88 | - | ||
| 89 | - | (f) In developing the assessment, the Office of Freight shall do all of the following: | |
| 90 | - | ||
| 91 | - | (1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, academic and research institutions, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector. | |
| 74 | + | (1) Consult with a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, supply chain businesses, the freight industry workforce, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, local air pollution control districts, environmental, safety, and community organizations and representatives from communities that are adjacent to, or environmentally impacted by, the freight sector. | |
| 92 | 75 | ||
| 93 | 76 | (2) Consult with the Legislature. | |
| 94 | 77 | ||
| 95 | 78 | (3) Use the most current data reasonably available to ensure the assessment reflects current market conditions. | |
| 96 | 79 | ||
| 97 | 80 | (4) Consider relevant data and outcomes from the assessment required by Section 14517. | |
| 98 | 81 | ||
| 99 | - | (e) | |
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | ||
| 103 | - | (g) The assessment shall do all of the following: | |
| 82 | + | (e) The assessment shall do all of the following: | |
| 104 | 83 | ||
| 105 | 84 | (1) Evaluate the resiliency of the states freight sector, including assessing the ongoing needs to address supply chain congestion outlined in Executive Order No. N-19-21. | |
| 106 | 85 | ||
| 107 | 86 | (2) Expand on the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan developed pursuant to Executive Order No. B-32-15, and evaluate the role and capacity of the freight sector in advancing the zero-emission goals set forth in Executive Order No. N-79-20. | |
| 108 | 87 | ||
| 109 | - | (3) Identify | |
| 88 | + | (3) Identify the economic competitiveness of all sectors of freight movement along the supply chain. This identification shall include an evaluation of the states supply chain competitiveness, international trade and exports, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution centers, capacity to expand, defense, and workforce development, that may impact businesses, workers, and communities as they relate to the freight industry. | |
| 110 | 89 | ||
| 111 | - | (4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, | |
| 90 | + | (4) Identify metrics and baselines from which to measure the effectiveness of the goals, recommendations, and actions proposed in the assessment, including, but not limited to, financial performance, market share performance, workforce development, labor market effects, emerging technologies including logistics, and overall short- and long-term economic performance of the freight sector. | |
| 112 | 91 | ||
| 113 | - | (5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of how economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector can be supported under state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector. policies. | |
| 92 | + | (5) Assess the relative competitiveness and resiliency of different sectors of the supply chain, the impacts of trends in the economy across the supply chain, and the impacts of state and federal climate and air pollution policies on economic competitiveness for businesses and the freight sector. | |
| 93 | + | ||
| 94 | + | (5) | |
| 95 | + | ||
| 96 | + | ||
| 114 | 97 | ||
| 115 | 98 | (6) Identify goals to increase economic competitiveness and strengthen resilience to economic downturns and the effects of climate change. | |
| 116 | 99 | ||
| 117 | - | (7) Identify Determine a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector. | |
| 100 | + | (6) | |
| 101 | + | ||
| 102 | + | ||
| 103 | + | ||
| 104 | + | (7) Identify a process to track, at least annually, progress being made to reach the goals and implement the recommendations and other actions proposed in the assessment. This process shall include a mechanism for modifying those goals and actions to address immediate and emerging issues, stay-at-home orders, or other crises that may impact the competitiveness of the freight sector. | |
| 105 | + | ||
| 106 | + | (7) | |
| 107 | + | ||
| 108 | + | ||
| 118 | 109 | ||
| 119 | 110 | (8) Identify ongoing strategies the state is employing to address freight mobility issues, such as congestion, truck bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and a deficit of workforce, and prioritize and recommend to the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency complementary or additional strategies to reduce these mobility issues. | |
| 120 | 111 | ||
| 112 | + | (8) | |
| 113 | + | ||
| 114 | + | ||
| 115 | + | ||
| 121 | 116 | (9) Identify challenges the California freight sector faces in meeting the states emission reduction goals, quantify the costs associated with meeting those emission reduction goals, and prioritize and recommend strategies the state can use to address these challenges. | |
| 122 | 117 | ||
| 118 | + | (9) | |
| 119 | + | ||
| 120 | + | ||
| 121 | + | ||
| 123 | 122 | (10) Include a data sheet indicating the source of the data and the time period that the data reflects. | |
| 124 | - | ||
| 125 | - | (h) The assessment shall be used by the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development to inform the development of, and recommended actions included within, the strategy for international trade and investment, prepared pursuant to Section 13996.55. | |
| 126 | 123 | ||
| 127 | 124 | SEC. 2. Section 13978.8 of the Government Code is amended to read:13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
| 128 | 125 | ||
| 129 | 126 | SEC. 2. Section 13978.8 of the Government Code is amended to read: | |
| 130 | 127 | ||
| 131 | 128 | ### SEC. 2. | |
| 132 | 129 | ||
| 133 | 130 | 13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
| 134 | 131 | ||
| 135 | 132 | 13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
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| 137 | 134 | 13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight.(b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations.(2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following:(A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs.(B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility.(C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations.(D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues.(E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan.(c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues.(2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions.(3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement.(5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration.(6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues.(7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517.(8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6.(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.(e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code.(f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036.(g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. | |
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| 141 | 138 | 13978.8. (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that provides a comprehensive plan to govern the immediate and long-range planning activities and capital investments of the state with respect to the movement of freight. | |
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| 143 | 140 | (b) (1) The agency shall establish a freight advisory committee consisting of a representative cross section of public and private sector freight stakeholders, including representatives of ports, shippers, carriers, freight-related associations, the freight industry workforce, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Public Utilities Commission, the State Lands Commission, the State Air Resources Board, regional and local governments, and environmental, safety, and community organizations. | |
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| 145 | 142 | (2) The freight advisory committee shall do all of the following: | |
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| 147 | 144 | (A) Advise the agency on freight-related priorities, issues, projects, and funding needs. | |
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| 149 | 146 | (B) Serve as a forum for discussion for state transportation decisions affecting freight mobility. | |
| 150 | 147 | ||
| 151 | 148 | (C) Communicate and coordinate regional priorities with other organizations. | |
| 152 | 149 | ||
| 153 | 150 | (D) Promote the sharing of information between the private and public sectors on freight issues. | |
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| 155 | 152 | (E) Participate in the development of the state freight plan. | |
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| 157 | 154 | (c) The state freight plan shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: | |
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| 159 | 156 | (1) An identification of significant freight system trends, needs, and issues. | |
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| 161 | 158 | (2) A description of the freight policies, strategies, and performance measures that will guide freight-related transportation investment decisions. | |
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| 163 | 160 | (3) A description of how the state freight plan will improve the ability of California to meet the national freight goals established under Section 167 of Title 23 of the United States Code. | |
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| 165 | 162 | (4) Evidence of consideration of innovative technologies and operational strategies, including intelligent transportation systems, that improve the safety and efficiency of freight movement. | |
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| 167 | 164 | (5) In the case of routes on which travel by heavy vehicles, including mining, agricultural, energy cargo or equipment, and timber vehicles, is projected to substantially deteriorate the condition of roadways, a description of improvements that may be required to reduce or impede the deterioration. | |
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| 169 | 166 | (6) An inventory of facilities with freight mobility issues, such as truck bottlenecks within California, and a description of the strategies California is employing to address those freight mobility issues. | |
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| 171 | 168 | (7) A description of needed infrastructure, projects, and operations for the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and the development of freight corridors identified pursuant to Section 14517. | |
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| 173 | 170 | (8) Beginning with the state freight plan due on or before December 31, 2029, and each state freight plan thereafter, the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6. | |
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| 175 | 172 | (d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the state freight plan shall be submitted to the Legislature, the Governor, the California Transportation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, and the State Air Resources Board on or before December 31, 2014, and every five years thereafter. The state freight plan shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795. | |
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| 177 | 174 | (e) The state freight plan required by this section may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the statewide strategic long-range transportation plan required by Section 135 of Title 23 of the United States Code. | |
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| 179 | 176 | (f) The freight rail element of the state freight plan may be developed separately from, or incorporated into, the state rail plan prepared by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 14036. | |
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| 181 | 178 | (g) The Transportation Agency shall incorporate the findings of the assessment prepared pursuant to Section 12096.3.6 into the state freight plan that is due on or before December 31, 2024, as an addendum by December 31, 2024. |