Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2869Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Section 92.8 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2869, as amended, Friedman. Department of Transportation: trail access: infrastructure projects.Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated property. Existing law authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.This bill would require the department to mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.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 92.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2869Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024 An act to add Section 92.8 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2869, as amended, Friedman. Department of Transportation: trail access: infrastructure projects.Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated property. Existing law authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.This bill would require the department to mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2024
Amended IN Assembly April 02, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2869
Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman
February 15, 2024
An act to add Section 92.8 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2869, as amended, Friedman. Department of Transportation: trail access: infrastructure projects.
Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated property. Existing law authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.This bill would require the department to mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.
Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated property. Existing law authorizes the department to do any act necessary, convenient, or proper for the construction, improvement, maintenance, or use of all highways that are under its jurisdiction, possession, or control.
This bill would require the department to mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 92.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 92.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
SECTION 1. Section 92.8 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.(2)(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.
92.8. (a) The department shall mitigate the impact of infrastructure projects that interfere with or eliminate trail access to parks and recreational areas by maintaining safe access for users of existing trails or providing alternative safe access to those parks and recreational areas.
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Infrastructure projects means new or existing infrastructure funded or maintained by the department.
(2) Trail means any paved or natural surface path that is used for human passage, inclusive of multiuse, equestrian, cyclist, and pedestrian designations.
(2)
(3) Users of existing trails includes pedestrians, cyclists, and equestrians.