California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 427 — Transportation bond funds: transit system safety.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2011.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2011. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, authorizes the issuance of $19.925 billion of general obligation bonds for specified purposes. Existing law requires the deposit of $1 billion of the bond proceeds in the Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account to be used, upon appropriation, for capital projects that provide increased protection against a security and safety threat, and for capital expenditures to increase the capacity of transit operators to develop disaster response transportation systems that can move people, goods, and emergency personnel and equipment in the aftermath of a disaster impairing that movement. Existing law designates the California Emergency Management Agency as the administrative agency for this account and requires the allocation of 60% of the funds in the account for capital expenditures to transit operators and other transportation agencies using the allocation formulas applicable to the State Transit Assistance Program, and 15% of the funds for capital expenditures to specified intercity passenger rail systems and commuter rail systems. Existing law requires allocation of the 60% share of funds based on 2 different formulas also used for the State Transit Assistance Program, with 50% of available funds allocated based on population and the remaining 50% based on operator revenue. Existing law provides that entities that receive bond funds from the 15% share for intercity passenger rail systems and commuter rail systems are not eligible for the 60% share of funds. This bill would provide that commuter rail operators eligible to receive State Transit Assistance funds are also eligible to receive funds from the 60% share of Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account funds. The bill would require funds that otherwise would be allocated based on operator revenue for the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) to be allocated to the applicable county transportation commission. The bill would authorize the applicable commission to allocate those funds to eligible purposes, including eligible projects of the SCRRA, or to suballocate those funds to the SCRRA. This bill would delete the provision making intercity and commuter rail entities receiving bond funds from the 15% share of funds ineligible for the 60% share of funds. The bill would require an entity eligible to receive allocations of any of those funds to submit a document within a specified time to the California Emergency Management Agency that indicates the intent to use the funds, the project or projects for which the funds will be used, and a schedule of funds to be drawn down, and would, if the document is not submitted, authorize the California Emergency Management Agency to reallocate the funds pursuant to guidelines established by the agency. The bill would require the California Emergency Management Agency to notify a transportation planning agency if funds allocated to an entity within the region of the transportation planning agency are being reallocated and, if the transportation planning agency provides a document to the California Emergency Management Agency indicating its intent to distribute the funds to transit operators or rail operators, would require the funds to be allocated to the transportation planning agency. The bill would authorize the California Emergency Management Agency to allocate the funds on a competitive basis to an eligible entity in a different region of the state if the transportation planning agency does not provide the required documentation, as specified. The bill would require the California Emergency Management Agency, by May 1 of each year, to report to specified committees of the Legislature and to the Legislative Analyst's Office with specified information regarding projects selected for funding from the account, including a list of transit entities that have not used those allocated funds.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 527, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 2722.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 31 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2083.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 15).

  9. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  12. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Referred to Com. on T. & H.

  15. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 1341.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 4).

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  21. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  22. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on G.O. Read second time and amended.

  23. Referred to Com. on G.O.

  24. From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

  25. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 427 PÉREZ, J. Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 77 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 74102
Democratic 1000
Republican 2000
Total 77102
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Carter — Yea
Pan — Yea
Perea — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gorell — Not Voting
Bonilla — Yea
Hall — Yea
Fong — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Conway — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Miller — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Torres — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB427 John A. Pérez By Emmerson

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wright — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Harman — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Huff — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8001
Total 8001
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (9)
Member Party Vote
Runner — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Yea
Emmerson — Yea

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AB 427 PÉREZ, J. Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 67008
Democratic 3000
Total 72008
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Butler — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Carter — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hill — Yea
Cook — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Huber — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Garrick — Not Voting
Portantino — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Lara — Yea
Cedillo — Not Voting
Beall — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Pan — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Wieckowski — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Block — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Knight — Not Voting
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Monning — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Williams — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11500
Democratic 1000
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Gatto — Yea
Hall — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

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Do pass and re-refer to Committee on Appropriations with recommendation: To Consent Calendar.

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12002
Total 12002
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (14)
Member Party Vote
Eng — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Mitchell — Not Voting
Jeffries — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Logue — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 427 do?
Existing law, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, authorizes the issuance of $19.925 billion of general obligation bonds for specified purposes. Existing law requires the deposit of $1 billion of the bond proceeds in the Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account to be used, upon appropriation, for capital projects that provide increased protection against a security and safety threat, and for capital expenditures to increase the capacity of transit operators to develop disaster response transportation systems that can move people, goods, and emergency personnel and equipment in the aftermath of a disaster impairing that movement. Existing law designates the California Emergency Management Agency as the administrative agency for this account and requires the allocation of 60% of the funds in the account for capital expenditures to transit operators and other transportation agencies using the allocation formulas applicable to the State Transit Assistance Program, and 15% of the funds for capital expenditures to specified intercity passenger rail systems and commuter rail systems. Existing law requires allocation of the 60% share of funds based on 2 different formulas also used for the State Transit Assistance Program, with 50% of available funds allocated based on population and the remaining 50% based on operator revenue. Existing law provides that entities that receive bond funds from the 15% share for intercity passenger rail systems and commuter rail systems are not eligible for the 60% share of funds. This bill would provide that commuter rail operators eligible to receive State Transit Assistance funds are also eligible to receive funds from the 60% share of Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account funds. The bill would require funds that otherwise would be allocated based on operator revenue for the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) to be allocated to the applicable county transportation commission. The bill would authorize the applicable commission to allocate those funds to eligible purposes, including eligible projects of the SCRRA, or to suballocate those funds to the SCRRA. This bill would delete the provision making intercity and commuter rail entities receiving bond funds from the 15% share of funds ineligible for the 60% share of funds. The bill would require an entity eligible to receive allocations of any of those funds to submit a document within a specified time to the California Emergency Management Agency that indicates the intent to use the funds, the project or projects for which the funds will be used, and a schedule of funds to be drawn down, and would, if the document is not submitted, authorize the California Emergency Management Agency to reallocate the funds pursuant to guidelines established by the agency. The bill would require the California Emergency Management Agency to notify a transportation planning agency if funds allocated to an entity within the region of the transportation planning agency are being reallocated and, if the transportation planning agency provides a document to the California Emergency Management Agency indicating its intent to distribute the funds to transit operators or rail operators, would require the funds to be allocated to the transportation planning agency. The bill would authorize the California Emergency Management Agency to allocate the funds on a competitive basis to an eligible entity in a different region of the state if the transportation planning agency does not provide the required documentation, as specified. The bill would require the California Emergency Management Agency, by May 1 of each year, to report to specified committees of the Legislature and to the Legislative Analyst's Office with specified information regarding projects selected for funding from the account, including a list of transit entities that have not used those allocated funds.
Who sponsors AB 427?
AB 427 is sponsored by V. Manuel Pérez.
What is the current status of AB 427?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2011. Enacted.
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