This bill would establish the Transit Pass Program to be administered by the Department of Transportation with moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, made available, upon appropriation, appropriation by the Legislature, to support transit pass programs that provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to specified pupils and students. The bill would require the department, in coordination with the state board, department to develop guidelines that describe the criteria that eligible transit providers are required to use to make available free or reduced-fare transit passes to eligible participants and the methodologies that eligible participants would use to demonstrate that the proposed expenditures will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. participants. The bill would exempt those guidelines from the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would require eligible transit providers and eligible participants to enter into agreements for the distribution of free or reduced-fare transit passes to students.

This bill would require that the guidelines ensure that moneys from the program are used to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of a transit pass under existing programs. The bill would require the department to develop performance measures and reporting requirements to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, including an annual update of the number of free or reduced-fare transit passes distributed to pupils and students and whether the program is increasing transit ridership among pupils and students. The bill would set a minimum allocation of $20,000 for each eligible transit provider and would provide for the distribution and allocation of remaining Transit Pass Program moneys by formula to eligible transit providers.

The bill would require, for purposes of determining an eligible transit providers eligibility for moneys distributed to a transportation planning agency from the Public Transportation Account, that free or discounted transit fare passes be calculated at their full retail value. The bill would authorize the use of moneys from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, and other low carbon transportation programs to augment a free or reduced-fare transit pass program, as specified.

The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The act authorizes the state board to include the use of market-based compliance mechanisms. Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law continuously appropriates 10% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and 5% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

This bill would continuously appropriate $50,000,000 annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for establish the Transit Pass Program, Program to be administered by the Department of Transportation. The bill would require that funding be allocated by the Controller, as specified, upon a determination by the department, that transit pass programs of public agencies to provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to public school students and community college, California State University, and University of California meet certain requirements. Transportation with moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, upon appropriation, to support transit pass programs that provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to specified pupils and students. The bill would require the Department of Transportation department, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, state board, to develop guidelines that describe the criteria that eligible transit providers shall are required to use to make available free or reduced-fare transit passes to eligible participants and the methodologies that eligible participants would use to demonstrate that the proposed expenditures will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require that at least 30% of the moneys allocated under the Transit Pass Program benefit disadvantaged communities, as specified. The bill would exempt those guidelines from the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill would require eligible transit providers and eligible participants to enter into agreements for the distribution of free or reduced-fare transit passes to students.

Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law continuously appropriates 10% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and 5% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

This bill would continuously appropriate $50,000,000 annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the Transit Pass Program, to be administered by the Department of Transportation. The bill would provide for moneys made available for the program to require that funding be allocated by the Controller, as directed specified, upon a determination by the department, to support that transit pass programs of public agencies that to provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to public school students and community college, California State University, and University of California students. meet certain requirements. The bill would require the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, to develop guidelines that describe the criteria that eligible transit providers shall use to make available free or reduced-fare transit passes to eligible participants and the methodologies that recipient public agencies eligible participants would use to demonstrate that the proposed expenditures will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require that at least 50 percent 30% of the moneys allocated under the Transit Pass Program to benefit disadvantaged communities, as specified. The bill would require eligible transit providers and eligible participants to enter into agreements for the distribution of free or reduced-fare transit passes to students.

Existing law requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances as part of a market-based compliance mechanism relative to reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to be deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Existing law continuously appropriates 10% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and 5% of the annual proceeds of the fund to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

This bill would continuously appropriate $50,000,000 annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the Transit Pass Program, to be administered by the Department of Transportation. The bill would provide for moneys made available for the program to be allocated by the Controller, as directed by the department, to support transit pass programs of public agencies that provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to public school students and community college, California State University, and University of California students. The bill would require the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, to develop guidelines that describe the methodologies that recipient public agencies would use to demonstrate that the proposed expenditures will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would require at least 50 percent of the moneys allocated under the Transit Pass Program to benefit disadvantaged communities, as specified.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON

Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular Session

AB 2222 (Holden) - Transit Pass Program: free or reduced-fare transit passes

This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.

Bill Summary:

AB 2222 would establish the Transit Pass Program, which would be administered by the Department of Transportation (Caltrans), upon appropriation of funding by the Legislature, to provide transit agencies with funding to support transit pass programs that provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to low-income middle school, high school, and college students, as specified.

Fiscal Impact:

• Approximately $5 million in cost pressures to fund the program at the minimum level of $20,000 per eligible transit agency. Absent a specified funding source, these costs represent a General Fund cost pressure. To the extent existing transit special funds are used to fund the program, there would be a commensurate decrease in funding available for other transit priorities.
  
• Estimated Caltrans administrative costs of approximately $200,000 for two years, and $100,000 ongoing. Initial costs would be incurred to develop and adopt guidelines, performance measures, and reporting requirements related to establishing the program, and ongoing costs would be related to administering the program. (State Highway Account)
  
• Potential California Air Resources Board (CARB) costs in the low hundreds of thousands annually, to the extent it is determined that the Transit Pass Program, by virtue of its placement in the Public Resources Code, would require CARB to provide guidance on how to report and quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and maximizing benefits to disadvantaged communities. (see recommended amendments below)

Background:

Existing law, as enacted by SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Chap. 36/2014, establishes a long-term plan for the expenditure of revenues generated through CARB’s cap-and-trade auctions. Specifically, existing law requires that cap-and-trade funds deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) are continuously appropriated as follows: 25% for the high-speed rail project; 20% for affordable housing and sustainable communities grants; 10% for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP); and 5% for the Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP). The remaining 40% is available for annual appropriation by the Legislature.

TIRCP is a competitive grant program that funds capital improvements to reduce GHG emissions and modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail and bus systems to achieve specific policy objectives, with a goal of providing at least 25% of available funding to projects that provide a direct benefit to disadvantaged communities. LCTOP provides operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce GHG emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. For agencies whose service area includes disadvantaged communities, at least 50% of the total monies received must be spent on projects that will benefit those areas. LCTOP funds are allocated to transit agencies pursuant to the State Transit Assistance statutory formula. Free or reduced-fare transit programs are an eligible expenditure under the LCTOP.

Proposed Law:

AB 2222 would establish the Transit Pass Program to provide low-income students with free or reduced-fare transit passes. Specifically, this bill would:

• Require Caltrans to administer the program, upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature for the program.
• Require the funds to be allocated by the State Controller to support new or existing transit pass programs that provide free or reduced-fare transit passes to any of the following:
  • Students attending public middle or high schools that are eligible for funding under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
  • Students attending a community college who qualify for a student fee waiver.
  • Students attending a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) who are Cal Grant or federal Pell Grant recipients.
• Authorize eligible transit providers that would be distributing funds to consider prioritizing applications by specified entities with existing, successful transit pass programs, to the extent the entity demonstrates that additional funding will further reduce the cost of the transit pass or expand program eligibility.
• Require Caltrans to develop program guidelines that would ensure funds are used to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of a transit pass, and to develop performance measures and reporting requirements to evaluate whether the program is increasing transit ridership among students. The guidelines would be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act requirements.
• Require transit providers and participants to enter into agreements to ensure that free or reduced-fare transit passes are distributed to students.
• Require $20,000 to be provided to each transit provider, and specify that any additional available funds would be allocated to transit agencies pursuant to existing State Transit Assistance distribution formulas, as specified. Any funds allocated, but not distributed, during a fiscal year shall be distributed the following fiscal year.

Staff Comments:

Currently, many transit agencies in California use existing transit funding to provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students for use on their systems. For example, the San Francisco Muni offers the “Free Muni for Youth” program that gives free access to Muni to low and moderate income youth, from five to 18 years old. Sacramento Regional Transit also offers students from age five to 18 a 50% discounted fare for monthly passes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has been offering reduced fares for both K-12 and college students since the early 1990s, with programs that provide a 54% discount on monthly passes both college students, and a 76% discount for the K-12 program. Most of the programs require proof of the students being registered in school, but the SF Muni program is based upon family income level. Additionally, some transit agencies have developed agreements directly with schools in their jurisdictions to partner and provide free or reduced passes to all students. For example, The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) provide free passes for their students in partnership with Metro. In the Sacramento area, the University of California at Davis offers a variety of travel options at reduced rates for students and faculty. While the funding provided by this bill could be used to enhance existing programs, it may also be used to supplant resources provided under current transit pass programs, and act as an indirect subsidy for other transit operations.

Recommended Amendments:

While the bill was recently amended to remove GGRF as a specified source of funding for the Transit Pass Program, the proposed statutes for the program would remain in Division 44 of the Public Resources Code, which includes specified programs for the expenditure of GGRF monies. CARB indicates this could imply that they would be required to perform oversight functions that are required for the other GGRF programs in Division 44, which would trigger additional costs. To avoid this ambiguity and the potential costs, staff recommends an amendment to move the provisions of the bill to Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code, which contains laws specific to transit districts.

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Senator Wieckowski, Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular

Bill No: AB 2222

SUBJECT: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Transit Pass Program.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (also known as AB 32), requires the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to determine the 1990 statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions level and approve a statewide GHG emissions limit that is equivalent to that level, to be achieved by 2020, and to adopt GHG emissions reductions measures by regulation. ARB is authorized to include the use of market-based mechanisms to comply with these regulations. (Health and Safety Code §38500 et seq.)
2. Establishes the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in the State Treasury, requires all moneys, except for fines and penalties, collected pursuant to a market-based mechanism be deposited in the fund. (Government Code §16428.8)
3. Prohibits the state from approving allocations for a measure or program using GGRF moneys except after determining that the use of those moneys furthers the regulatory purposes of AB 32, and requires moneys from the GGRF be used to facilitate the achievement of reductions of GHG emissions in California. (HSC §39712)
4. Establishes the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP), funded through a continuous appropriation of the GGRF, to fund capital improvements and operational investments that reduce GHG emissions and modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems to achieve specified goals.

This bill:

1. Creates the Transit Pass Program, to be funded from the GGRF upon appropriation by the Legislature, and administered by the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
2. Requires the program to support new or existing programs that provide free- or reduced-fare transit passes to any of the following:
   1. Students attending public middle schools or high schools that are eligible for funding under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
   2. Students attending a community college who qualify for a waiver of student fees.
   3. Students attending a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) campus who receive an award under the state Cal Grant or federal Pell Grant program.
3. Defines an eligible transit provider as a transportation agency, transportation planning agency, or county transportation commission that is eligible to receive State Transit Assistance program funds.
4. Defines an eligible participant as a public agency, including, but not limited to, a transit operator, school district, community college district, CSU, or UC.
5. Authorizes an eligible transit provider to consider prioritizing an application from an eligible participant with an existing, successful transit pass program, provided the participant can demonstrate that additional funding will further reduce the cost of the transit pass or expand program eligibility.
6. Requires Caltrans, in coordination with ARB, to develop guidelines and reporting requirements for the program, including, but not limited to, requiring participants to demonstrate that proposed expenditures will reduce GHG emissions; ensuring program funds are used to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of a transit pass; and developing performance measures to evaluate whether the program is increasing transit ridership among students.
7. Requires transit providers and participants to enter into agreements to ensure that free or reduced-fare transit passes are distributed to students.
8. Authorizes funds from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC), LCTOP, and other low carbon transportation programs to be used to augment a free or reduced-fare transit pass program.
9. Requires that free or reduced-fare transit passes offered under the program are counted at full retail value for the purposes of the transit provider’s eligibility for State Transit Assistance funding.
10. Provides that each eligible transit provider shall receive $20,000 from the program. After the initial $20,000 amount is allocated, remaining program funds shall be distributed pursuant to the State Transit Assistance formula. Any funds allocated, but not distributed, during a fiscal year shall be distributed the following fiscal year.
    

Background

1. Cap-and-trade auction revenue. Since November 2012, ARB has conducted 15 cap-and-trade auctions, generating over $4 billion in proceeds to the state.

State law specifies that the auction revenues must be used to facilitate the achievement of GHG emissions reductions and outlines various categories of allowable expenditures.

Budget allocations. SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Chapter 36, Statutes of 2014), a budget trailer bill, established a long-term cap-and-trade expenditure plan by continuously appropriating portions of the funds for designated programs or purposes. The legislation appropriates 25% for the state’s high-speed rail project, 20% for affordable housing and sustainable communities grants, 10% to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, and 5% for the Low-Carbon Transit Operations Program. The remaining 40% is available for annual appropriation by the Legislature.

The Governor’s 2016-17 proposed budget appropriates over $3 billion to a variety of programs and projects in the transportation, energy, natural resources, and waste diversion sectors.

1. GGRF public transportation funding. The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) funds transformational capital improvements for GHG emission reductions that expand and improve rail service, and integrate state and local rail and other transit systems, including the high-speed rail system. The TIRCP has received $265 million to date, with $200 million estimated for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

The LCTOP provides operating and capital assistance to transit agencies to reduce GHG emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities. The program requires transit agencies to demonstrate that each expenditure directly enhances or expands transit service to increase mode share and that each expenditure reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Eligible projects include expanded, new, or enhanced transit services; conversion or retrofit of transit vehicles and equipment to zero-emission; expanded intermodal transit facilities; and infrastructure to support zero-emission or plug-in hybrid vehicles. The program guidelines also specify that free or reduced-fair transit vouchers are eligible projects under LCTOP.

For agencies whose service area includes disadvantaged communities, at least 50% of the total moneys received is required to benefit disadvantaged communities. 

The LCTOP is not a competitive program, but based on project eligibility according to statute, program guidelines, and an established transportation funding formula.

This program is administered by Caltrans in coordination with ARB and the State Controller’s Office. LCTOP funding to date is $145 million, with $100 million estimated for the 2016-17 fiscal year.

1. Transit passes. Currently, many transit agencies in California provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students for use on their systems. For example, the San Francisco (SF) Muni offers the Free Muni for Youth program that gives free access to Muni to low and moderate income youth, from five to 18 years old. Sacramento Regional Transit also offers students from age five to 18 a 50% discounted fare for monthly passes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has been offering reduced fares for both K-12 and college students since the early 1990s. Specifically, Metro has programs for both college students, with a 54% discount on a monthly pass, and a 76% discount for the K-12 program. Most of the programs require proof of the students being registered in school; however the SF Muni program is based upon family income level. Additionally, transit agencies have developed agreements directly with schools in their jurisdictions to partner and provide free or reduced passes to all students. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) provide free passes for their students in partnership with Metro. In the Sacramento area, the University of California at Davis offers a variety of travel options at reduced rates for students and faculty.

Comments

1. Purpose of Bill. According to the author, “In order to achieve California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals, our state must take steps to reduce automobile trips and promote the use and growth of our mass transit systems. AB 2222 targets one of the largest ‘drive-alone’ populations in our state, students, and provides meaningful financial incentives to promote transit ridership. AB 2222 not only reduces the financial burden of transportation on California students but will promote active transportation and transit usage in the next generation of Californians.”
2. Will funds be additional, or replacement? As noted in the background, there are numerous reduced fare programs across the state for colleges in California, as well as reduced fare programs for youth populations. Will this program add to and enhance those existing programs, or will moneys from the program created through this bill be used to simply displace current funding for reduced fare programs, so that those general funds can be used by participants for other purposes?
3. Middle and high school students. According to the author, AB 2222 is intended to address GHG and other transportation impacts from “drive alone” populations of college and high-school students, and cites an article written about results of a program providing unlimited access to transit at UCLA. The article states that bus ridership for commuting to campus increased by 56% during the first year, and solo driving fell by 20%.

In addition to targeting college students, AB 2222 includes middle school students, who are too young to drive to school, and high school students, many of whom are also too young to drive. TransForm, one of the sponsors of this bill, states that parents of schoolchildren add to traffic congestion by dropping off and picking up their children, and that teenagers often skip school because it is too difficult to get to and from school. Other supporters state that early and regular interaction with transit is likely to create lifetime transit users.

By including school districts (over 1800 in California), and targeting low-income middle school and high school students, the scope is significantly expanded beyond “drive alone” populations, such as college students.

1. Creating another grant program. Establishing a new program takes effort and money to administer. For example, public engagement/outreach and workshops are necessary to create the program; staff time is required to review proposals and process funds. Also, anytime a new program is created, and funded through GGRF, there are various requirements that need to be met by the agency administering the program as well as ARB. ARB must provide new program guidance on how to report and quantify GHG reductions and on how to maximize benefits to disadvantaged communities. Each administering agency has to do an expenditure report to document how the program will reduce GHG emissions. Creating new programs that overlap with existing programs that serve the same purpose may create governmental inefficiencies and avoidable expenses.

Specifically, AB 2222 creates a new program using a similar framework to current state law that establishes the LCTOP. Like LCTOP, guidelines for the program are developed by Caltrans in coordination with ARB, moneys are allocated by the Controller, and transit agencies are allocated funds. In fact, the guidelines for LCTOP specify that eligible projects under the program include reduced fare transit vouchers. The list of LCTOP projects includes several expenditures for reduced transit fares targeting various populations, including reduced fares for Mendocino college students, students in the City of LA, and a student transit pass program in the North County Transit District.

Is an additional program needed when these types of projects are eligible, and already being funded, under LCTOP? It may instead be more prudent to increase the appropriation for LCTOP to accommodate a greater number of reduced fare transit pass programs.

Additionally, a program that integrates reduced fares with new or expanded transit routes, such as LCTOP, instead of a program focused solely on reduced fares, may work even more effectively to increase ridership and change behaviors.

1. Existing programs qualify. Existing programs are eligible for funding through this program if moneys used for those programs increase eligibility or further reduce the cost of a transit pass. It follows, then, that AB 2222 allows existing programs to qualify for funding even with the most modest of fare decreases. This raises questions with regard to the additionality of GHG emissions reductions in those situations, and to what extent the program will result in GHG emissions reductions. How significant do fare decreases need to be to change behaviors and result in GHG emissions reductions?

Additionally, authorizing existing transit fare programs under the bill raises implementation questions. For example, moneys received pursuant to this bill can be used for existing reduced transit fare programs, but only for low-income students as defined in the bill. It is unclear how this requirement will be implemented and seems to create administrative difficulties for ensuring the moneys are only spent to subsidize transit passes for low-income students.

1. Prioritization of GHG emissions reductions? AB 2222 does not specify how a transit provider prioritizes which participants, including transit operator, school district, community college, a CSU, or a UC, receive reduced or free transit passes. The only mention of prioritization in the bill is a provision authorizing eligible transit providers to consider granting priority to applicants with existing successful transit pas programs.
2. Amendment. Although the program created in AB 2222 has a laudable goal of increasing transit ridership, it is unclear that the program is structured in a way to ensure significant GHG emissions reductions. An amendment is needed to remove provisions related to the use of GGRF moneys to fund the program.

Related/Prior Legislation

SB 951 (McGuire) would have created a pilot program to provide veterans with free access to transit services. This bill was held on the suspense file in Senate Appropriations Committee.

DOUBLE REFERRAL:

This measure was heard in the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee on June 21, 2016, and passed out of committee with a vote of 7-0.

SOURCE:

TransForm, MoveLA

SUPPORT:

Amigos de los Rios

Aspiranet

Association for Commuter Transportation, Southern California Chapter

Bike San Gabriel

California Bicycle Coalition

California Federation of Teachers

California Housing Partnership Corporation

California Pan Ethnic Health Network

California ReLEAF

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State Student Association

California State University

CalPIRG

Catholic Charities of the diocese of Stockton

Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice

Circulate San Diego

Climate Resolve

Coalition for Clean Air

East LA Community Corporation

East Los Angeles College

FAST

Gamaliel of California

Housing California

Investing in Place

Kings Canyon Unified School District

LA Mas

LAANE

Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability

Long Beach Community College District

Los Angeles Business Council

Los Angeles Community College District

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative

Los Angeles Urban League

Los Angeles Walks

Los Rios Community College District

Mt. San Antonio College

Orange County Transportation Authority

Pacoima Beautiful

Pasadena Area Community College District

Peralta Community College District

PolicyLink

Prevention Institute

Public Advocates

Safe Routes to School

San Diego Community College District

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

San Jose Evergreen Community College District

SLATE Z

Southeast Asian Community Alliance

The Trust for Public Land

Union of Concerned Scientists

University of California, Los Angeles

University of Southern California (USC)

Ventura County Transportation Commission

Youth Policy Institute

1 Individual

OPPOSITION:

California Taxpayers Association

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COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING

Senator Jim Beall, Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular

Bill No: AB 2222 Hearing Date: 6/21/2016

SUBJECT: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Transit Pass Program

DIGEST: This bill creates a program to fund free or reduced-fare transit passes for students.

ANALYSIS:

AB 32 (Núñez and Pavley, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006) requires the state Air Resources Board (ARB) to develop a plan to reduce emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. It also requires ARB to ensure that programs to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are targeted, to the extent feasible, to the most disadvantaged communities (DACs) in the state. AB 32 authorizes ARB to deposit any fees paid by GHG emission sources into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).

The 2014-15 budget agreement provides that for 2015-16 and beyond, 25% of GGRF revenues shall be appropriated to the state’s high-speed rail project, 20% for grants under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program, 10% to the Transit and Intercity Capital Rail Program (TIRCP), and 5% to the Low Carbon Transit Operations program (LCTOP). The remaining 40% is available for annual appropriation by the Legislature.

The 2014-15 budget agreement established two new transit assistance programs. TIRCP is a competitive grant program that funds capital improvements to reduce GHG emissions and modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail and bus systems to achieve specific policy objectives, with a goal of providing at least 25% of available funding to projects that provide a direct benefit to DACs. LCTOP provides operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce GHG emissions and improve mobility, with a priority on serving DACs. For agencies whose service area includes DACs, at least 50% of the total monies received must be spent on projects that will benefit DACs. LCTOP funds are allocated to transit agencies pursuant to the State Transit Assistance statutory formula.

This bill:

1. Creates the Transit Pass Program, to be funded from the GGRF upon appropriation by the Legislature, and administered by the state Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
2. Requires the program to support new or existing programs that provide free- or reduced-fare transit passes to low-income students at public middle schools, public high schools, community colleges, the California State University (CSU), or the University of California (UC).
3. Authorizes an eligible transit provider to consider prioritizing an application from an eligible participant with an existing, successful transit pass program, provided the participant can demonstrate that additional funding will further reduce the cost of the transit pass or expand program eligibility.
4. Requires Caltrans, in coordination with ARB, to develop guidelines and reporting requirements for the program, including but not limited to requiring participants to demonstrate that proposed expenditures will reduce GHG emissions; ensuring program funds are used to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of a transit pass; and developing performance measures to evaluate whether the program is increasing transit ridership among students.
5. Requires transit providers and participants to enter into agreements to ensure that free or reduced-fare transit passes are distributed to students.
6. Authorizes funds from AHSC, LCTOP, and other low-carbon transportation programs to be used to augment a free or reduced-fare transit pass program.
7. Requires that free or reduced-fare transit passes offered under the program are counted at full retail value for the purposes of the transit provider’s eligibility for State Transit Assistance funding.
8. Provides that each eligible transit provider shall receive $20,000 from the program; after that initial amount is allocated, remaining program funds shall be distributed pursuant to the State Transit Assistance formula. Any funds allocated, but not distributed, during a fiscal year shall be distributed the following fiscal year.

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose. The author states that it is difficult for students to afford the cost of purchasing, fueling, and maintaining a car in addition to tuition and other student fees. The author states that transit pass programs have proven to be successful; for example, programs at UC Davis and CSU Sacramento increased transit ridership by over 70%, and similar programs at Rio Hondo Community College and Pasadena City College improved student transit ridership by 40%. However, transit pass programs tend to be small and student-driven. This bill encourages transit agencies to increase transit pass programs to more schools and students across the state. By doing so, this bill seeks to provide California’s low-income students with an affordable alternative to using cars to travel to and from school, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and instill transit ridership into the next generation of Californians.
2. Why another new program? The Legislature just established a new transit operations assistance program, LCTOP, in the 2014-15 budget agreement. LCTOP funds can be used for transit pass programs; in fact, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), writing in support of this bill, notes that it used LCTOP funds to establish a reduced-fare transit pass program for youths aged 6-18. According to OCTA, program funds from this bill could help it expand its transit pass program. Creating a new statewide program, however, along with developing guidelines and reporting requirements, is a process that will take a number of months, as opposed to simply increasing the appropriation to LCTOP. The author states that LCTOP does not require funds to be used on transit passes, and that many larger agencies instead use the money for new equipment and infrastructure. The author further states that LCTOP conditions much of the funding on continuously expanding services, and that many agencies indicate they would not take the money if it forced them to add new service each year rather than handing out passes for existing routes close to schools.
3. Appropriate use of GGRF funds? Existing law requires GGRF monies to be used to facilitate the achievement of GHG emissions reductions. The author cites a UCLA study finding that high school and college students represent one of the largest segments of “drive-alone” automobile users in the state. This study found that providing free or low-cost access to public transit significantly reduced the demand for student parking on college campuses and decreased traffic in neighborhoods near schools. However, this bill includes middle school students, who are too young to drive to school; many high school students are too also young to drive to school. TransForm, one of the sponsors of this bill, states that parents of schoolchildren add to traffic congestion by dropping off and picking up their children, and that teenagers often skip school because it is too difficult to get to and from school.
4. Double-referred. This bill has also been referred to the Committee on Environmental Quality.

Related Legislation:

SB 951 (McGuire) — would have created a pilot program to provide veterans with free access to transit services. This bill was held on suspense in the Senate Appropriations Committee.

SB 824 (Beall) — makes a number of modifications to LCTOP. This bill is pending hearing in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

AB 2090 (Alejo) — authorizes LCTOP funds to be appropriated to support operation of an existing transit service if the governing board of the requesting transit agency declares a fiscal emergency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This bill will be also heard in this committee today.

Assembly Votes:

Floor: 72-7

Appr: 18-2

Trans: 16-0

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:

POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,

June 15, 2016.)

SUPPORT:

Move LA (co-sponsor)

TransForm (co-sponsor)

Aspiranet

Amigos de los Rios

Associated Students of Santa Monica College

Association for Commuter Transportation, Southern California Chapter

Bay Area Rapid Transit

California Federation of Teachers

California Pan Ethnic Health Network

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

California State Student Association

California State University

Cerritos College

Children’s Defense Fund

College of the Canyons

Community College League of California

Gamaliel of California

Investing in Place

Kings Canyon Unified School District

Los Angeles College Faculty Guild, AFT Local 1521

Los Angeles Community College District

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors member Mark Ridley-Thomas

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Los Angeles Job Corps

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Monica Garcia

Los Rios Community College District

Mike Eng, Retired Assemblyman

Mt. San Antonio College

National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter

Orange County Transportation Authority

Pasadena Area Community College District

Pasadena City College

Peralta Community College District

Prevention Institute

Public Advocates

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

San Diego Community College District

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

Santa Monica Community College

Social Action Partners

TRUST South L.A.

Union of Concerned Scientists

University of California, Los Angeles professor Donald Shoup

University of Southern California

Ventura County Transportation Commission

4 individuals

OPPOSITION:

None received

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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING

ATR Bill Id:AB 2222

Author:(Holden)

As Amended Ver:

Majority vote

SUMMARY: Creates a Transit Pass Program to be administered by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide free or reduced cost transit passes to low income students. Funding for the program would be appropriated by the Legislature from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Specifically, this bill:

1. Makes finding and declarations that increasing the use of public transportation is a vital component to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in California, and student transit pass programs have been shown to increase transit ridership.
2. Authorizes funding to be appropriated by the Legislature from the GGRF to be allocated to eligible transit providers for the Transit Pass Program.
3. Creates the Transit Pass Program to be administered by Caltrans to support local transit pass programs that provide free or reduced fare transit passes to low income students from K-12 public schools, community colleges, the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
4. Defines low income students as:
5. Pupils attending middle or high-schools that are eligible for funding under Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act;
6. Students attending community college who qualify for a waiver of student fees; and,
7. Students attending a CSU or UC who receive an award under the Cal Grant Program or the federal Pell Grant Program.
8. Defines eligible participants as a public agency, (including a transit operator), school districts, community college districts, the CSU, and the UC.
9. Defines eligible transit provider as a transportation agency, transportation planning agency, or a county transportation commission that receives funds from State Transit Assistance (STA).
10. Requires Caltrans, in coordination with the Air Resources Board (ARB), to develop guidelines and reporting requirements for the program, including ensuring that existing transit pass programs expend funds to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of the transit passes, and developing performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
11. Requires transit agencies and eligible participants to enter into agreements to ensure transit passes are distributed to students.
12. Allows funds to be expended to support new or existing transit pass programs.
13. Allows transit agencies to give priority to applicants with an existing transit pass program provided they can demonstrate that the funds will further reduce the cost of the transit pass or expand eligibility.
14. Authorizes transit pass programs can be funded from other sources, including the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, the Low Carbon Transportation, and the Low Carbon Transit Operations programs (LCTOP).
15. Requires that free or reduced fare transit passes offered under the program are counted at full retail value for the purposes of the transit operator’s eligibility for STA funding.
16. Requires that each eligible transit agency receive a minimum allocation of $20,000 and the remainder of the funds be distributed based on existing STA formulas.
17. Requires that any funds that are not utilized by a transit agency in a fiscal year be added to the allocation for the program for the next fiscal year.

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, administrative costs to Caltrans and the ARB, assuming a $50 million annual program, would be around $750,000 annually to: develop and update program guidelines; develop performance measures and quantification methodology to determine greenhouse gas reductions; determine reporting requirements; determine allocations; track disbursements; and ensure compliance with program requirements.

COMMENTS: This bill would establish a transit pass program to provide free or reduced cost transit passes to low income K-12, community college and university students throughout California. The program would be funded by an appropriation of the Legislature from the GGRF. The program would be administered by Caltrans and the funds would be distributed by the Controller according to existing transit formulas. The program structure mirrors the existing LCTOP which provides funds from the GGRF for the expansion of transit services.

Currently, many transit agencies in California provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students for use on their systems. For example, the San Francisco (SF) Muni offers the Free Muni for Youth program that gives free access to Muni to low and moderate income youth, from five to 18 years old. Sacramento Regional Transit also offers students from age five to 18 a 50% discounted fare for monthly passes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has been offering reduced fares for both K-12 and college students since the early 1990s. Specifically, Metro has programs for both college students, with a 54% discount on a monthly pass, and a 76% discount for the K-12 program. Most of the programs require proof of the students being registered in school; however the SF Muni program is based upon family income level. Additionally, transit agencies have developed agreements directly with schools in their jurisdictions to partner and provide free or reduced passes to all students. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) provide free passes for their students in partnership with Metro. In the Sacramento area, the University of California, Davis offers a variety of travel options at reduced rates for students and faculty through their goClub. Most transit agencies subsidize the free or reduced fare programs as part of their existing operating budget or utilize funding from other local or private sources. Additionally, the current LCTOP, funded from the GGRF, allows transit agencies to use funds for transit passes.

According to the author, this bill would provide hard-working, budget conscious students with low-cost transit passes that will enable them to commute to and from their destination, while providing local transportation agencies with statistically proven source of new riders. A study conducted by UCLA found that high-school and college students represent one of the largest segments of "drive alone" automobile users in California. The study found that providing free or low-cost access to public transit significantly reduced the demand for student parking at college campuses and that over half of college students polled favored increasing student fees to help fund low-cost transit programs.

As the state and regions continue to work toward the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as cutting other forms of air pollution, as set forth in AB 32 (Núñez), Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006, increasing the mode shift from single occupant car trips to public transportation is critical for success. Encouraging people to learn about and feel confident using public transportation at a young age will support this effort. The state is currently spending cap and trade funds to expand transit capacity to attract new riders and expanding student transit pass programs could help this effort.

Committee Concerns: It is unclear how recipient transit agencies or schools would expand an existing transit pass program or create a new program only for low income students as defined in the bill. Additionally, as stated previously increasing single occupant vehicle mode shift to transit is a top priority and limiting the transit pass program to only low income students may negatively impact this goal.

Please see the policy committee analysis for full discussion of this bill.

Analysis Prepared by: Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093 FN: 0003246

Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Lorena Gonzalez, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2222

Author:(Holden) – As Amended Ver:April 6, 2016

Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No

SUMMARY:

This bill continuously appropriates $50 million per year from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for a program, to be administered by Caltrans, to provide free or reduced cost public transit passes to students. Specifically, this bill:

1. Establishes the Transit Pass Program to support local transit pass programs that provide free or reduced fares to students from K-12 public schools, community colleges, the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
2. Requires Caltrans, in coordination with the Air Resources Board (ARB), to develop guidelines and reporting requirements for the program, including ensuring that existing transit pass programs expend funds to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of the transit passes, and to develop performance measures to evaluate program effectiveness.
3. Requires that each eligible transit agency receive a minimum allocation of $20,000 and the remainder of the funds be distributed based on existing State Transit Assistance formulas.
4. Requires at least 33% of program funds to benefit disadvantaged communities.

FISCAL EFFECT:

Continuous special fund appropriation of $50 million (GGFR). Administrative costs to Caltrans and the ARB for a $50 million annual program would be at least $700,000 annually to: develop and update program guidelines; develop performance measures and quantification methodology to determine greenhouse gas reductions; determine reporting requirements; determine allocations; track disbursements; and ensure compliance with program requirements.

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose. According to the author, this bill would provide hard-working, budget conscious students with low-cost transit passes that will enable them to commute to and from their destination, while providing local transportation agencies with statistically proven source of new riders. A study conducted by UCLA found that providing free or low-cost access to public transit significantly reduced the demand for student parking at college campuses and that over half of college students polled favored increasing student fees to help fund low-cost transit programs.
2. Background. Many transit agencies in California provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students for use on their systems. For example, the San Francisco Muni offers the Free Muni for Youth program that gives free access to low and moderate income youth, from five to 18 years old. Sacramento Regional Transit also offers students from age five to 18 a 50% discounted fare for monthly passes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has been offering reduced fares for both K-12 and college students since the early 1990s. Specifically, Metro has programs for both college students, with a 54% discount on a monthly pass, and a 76% discount for the K-12 program.

Additionally, transit agencies have developed agreements directly with schools in their jurisdictions to partner and provide free or reduced passes to all students. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) provide free passes for their students in partnership with Metro.

1. GGRF. Current law continuously appropriates 60% of GGRF fund proceeds for transit, affordable housing and sustainable communities programs, and high-speed rail.
2. Related Legislation. AB 1555 (Gomez), pending in the Assembly Budget Committee, appropriates $800 million from the GGRF to fund a variety of programs, including $10 million for active transportation and transit passes.

Analysis Prepared by: Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081

Date of Hearing: April 11, 2016

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Jim Frazier, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2222 (

Author:Holden) – As Amended Ver:April 6, 2016

SUBJECT: Transit passes

SUMMARY: Continuously appropriates $50 million per year from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for a Transit Pass Program to be administered by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to provide free or reduced cost transit passes to students. Specifically, this bill:

1. Makes finding and declarations that increasing the use of public transportation is a vital component to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in California, and student transit pass programs have been shown to increase transit ridership.
2. Continuously appropriates $50 million annually, beginning in 2016-17, from the GGRF to be allocated to eligible transit providers for the Transit Pass Program.
3. Creates the Transit Pass Program to be administered by Caltrans to support local transit pass programs that provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students from K-12 public schools, community colleges, the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC).
4. Defines eligible participants as a public agency, (including a transit operator), school districts, community college districts, the CSU, and the UC.
5. Defines eligible transit provider as a transportation agency, transportation planning agency, or a county transportation commission that receives funds from State Transit Assistance (STA).
6. Requires Caltrans, in coordination with the Air Resources Board (ARB), to develop guidelines and reporting requirements for the program, including ensuring that existing transit pass programs expend funds to expand eligibility or further reduce the cost of the transit passes, and developing performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
7. Requires transit agencies and eligible participants to enter into agreements to ensure transit passes are distributed to students.
8. Allows funds to be expended to support new or existing transit pass programs.
9. Allows transit agencies to give priority to applicants with an existing transit pass program provided they can demonstrate that the funds will further reduce the cost of the transit pass or expand eligibility.
10. Authorizes transit pass programs can be funded from other sources, including the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, the Low Carbon Transportation, and the Low Carbon Transit Operations programs (LCTOP).
11. Requires that free or reduced fare transit passes offered under the program are counted at full retail value for the purposes of the transit operator’s eligibility for STA funding.
12. Requires that each eligible transit agency receive a minimum allocation of $20,000 and the remainder of the funds be distributed based on existing STA formulas.
13. Requires that any funds that are not utilized by a transit agency in a fiscal year be added to the allocation for the program for the next fiscal year.
14. Requires at least 33% of the funds allocated benefit disadvantaged communities.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Requires ARB, pursuant to AB 32 (Núñez), Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006, to develop a plan of how to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Under AB 32, ARB is authorized to include the use of market-based mechanisms to comply with these regulations (cap and trade).
2. Establishes the GGRF in the State Treasury and requires all money collected pursuant to cap and trade, with limited exceptions, be deposited into the fund and makes the GGRF funds available for appropriation by the Legislature.
3. Established the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, the Low Carbon Transportation, and the LCTOP programs and continuously appropriates 60% of GGRF fund proceeds, beginning in the 2015-16 fiscal year, for transit, affordable housing and sustainable communities programs, and high-speed rail.
4. Requires, pursuant to SB 535 (de León), Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012, that a minimum of 25% of the moneys available in GGRF be used to benefit disadvantaged communities.
5. Provides funding for public transportation through the Transportation Development Act (TDA), including STA which is derived from the statewide sales tax on diesel fuel. STA funds are appropriated by the Legislature and are allocated by formula with 50% of being allocated according to population and 50% being allocated according to transit operator revenues from the prior fiscal year.
6. Requires transit operators to maintain a specified ratio of fare revenues to operating costs in order to be eligible to receive TDA funds.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown

COMMENTS: This bill would establish a transit pass program to provide free or reduced cost transit passes to K-12, community college and university students throughout California. The program would be funded at $50 million per year to be continuously appropriated from the GGRF. The program would be administered by Caltrans and the funds would be distributed by the Controller according to existing transit formulas. The program structure mirrors the existing LCTOP which provides funds from the GGRF for the expansion of transit services. Transit agencies and schools, community colleges and CSU and UC would be eligible for the funding. The intent of the program is to encourage the creation of transit pass programs and to expand current transit pass programs, including further reducing fares for students.

Currently, many transit agencies in California provide free or reduced fare transit passes to students for use on their systems. For example, the San Francisco (SF) Muni offers the Free Muni for Youth program that gives free access to Muni to low and moderate income youth, from five to 18 years old. Sacramento Regional Transit also offers students from age five to 18 a 50% discounted fare for monthly passes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has been offering reduced fares for both K-12 and college students since the early 1990s. Specifically, Metro has programs for both college students, with a 54% discount on a monthly pass, and a 76% discount for the K-12 program. Most of the programs require proof of the students being registered in school; however the SF Muni program is based upon family income level. Additionally, transit agencies have developed agreements directly with schools in their jurisdictions to partner and provide free or reduced passes to all students. The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) provide free passes for their students in partnership with Metro. In the Sacramento area, the University of California at Davis offers a variety of travel options at reduced rates for students and faculty through their goClub.

Most transit agencies subsidize the free or reduced fare programs as part of their existing operating budget or utilize funding from other local or private sources. The current LCTOP, funded from the GGRF, allows transit agencies to use funds for transit passes. For example, in 2014-15, the Mendocino Transit Authority used LCTOP funds to subsidize bus fares for Mendocino college students. Additionally, $25 million in funding for student transit passes was discussed as part of the 2015-16 state budget deliberations, but no final agreement on an overall package was reached.

According to the author, this bill would provide hard-working, budget conscious students with low-cost transit passes that will enable them to commute to and from their destination, while providing local transportation agencies with statistically proven source of new riders. A study conducted by UCLA found that high-school and college students represent one of the largest segments of “drive alone” automobile users in California. The study found that providing free or low-cost access to public transit significantly reduced the demand for student parking at college campuses and that over half of college students polled favored increasing student fees to help fund low-cost transit programs.

In writing in support of this bill, MoveLA said that universal “any line, any time” student transit pass programs at colleges and universities would encourage students to make decisions about where to live and work based on the proximity of transit, thereby helping to create a “transit culture” in LA County - and perhaps encouraging students to become transit riders for life.

The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona added that many of their students are first generation college students from families of modest means. Students currently must pay very high parking fees and the transit pass program proposed by AB 2222 would offer students an affordable transportation alternative and a reliable means to get to campus. They add that encouraging student transit use could also reduce the need for the university to spend precious resources expanding parking facilities.

As the state and regions continue to work toward the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as cutting other forms of air pollution, as set forth in AB 32, increasing the mode shift from single occupant car trips to public transportation is critical for success. Encouraging people to learn about and feel confident using public transportation at a young age will support this effort. The state has chosen to expend cap and trade funds on both transit capital and operating expenses to expand capacity to attract new riders. The program created by this bill will allow transit agencies and schools to build upon existing success or provide new options for travel in their communities.

Related legislation: AB 1555 (Gomez), would appropriate $800 million from the GGRF to fund a variety of programs including $10 million for active transportation and transit pass investments. AB 1555 currently awaiting a hearing in the Committee on Natural Resources.

SB 951 (McGuire), would create and appropriate $3 million annually from the GGRF through 2020-21 for the Golden State Patriot Passes pilot program to provide veterans with free access to transit. SB 951 is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality on April 20, 2016.

Previous Legislation: SB 862 (Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), Chapter 36, Statues of 2014 created and funded the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities, the Low Carbon Transportation, and the Low Carbon Transit Operations programs.

AB 1002 (Bloom) of 2013, would have increased the tax on vehicle registrations by $6. 40% of the revenues would have been appropriated to transportation commissions and transit operators to support transit operations and maintain and expand reduced fare programs, including transit passes for students, low-income youth, seniors, and persons with disabilities. AB 1002 failed passage in the Committee on Local Government.

SB 535 (de León), Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012, required, among other things, that a minimum of 25% of the moneys available in GGRF be used to benefits disadvantaged communities.

AB 32 (Núñez), Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006, developed a plan of how to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emission to 1990 levels by 2020.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

TransForm (Sponsor)

American Lunch Association in California

Amigos de los Rios

Bike East Bay

Bike San Gabriel Valley

Bike SLO County

Breathe California

California Bicycle Coalition

California Federation of Teachers

California League of Conservation Voters

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

California State University

California Walks

CALPIRG

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Stockton

Center for Climate Change and Health

Cerritos College

Chico Velo

Coalition for Clean Air

Comite Civico del Valle

Community College League of California

Environmental Council of Sacramento

Gamaliel of California

Honorable Mark Ridley-Thomas,

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Second District

Honorable Mike Eng, Forty-Ninth Assembly District (retired),

Vice-President, Los Angeles Community College District

Inland Empire Biking Alliance

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

Livable Communities, Inc.

Los Angeles Community College District

Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition

Los Angeles Job Corps

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Los Rios Community College District

Marin County Bicycle Coalition

MoveLA

Mt. San Antonio College

Napa County Bicycle Coalition

Orthopaedic High School

Pasadena City College District

Peralta Community College District

PolicyLink

Public Advocates

Safe Routes to School National Partnership

San Diego County Bicycle Coalition

Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

Trust for Public Land

Walk San Francisco

Five private citizens

Opposition

California Chamber of Commerce

Analysis Prepared by: Melissa White / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093