THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 1456

Author: Kiley (R)

Amended: 3/19/19 in Assembly

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: 13-0, 6/25/19

AYES: Beall, Bates, Dahle, Dodd, Galgiani, McGuire, Morrell, Roth, Rubio, Skinner, Stone, Umberg, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: 7-0, 8/30/19

AYES: Portantino, Bates, Bradford, Durazo, Hill, Jones, Wieckowski

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/22/19 (Consent) - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: State highways: Route 193: relinquishment

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST:

This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish segments of Route 193 to the City of Lincoln.

ANALYSIS: Existing law provides that any expansion or deletion of the state highway system occurs through a statutory process requiring the CTC to make findings that it is in the best interest of the state to include or delete a specified portion of roadway from the system.

This bill authorizes CTC, upon a determination that it is the best interest of the state to do so and upon an agreement between the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the City of Lincoln, to relinquish that portion of Route 193 that lies within the applicable city limits.

Background

Relinquishments. Each session, the Legislature passes and the governor signs numerous bills authorizing CTC to relinquish segments of the state highway system to local jurisdictions. Relinquishment transactions are generally preceded by a negotiation of terms and conditions between the local jurisdiction and Caltrans. Once an agreement has been established, CTC typically approves the relinquishment and verifies its approval via a resolution.

Comments

1. Author’s Statement. According to the author, “The City of Lincoln would like to take control of a portion of SR 193 within their city limits so they can ensure the road is sufficiently maintained and relieve Caltrans of that responsibility. The western segment of SR 193 that had connected directly with the previous SR 65 alignment was relinquished to the City in 2012. More recently, the City has annexed nearly 1,700 acres on the eastern side of the City from Placer County and a portion of SR 193 subject to this relinquishment request falls within the newly annexed area.”
2. Growing City. Under existing law, the section of SR 193 within Lincoln’s city limits has already been relinquished to the city. However, the City of Lincoln has annexed land to its east since that initial relinquishment. This bill authorizes the CTC to relinquish the portion of SR 193 within this expanded territory to the City of Lincoln.

Related/Prior Legislation

AB 2679 (Committee on Transportation, Chapter 769, Statutes of 2012), among other things, acknowledged the relinquishment of the portion of SR 193 that was located within the city limits of Lincoln at the time.

AB 2733 (Leslie, Chapter 362, Statutes of 2006) authorized CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that was located within its city limits.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

According to the Senate Appropriations Committee:

• Unknown one-time Department of Transportation (Caltrans) costs ranging from minor up to several million dollars prior to the relinquishment of the designated segments of SR 193 to the City of Lincoln (State Highway Account).
• These costs would be offset in future years due to avoided maintenance costs on the relinquished segment.

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/30/19)

City of Lincoln (source)

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/30/19)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 77-0, 5/22/19

AYES: Aguiar-Curry, Arambula, Bauer-Kahan, Berman, Bigelow, Bloom, Boerner Horvath, Bonta, Brough, Burke, Calderon, Carrillo, Cervantes, Chau, Chen, Chiu, Choi, Chu, Cooper, Cunningham, Dahle, Daly, Diep, Eggman, Flora, Fong, Frazier, Friedman, Gabriel, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Gipson, Gloria, Gonzalez, Gray, Grayson, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Kiley, Lackey, Levine, Limón, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Patterson, Petrie-Norris, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Ramos, Reyes, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Rodriguez, Blanca Rubio, Salas, Santiago, Smith, Mark Stone, Ting, Voepel, Waldron, Weber, Wicks, Wood, Rendon

NO VOTE RECORDED: Cooley, Eduardo Garcia, Mullin

Prepared by: Amy Gilson / TRANS. / (916) 651-4121

9/1/19 9:56:43

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Senator Anthony Portantino, Chair

2019 - 2020 Regular Session

AB 1456 (Kiley) - State highways: Route 193: relinquishment

Bill Summary:

AB 1456 would authorize the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of State Highway Route (SR) 193 that are within its city limits, as specified.

Fiscal Impact:

• Unknown one-time Department of Transportation (Caltrans) costs ranging from minor up to several million dollars prior to the relinquishment of the designated segments of SR 193 to the City of Lincoln (State Highway Account). These costs would be offset in future years due to avoided maintenance costs on the relinquished segment.

Background:

Existing law identifies the California state highway system (SHS) through a description of segments of the state’s regional and interregional roads that are owned and operated by Caltrans. Existing law requires the CTC to relinquish to cities and counties segments of state highways that have been deleted from the SHS by legislative enactment. The CTC is prohibited from relinquishing a segment of state highway to a city or county that has been superseded by relocation until Caltrans has placed the highway into a “state of good repair,” which includes litter removal, weed control, and tree and shrub trimming, but does not obligate Caltrans to perform widening, new construction, or major reconstruction, unless directed by the CTC.

The Legislature has provided statutory authorization to CTC to relinquish a number of state highway segments to local jurisdictions under specified conditions. Relinquishment provides the recipient agency with greater control over local transportation projects and relieves Caltrans of any further responsibility to improve, maintain, or repair infrastructure related to the relinquished segment of state highway. Generally, relinquishments are subject to negotiated agreements between Caltrans and a local jurisdiction seeking control of a local highway segment. CTC must determine that the agreement for relinquishment, which has typically involved a one-time payment of State Highway Account funds to the local entity, is in the best interests of the state.

SR 193 is a state highway that runs through Placer and El Dorado Counties, beginning as an east-west arterial road running from Lincoln to Newcastle, just west of Auburn, running concurrently with Interstate 80 and SR 49 through Auburn, then resuming eastward from Cool to Georgetown and turning south to rejoin SR 49 north of Placerville. The western terminus was originally SR 65 on the western border of Lincoln, but a segment of SR 193 within the city limits of Lincoln was relinquished to the City in 2011. In 2016, the City of Lincoln annexed 1,712 acres west of city limits (the Village 1 Specific Plan Area), including nearly 2 miles of SR 193.

Proposed Law:

AB 1456 would authorize CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portions of SR 193 within the city limits, if the City and Caltrans enter into an agreement providing for relinquishment, and the CTC determines it to be in the state’s best interest. The relinquished segment would cease to be a part of the state highway system, and would be ineligible for future adoption as a state highway. The bill would also delete existing requirements that the City of Lincoln ensure the continuity of traffic flow along the relinquished portions and maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation of SR 193, SR 65, and SR 80, as applicable.

Related Legislation:

SB 2733 (Leslie), Chap. 362/2006, authorized CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that was within its city limits at that time.

Staff Comments:

Caltrans may provide State Highway Account funding to a local entity that is assuming control over state highway segments in order to bring the roadway up to a “state of good repair,” although there is no statutory obligation to do so. The actual amounts vary for each relinquished highway segment and are determined by a negotiation of terms and conditions between Caltrans and the local jurisdiction. Those costs are based upon a cost-benefit analysis covering a ten-year period, which is included in a Project Scope Summary Report prepared for legislative relinquishments.

There is no relinquishment assessment report available at this time for SR 193, and Caltrans has not identified a specific cost estimate for the relinquishment of this highway segment. Based on other relinquishments, however, one-time costs may range from minimal up to $1 million per centerline mile of roadway depending on numerous factors such as roadway condition, projected maintenance costs, and any planned capital projects. This bill would authorize the relinquishment of nearly 2 miles of SR 193 (the Lincoln-Newcastle Highway) in the recently annexed area in the eastern part of the City of Lincoln.

The relinquishment of this portion of the highway would provide local authority over the roadway and allow the City to have control over maintenance within the recently expanded city limits. Caltrans indicates that it has not performed any recent maintenance or repair projects on this segment of SR 193, and none are currently in the planning stages. Staff notes that Caltrans would be relieved of any future maintenance and repair costs on the relinquished segment, resulting in unknown long-term annual savings.

Actual costs and savings would be more certain if legislation to authorize relinquishment followed, rather than preceded, the completion of the cost-benefit analysis and an agreement between Caltrans and the City of Lincoln. However, Caltrans does not typically conduct the analysis and enter into negotiations until legislative authority for relinquishment has been provided.

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Senator Jim Beall, Chair

2019 - 2020 Regular

Bill No: AB 1456 Hearing Date: 6/25/19

SUBJECT: State highways: Route 193: relinquishment

DIGEST: This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish segments of Route 193 to the City of Lincoln.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Identifies the California state highway system through a description of segments of the state’s regional and interregional roads that are owned and operated by the Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
2. Defines a “state highway” as any roadway that is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved, or maintained as a state highway according to legislative authorization.
3. Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature for the routes of the state highway system to connect the communities and regions of the state and that they serve the state’s economy by connecting centers of commerce, industry, agriculture, mineral wealth, and recreation.
4. Provides that any expansion or deletion of the state highway system occurs through a statutory process requiring the CTC to make findings that it is in the best interest of the state to include or delete a specified portion of roadway from the system.

This bill:

1. Authorizes CTC, upon a determination that it is the best interest of the state to do so and upon an agreement between Caltrans and the City of Lincoln, to relinquish that portion of Route 193 1 that lies within the applicable city limits.

2) Provides that the relinquishments will become effective on the date following the county recordation of the relinquishment resolutions containing CTC’s approval of the specified terms and conditions.

3) Specifies that, following the effective date of relinquishment, the relinquished segments will no longer be state highways and may not be considered for future adoption as state highways.

COMMENTS:

1. Author’s Statement. According to the author, “The City of Lincoln would like to take control of a portion of SR 193 within their city limits so they can ensure the road is sufficiently maintained and relieve Caltrans of that responsibility. The western segment of SR 193 that had connected directly with the previous SR 65 alignment was relinquished to the City in 2012. More recently, the City has annexed nearly 1,700 acres on the eastern side of the City from Placer County and a portion of SR 193 subject to this relinquishment request falls within the newly annexed area.”
2. Relinquishments. Each session, the Legislature passes and the governor signs numerous bills authorizing CTC to relinquish segments of the state highway system to local jurisdictions. Relinquishment transactions are generally preceded by a negotiation of terms and conditions between the local jurisdiction and Caltrans. Once an agreement has been established, CTC typically approves the relinquishment and verifies its approval via a resolution.
3. Growing City. Under existing law, the section of SR 193 within Lincoln’s city limits has already been relinquished to the city. However, the City of Lincoln has annexed land to its east since that initial relinquishment. This bill authorizes the CTC to relinquish the portion of SR 193 within this expanded territory to the City of Lincoln.

Related Legislation:

AB 2679 (Committee on Transportation, Chapter 769, Statutes of 2012) —among other things, acknowledged the relinquishment of the portion of SR 193 that was located within the city limits of Lincoln at the time.

AB 2733 (Leslie, Chapter 362, Statutes of 2006) — authorized CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that was located within its city limits.

Assembly Votes:

Floor 77 – 0

Appropriations 16 – 0

Transportation 15 – 0

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: Fiscal Com.: Local:

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

June 19, 2019.)

SUPPORT:

City of Lincoln (Sponsor)

OPPOSITION:

None received.

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Date of Hearing: May 16, 2019

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Lorena Gonzalez, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1456

Author:(Kiley) – As Amended Ver:March 19, 2019

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

SUMMARY:

This bill authorizes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of State Route (SR) 193 within the city’s limits.

FISCAL EFFECT:

Negligible state costs.

COMMENTS:

Purpose and Background. According to the author:

The City of Lincoln would like to take control of a portion of SR 193 within their city limits so they can ensure the road is sufficiently maintained and relieve Caltrans of that responsibility. The western segment of SR 193 that had connected directly with the previous SR 65 alignment was relinquished to the City in 2012. More recently, the City has annexed nearly 1,700 acres on the eastern side of the City from Placer County and a portion of SR 193 subject to this relinquishment request falls within the newly annexed area.

Legislation is required before any segment of state highway can be relinquished to another governmental entity. Relinquishment provides the recipient agency with greater control over a local transportation project and relieves Caltrans of any further responsibility to improve, maintain, or repair infrastructure related to the relinquished segment of state highway.

Previously, the CTC had relinquished to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that was within the city’s limits. However, since then, the city has incorporated new lands, expanding the city’s boundaries. This bill allows CTC, if it is in the state’s interest, to relinquish to the City of Lincoln an additional portion of SR 193 that is within the City of Lincoln’s current boundaries.

Analysis Prepared by: Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081

Date of Hearing: April 8, 2019

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

Jim Frazier, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 1456 (

Author:Kiley) – As Amended Ver:March 19, 2019

SUBJECT: State highways: Route 193: relinquishment

SUMMARY: Authorizes the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of State Route (SR) 193 within its city limits. Specifically, this bill:

1. Authorizes CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 within its city limits, upon terms and conditions CTC finds to be in the best interest of the state.
2. Provides that the relinquishment will become effective immediately following recordation of the relinquishment resolution.
3. Specifies that following the effective date of relinquishment, the relinquished segment will no longer be a state highway and may not be considered for future adoption as a state highway.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Defines a "state highway" as any roadway that is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved, or maintained as a state highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization.
2. Statutorily identifies state highway system routes.
3. Specifies that it is the intent of the Legislature that the prescribed routes of the state highway system connect communities and regions of the state and that they serve the state's economy by connecting centers of commerce, industry, agriculture, mineral wealth, and recreation.
4. Provides for a two-step state highway relinquishment process beginning with the Legislature amending existing law to allow for the state highway segment to be deleted and culminating with the CTC making a finding that it is in the best interest of the state to delete a specified portion of roadway from the system.
5. Declares that the relinquished former portion of SR 193 within the City of Lincoln is not a state highway.

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown.

COMMENTS: Each session, numerous bills authorizing CTC to relinquish segments of the state highway to local jurisdictions are passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. Relinquishment transactions are generally preceded by a negotiation of terms and conditions between the local jurisdiction and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Once an agreement has been established, the Legislature authorizes CTC to relinquish the segment and CTC then approves the relinquishment and verifies its approval via resolution. The final step is for the Legislature to delete these segments from current law.

This bill is consistent with Caltrans' policy encouraging the relinquishment of state highways that do not serve regional or statewide transportation needs. Recipient agencies often seek relinquishment of state highways so that they can have greater control over the facility, which often serves as a local street.

What is unique about this bill is that, according to existing law, the portion of SR 193 within the city limits of Lincoln has been relinquished by the state. However, since that first relinquishment in 2012, authorized by AB 2733 (Leslie), Chapter 362, Statutes of 2006, Lincoln has annexed more land to the east of the city. This bill authorizes CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that is located within its expanded city limits.

According to the author, “The City of Lincoln would like to take control of a portion of SR 193 within their city limits so they can ensure the road is sufficiently maintained and relieve Caltrans of that responsibility. The western segment of SR 193 that had connected directly with the previous SR 65 alignment was relinquished to the City in 2012. More recently, the City has annexed nearly 1,700 acres on the eastern side of the City from Placer County and a portion of SR 193 subject to this relinquishment request falls within the newly annexed area.”

Previous legislation. AB 2679 (Committee on Transportation), Chapter 769, Statutes of 2012, among other things, acknowledged the relinquishment of the portion of SR 193 that was located within the city limits of Lincoln at the time.

AB 2733 (Leslie), Chapter 362, Statutes of 2006, authorized CTC to relinquish to the City of Lincoln the portion of SR 193 that was located within its city limits.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

None on file.

Opposition

None on file.

Analysis Prepared by: Eric Thronson / TRANS. / (916) 319-2093