(California Government Code)
TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE
DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter 2.6. Congestion Management
65088. (a) Although California's economy is critically
dependent upon transportation, its current transportation
system relies
primarily upon a street and highway system designed
to accommodate far fewer vehicles than are currently
using the system.
(b) California's transportation system is characterized
by fragmented planning, both among jurisdictions involved
and
among the means of available transport.
(c) The lack of an integrated system and the increase
in the number of vehicles are causing traffic congestion
that each day
results in 400,000 hours lost in traffic, 200 tons of
pollutants released into the air we breathe, and three
million one hundred
thousand dollars ($3,100,000) added costs to the motoring
public.
(d) To keep California moving, all methods and means
of transport between major
destinations must be coordinated to connect our vital
economic and population centers.
(e) In order to develop the California economy to its
full potential, it is intended that federal, state,
and local agencies join
with transit districts, business, private and environmental
interests to develop and implement comprehensive strategies
needed
to develop appropriate responses to transportation needs.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective July 10, 1989.)
65088.1. As used in this chapter the following terms
have the following meanings:
(a) Unless the context requires otherwise, "regional
agency" means the agency responsible for preparation
of the regional
transportation improvement program.
(b) Unless the context requires otherwise, "agency"
means the agency responsible for the preparation and
adoption of the
congestion management program.
(c) "Commission" means the California Transportation
Commission.
(d) "Department" means the Department of
Transportation.
(e) "Local jurisdiction" means a city, a
county, or a city and county.
(f) "Parking cash-out program" means an employer-funded
program under which an employer offers to provide a
cash
allowance to an employee equivalent to the parking subsidy
that the employer would otherwise pay to provide the
employee
with a parking space. "Parking subsidy" means
the difference between the out-of-pocket amount paid
by an employer on a
regular basis in order to secure the availability of
an employee parking space not owned by the employer
and the price, if any,
charged to an employee for use of that space.
A parking cash-out program may include a requirement
that employee participants certify that they will comply
with
guidelines established by the employer designed to avoid
neighborhood parking problems, with a provision that
employees not
complying with the guidelines will no loner be eligible
for the parking cash-out program.
(g) "Urbanized area" has the same meaning
as is defined in the 1990 federal census for urbanized
areas of more than 50,000
population.
(h) "Interregional travel" means any trips
that originate outside the boundary of the agency.
A "trip" means a one-direction
vehicle movement. The origin of any trip is the starting
point of that trip. A roundtrip consists of two individual
trips.
(i) "Multimodal" means the utilization of
all available modes of travel that enhance the movement
of people and goods,
including, but not limited to, highway, transit, nonmotorized
and demand management strategies including, but not
limited to,
telecommuting. The availability and practicality of
specific multimodal systems, projects, and strategies
varies by county and
region in accordance with the size and complexity of
different urbanized areas.
(j) "Level of service standard" is a threshold
that defines a deficiency on the congestion management
program highway and
roadway system which requires the preparation of a deficiency
plan. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
agency shall use
all elements of the program to implement strategies
and actions that avoid the creation of deficiencies
and to improve
multimodal mobility.
(k) "Performance measure" is an analytical
planning tool that is used to quantitatively evaluate
transportation improvements
and to assist in determining effective implementation
actions, considering all modes and strategies. Use
of a performance
measure as part of the program does not trigger the
requirement for the preparation of deficiency plans.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective July 10, 1989;
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 16; Amended by Stats. 1992,
Ch. 554;
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
Note: Stats. 1992, Ch 554 also reads:
SEC. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all
of the following:
(a) Existing local, state, and federal policies tend
to encourage the provision of subsidized parking by
employers.
(b) Subsidized parking creates a strong incentive for
employees to commute to work in a single occupancy
vehicle.
(c) Commuting in a single occupancy vehicle contributes
to traffic congestion and air pollution.
(d) In Los Angeles and Orange Counties, more than 90
percent of the commuters receive free worksite parking,
but less than
10 percent of employers provide an employee ridesharing
or transit benefit.
65089. (a) A congestion management program shall be
developed, adopted, and updated biennially, consistent
with the schedule
for adopting and updating the regional transportation
improvement program, for every county that includes
an urbanized area,
and shall include every city and the county. The program
shall be adopted at a noticed public hearing of the
agency. The
program shall be developed in consultation with, and
with the cooperation of, the transportation planning
agency, regional
transportation providers, local governments, the department,
and the air pollution control district or the air quality
management
district, either by the county transportation commission,
or by another public agency, as designated by resolutions
adopted by
the county board of supervisors and the city councils
of a majority of the cities representing a majority
of the population in the
incorporated area of the county.
(b) The program shall contain all of the following elements:
(1) (A) Traffic level of service standards established
for a system of highways and roadways designated by
the agency. The
highway and roadway system shall include at a minimum
all state highways and principal arterials. No highway
or roadway
designated as a part of the system shall be removed
from the system. All new state highways and principal
arterials shall be
designated as part of the system. Level of service (LOS)
shall be measured by Circular 212, *** by the most
recent version of
the Highway Capacity Manual, *** or by a uniform methodology
adopted by the agency *** that is consistent with the
Highway Capacity Manual. The determination as to whether
an alternative method is consistent with the Highway
Capacity
Manual shall be made by the regional agency, except
that the department instead shall make this determination
*** if either (i)
the regional agency is also the agency, as those terms
are defined in Section 65088.1, or (ii) the department
is responsible for
preparing the regional transportation improvement plan
for the county.
(B) In no case shall the LOS standards established be
below the level of service E or the current level,
whichever is farthest
from level of service A. When the level of service on
a segment or at an intersection fails to attain the
established level of
service standard, a deficiency plan shall be adopted
pursuant to Section 65089.4.
(2) A performance element that includes performance
measures to evaluate current and future multimodal
system
performance for the movement of people and goods. At
a minimum, these performance measures shall incorporate
highway
and roadway system performance, and measures established
for the frequency and routing of public transit, and
for the
coordination of transit service provided by separate
operators. These performance measures shall support
mobility, air quality,
land use, and economic objectives, and shall be used
in the development of the capitol improvement program
required pursuant
to paragraph (5), deficiency plans required pursuant
to Section 65089.4, and the land use analysis program
required pursuant to
paragraph (4).
(3) (A) A trip reduction and travel demand element that
promotes alternative transportation methods, including,
but not
limited to, carpools, vanpools, transit, bicycles, and
park-and-ride lots; improvements in the balance between
jobs and housing;
and other strategies, including, but not limited to,
flexible work hours, telecommuting, and parking management
programs. The
agency shall consider parking cash-out programs during
the development and update of the trip reduction and
travel demand
element.
(B) The agency and respective air pollution control
district or air quality management district shall coordinate
the
development of trip reduction responsibilities and shall
avoid duplication of responsibilities between agencies.
A multiple site
employer, as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision
(e) of Section 40717 of the Health and Safety Code,
shall have the
option of complying with a district employer trip reduction
rule, or a similar rule proposed pursuant to a federal
implementation plan, and reporting directly to the district
or a responsible federal or state agency. A multiple
site employer
that exercises this option shall be exempt from any
employer-based trip reduction requirement imposed pursuant
to the trip
reduction and travel demand element.
(C) Except for paragraph (B), nothing in this section
prevents a local jurisdiction from adopting transportation
demand
management measures that include or exceed the requirements
established by the agency or by the air pollution control
district
or air quality management district.
(4) A program to analyze the impacts of land use decisions
made by local jurisdictions on regional transportation
systems,
including an estimate of the costs associated with mitigating
those impacts. This program shall measure, to the extent
possible,
the impact to the transportation system using the performance
measures described in paragraph (2). In no case shall
the
program include an estimate of the costs of mitigating
the impacts of interregional travel. The program shall
provide credit for
local public and private contributions to improvements
to regional transportation systems. However, in the
case of toll road
facilities, credit shall only be allowed for local public
and private contributions which are unreimbursed from
toll revenues or
other state or federal sources. The agency shall calculate
the amount of the credit to be provided. The program
defined under
this section may require implementation through the
requirements and analysis of the California Environmental
Quality Act, in
order to avoid duplication.
(5) A seven-year capital improvement program, developed
using the performance measures described in paragraph
(2) to
determine effective projects that maintain or improve
the performance of the multimodal system for the movement
of people
and goods, to mitigate regional transportation impacts
identified pursuant to paragraph (4). The program shall
conform to
transportation-related vehicle emissions air quality
mitigation measures, and include any project that will
increase the capacity
of the multimodal system. It is the intent of the Legislature
that, when roadway projects are identified in the program,
consideration be given for maintaining bicycle access
and safety at a level comparable to that which existed
prior to the
improvement or alternation. The capital improvement
program may also include safety, maintenance, and rehabilitation
projects that do not enhance the capacity of the system
but are necessary to preserve the investment in existing
facilities.
(c) The agency, in consultation with the regional agency,
cities, and the county, shall develop a uniform data
base on traffic
impacts for use in a countywide transportation computer
model and shall approve transportation computer models
of specific
areas within the county that will be used by local jurisdictions
to determine the quantitative impacts of development
on the
circulation system that are based on the countywide
model and standardized modeling assumptions and conventions.
The
computer models shall be consistent with the modeling
methodology adopted by the regional planning agency.
The data bases
used in the models shall be consistent with the data
bases used by the regional planning agency. Where the
regional agency has
jurisdiction over two or more counties, the data bases
used by the agency shall be consistent with the data
bases used by the
regional agency.
(d) (1) The city or county in which a commercial development
will implement a parking cash-out program *** that
is
included in a congestion management program pursuant
to subdivision (b), or in a deficiency plan pursuant
to Section 65089.4,
shall grant to that development an appropriate reduction
in the parking requirements otherwise in effect for
new commercial
development.
(2) At the request of an existing commercial development
that has implemented a parking cash-out program, the
city or
county shall grant an appropriate reduction in the parking
requirements otherwise applicable based on the demonstrated
reduced need for parking, and the space no longer needed
for parking purposes may be used for other appropriate
purposes.
(e) Pursuant to the federal Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 and regulations adopted pursuant
to the
act, the department shall submit a request to the Federal
Highway Administration Division Administrator to accept
the
congestion management program in lieu of development
of a new congestion management system otherwise required
by the
act.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective July 10, 1989;
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 16; Amended by Stats. 1992,
Ch.
1243. Effective August 27, 1992; Amended by Stats. 1994,
Ch. 114; Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91.)
65089.1. (a) For purposes of this section, "plan"
means a trip reduction plan or a related or similar
proposal submitted by an
employer to a local public agency for adoption or approval
that is designed to facilitate employee ridesharing,
the use of public
transit, and other means of travel that do not employ
a single-occupant vehicle.
(b) An agency may require an employer to provide rideshare
data bases; an emergency ride program; a preferential
parking
program; a transportation information program; a parking
cash-out program, as defined in subdivision (f) of
Section 65088.1; a
public transit subsidy in an amount to be determined
by the employer; bicycle parking areas; and other noncash
value
programs which encourage or facilitate the use of alternatives
to driving alone. An employer may offer, but no agency
shall
require an employer to offer, cash, prizes, or items
with cash value to employees to encourage participation
in a trip reduction
program as a condition of approving a plan.
(c) Employers shall provide employees reasonable notice
of the content of a proposed plan and shall provide
the employees
an opportunity to comment prior to submittal of the
plan to the agency for adoption.
(d) Each agency shall modify existing programs to conform
to this section not later than June 30, 1995. Any plan
adopted by
an agency prior to January 1, 1994, shall remain in
effect until adoption by the agency of a modified plan
pursuant to this
section.
(e) Employers may include disincentives in their plans
that do not create a widespread and substantial disproportionate
impact on ethnic or racial minorities, women, or low-income
or disabled employees.
(f) This section shall not be interpreted to relieve
any employer of the responsibility to prepare a plan
that conforms with trip
reduction goals specified in Division 26 (commencing
with Section 39000) of the Health and Safety Code,
or the Clean Air
Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.).
(g) This section only applies to agencies and employers
within the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 534.)
65089.2. (a) Congestion management programs shall be
submitted to the regional agency. The regional agency
shall evaluate the
consistency between the program and the regional transportation
plans required pursuant to Section 65080. In the case
of
multicounty regional transportation planning agency,
that agency shall evaluate the consistency and compatibility
of the
programs within the region.
(b) The regional agency, upon finding that the program
is consistent, shall incorporate the program into the
regional
transportation improvement program as provided for in
Section 65082. If the regional agency finds the program
is inconsistent,
it may exclude any project in the congestion management
program from inclusion in the regional transportation
improvement
program.
(c) (1) The regional agency shall not program any surface
transportation program funds and congestion mitigation
and air
quality funds pursuant to Section 182.6 and 182.7 of
the Streets and Highways Code in a county unless a
congestion
management program has been adopted by December 31,
1992, as required pursuant to Section 65089. No surface
transportation program funds or congestion mitigation
and air quality funds shall be programmed for a project
in a local
jurisdiction that has been found to be in nonconformance
with a congestion management program pursuant to Section
65089.5
unless the agency finds that the project is of regional
significance.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon
the designation of an urbanized area, pursuant to the
1990 federal
census or a subsequent federal census, within a county
which previously did not include an urbanized area,
a congestion
management program as required pursuant to Section 65089
shall be adopted within a period of 18 months after
designation by
the Governor.
(d) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
regional agency, when its boundaries include areas
in more than one county,
should resolve inconsistencies and mediate disputes
which arise between agencies related to congestion
management programs
adopted for those areas.
(2) It is the further intent of the Legislature that
disputes which may arise between regional agencies,
or agencies which are
not within the boundaries of a multicounty regional
transportation planning agency, should be mediated
and resolved by the
Secretary of Business, Housing and Transportation Agency,
or an employee of that agency designated by the secretary,
in
consultation with the air pollution control district
or air quality management district within whose boundaries
the regional
agency or agencies are located.
(e) At the request of the agency, a local jurisdiction
that owns, or is responsible for operation of, a trip-generating
facility in
another county shall participate in the congestion management
program of the county where the facility is located.
If a dispute
arises involving a local jurisdiction, the agency may
request the regional agency to mediate the dispute
through procedures
pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65089.2. Failure
to resolve the dispute does not invalidate the congestion
management
program.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective July 10, 1989;
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1177. Effective September
30, 1992;
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.3. The agency shall monitor the implementation
of all elements of the congestion management program.
The department is
responsible for data collection and analysis on state
highways, unless the agency designates that responsibility
to another
entity. The agency may also assign data collection and
analysis responsibilities to other owners and operators
of facilities or
services if the responsibilities are specified in its
adopted program. The agency shall consult with the
department and other
affected owners and operators in developing data collection
and analysis procedures and schedules prior to program
adoption.
At least biennially, the agency shall determine if the
county and cities are conforming to the congestion
management program,
including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Consistency with levels of service standards, except
as provided in Section 65089.4.
(b) Adoption and implementation of a trip reduction
and travel demand ordinance.
(c) Adoption and implementation of a program to analyze
the impacts of land use decisions, including the estimate
of the
costs associated with mitigating these impacts.
(d) Adoption and implementation of a deficiency plan
pursuant to Section 65089.4 when highway and roadway
level of
service standards are not maintained on portions of
the designated system.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective July 10, 1989;
Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 16; Amended by Stats. 1992,
Ch.
1243. Effective August 27 1992; Repealed and added by
Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.4. (a) A local jurisdiction shall prepare a deficiency
plan when highway or roadway level of service standards
are not
maintained on segments or intersections of the designated
system. The deficiency plan shall be adopted by the
city or county at
a noticed public hearing.
(b) The agency shall calculate the impacts subject to
exclusion pursuant to subdivision (f) of this section,
after consultation
with the regional agency, the department, and the local
air quality management district or air pollution control
district. If the
calculated traffic level of service following exclusion
of these impacts is consistent with the level of service
standard, the
agency shall make a finding at a publicly noticed meeting
that no deficiency plan is required and so notify the
affected local
jurisdiction.
(c) The agency shall be responsible for preparing and
adopting procedures for local deficiency plan development
and
implementation responsibilities, consistent with the
requirements of this section. The deficiency plan shall
include all of the
following:
(1) An analysis of the cause of the deficiency. This
analysis shall include the following:
(A) Identification of the cause of the deficiency.
(B) Identification of the impacts of those local jurisdictions
within the jurisdiction of the agency that contribute
to the
deficiency. These impacts shall be identified only if
the calculated traffic level of service following exclusion
of impacts
pursuant to subdivision (f) indicates that the level
of service standard has not been maintained, and shall
be limited to impacts
not subject to exclusion.
(2) A list of improvements necessary for the deficient
segment or intersection to maintain the minimum level
of service
otherwise required and the estimated costs of the improvements.
(3) A list of improvements, programs, or actions, and
estimates of costs, that will (A) measurably improve
multimodal
performance, using measures defined in paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65089, and (B)
contribute to
significant improvements in air quality, such as improved
public transit service and facilities, improved nonmotorized
transportation facilities, high occupancy vehicle facilities,
parking cash-out programs, and transportation control
measures. The
air quality management district or the air pollution
control district shall establish and periodically revise
a list of approved
improvements, programs, and actions that meet the scope
of this paragraph. If an improvement, program, or action
on the
approved list has not been fully implemented, it shall
be deemed to contribute to significant improvements
in air quality. If an
improvement, program, or action is not on the approved
list, it shall not be implemented unless approved by
the local air
quality management district or air pollution control
district.
(4) An action plan, consistent with the provisions of
Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), that shall
be
implemented, consisting of improvements identified in
paragraph (2), or improvements, programs, or actions
identified in
paragraph (3), that are found by the agency to be in
the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare.
The action plan shall
include a specific implementation schedule. The action
plan shall include implementation strategies for those
jurisdictions that
have contributed to the cause of the deficiency in accordance
with the agency's deficiency plan procedures. The action
plan
need not mitigate the impacts of any exclusions identified
in subdivision (f). Action plan strategies shall identify
the most
effective implementation strategies for improving current
and future system performance.
(d) A local jurisdiction shall forward its adopted deficiency
plan to the agency within 12 months of the identification
of a
deficiency. The agency shall hold a noticed public hearing
within 60 days of receiving the deficiency plan. Following
that
hearing, the agency shall either accept or reject the
deficiency plan in its entirety, but the agency may
not modify the
deficiency plan. If the agency rejects the plan, it
shall notify the local jurisdiction of the reasons
for that rejection, and the local
jurisdiction shall submit a revised plan within 90 days
addressing the agency's concerns. Failure of a local
jurisdiction to
comply with the schedule and requirements of this section
shall be considered to be nonconformance for the purposes
of
Section 65089.5.
(e) The agency shall incorporate into its deficiency
plan procedures, a methodology for determining if deficiency
impacts
are caused by more than one local jurisdiction within
the boundaries of the agency.
(1) If, according to the agency's methodology, it is
determined that more than more one local jurisdiction
is responsible for
causing a deficient segment or intersection, all responsible
local jurisdictions shall participate in the development
of a
deficiency plan to be adopted by all participating local
jurisdictions.
(2) The local jurisdiction in which the deficiency occurs
shall have lead responsibility for developing the deficiency
plan and
for coordinating with other impacting local jurisdictions.
If a local jurisdiction responsible for participating
in a multi-
jurisdictional deficiency plan does not adopt the deficiency
plan in accordance with the schedule and requirements
of
paragraph (a) of this section, that jurisdiction shall
be considered in nonconformance with the program for
purposes of Section
65089.5.
(3) The agency shall establish a conflict resolution
process for addressing conflicts or disputes between
local jurisdictions in
meeting the multi-jurisdictional deficiency plan responsibilities
of this section.
(f) The analysis of the cause of the deficiency prepared
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) shall
exclude the
following:
(1) Interregional travel.
(2) Construction, rehabilitation, or maintenance of
facilities that impact the system.
(3) Freeway ramp metering.
(4) Traffic signal coordination by the state or multi-jurisdictional
agencies.
(5) Traffic generated by the provision of low-income
and very low income housing.
(6) (A) traffic generated by high-density residential
development located within one-fourth mile of a fixed
rail passenger
station, and
(B) Traffic generated by any mixed use development located
within one-fourth mile of a fixed rail passenger station,
if more
than half of the land area, or floor area, of the mixed
use development is used for high density residential
housing, as
determined by the agency.
(g) For the purposes of this section, the following
terms have the following meanings:
(1) "High density" means residential density
development which contains a minimum of 24 dwelling
units per acre and a
minimum density per acre which is equal to or greater
than 120 percent of the maximum residential density
allowed under the
local general plan and zoning ordinance. A project providing
a minimum of 75 dwelling units per acre shall automatically
be
considered high density.
(2) "Mixed use development" means development
which integrates compatible commercial or retail uses,
or both, with
residential uses, and which, due to the proximity of
job locations, shopping opportunities, and residences,
will discourage new
trip generation.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.5. (a) If, pursuant to the monitoring provided
for in Section 65089.3, the agency determines, following
a noticed public
hearing, that a city or county is not conforming with
the requirements of the congestion management program,
the agency shall
notify the city or county in writing of the specific
areas of nonconformance. If, within 90 days of the
receipt of the written
notice of nonconformance, the city or county has not
come into conformance with the congestion management
program, the
governing body of the agency shall make a finding of
nonconformance and shall submit the finding to the
commission and to
the Controller.
(b) (1) Upon receiving notice from the agency of nonconformance,
the Controller shall withhold apportionments of funds
required to be apportioned to that nonconforming city
or county by Section 2105 of the Streets and Highways
Code.
(2) If, within the 12-month period following the receipt
of a notice of nonconformance, the Controller is notified
by the
agency that the city or county is in conformance, the
Controller shall allocate the apportionments withheld
pursuant to this
section to the city or county.
(3) If the Controller is not notified by the agency
that the city or county is in conformance pursuant
to paragraph (2), the
Controller shall allocate the apportionments withheld
pursuant to this section to the agency.
(c) The agency shall use funds apportioned under this
section for projects of regional significance which
are included in the
capital improvement program required by paragraph (5)
of Subdivision (b) of Section 65089, or in a deficiency
plan which has
been adopted by the agency. The agency shall not use
these funds for administration or planning purposes.
(Formerly 65089.4., added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 106. Effective
July 10, 1989; Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 16; Amended
by
Stats. 1992, Ch. 444; Renumbered to 65089.5, and amended
by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.6. Failure to complete or implement a congestion
management program shall not give rise to a cause of
action against a
city or county for failing to conform with its general
plan, unless the city or county incorporates the congestion
management
program into the circulation element of its general
plan.
(Formerly 65089.5, added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 16; Renumbered
to 65089.6, and amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.7. A proposed development specified in a development
agreement entered into prior to July 10, 1989, shall
not be subject
to any action taken to comply with this chapter, except
actions required to be taken with respect to the trip
reduction and travel
demand element of a congestion management program pursuant
to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65089.
(Formerly 65089.6, added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 106; Renumbered
to 65089.7 by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089. 8. (a) Buildings and structures that were damaged
or destroyed in Los Angeles County as a result of the
civil unrest during
the state of emergency declared by the Governor on April
29, 1992, are not subject to the requirements of this
chapter when
permission is sought to repair or rebuild. This section
does not exempt buildings or structures from any other
requirement of
the local jurisdiction otherwise applicable.
(b) This section shall become inoperative on June 1,
1995, and as of January 1, 1996, is repealed, unless
a later enacted
statute, which becomes effective on or before January
1, 1996, delete or extends the dates on which it becomes
inoperative and
is repealed.
(Formerly 65089.7, added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 444; Renumbered
to 65089.8 by Stats.1994, Ch. 1146.)
Note: Stats, 1992, Ch. 444 also reads:
SEC. 6. (a) The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority may, in cooperation with other interested
public and private entities, conduct a study of the
requirements of the congestion management program prescribed
by Chapter
2.6 (commencing with Section 65088) of Title 7 of Division
1 of the Government Code, with the objective of recommending
modifications, if any, to the program which reduce or
eliminate any inconsistency with the requirements of
the California
Clean Air Act of 1988 (Chapter 1568 of the Statutes
of 1988) and the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of
1990 (P.L. 101-
549). The elements of the study shall include both of
the following:
(1) Comparison of the effectiveness of the use of level
of service standards with other measurable standards,
including, but
not limited to, vehicle miles traveled and average vehicle
ridership, for both determining mobility and achieving
the reductions
in motor vehicle emissions required under state and
federal law.
(2) Consideration of the most efficient, simple, and
cost-effective institutional structure and roles necessary
to implement
any recommendations, including, but not limited to,
a review of existing requirements to implement transportation
control
measures pursuant to state and federal air quality requirements.
(b) The authority may accept public and private contributions
to fund the study.
(c) If a study is conducted, a study steering committee
shall be selected by the executive director of the
authority, that
includes all of the following:
(1) A representative of a national environmental organization.
(2) Two persons representing air quality management
or pollution control districts, one of which shall
be the South Coast
Air Quality Management District.
(3) A representative of the California Building Industry
Association.
(4) A representative of Californians for Better Transportation
(5) Two persons representing multicounty regional transportation
planning agencies, one of which is located in southern
California and one of which is located in northern California.
(6) A person representing cities.
(7) A person representing counties.
(8) A person representing transit operators.
(9) Two persons representing agencies designated to
develop a congestion management program, including
one
representative of an agency in northern California,
and one representative of an agency in southern California.
(10) A representative of the Department of Transportation
designated by the Governor.
(11) A representative of the Governor's Office of Planning
and Research designated by the Governor.
(12) A representative of the State Air Resources Board
designated by the Governor.
65089.9. The study steering committee established pursuant
to Section 6 of Chapter 444 of the Statutes of 1992
may designate at
least two congestion management agencies to participate
in a demonstration study comparing multimodal performance
standards to highway level of service standards. The
department shall make available, from existing resources,
fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) from the Transportation Planning and
Development Account in the State Transportation Fund
to fund each of
the demonstration projects. The designated agencies
shall submit a report to the Legislature not later
than June 30, 1997,
regarding the findings of each demonstration project.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1146.)
65089.10. Any congestion management agency that is located
in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and
receives funds pursuant to Section 44241 of the Health
and Safety Code for the purpose of implementing paragraph
(3)
of subdivision (b) of Section 65089 shall ensure that
those funds are expended as part of an overall program
for
improving air quality and for the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 950.)