Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1177, Sec. 3. Effective September 30, 1992.
Chapter 2.3 - Long-Range Transportation Planning
California Government Code — §§ 65070-65075
Sections (11)
Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 605, Sec. 2. (AB 285) Effective January 1, 2020.
For purposes of this chapter, “department” means the Department of Transportation.
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 605, Sec. 3. (AB 285) Effective January 1, 2020.
The department shall update the California Transportation Plan every five years consistent with this chapter. The second update shall be completed by December 31, 2020.
Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 629, Sec. 2. (AB 2086) Effective January 1, 2025.
The California Transportation Plan shall include all of the following:
summarizes the full cost of implementing the California Transportation Plan through the first 10 years of the planning period and includes a summary of available revenues through the planning period and an analysis of what is feasible within the plan if constrained by a realistic projection of available revenues. The financial element shall also evaluate the feasibility of any policy assumptions or scenarios included in the plan. The financial element may include a discussion of tradeoffs within the plan considering financial constraints.
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 605, Sec. 4. (AB 285) Effective January 1, 2020.
The California Transportation Plan shall consider all of the following subject areas for the movement of people and freight:
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 605, Sec. 5. (AB 285) Effective January 1, 2020.
California Code of Regulations, and national ambient air quality standards, as established pursuant to Section 7409 of Title 42 of the United States Code, in all areas of the state, as described in California’s state implementation plans required by the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.), taking into consideration the use of alternative fuels, new vehicle technology, tailpipe emissions reductions, ride sharing, vehicle pooling, and expansion of public transit, commuter rail, intercity rail, bicycling, and walking. The plan shall identify the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system needed to achieve these results.
Strategic Growth Council shall complete a report by January 31, 2022, and shall submit this report to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature. The report shall contain all of the following:
(A) An overview of the California Transportation Plan and
all sustainable communities strategies and alternative planning strategies prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080, and an assessment of how implementation of the California Transportation Plan, sustainable communities strategies, and alternative planning strategies will influence the configuration of the statewide integrated multimodal transportation system.
(B) A review of the potential impacts and opportunities for coordination of the following funding programs: the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, the Transformative Climate Communities Program, and the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program. The review shall be conducted in consultation with the agencies that administer these programs.
The review shall include recommendations for the improvement of these programs or other relevant transportation funding programs to better align the programs to meet long-term common goals, including the goals outlined in the California Transportation Plan.
of the Government Code.
Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 769, Sec. 4. (SB 671) Effective January 1, 2022.
Development of the California Transportation Plan shall incorporate the Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment’s findings and recommendations made pursuant to Section 14517.
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 92. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.
The department shall consult with, coordinate its activities with, and make a draft of its proposed plan, and each update, available for review and comment to the California Transportation Commission, the Strategic Growth Council, the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, the air quality management districts, public transit operators, and the regional transportation planning agencies. The department shall also provide an opportunity for input by the general public. Prior to adopting the plan or update, the department shall make a final draft available to the Legislature and Governor for review and comment. The commission may present the results of its review and comment to the Legislature and the Governor. The Governor shall adopt the plan and submit the plan to the Legislature and the Secretary
of the United States Department of Transportation.
Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 711, Sec. 2. (SB 64) Effective January 1, 2016.
The California Transportation Commission shall review recommendations in the update to the California Transportation Plan prepared by the department in 2015, and every five years thereafter, and prepare specific, action-oriented, and pragmatic recommendations for transportation system improvements. A report containing the specific recommendations shall be submitted to the Legislature and the Governor by December 31, 2016, and every five years thereafter, and in compliance with Section 9795.
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. (SB 1291) Effective September 18, 2020.
Transportation by not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.
Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 629, Sec. 3. (AB 2086) Effective January 1, 2025.
Plan, using readily available, significant performance metrics for each funding program, as determined by the department, in consultation with other stakeholders, including, but not limited to, equity-focused partners. The department shall also report on the dashboard on the status of the implementation of the short-, mid-, and long-term implementation actions included in the implementation element of the California Transportation Plan.
required to be updated pursuant to Section 65071, the department shall update the performance metrics displayed on the dashboard pursuant to paragraph (1) to reflect any significant changes to the funding programs consistent with the requirements for determining the performance metrics set forth in paragraph (1).
Enhancement Program established pursuant to Chapter 4.8 (commencing with Section 2192) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code.