CSAC’s sponsored transportation and public works bills have been
moving through the legislative process this week. Both measures
have received bipartisan support, and we appreciate the letters
counties have submitted in support of these bills. Below are
brief updates on the status of AB 2120 (Ward) and AB 1932 (Daly).
AB 2120 (Ward) passed the Assembly Transportation Committee
on Monday and will be moving to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee next. The bill would apply California’s historic 55%
local, 45% state formula from the Highway Bridge Replacement and
Rehabilitation Program to the $4.2 billion in dedicated bridge
formula funding California will receive from the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act. This bill would also require Caltrans to
maintain its current commitment of funding from the federal
National Highway Performance Program and Surface Transportation
Block Grant Program to local bridges on and off federal-aid
highways, respectively.
Placer County Supervisor Bonnie Gore testified in support of AB
2120 on behalf of CSAC. Supervisor Gore sits on the CSAC Board of
Directors and serves as Vice Chair of the CSAC Housing, Land Use
and Transportation Policy Committee. As part of her testimony,
Supervisor Gore highlighted the importance of this measure, which
would help close a significant funding gap for the over 4,400
local bridge repair and replacement projects needed statewide.
Without a significant increase in funding, the percentage of
local bridges in California in poor condition will exceed 50% by
2035.
CSAC’s support letter for AB 2120 is
available here. CSAC encourages counties to submit letters in
support of the bill in advance of its next hearing. To formally
register support, letters must be submitted through the California
Legislature Position Letter Portal. A quick reference sheet
on the portal is
available here. Please also share your letters with CSAC
staff (Marina Espinoza at mespinoza@counties.org).
AB 1932 (Daly) moved out of the Assembly Local Government
Committee last week and passed the Assembly Floor on Monday. It
will now be moving to the Senate. The bill would delete the
January 1, 2023 sunset date on a state law authorizing counties
to utilize the “Construction Manager At-Risk” method for
specified public works projects for qualifying public works
contracts exceeding $1 million.
