ABX1 16 (Patterson) – Request for Comments As introduced on August 31, 2015
ABX1 16, by Assembly Member Patterson, would create a five-year
pilot project whereby two counties, one in northern California
and one in Southern California, would assume responsibility for
the state highway system within the county, including funding
programmed for the maintenance and improvement of those state
facilities.
The bill provides an incentive for counties to participate by
allowing any savings on the projects to maintain or improve the
state facilities to be allocated to priority local projects that
fit within the guidelines of the funding source. It is unclear
how any cost overruns would be handled.
Counties would see their maintained centerline mileage increase
from a low of about 4% in San Francisco City and County to a high
of about 93% in Orange County if they were to assume
responsibility for the state highways within their borders.
The author’s office has asked for CSAC’s feedback on the measure,
including soliciting counties that may be interested in
participating in such a pilot program. We would appreciate any
comments or expressions of interest in participation that
counties may offer.
