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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08172004 - C49 TO: Board of Supervisors Contra FROM: Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee Caste (Supervisor Millie Greenberg, Chair) DATE: August 9, 2004County SUBJECT: Position on AB 2043 requiring statewide planning for port expansion�anmitigating the negative impacts of parts on surrounding areas SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION ADOPT a position of support for AB 2043 (Lowenthal, D-Lang Beach)as recommended by the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure Committee. FISCAL IMPACT NONE. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AB 2043,introduced by Assemblymember Alan Lowenthal(D-Long Beach),would require the California Marine and Intem-todal Transportation System Advisory Council to conduct public hearings and gather information on methods that could be used to relieve port congestion and address the environmental impacts of ports. A report with statewide recommendations would be submitted to the Legislature by January 1,2006. The bill doesn't provide any funding and prohibits the use of General Fund money for the study. Assemblymember Lowenthal's staff expressed the hope that the Council would fund the study from its own resources. The bill seeks to address the current lack of statewide coordinated planning for ports, according to Mr. Lowenthal's staff. California's ports are expected to increase their business significantly over the next 20 years, but no statewide planning has been done to assess the environmental impacts and the impacts on the rail and highway systemsthatwill resuitfrom such growth. The California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council is an organization chartered by the U.S. Department of Transportation that includes both government and industry representatives in the maritime field. AB 2043 has passed out of the Assembly, is in the Senate awaiting its third reading and is expected to pass the Senate. Exhibit A is the full text of the bill. The Transportation,Water and Infrastructure Committee reviewed the bill at its August 9 meeting and recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt a position of support. There doesn't appear to be any formal opposition to the bill. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S): Supervisor Millie Greenberg ervisor Gayle B. Uilkema ACTION OF BOARS APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED w OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE _ UNANIMOUS (ABSENT " ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Greitzer(925/335-1201) cc: Community Development Department CDD ATTESTED . S. Hoffman, County Administrator's Office JOHN S*EETEN, CLERK OF M. Watts, Smith Watts Co. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY GATransportat1WTW1C%Board Orders',2044tTWiC Board Oder for 8 ti ©4 AB 2043.doc F AB 2043 Assembly Bill - AMENDED Page 1 of 2 BILL NUMBER: AB 2043 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 7, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 20, 2004 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 1, 2004 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Lowenthal FEBRUARY 17, 2004 An act to add Section 1760 to the Harbors and Navigation Code, relating to ports. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2043, as amended, Lowenthal. Maritime Port Strategic Master Plan Task Force. Existing law provides for the regulation of ports and harbors. This bili would — require the California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council, as defined, to meet on an unspecified basis, hold public hearings, and compile data on certain issues relating to the growth and congestion of maritime ports. The bill would request the council to compile specified information and submit its findings in a report to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2006, including recommendations on methods to better manage the growth of maritime ports and address the environmental impacts of moving goods through those ports. The bill would prohibit the activities of the council pursuant to these provisions from being funded with appropriations from the General Fund. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yesa— no . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1760 is added to the Harbors and Navigation Code, to read: �4 } r-- liiiliri7Gd.A ' mQaara +t. + r .a r - 1760. (a) For purposes of this section, "council" means the California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council, a regional subunit of the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council chartered by the federal Secretary of Transportation under the Federal Advisory Council Act {P.L. 92-463} . (b) The council is repuested to do all of the following: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab 2001-2050/ab 2043 bill 20040707 amended s... 8/6/2004 AB 2043 Assembly Bill -AMENDED Page 2 of 2 (1) Meet, hold public hearings, and compile data on issues that include, but need not be limited to, all of the following: (A) The projected growth of each maritime port in the state. (B) The costs and benefits of developing a coordinated state program to obtain federal funding for maritime port growth, security, and congestion relief. (C) Impacts of maritime port growth on the state's transportation system. (D) Air pollution caused by movement of goods through the state's maritime ports, and proposed methods of mitigating or alleviating that pollution. (E) Maritime port security, including, but not limited to, training, readiness, certification of port personnel, exercise planning and conduct, and critical marine transportation system infrastructure protection. (F) A statewide plan for continuing operation of maritime ports in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard, the federal Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Emergency Services, the state Office of Homeland Security, and the California National Guard, consistent with the state's emergency management system and the national emergency management system, in the event of a major incident or disruption of port operations in one or more of the state' s maritime ports. (G) State marine transportation policy, legislation, and planning; regional infrastructure project funding; competitiveness; environmental impacts; port safety and security; and any other matters affecting the marine transportation system of the United States within, or affecting, the state. (2) Identify all state agencies that are involved with the development, planning, or coordination of maritime ports in the state. (3) Identify other states that have a statewide port master plan and determine whether that plan has assisted those states in improving their maritime ports. (4) Compile all information obtained pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (31 , inclusive, and submit its findings in a report to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2006. The w4all;6QgQ-s4-=..41--4 -t4Q r.%QQ�t report ,should include, but need not be limited to, recommendations on methods to better manage the growth of maritime ports and address the environmental impacts of moving goods through those ports. ", "ggees m s by wa® wisiw�ww� (c) The activities of the council pursuant to this section shall not be funded with appropriations from the General Fund. h4://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab 2041-2050/ab 2043 bill 20040707 amended s... 8/6/2004