Transportation.

(1) Existing law establishes the State Highway System and designates state highway routes from Route 1 to Route 905, unless otherwise specified by name, and authorizes the California Transportation Commission to relinquish all or a portion of designated state highway routes to specified local agencies if certain conditions are met. Portions of state highways that have been relinquished are not state highways and become ineligible for future adoption as a part of the State Highway System. This bill would acknowledge the relinquishment of, and designate or make technical changes to, specific portions of Routes 1, 2, 19, 39, 71, 72, 74, 79, 83, 84, 111, 144, 151, 160, 164, 170, 260, and 275. Existing law authorizes the commission to relinquish to the City of Bakersfield or the County of Kern the portion of State Highway Route 58 that is located within the city limits of the City of Bakersfield under certain conditions. This bill would authorize the relinquishment to the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern those portions of State Highway Route 58 located within their respective jurisdictions under certain conditions. (2) Existing law prohibits a driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 90 days, 180 days, one year, or 3 years if the person is convicted of a specified violation of an out-of-service order issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or by a uniformed peace officer. This bill would revise these provisions to include only out-of-service orders issued by an authorized employee of the Department of the California Highway Patrol or by an authorized enforcement officer, as defined. (3) Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish requirements for equipment and devices to be used on any vehicle and defines the types of vehicles for this purpose. Existing law requires that license plates be securely fastened at all times to the vehicle for which they are issued so as to prevent the plates from swinging, be mounted in a position so as to be clearly visible, and be maintained in a condition so as to be clearly legible. A violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. This bill would also require that license plates be mounted in a position so that the characters are upright and display from left to right. (4) Existing law authorizes a disabled person or disabled veteran to apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for the issuance of a distinguishing placard that may be used in lieu of the special license plate or plates issued for parking in a disabled person's parking space, when the placard is suspended from the rearview mirror or, if there is no rearview mirror, when it is displayed on the dashboard of the vehicle. This bill would also permit a distinguishing placard to be inserted into a clip designated for a distinguishing placard and installed by the manufacturer on the driver's side of the front window. (5) Existing law defines various terms for the purposes of the Vehicle Code. This bill would define "utility trailer" for these purposes and would make other technical and conforming changes. (6) Existing law creates the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District and provides for the district to be governed by an elected board of directors. Existing law authorizes the board, by ordinance, to provide that each director shall be paid not more than $1,000 per calendar month in lieu of per-meeting compensation if the director attends all scheduled and noticed board meetings for that month. This bill would authorize the board to provide that compensation if the director attends all scheduled and noticed regular board meetings for that month. (7) Existing law establishes the Imperial County Transportation Commission and authorizes that commission to use up to 3% of the revenues in the local transportation fund for carrying out its responsibilities. This bill would instead authorize the commission to use up to 3% of those revenues for carrying out its planning and programming responsibilities. (8) The Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency are referenced in various provisions of existing law relating to transportation projects. This bill would, instead, in those provisions of law, reference the Alameda County Transportation Commission. (9) Under existing law, with certain exceptions, a violation of the Vehicle Code is a crime. Because this bill would change the definition of an existing crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (10) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (11) This bill would also incorporate additional changes in Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1855, or AB 1944, or both, to be operative only if AB 1855, or AB 1944, or both, and this bill are chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2011, and this bill is chaptered last.