Office of Planning and Research: Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance.

Existing law establishes the Office of Planning and Research within the office of the Governor and further establishes, within the Office of Planning and Research, the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council. Existing law requires the Office of Planning and Research to, among other duties, assist the council engage in the formulation, evaluation, and updating of long-range goals and policies for land use, population growth and distribution, urban expansion, development, open space, resource preservation and utilization, air and water quality, and other factors that shape statewide development patterns and significantly influence the quality of the state's environment. This bill would establish, within the Office of Planning and Research, the Board of Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance, to be composed of the Governor, Treasurer, Controller, Secretary of Transportation, Director of General Services, or their designee, one member appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and one member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. The bill would require the board to categorize and recommend the priority of the state's infrastructure needs and develop funding to finance those projects.