Roadside rest areas: commercial vehicles: parking.

Existing law requires the California Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation to plan, design, and construct a system of safety roadside rests on the state highway system outside of units of the state park system, and requires the department, in designing safety roadside rests, to design only those safety roadside rests that are reasonably economical and will provide the motorist a place where the motorist may stop for a short time during daytime and nighttime hours. This bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the California Highway Patrol, to conduct a study evaluating the capacity of the state to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial vehicles engaged in transportation. The bill would require the study to assess the volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic in the state and to develop a system of metrics to measure the adequacy of commercial motor vehicle parking facilities in the state. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2021, to prepare and submit a report of its findings based on the study to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature. The bill would repeal its provisions as of January 1, 2024. The bill would require the report to be posted on the department's internet website.