LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1381, as amended, John A. Perez. High-occupancy toll lanes.
Existing law authorizes a regional transportation agency, in
cooperation with the Department of Transportation, to apply to the
California Transportation Commission to develop and operate
high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, including administration and
operation of a value-pricing program and exclusive or preferential
lane facilities for public transit.
Existing law specifically authorizes a value-pricing and transit
development demonstration program involving HOT lanes to be
conducted, administered, developed, and operated on State Highway
Routes 10 and 110 in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) under certain
conditions.
This bill would require the LACMTA program to be implemented with
the active participation of the Department of the California Highway
Patrol. The bill would require LACMTA, with the consent of the
department, to establish appropriate performance measures for the
purpose of ensuring optimal use of the HOT lanes without adversely
affecting other traffic on the state highway system. The bill would
also state that the authorization for this project shall not prevent
the construction of competing facilities in the State
Highway Route 10 or 110 corridors , and that LACMTA is not
entitled to compensation for the adverse effects on toll revenue due
to those facilities.