SB 1155 (Lieu) – Request for Comments
As introduced February 20, 2014
SB 1155 by Senator Ted Lieu would require counties and cities,
prior to approving a project within a delineated earthquake fault
zone, where mapping to identify seismic hazard zones has not been
completed, to determine that either the project has a minimum
setback of 75 feet from any mapped active trace fault or the
project is not located on an active trace fault as determined by
a geological site investigation. The bill assumes that cities and
counties would pass the costs of compliance on to project
applicants through fees.
CSAC is interested in comments from counties about the potential
impacts of this legislation. The bill has been referred to the
Senate Committee on Governance and Finance and may be acted upon
on or after March 23.
Transportation
AB 2355 (Levine) – Request for Comments
As Introduced February 21, 2014
AB 2355 by Assembly Member Marc Levine would require local
agencies to adopt standards at least as accepting of the use of
recycled road materials as Caltran’s standards, including
recycled paving materials, and recycled base, subbase, and
pervious backfill materials. If counties chose not to adopt such
standards, the bill requires them to discuss the reasons for not
doing so at a public hearing. CSAC previously circulated an
earlier draft that would have imposed additional reporting
requirements on counties as well as created a more ambiguous
standard for the percentage of recycled material to be accepted.
CSAC is interested in comments from counties regarding their
current standards for accepting recycled materials in road
projects, as well as any difficulties anticipated from
implementation of this legislation. The bill may be heard in
committee on or after March 25.
