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Votes at a glance: California Transportation Commission takes positions on federal funding, truck fees and program amendments
Summary
At its San Diego meeting the California Transportation Commission approved a package of motions including letters urging federal action to stabilize the Highway Trust Fund, support for bills to redirect truck weight fees back to transportation, and a set of program amendments and technical corrections to state transportation programs.
The California Transportation Commission voted on several legislative positions and programming actions during its San Diego meeting, approving letters urging federal action on the Highway Trust Fund, backing bills to redirect truck weight fees to transportation, and moving program amendments for high‑speed rail connectivity and state transportation plans.
Commission staff recommended that the commission transmit a letter supporting Senate Joint Resolution 24, urging timely congressional action to stabilize the Federal Highway Trust Fund; commissioners approved that motion unanimously. "Staff recommends that the commission accept the staff report and provide direction to staff on any legislation of interest," Carrie (staff) told commissioners before the vote.
The commission also approved a motion directing staff to send a related letter to California’s congressional delegation urging immediate action to remedy the Highway Trust Fund shortfall and to support movement toward a road‑user charge; commissioners approved that motion as well.
On truck fees, the commission voted to support two bills that would redirect truck weight fees back to transportation—bills introduced in the Assembly (by Perea and Linder) and in the Senate (SB 1418 by DeSaulnier). The motion passed unanimously.
Legislative positions and program decisions approved at the meeting also included: - An amendment to the Proposition 1A high‑speed rail connectivity program to reprogram previously programmed but unallocated funds to a BART maintenance‑shop and yard improvements project for the BART to Berryessa extension; the commission approved the amendment. - Approval of Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) flexibility choices under the state Active Transportation Program guidelines (MTC, SACOG, SANDAG, and SCAG submittals were accepted). - Approval of technical adjustments to the 2014 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for six counties. - Support for continuing the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund (TCIF) model (SB 1228) to enable future trade corridor investments; the commission approved a position in support, with two abstentions noted on that motion.
All actions recorded on the meeting agenda were moved by commissioners and passed as listed in the official meeting record; where the transcript did not provide full roll‑call tallies, the motion outcomes are reported as stated on the record (approved/passed).
