Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal pilot program.
Existing law gives the Department of Transportation full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing federal law requires the United States Secretary of Transportation to carry out a surface transportation project delivery pilot program, under which the participating states assume certain responsibilities for environmental review and clearance of transportation projects that would otherwise be the responsibility of the federal government. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, provided that the State of California consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts with regard to the compliance, discharge, or enforcement of the responsibilities it assumed as a participant in the pilot program.
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California Legislature
20172018
AB 28
California AB 28 (20172018)
bill
Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal pilot program.
California AB 28 (20172018) — Department of Transportation: environmental review process: federal pilot program.
Existing law gives the Department of Transportation full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing federal law requires the United States Secretary of Transportation to carry out a surface transportation project delivery pilot program, under which the participating states assume certain responsibilities for environmental review and clearance of transportation projects that would otherwise be the responsibility of the federal government. Existing law, until January 1, 2017, provided that the State of California consents to the jurisdiction of the federal courts with regard to the compliance, discharge, or enforcement of the responsibilities it assumed as a participant in the pilot program.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 28 FRAZIER Third Reading Urgency — 73–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] — 13–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Frazier — primary (person)
Baker — coauthor (person)
Eduardo Garcia — coauthor (person)
Fong — coauthor (person)
Galgiani — principal coauthor (person)
Mathis — coauthor (person)
Salas — principal coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2016-12-05 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2016-12-06 From printer. May be heard in committee January 5.
2017-01-19 Referred to Coms. on TRANS. and JUD. referral-committee
2017-01-30 Coauthors revised.
2017-01-30 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (January 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, referral-committee
2017-02-08 Coauthors revised.
2017-02-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (February 8). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-02-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-02-13 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 312.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-02-13 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2017-02-23 Referred to Com. on T. & H. referral-committee
2017-03-01 From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (February 28). amendment-passage, committee-passage, amendment-introduction
2017-03-02 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-2, referral-committee, reading-1
2017-03-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 13). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2017-03-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2017-03-16 Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 378.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2017-03-16 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after March 18 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2017-03-20 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 644.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2017-03-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.
2017-03-29 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2017-03-29 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 4, Statutes of 2017.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b1c76675-70e5-4280-87c2-d42d23b692c4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).