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SB 339 · 2021-22

Requires a road usage charge pilot program

Official subject Vehicles: road usage charge pilot program.

Became law Chapter 308, Statutes of 2021

Plain-language summary

Extends the Road Usage Charge Technical Advisory Committee until 2027. Requires the Transportation Agency to run a pilot program that charges participants a per-mile fee and credits or refunds their fuel taxes or electric vehicle fees. Participation is voluntary unless state-owned vehicles are chosen. The agency must report to the Legislature.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Sept. 24, 2021).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Existing law requires the Chair of the California Transportation Commission to create a Road Usage Charge (RUC) Technical Advisory Committee in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation. Under existing law, the purpose of the technical advisory committee is to guide the development and evaluation of a pilot program to assess the potential for mileage-based revenue collection as an alternative to the gas tax system. Existing law requires the technical advisory committee to study RUC alternatives to the gas tax, gather public comment on issues and concerns related to the pilot program, and make recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on the design of a pilot program, as specified. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2023.

This bill would extend the operation of these provisions until January 1, 2027. The bill would require the Transportation Agency, in consultation with the California Transportation Commission, to implement a pilot program to identify and evaluate issues related to the collection of revenue for a road charge program, as specified. The bill would require the RUC Technical Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the Transportation Agency on the design of the pilot program, including the group of vehicles to participate. The bill would require that if a group of vehicles other than state-owned vehicles is selected, that participation in the program be voluntary. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to consult with appropriate state agencies to implement the pilot program and to design a process for collecting road charge revenue from vehicles. The bill would require that participants in the program be charged a mileage-based fee, as specified, and receive a credit or a refund for fuel taxes or electric vehicle fees, as specified. The bill would require that the pilot program not affect funding levels for a program or purpose supported by state fuel tax and electric vehicle fee revenues. The bill would require the Transportation Agency to submit reports to the Legislature, as specified.

Official title

An act to amend Section 3093 of, and to add Section 3092.5 to, the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

Timeline

  1. Feb. 8, 2021 Introduced
  2. June 1, 2021 Passed Senate 28 yes, 11 no
  3. Sept. 1, 2021 Passed Assembly 51 yes, 19 no
  4. Sept. 9, 2021 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Sept. 24, 2021 Signed by the Governor
  6. Sept. 24, 2021 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (30 actions)
  1. Feb. 8, 2021 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Feb. 9, 2021 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 11.
  3. Feb. 17, 2021 Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  4. Feb. 22, 2021 Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
  5. Feb. 22, 2021 (Ayes 32. Noes 4.)
  6. Feb. 22, 2021 Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 4. Page 272.)
  7. March 10, 2021 Set for hearing April 13.
  8. April 5, 2021 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  9. April 13, 2021 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 4. Page 779.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. April 21, 2021 Set for hearing May 3.
  11. May 4, 2021 May 3 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
  12. May 14, 2021 Set for hearing May 20.
  13. May 20, 2021 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 1188.) (May 20).
  14. May 20, 2021 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  15. May 24, 2021 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  16. June 1, 2021 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 11. Page 1336.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  17. June 2, 2021 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  18. June 10, 2021 Referred to Com. on TRANS.
  19. June 14, 2021 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on TRANS.
  20. June 22, 2021 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  21. July 14, 2021 July 14 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
  22. Aug. 26, 2021 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 26).
  23. Aug. 30, 2021 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  24. Aug. 31, 2021 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  25. Sept. 1, 2021 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 19. Page 2615.) Ordered to the Senate.
  26. Sept. 1, 2021 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  27. Sept. 2, 2021 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 10. Page 2353.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  28. Sept. 9, 2021 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
  29. Sept. 24, 2021 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  30. Sept. 24, 2021 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 308, Statutes of 2021.