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Date: June 5, 1996 San Bernardino Associated Gc►ti e l�tl1:: Sat Bernardino Coiatrp P mnsporiation Commission San Bernardino'Counn' Transportation Aurhorit Son Bernardino Counp• Congestion Management Ager, Service Awhorin for Freeway Emergrnnc. Minute Action 21 AGENDA ITEM Subject: AB 3426 (Bowler) - Transportation Toll Roads: Public and Private Partnerships .RecommenAadan':. AB 3426 (Bowler) - Support with Amendments Background- In 1989, the Legislature passed four bills as a transportation package, including authorization for three ballot measures that increased gallonage fees and authorized rail bonds; legislation to create congestion management agencies, and finally a bill to authorize the private construction of four demonstration projects utilizing tolls on state highways. Toll roads were controversial in 1989, but were part of the compromise leading to an aggressive ten year transportation financing package_ Today, the Route 91 project in Orange County is the sole operating toll facility on a state highway. While the privately held financial data regarding Route 91 is notpublicly available, the toll road has substantially reduced congestion in the Sarna Ana Canyon Route 91 corridor, Due to the apparent success of the Route 91 project, Assembly Member Larry Bowler, the Chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee is proposing to remove existing statutory limitations on the number of allowable projects. Private financing and operation of state highways is also particularly attractive to bill supporters given the inadequacy of state and federal transportation revenues. From SANDAG's perspective, there are et least three issues which should be addressed. The .first issue was made apparent by the exclusion of the Riverside Approved San BenmrdaroAmodatod Gawm#,ems Board ofDireaws Date: Moved: S«wed: In Favor: CPP—d: Absmined: