Sacramento, CA – Governor Brown yesterday signed AB28 by Assemblymember Jim Frazier (D-Discovery Bay) which provides Caltrans with the authority to participate in a federal environmental streamlining program with a proven track record of accelerating the delivery of critical transportation projects while saving taxpayer dollars and ensuring environmental protections are met.
“I am pleased to have worked with Governor Brown on this issue to make sure that Caltrans is able to participate in this important federal program, which saves taxpayers money and gets transportation projects completed sooner,” Assemblymember Frazier stated.
This bill reenacts, for a three-year period, the authority of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to perform environmental review under NEPA. By allowing Caltrans to continue in the NEPA decision making role, Caltrans will be able to continue to provide a streamlined environmental process that results in substantial time and cost savings and expedited project delivery for both state and local transportation projects
Assemblymember Frazier represents the 11th Assembly District, which includes the
communities of Antioch, Bethel Island, Birds Landing, Brentwood, Byron, Collinsville,
Discovery Bay, Fairfield, Isleton, Knightsen, Locke, Oakley, Pittsburg (partial), Rio
Vista, Suisun City, Travis AFB, Vacaville and Walnut Grove.
