Bill > AB173

This bill: 1. Expands and revises the determinations a law enforcement agency must make to request an Ebony Alert for missing Black youth, making the Department of California Highway Patrol's activation and assistance with the alert required if the agency's determinations are met. The bill also requires the department to create a report on the Ebony Alert program by 2027. 2. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate with the Department of Transportation and California Transportation Commission to identify and prioritize funding for grade separation projects that previously received funding but had it reverted in the 2024 state budget. The secretary must report to the legislature on any identified funding by 2025. 3. Expands the accountability program for the distribution of Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program and Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program funds, including requiring updated regional short-term financial plans and transit operator data submissions for the 2025-26 to 2027-28 fiscal years. 4. Requires the Department of Transportation to annually report information on the zero-emission vehicles it purchases, owns, or leases, as well as analyze their duty performance and report on its charging/refueling infrastructure. 5. Authorizes the Department of General Services to enter a lease-purchase or lease-with-option-to-purchase agreement for a new Department of Motor Vehicles field office in San Francisco that may include affordable housing. 6. Imposes additional duties on the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General, including reviewing contract adherence, and extends certain whistleblower protections to authority contractors' employees. 7. Increases the percentage of bond proceeds available for administrative purposes for the high-speed rail project from 2.5% to 5%. 8. Appropriates $100 million from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation to support the Active Transportation Program.

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