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This bill addresses outdoor advertising permits for new highway alignments by prohibiting the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) from denying or delaying permit applications for new advertising displays along new interstate or primary highway segments. Specifically, the bill prevents Caltrans from withholding permit approval based on whether the highway project has been officially accepted as complete, as long as the portion of the highway is already open to public vehicular travel. Under existing regulations, Caltrans was only required to process new advertising display permit applications after a highway project was fully completed. The bill also makes minor, non-substantive changes to provisions related to professional licensing within the Department of Consumer Affairs, which oversees various boards and commissions that regulate professional practices to protect public health, safety, and welfare. By adding Section 5367 to the Business and Professions Code, the bill aims to streamline the permitting process for outdoor advertising displays and remove bureaucratic barriers that could unnecessarily delay permit approvals for new highway alignments.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

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