Bill > SB1087

This bill updates California’s regional transportation and land-use planning laws—specifically related to Sustainable Communities Strategies, which are regional plans required by California's climate laws to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks—by shifting the planning cycle from every 4 years to an 8-year schedule with a required midpoint progress report, and by directing the State Air Resources Board to set regional emission reduction targets for the years 2035 and 2045 after holding technical workshops. To ensure state dollars align with these climate and planning goals, the bill requires the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and regional agencies to limit certain planning funds, local grants, and major competitive infrastructure programs—such as the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program and the Solutions for Congested Corridors Program—to projects that properly support these adopted sustainable communities or alternative planning strategies.