Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to construct, improve, and maintain state highways and authorizes CalTrans to provide for the payment of extra compensation to a contractor on a road project, as a bonus for completion prior to the specified time.
This bill would require CalTrans, until January 1, 2029, to also provide for the payment of extra compensation to a contractor on a road project, as a bonus for using true warm mix asphalt (a climate-friendly asphalt), as defined by this bill. The bill would require CalTrans to submit specified reports to the Legislature on certain findings related to true warm mix asphalt.
Committee Location: Senate Transportation Committee
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Bill Author
Senator Scott Wiener represents San Francisco and northern San Mateo County in the California State Senate. Elected in 2016, Senator Wiener focuses extensively on housing, transportation, civil rights, criminal justice reform, clean energy, and alleviating poverty. He chairs the Senate Housing Committee and is Vice Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus. He is the immediate past Chair of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus. Before his election to the Senate, Senator Wiener served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing the district previously represented by Harvey Milk. Before taking public office, Senator Wiener practiced law for fifteen years, including nearly a decade as a Deputy City Attorney in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. He received degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School and was a Fulbright Scholar in Santiago, Chile.
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