ABATE'S Bill TO STOP MOTORCYCLES' ONLY ROADSTOPS AB 1047 Assemblyman Kevin Jefferies Vice Chair Asem Trans Comm.

Here is the text of AB1047:
 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1047_bill_20110218_introduced.html
 
BILL NUMBER: AB 1047 INTRODUCED


BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jeffries
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
An act to amend Section 2933 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1047, as introduced, Jeffries. Vehicles: motorcycle safety.
Existing law establishes the motorcyclist safety program in the
California Department of Highway Patrol, to be administered by the
commissioner. Existing law specifies that the commissioner is
prohibited from directly managing or providing program services.
Existing law requires program services financed under the law to be
provided under contractual arrangements or grant funding.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that law.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2933 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
2933. The commissioner shall not directly manage or provide
program services. Any A program service
financed under this article shall be provided under contractual
arrangements or grant funding. All public agencies assisting or
providing program services under this article shall be fully
reimbursed for their costs by the commissioner. The commissioner
shall monitor and evaluate any contracts or grants executed pursuant
to this article to ensure that the provisions of the contracts or
grants are adhered to by the recipients.
 
ON THE TOPIC of checkpoints, California Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries has introduced a bill
to change the wording of the vehicle code by one word – from “ANY” to “A”. This may not seem like much but it would
effectively stop the Office of Traffic Safety from issuing “grants” to law enforcement agencies that use these grants to
set up motorcycle only checkpoints in this state from the way I have read it.
So any California bikers reading this, shoot Jefferies an email of either thanks or support.
These checkpoints are getting out of hand, locally & nationally. With LaHood and his lacky Strickland
handing out federal money for these checkpoints it seems only the court ruling in New York will put a stop to them.
Kudos to Proner & Proner and all my best wishes to the bikers they are representing.

OFF THE WIRE
I recieved this and am waiting for the bill to see what it actually says. Hopefully it is what it says. ABATE has been active.
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Our Bill to stop MOTORCYCLES' ONLY ROADSTOPS AB 1047 was introduced yesterday on
 ABATRS' request, by the powerful Vice Chairman of the Assemblyman Kevin
 Jefferies (R) Lake Elsinore! Already had calls from the Office of Traffic
 Safety, after hearing rumors of our pre introduction. NOT VERY HAPPY------
 Get ready for a battle royal!!!!
 Almost 2400 bills introduced by the Assembly and Senate! Reading a lot!!!
 Ride Safe!!
 Jim Lombardo
 Lobbyist ABATE of Calif.

Comment on Motorcycle Only Checkpoints
Here are links to two sites where you can comment on Motorcycle Only Checkpoints.


http://cyclesource.com/newsblog/2011/02/19/motorcycle-checkpoints-may-end-up-in-supreme-court?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCycleSourceMagazineWorldReport+%28The+Cycle+Source+Magazine+World+Report%29
http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/2011/02/19/are-motorcycle-only-checkpoints-unconstitutional/