City of Coronado—SR 75 & 282 Relinquishment Bills Comparison AB 1500 (2016) SB 479 (2020) SB 512 (2021)
Introduced Feb. 27, 2015. Authorizes
the California Transportation
Commission to relinquish portions of
SR 75 to Imperial Beach and San
Diego. Approved Sep. 2016 and
Chaptered.
Note that Coronado was part of an
identical bill introduced a year later, in
Feb of 2016: AB 2075. This bill died
due to inactivity. The bill only
addressed SR 75, not SR 282.
Introduced Feb. 21, 2019. Authorizes the
California Transportation Commission to
relinquish portions of SR 75 and SR 282
to Coronado. Nov. 2020 - Died due to
inactivity.
Writing in support, Naval Base Coronado
notes that it has worked with the author,
the City of Coronado and Caltrans to
ensure that the relinquished routes
remain viable STRAHNET facilities.
Introduced Feb. 17, 2021. Authorizes
the California Transportation
Commission to relinquish portions of
SR 75 and SR 282 to Coronado.
Gutted and amended to a bill on
postsecondary education June 10,
2021.
Bill Requirements
Continuity of
Traffic Flow
The Cities shall ensure the continuity
of traffic flow on the relinquished
portions of Route 75, including any
traffic signal progression.
The City shall ensure the continuity of
traffic flow on the relinquished portions of
Route 75, including any traffic signal
progression.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
The City shall ensure the continuity of
traffic flow on the relinquished
portions of Route 75, including any
traffic signal progression.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
Signage
Cities shall install and maintain, within
their respective jurisdictions, signs
directing motorists to the continuation
of Route 75, to the extent deemed
necessary by the department.”
Cities shall install and maintain, within
their respective jurisdictions, signs
directing motorists to the continuation of
the remaining portion of Route 75 and
Route 5, to the extent deemed
necessary by the department.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
Cities shall install and maintain, within
their respective jurisdictions, signs
directing motorists to the continuation
of the remaining portion of Route 75
and Route 5, to the extent deemed
necessary by the department.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
STRAHNET
Preservation
The City of Coronado shall ensure the
continued viability of the portions of
Route 75 relinquished pursuant to this
section as a Strategic Highway Network
Connector, which is part of the Federal
Highway System, shall provide
continuous and uninhibited defense
access, continuity, and emergency
capabilities for the movement of military
The City of Coronado shall maintain
the continued viability of the portions
of Route 75 relinquished pursuant to
this section as a Strategic Highway
Network Connector, which is part of
the Federal Highway System, and
shall provide continuous and
uninhibited defense access,
continuity, and emergency capabilities
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personnel, material, and equipment in
both peace time and war time, and shall
not diminish the viability of the
relinquished portion of Route 75 as a
Strategic Highway Network Connector.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
for the movement of military personnel, material, and equipment in both peace time and war time. The
City of Coronado shall not limit the
type, weight, or dimensions of
vehicles needed for defense purposes
that may use the relinquished portion
of Route 75.
Concurrence
with the Military
Installation
Before the City of Coronado takes any
action on a portion of Route 75
relinquished to the city pursuant to this
section to improve public safety, alter
traffic flow, place restrictions on the type
of cargo that may be transported on the
relinquished portion, or limit the weight or
dimensions of vehicles that may use the
relinquished portion, the city shall first
seek concurrence with the affected
military installation to ensure that any
proposed action does not diminish the
roadway’s viability as a Strategic
Highway Network Connector. After
seeking concurrence from the affected
military installation, the city shall wait no
more than 60 days for a response after
which it may take the proposed action,
unless the city or military installation is
required to conduct a formal study to
assess the impact pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
The City of Coronado may only take
an action to alter, or affect traffic on, a
portion of Route 75 relinquished to the
city pursuant to this section if the city
does all of the following:
(A) Determines the proposed action
would meet all of the following
requirements:
(i) The proposed action supports
public safety.
(ii) The proposed action is consistent
with [maintaining STRAHNET
viability].
(iii) The proposed action is consistent
with the relinquishment agreement
between the city and the department.
(B) Completes appropriate traffic
studies and analyses to substantiate
decisions to alter, or affect traffic on,
any relinquished portion of Route 75
before seeking concurrence with
Naval Base Coronado pursuant to
subparagraph (C).
(C) Seeks and receives concurrence
from Naval Base Coronado that the
proposed action meets requirements
set forth[above following the
procedures for analyses and
concurrence specified in a required
side agreement between the City and
NBC].
Plus, identical text for Route 282.
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