Local alternative transportation improvement program: Feather River crossing.

Assembly Member Gallagher's transportation bill addresses the canceled Feather River crossing project in Yuba City by creating a mechanism for local agencies to develop alternative transportation solutions. The legislation authorizes affected jurisdictions in Sutter and Yuba Counties to collaborate with their transportation planning agency on improvement programs that would serve the area originally slated for state facilities.

The California Transportation Commission would maintain final authority over these local alternative transportation programs, with a deadline of July 1, 2030 for program approval. Proceeds from selling excess state properties acquired for the original crossing project would fund the approved local programs. These funds would be exempt from standard state transportation funding formulas, though federal reimbursements and property sale costs would be deducted first.

The bill defines eligible properties as those purchased for the now-canceled state crossing project, which has been reconceptualized as a local bridge initiative. This provision allows the affected communities to redirect resources toward transportation improvements tailored to their specific regional needs while maintaining state oversight of program development and implementation.