143.2.
(a) The California Transportation Commission shall conduct a study on the state’s toll roads regarding their impacts on toll users and nearby communities.(b) The study shall be conducted in consultation with the authorized regional transportation agency and impacted local agencies and evaluate, at minimum, all of the following:
(1) The total public cost and timeframe to complete toll roads for public use compared to similar state delivered highways.
(2) The effects of tolls imposed on the use of toll roads, the effects of tolls on the use of nontoll road networks, and any changes in traffic patterns as a result of the toll roads, including changes on local streets and roads.
(3) The potential that a particular community disproportionately bears the burden of funding regional transportation infrastructure with toll revenues.
(4) The positive and negative impacts of toll roads on economic opportunities for businesses and underserved communities.
(5) The positive and negative effects of toll roads on regional and international transportation of goods and services.
(c) On or before January 1, 2025, the commission shall submit a report to the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee that includes the results of the study.
(d) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(e) As used in this section, “toll road” means a publicly owned road open to public use for purposes of vehicular travel which use requires the payment of a fee. Toll road does not include any road which use does not exclusively require payment of a fee. Toll road does not include a high-occupancy toll lane.