Article 6.3. Adoption And Revision Of A Regional Aviation Strategic Plan And Airport Multimodal Accessibility Plan of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 12.7. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.3.
On or before June 30, 2008, the San Diego County Regional
Airport Authority and the consolidated agency shall enter into an
agreement for the coordination of responsibilities for the adoption
of, and updates to, the regional aviation strategic plan and the
airport multimodal accessibility plan for San Diego County pursuant
to this article. The agreement shall include provisions for
coordination and timing of the preparation and maintenance of the
plans. The agreement shall also provide for coordination of efforts
to obtain funding from outside sources and equitable allocation of
funding responsibilities for the airport multimodal accessibility
plan.
(a) The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority shall
prepare a regional aviation strategic plan with the objective of
identifying workable strategies to improve the performance of the San
Diego County regional airport system.
(b) The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority shall seek
review and comment from the consolidated agency regarding the scope
and content of the regional aviation strategic plan and any updates
to the plan.
(c) The elements of the regional aviation strategic plan shall
include the following:
(1) A forecast of air passenger and air cargo demand in San Diego
County.
(2) Identification of the existing capacity of the airports in the
county for commercial and general aviation.
(3) Identification of the strategies and facilities required to
accommodate additional demand both as it relates to the air
transportation system and the ground access system.
(4) A financial strategy that estimates, over the life of the
plan, the amount of funding that can be expected and the likely
sources for the funding. The financial strategy shall include a
program of investments supported by the expected revenues and
estimated schedule of their implementation.
(5) Other elements that further the development of the regional
aviation strategic plan.
(d) The regional aviation strategic plan shall incorporate the
master plans and airport land use compatibility plans for the
airports in San Diego County.
(e) During the preparation of the regional aviation strategic
plan, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority shall take into
consideration the interregional aviation plans from the regions
bordering San Diego County.
(f) During the preparation of the regional aviation strategic
plan, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority shall consult
with all of the following:
(1) Civilian and military airport operators in San Diego County.
(2) Appropriate state and federal agencies.
(3) Airport operators in regions adjacent to San Diego County.
(4) The cities in San Diego County.
(5) San Diego County.
(6) The consolidated agency.
(7) The public pursuant to subdivision (g).
(g) The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, in
consultation with the consolidated agency, shall undertake and
complete a public participation process to aid in the preparation of
the regional aviation strategic plan. The public participation
process shall employ a procedure that includes a method of addressing
and responding to recommendations made by the public.
(h) A draft of the regional aviation strategic plan and its
recommendations shall be circulated for review and comment to the
consolidated agency, to the civilian and military airport operators
in the county, to cities within San Diego County in which an airport
is located, and to San Diego County.
(i) The first regional aviation strategic plan shall be adopted by
June 30, 2011.
(j) Upon adoption of the regional aviation strategic plan, the San
Diego County Regional Airport Authority shall submit the plan to the
consolidated agency.
(a) The consolidated agency shall prepare and adopt a
multimodal surface transportation accessibility plan for airports in
San Diego County (airport multimodal accessibility plan) by December
31, 2013. The airport multimodal accessibility plan should be updated
as necessary for the consolidated agency to comply with Section
132360.2.
(b) The airport multimodal accessibility plan shall be prepared in
consultation with the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,
San Diego County, the cities within San Diego County, the transit
operators within San Diego County, the Department of Transportation,
the civilian and military airport operators within San Diego County,
and airport operators in regions adjacent to San Diego County.
(c) The consolidated agency, in consultation with the San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority, shall undertake and complete a
public participation process to aid in the preparation of the airport
multimodal accessibility plan. The public participation process
shall employ a procedure that includes a method of addressing and
responding to recommendations made by the public.
(d) The elements of the airport multimodal accessibility plan
shall include the following:
(1) The identification of multimodal transportation investments
that will improve surface transportation access to the airports in
San Diego County and to other counties, if appropriate. The
investments may include improvements that increase capacity through
the construction of new facilities, or modification to existing
facilities, and investments in operational improvements that enhance
the carrying capacity of existing facilities.
(2) A program of investments and the anticipated schedule for the
development of the projects that comprise the program.
(3) A financial element that estimates for the period of the plan
the amount of funding that can be expected, the likely revenue
sources from which the funding will be derived, and the program of
investments supported by the expected revenue. The financial element
shall also contain recommendations for allocation of funds. The
financial element may recommend the development of specified new
sources of revenue, consistent with the policy element and action.
(4) Other elements that further the development of the airport
multimodal accessibility plan.
(e) In preparing the airport multimodal accessibility plan, the
consolidated agency shall consider the following:
(1) The regional aviation strategic plan prepared by the San Diego
County Regional Airport Authority.
(2) The airport master plans of the civilian and military airport
operators in the county.
(3) The general plans and their circulation element of the cities
within San Diego County and San Diego County.
(4) The transit plans of the transit operators in San Diego
County.
(5) The highway system improvement plans and programs of the
Department of Transportation.
(6) The intercity passenger rail plans of the California
High-Speed Rail Authority.
(7) The interregional aviation and rail plans from the regions
bordering San Diego County.
(8) Other pertinent plans.
(f) Not less than six months prior to the adoption of the airport
multimodal accessibility plan, the consolidated agency shall
circulate for review and comment the draft plan and its proposed
recommendations to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority,
the operators of the remaining civilian and military airports in San
Diego County, the cities within San Diego County in which an airport
is located, San Diego County, the Department of Transportation,
representatives of the tenants of the airports, and other interested
parties.
(g) Following adoption of the first airport multimodal
accessibility plan, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
shall submit updated airport land use compatibility plans to the
consolidated agency for review prior to adoption of the revised
airport land use compatibility plan by the San Diego County Regional
Airport Authority. The board of directors of the consolidated agency
shall review proposed airport land use compatibility plans and
updates to the plans submitted by the San Diego County Regional
Airport Authority and make a determination as to their compatibility
with the airport multimodal accessibility plan. In the event the
consolidated agency finds that the plans are incompatible with the
airport multimodal accessibility plan, the consolidated agency shall
return the plan to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
with its findings. The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
shall make any necessary modifications to achieve compatibility and
resubmit the plan to the consolidated agency for another
compatibility review.
(h) The regional aviation strategic plan shall be reviewed not
less than every five years and shall be updated, as necessary, to
comply with Section 132360.2.
(i) The airport multimodal accessibility plan shall not limit the
authority granted to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
in subdivision (a) of Section 170048.