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72.1
. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the following meanings:
(1) "Central Freeway Replacement Project" is the department and
city designated alternative transportation system to the damaged
Central Freeway.
(2) "City" is the City and County of San Francisco.
(3) "Freeway Project" includes demolition of the existing commonly
known Central Freeway, construction of a new freeway between Mission
Street and Market Street, and construction of ramps to, and from,
the new freeway.
(4) "Octavia Street Project" is the improvement of Octavia Street
from Market Street north as a ground level boulevard.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) That portion of Route 101 located in the city and commonly
known as the Central Freeway was severely damaged in the 1989 Loma
Prieta earthquake. This damage to the Central Freeway caused and
continues to cause significant traffic congestion.
(2) Following the Loma Prieta earthquake, the department and the
city, with substantial public involvement, selected the Central
Freeway Replacement Project as an alternative transportation system
to the damaged Central Freeway. The Central Freeway Replacement
Project includes the Freeway Project consisting of the demolition of
the existing Central Freeway, construction of a new freeway between
Mission Street and Market Street, and the construction of ramps to,
and from, the new freeway, and the Octavia Street Project, consisting
of improvement of Octavia Street from Market Street north as a
ground level boulevard. The Central Freeway Replacement Project will
remediate traffic congestion problems and allow the city to reclaim
unnecessary rights-of-way for beneficial public uses.
(3) The implementation of an alternative transportation system is
in the best interests of the people of the State of California.
(4) No portions of Route 101 north of Fell Street and south of
Turk Street are needed for the Central Freeway Replacement Project or
for the proposed alternative project to be placed before the voters
as Proposition J in the general municipal election of November 1999.
(c) (1) The Legislature recognizes that the Central Freeway
Replacement Project adopted by the city's voters, as local measure
Proposition E in November 1998 qualifies for the statutory exemption
under Section 180.2.
(2) The Legislature further recognizes that the proposed
alternative project included in Proposition J also qualifies for the
statutory exemption under Section 180.2.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any development of property
transferred to the city pursuant to this section may, to the extent
required by applicable law, require subsequent environmental analysis
by the city at the time at which the specific proposals for the use
of that property are developed.
(d) That portion of Route 101 between Market Street and Turk
Street is not a state highway, except that if the proposed
alternative to the Octavia Street Project is approved by the voters
in the general municipal election of November 1999, only that portion
of Route 101 between Fell Street and Turk Street is not a state
highway.
(e) The department shall retain jurisdiction over the portion of
Route 101 that is between Mission Street and either Market Street or
Fell Street, depending on which project is approved by the voters in
the general municipal election of November 1999, and shall promptly
transfer to the city any portion of Route 101 that is not a state
highway under subdivision (d).
(f) The following shall apply if the voters do not approve the
alternative project in the general municipal election of November
1999:
(1) The city shall utilize any proceeds from the disposition or
use of excess rights-of-way for the purpose of designing,
constructing, developing, and maintaining the Octavia Street Project
until the city's share of the costs of that project are paid in full
or funded from other sources. Upon the full funding of the city's
share of the Octavia Street Project, the city shall utilize any
remaining proceeds from the sale of excess rights-of-way solely for
the transportation and related purposes authorized under Article XIX
of the California Constitution.
(2) Upon notification to the department by the San Francisco
County Transportation Authority that the city is prepared to
implement an interim traffic management plan, the department shall
proceed expeditiously with demolition of the portion of Route 101
between Fell and Mission Streets. The department shall design and
construct the Freeway Project, and the city shall design and
construct the Octavia Street Project, and each project shall be
consistent with the Central Freeway Replacement Project.