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California Assembly Bill AB 2333 is intended to pressure Orange County to build airport capacity to service the County's presumed "fair share" of regional traffic.  The bill was introduced by Assemblyman George Nakano who represents the district that includes LAX.

Orange County's "fair share" is to be determined by the Los Angeles-dominated Southern California Association of Governments, SCAG. SCAG forecasts have been notoriously inaccurate.

The bill would require SCAG to review airport plans, including plans for John Wayne, for compliance. It puts the unusual concept of county "fair share" into state law as a basis for future legislative action.
 

•      Assemblyman Nakano's bill discriminates against one county.  It does not penalize the many other communities throughout the state that send their passengers to airports in neighboring counties.

•      In the SCAG region, it excludes Ventura County from the formula.

•      It does not deal with airport "fair share" distribution in the San Francisco or Sacramento urban regions.

The bill passed in the Assembly and is now in the Senate Transportation Committee for action.

Click here to e-mail The Honorable Senator Ken Murray, Chair of the Committee, (senator.murray@sen.ca.gov) with your carefully phrased request that the bill be rejected.  Identify your message with a Subject indicating Opposition to AB 2333. Include your name and regular mail address.

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This page last updated on June 14, 2002