AB2340 - Local transportation authority: Fresno Council of Governments.

Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2026 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2340 Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula February 19, 2026 An act relating to energy. An act to add Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 180350) to Division 19 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2340, as amended, Arambula. Energy resources. Local transportation authority: Fresno Council of Governments. Existing law authorizes cities and counties, subject to certain limitations and approval requirements, to levy a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth in the Transactions and Use Tax Law. If a citizens’ initiative measure that imposes a retail transactions and use tax in the County of Fresno, as specified, is adopted by the electors of the County of Fresno and becomes effective, this bill would designate the Fresno Council of Governments as a local transportation authority for purposes of the citizens’ initiative measure. The bill would authorize the Fresno Council of Governments to receive and allocate the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax and to otherwise serve as the administering agency for purposes of that citizens’ initiative. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Fresno Council of Governments. Existing law, the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act, establishes the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and prescribes the authorities, duties, and responsibilities of the commission pertaining to energy matters. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation relating to the act. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 180350) is added to Division 19 of the Public Utilities Code, to read: CHAPTER 8. Fresno Council of Governments 180350. (a) If a citizens’ initiative measure that imposes a retail transactions and use tax in the County of Fresno, the proceeds of which are to be appropriated under the citizens’ initiative measure to the Fresno Council of Governments for allocation for transportation purposes, is adopted by the electors of the County of Fresno and becomes effective, the Fresno Council of Governments shall be designated a local transportation authority for purposes of the citizens’ initiative measure. (b) Pursuant to its designation as a local transportation authority under subdivision (a), the Fresno Council of Governments shall be authorized to receive and allocate the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax and to otherwise serve as the administering agency for purposes of the citizens’ initiative measure described in subdivision (a). SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique transportation funding crisis being faced by the County of Fresno as a result of the impending expiration of a previously authorized transactions and use tax and the termination of the administering authority of that transportation funding. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation relating to the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act.