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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project › Section 14177.

14177. The department shall evaluate each proposal submitted to it and award grants to qualified applicants which are selected for participation in the demonstration project. Grants shall be awarded in a manner which assures a reasonable distribution of grant funds throughout the state. A grant shall not be renewable.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1653, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project › Section 14178.

14178. The amount of any grant shall be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the grant applicant. The funds granted, together with the matching funds, shall be used solely for purposes of the guaranteed return trip program, as specified in Section 14180.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1653, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project › Section 14179.

14179. The recipient of a grant may use the funds for costs related to the development and operation of a guaranteed return trip program, including any of the following:
(a) Development and administration of the program.
(b) Program operating costs.
(c) Promotion of the program and the recruitment of participants.
(d) Significant expansion of currently existing programs.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1653, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project › Section 14180.

14180. Upon its selection of a proposed program and the award of a grant for the program, the department shall notify the Controller of its action, and the Controller shall disburse the amount of the grant, as specified by the department, to the applicant from the Guaranteed Return Trip Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1653, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 2 - Powers and Duties › ARTICLE 4 - Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project › Section 14181.

14181. The department shall conduct an evaluation of the Guaranteed Return Trip Demonstration Project in order to determine the effectiveness of individual programs funded pursuant to this article in promoting the use of mass transit and high-occupancy vehicle commuting. Not later than July 30, 1993, the department shall submit to the Legislature the results of its evaluation of the demonstration project, together with its recommendations as to whether the project should be continued.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1653, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 3 - State Employee Telecommuting Program › Section 14200.

14200. As used in this chapter, “telecommuting” means the partial or total substitution of computers or telecommunication technologies, or both, for the commute to work by employees residing in California.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1389, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 3 - State Employee Telecommuting Program › Section 14200.1.

14200.1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) Telecommuting can be an important means to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion and to reduce the high costs of highway commuting.
(2) Telecommuting stimulates employee productivity while giving workers more flexibility and control over their lives.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage state agencies to adopt policies that encourage telecommuting by state employees.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1209, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 3 - State Employee Telecommuting Program › Section 14201.

14201. Every state agency shall review its work operations to determine where in its organization telecommuting can be of practical benefit to the agency. On or before July 1, 1995, each agency shall develop and implement a telecommuting plan as part of its telecommuting program in work areas where telecommuting is identified as being both practical and beneficial to the organization.
Agencies that participated in the experimental studies described in Section 15276 may continue and expand those telecommuting programs in accordance with the policy, procedures, and guidelines developed by the Department of General Services in conjunction with those participating agencies. Those agencies not having participated in the initial experimental studies described in Section 15276 may comply with the policy, procedures, and guidelines developed by the Department of General Services in conjunction with a multiagency group that participated in those studies.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1209, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 3 - State Employee Telecommuting Program › Section 14202.

14202. The Department of General Services shall establish a unit for the purpose of overseeing telecommuting programs established pursuant to this chapter. This unit shall do all of the following:
(a) Coordinate and facilitate the interagency exchange of information regarding the state’s telecommuting program, and establish and lead a multiagency telecommuting advisory group for these purposes.
(b) Develop and update policy, procedures, and guidelines to assist agencies in the planning and implementation of telecommuting programs.
(c) Assist state agencies in requesting the siting of satellite work stations and develop procedures to track the needs of agencies and identify potential office locations.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1389, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 3 - State Employee Telecommuting Program › Section 14203.

14203. Each state agency shall evaluate its telecommuting program. The Department of General Services shall establish criteria for evaluating the state’s telecommuting program and recommend modifications, if necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1389, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14450.

14450. The department, in preparing its research and development program, shall consult with other parts of the transportation industry, including the private and public sectors, in order to obtain maximum input designed to develop a balanced multimodal research and development program. The department shall also consult with affected state agencies, including the Department of Motor Vehicles, the State Air Resources Board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14452.

14452. (a) All funds made available pursuant to Section 99315.6 of the Public Utilities Code and Section 203 of the Streets and Highways Code shall be allocated to transportation research and development projects, including both the research and development of new technologies and the application of existing technologies to transportation purposes. All state funded research and development work conducted on intelligent vehicle highway systems shall be funded with funds made available pursuant to Section 99315.6 of the Public Utilities Code and Section 203 of the Streets and Highways Code or with available federal funds.
(b) The department shall adopt a balanced, multimodal research and development program and shall ensure that adequate resources are devoted to research and development of nonhighway transportation modes, including, but not limited to, transit buses and other public transportation, and nonmotorized modes. The research and development program shall be evaluated to determine to what extent the program benefits highways or alternative modes. As an overall program goal, the department should strive to allocate a minimum of 50 percent of state funds made available pursuant to Section 99315.6 of the Public Utilities Code and Section 203 of the Streets and Highways Code to projects which relate to research and development of alternative modes of transportation.
(c) Funds made available pursuant to Section 203 of the Streets and Highways Code may be used for any research and development project which is designed to enhance or improve the operation of highways.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14453.

14453. The department’s role in this program shall be limited to research and development. The department shall consider the following guidelines in evaluating and selecting a site for a research and development center:
(a) Sources of funding for the center, with the stipulation that the state’s funding share does not exceed one-third of the total costs of the center, with the remaining funds provided from local, federal, and private sources. The department shall seek to maximize private participation in the funding of a center, and state funds shall be expended only for facilities to be used by the state to be located on real property owned by the state, including acquisition of real property to be owned by the state in fee simple or pursuant to a lease-purchase contract.
(b) Accessibility to the center by rail or bus service operating at frequency headways of not less than one-half hour during peak commute hours.
(c) Other criteria to be used in the evaluation of a site for the center, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The ability of the project to enhance environmental quality, including the dedication of open space for preservation of open space, wetlands, and other wildlife habitat.
(2) The ability of the project to rely on existing infrastructure, including water and sewer hookups to existing systems and access by existing roads and transit systems, or alternatively, an assurance by the local jurisdiction or jurisdictions that an infrastructure development plan has been adopted which provides for the timely construction of necessary infrastructure and which is fully funded.
(3) The extent to which the project will result in the least cost to public agencies, direct and indirect, including costs incurred by state and local agencies other than the department.
(4) The extent to which the project provides a return on investment of public funds to public agencies.
(d) Contracting for consultant services to assist it in selecting a site for a center.
(e) Receiving and evaluating proposals for the center, to be ranked in priority order consistent with this section.
(f) Not committing any state funds to the project other than for the development of a request for proposals and the evaluation of proposals received in response to the request, unless funds are specifically appropriated as a separate item in the annual Budget Act for the financing, planning, design, and construction of the center.
(g) Construction of the center shall be subject to prevailing wage laws and minority enterprise and women business enterprise participation laws applicable to the department’s highway construction projects.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 63. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14454.

14454. (a) If a decision is made to proceed with a research and development center, proceeds from the sale or lease of existing facilities owned by the department due to the transfer of the functions performed at those facilities to the research and development center shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for allocation for research and development purposes.
(b) Prior to recommending a site, the department shall hold at least one public hearing.
(c) The department shall not acquire a site for the center unless, at the time of the selection, construction of the center on that site is consistent with the applicable city or county general plan. With respect to this subdivision, the state shall not supercede local planning and zoning decisions.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14455.

14455. (a) Research contracts approved by the department shall require the contractor to disclose administrative overhead as a separate cost item, with a detailed statement identifying what activities will be paid as administrative overhead.
(b) Proposed research contracts shall be circulated by the department to interested private sector parties as well as public and private academic institutions.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 4 - California Transportation Research and Innovation Program › Section 14456.

14456. Pursuant to Section 14453, the department may enter into a joint powers agreement with other entities for development and operation of the center.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 5 - Department of Transportation independent Office of Audits and Investigations › Section 14461.

14461. (a) The Inspector General shall review policies, practices, and procedures and conduct audits and investigations of activities involving state transportation funds administered by the department in consultation with all affected units and programs of the department and external entities.
(b) The Independent Office of Audits and Investigations shall have access and authority to examine all records, files, documents, accounts, reports, correspondence, or other property of the department and external entities that receive state and federal transportation funds from the department. The Independent Office of Audits and Investigations may enter any public office or institution in this state and access, examine, and reproduce during regular business hours all records, files, documents, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files, and all other records for any audit or investigation. Any officer or employee of any agency or entity having these records or property in their possession, under their control, or otherwise having access to them, shall permit access to, and examination and reproduction thereof, upon the request of the Inspector General or the Inspector General’s authorized representative.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 32, Sec. 4. (SB 87) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER 5 - Department of Transportation independent Office of Audits and Investigations › Section 14463.

14463. It is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine, to do any of the following:
(a) Fail or refuse to permit the examination of, access to, or reproduction of the records, files, documents, accounts, reports, correspondence, cash drawers, or cash of their office by the Inspector General or in any way interfere with such examination conducted pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Interfere, intend to deceive or defraud, or obstruct the Inspector General in the performance of an audit, evaluation, investigation, or review pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Manipulate, correct, alter, or change records, documents, accounts, reports, or correspondence before or during any audit, evaluation, investigation, or review conducted pursuant to this chapter.
(d) Distribute, reproduce, release, or fail to safeguard confidential draft documents exchanged between the Inspector General and the entity subject to the audit, evaluation, investigation, or review conducted pursuant to this chapter before the release of the final report and without the Inspector General’s express permission.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 144. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14500.

14500. There is in the Transportation Agency a California Transportation Commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 290. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14501.

14501. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14502.

14502. The commission consists of 13 members appointed as follows:
(a) Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, with neither of these members subject to confirmation by the Senate. A member appointed pursuant to this subdivision shall not simultaneously hold an elected public office, or serve on any local or regional public board or commission with business before the commission.
(b) One Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio members without vote and shall participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that such participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a voting member of the commission may serve on the High-Speed Rail Authority as established in Division 19.5 (commencing with Section 185000) of the Public Utilities Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 62. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14503.

14503. (a) Other than ex officio members, the members of the commission shall hold office for terms of four years, and until their successors are appointed, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) In the case of the members initially appointed by the Governor, three shall be appointed to serve until February 1, 1979, two until February 1, 1980, two until February 1, 1981, and two until February 1, 1982.
(c) The members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14502 shall hold office for terms of four years, and until their successors are appointed.
(d) Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 717, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14504.

14504. (a) In appointing members, the Governor shall make every effort to ensure both of the following:
(1) That there is a geographic balance of representation on the commission as a whole, with members from the northern and southern areas and from the urban and rural areas of the state.
(2) That the commission has a diverse membership with expertise in transportation issues, taking into consideration factors including, but not limited to, socioeconomic background and professional experience, which may include experience working in, or representing, disadvantaged communities.
(b) Each member of the commission shall represent the state at large.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 737, Sec. 1. (AB 179) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14505.

14505. The commission shall elect one of its members as a chairman who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairman who shall preside in the absence of the chairman.
The chairman shall serve a term of one year. No member may serve as chairman for more than two successive terms.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14505.5.

14505.5. After consulting with members of the commission, the chairman of the commission shall appoint the members of all the committees of the commission, including those committees created pursuant to Section 14506.
Each committee shall elect one of its members other than the chairman of the commission, as the committee chairman, who shall preside at all committee meetings.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14506.

14506. In order to perform its duties and functions, the commission shall organize itself into at least the following four committees:
(a) The Committee on Aeronautics, which shall consider issues related to aeronautics.
(b) The Committee on Streets and Highways, which shall consider issues related to streets and highways.
(c) The Committee on Mass Transportation, which shall consider issues related to the movement of groups of people within urban areas, and between rural communities and between cities.
(d) The Committee on Planning, which shall be responsible for transportation planning related issues, including, but not limited to, monitoring the transportation planning and programming process pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 65080) of Division 1 of Title 7 and recommending to the commission the allocation of federal and state funds available for planning and research.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14506.5.

14506.5. The chairman shall appoint a Technical Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, after consultation with members of the aviation industry, airport operators, pilots, and other aviation interest groups and experts, as appropriate. This Technical Advisory Committee shall give technical advice to the Committee on Aeronautics on the full range of aviation issues to be considered by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14507.

14507. The commission shall not form a committee for the purpose of considering budgetary and related fiscal matters.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14508.

14508. The chairman shall not serve on any of the committees except in an ex officio capacity.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14509.

14509. Each member shall receive a compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, but not to exceed eight hundred dollars ($800) for any commission business authorized by the commission during any month, when a majority of the commission approves the compensation by a recorded vote, plus the necessary expenses incurred by the member in the performance of the member’s duties. The need for up to eight days per diem per month is unique to the commission in that its members must evaluate projects and issues throughout the state in order to prioritize projects for the state transportation improvement program. These responsibilities require greater time, attention, and travel than local or regional transportation entities which have responsibility only for individual portions of the program.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1257, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14509.5.

14509.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, each member of an advisory committee to the commission who is not a commission member shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually spent in the discharge of authorized advisory committee duties, and shall also be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of those duties.
(b) For purposes of this section, “advisory committee” includes, but is not limited to, those committees described in Sections 14506 and 14506.5 of this code and Section 3090 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 54, Sec. 3. (SB 125) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14510.

14510. The commission shall appoint an executive director for the commission who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.
The executive director shall receive the salary established by the Director of Finance for exempt officials.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 977.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14511.

14511. The executive director shall administer the affairs of the commission as directed by the commission and shall direct the staff of the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 977.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14512.

14512. The executive director may appoint, with the approval of the commission, such staff as necessary to carry out the provisions of this part.
The commission may request the department, and the department shall have the authority, to perform such work as the commission deems necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The commission shall consider the expertise and resources available in the department for the purpose of carrying out its duties and responsibilities. This does not preclude, however, the commission from utilizing the services of other agencies, public or private.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 977.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14513.

14513. The commission may employ its own legal staff or contract with other state agencies for legal services, or both.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 350, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14515.

14515. Except where a statute expressly provides that the commission itself shall hold a public hearing, the commission may delegate functions such as listening to argument, taking of evidence, and finding of facts to committees or staff members of the commission. The committee or staff shall have the authority to recommend a decision to the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 669.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14516.

14516. The commission, the State Air Resources Board, and a representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development shall hold at least two joint meetings per calendar year to coordinate their implementation of policies that jointly affect transportation, housing, and air quality, including interagency efforts, which shall include, but not be limited to, implementation of the sustainable freight action plan developed pursuant to Executive Order B-32-15, development of the California Transportation Plan update pursuant to Section 65071, and the setting of targets pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 534, Sec. 1. (AB 185) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 5.3 - CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION › CHAPTER 1 - General › Section 14518.

14518. (a) (1) The commission shall prepare, in consultation with the Transportation Agency and the department, a needs assessment of the cost to operate, maintain, and provide for the necessary future growth of the state and local transportation system for the next 10 years. As part of the needs assessment, the commission shall forecast the expected revenue, including federal, state, and local revenues, to pay for the cost identified in the needs assessment, any shortfall in revenue to cover the cost, and recommendations on how any shortfall should be addressed.
(2) In determining the cost to provide for the necessary future growth of the state and local transportation system in the needs assessment, the commission shall include the costs of transportation system improvements included in regional, interregional, and state transportation improvement programs adopted pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14520), the California State Rail Plan pursuant to Section 14036, and the State Highway System Management Plan adopted pursuant to Section 164.6 of the Streets and Highways Code. Any analysis of necessary future growth shall be consistent with the transportation vision and preferred scenario contemplated in the most recent California Transportation Plan developed pursuant to Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 65070) of Division 1 of Title 7.
(3) The commission shall include the cost to address climate change impacts to provide for system resiliency in the needs assessment.
(4) In developing the needs assessment, the commission may use existing reports or analyses.
(5) In developing the needs assessment, the commission shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including, but not limited to, community-based organizations, environmental justice and equity-based organizations, organized labor, the transportation industry, metropolitan planning organizations, county transportation commissions, regional transportation planning agencies, local governments, and transit operators.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the commission shall submit an interim needs assessment to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024, and a completed needs assessment to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2025, and every five years thereafter. The needs assessment shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(c) For purposes of this section, “state and local transportation system” includes all of the following:
(1) Bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
(2) Local streets and roads.
(3) Highways, bridges, and culverts.
(4) Transit systems, commuter rail systems, and intercity rail systems, including the operation of those systems.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 508, Sec. 1. (SB 1121) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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14520. The commission shall advise and assist the Secretary of Transportation and the Legislature in formulating and evaluating state policies and plans for transportation programs in the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 291. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
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14520.3. (a) The Legislature, through the enactment of Senate Bill 45 during the 1997–98 Regular Session, intends to establish priorities and processes for the programming and expenditure of state transportation funds that are at the discretion of the Legislature and the Governor.
(b) The department is responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of the state highway system and Senate Bill 45 is not intended to alter that responsibility.
(c) In addition to other responsibilities established by law, the department is the responsible agency for performing all state highway project components specified in subdivision (b) of Section 14529 of the Government Code except for construction.
(d) The Legislature, through the enactment of this section, intends that nothing in subdivision (b) of Section 14529 of the Government Code or any other provision in the act that added this section to the Government Code shall be construed to expand or restrict the authority or responsibility of the department, as provided by statute or the California Constitution, to perform the components described in subdivision (b) of Section 14529 of the Government Code on state highways.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 622, Sec. 1.1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
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14521. The commission may request and review reports of the department and of other entities which pertain to transportation issues and concerns that the commission determines need special study.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)
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14522. In cooperation with the regional transportation planning agencies, the commission may prescribe study areas for analysis and evaluation by such agencies and guidelines for the preparation of the regional transportation plans.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 669.)
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14522.1. (a) (1) The commission, in consultation with the department and the State Air Resources Board, shall maintain guidelines for travel demand models used in the development of regional transportation plans by federally designated metropolitan planning organizations.
(2) Any revision of the guidelines shall include the formation of an advisory committee that shall include representatives of the metropolitan planning organizations, the department, organizations knowledgeable in the creation and use of travel demand models, local governments, and organizations concerned with the impacts of transportation investments on communities and the environment. Before amending the guidelines, the commission shall hold two workshops on the guidelines, one in northern California and one in southern California. The workshops shall be incorporated into regular commission meetings.
(b) The guidelines shall, at a minimum and to the extent practicable, taking into account such factors as the size and available resources of the metropolitan planning organization, account for all of the following:
(1) The relationship between land use density and household vehicle ownership and vehicle miles traveled in a way that is consistent with statistical research.
(2) The impact of enhanced transit service levels on household vehicle ownership and vehicle miles traveled.
(3) Changes in travel and land development likely to result from highway or passenger rail expansion.
(4) Mode splitting that allocates trips between automobile, transit, carpool, and bicycle and pedestrian trips. If a travel demand model is unable to forecast bicycle and pedestrian trips, another means may be used to estimate those trips.
(5) Speed and frequency, days, and hours of operation of transit service.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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14522.2. (a) A metropolitan planning organization shall disseminate the methodology, results, and key assumptions of whichever travel demand models it uses in a way that would be useable and understandable to the public.
(b) Transportation planning agencies other than those identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 14522.1, cities, and counties are encouraged, but not required, to utilize travel demand models that are consistent with the guidelines in the development of their regional transportation plans.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 728, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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14522.3. The commission shall include in an attachment to the next revision of its guidelines prescribed pursuant to Section 14522 a summary of the policies, practices, or projects that have been employed by metropolitan planning organizations that promote health and health equity. The summary attachment may include, but is not limited to, projects that implement any Safe Routes to Schools program, established pursuant to Section 2333.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, multiuse recreational trails, pedestrian and bicyclist pathways, and programs that serve transportation needs in rural communities.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 365, Sec. 2. (AB 441) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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14523. The commission may prepare an independent evaluation of the department’s budget regarding the adequacy of funding levels and the relative needs of program categories as defined in Section 167 of the Streets and Highways Code and submit its recommendations to the Legislature not later than April 1 of each year. The report shall reflect the commission’s judgment regarding the overall funding levels for each program category and shall not duplicate the item-by-item analysis conducted by the Legislative Analyst.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 622, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
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14524. (a) Not later than July 15, 2001, and July 15 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the department shall submit to the commission a five-year estimate pursuant to Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code, in annual increments, of all federal and state funds reasonably expected to be available during the following five fiscal years.
(b) The estimate shall specify the amount that may be programmed in each county for regional improvement programs pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code and shall identify any statutory restriction on the use of particular funds.
(c) For the purpose of estimating revenues, the department shall assume that there will be no changes in existing state and federal statutes. Federal funds available for demonstration projects that are not subject to federal obligational authority, or are accompanied with their own dedicated obligational authority, shall not be considered funds that would otherwise be available to the state and shall not be included in the fund estimate.
(d) The method by which the estimate is determined shall be determined by the commission, in consultation with the department, transportation planning agencies, and county transportation commissions.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. Effective July 7, 2000.)
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14524.16. (a) The department shall, as part of the reports required pursuant to Sections 14524.15 and 14525.5, report on its costs of project development for all state transportation improvement program projects awarded during the previous fiscal year.
(b) For purposes of this section, “costs of project development” includes all noncapital costs incurred by the department from completion of the project study report through the award of the construction contract.
The costs of project development include the prorated share of distributed departmental administration, as identified in the Governor’s proposed budget, attributable to these project development activities. The calculation of the prorated share of departmental administration shall exclude tort payments, costs of legal services associated with those payments, and central administrative services.
(c) The department shall attempt to keep its cost of project development, as defined in subdivision (b), from exceeding 20 percent of the value of state transportation improvement program projects, including right-of-way costs, awarded during the previous fiscal year, except for those projects where the department has provided design oversight only or has not been the responsible agency for project design.
The average cost of project delivery for the three previous fiscal years shall not exceed the 20 percent target.
(d) On or before June 1 of each year, the Legislative Analyst shall assess the department’s costs of project development.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1296, Sec. 12. Effective September 30, 1992.)
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14524.2. (a) If the department’s total project delivery plan for any year requires a permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level which equals the 1986–87 budgeted permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level, the department’s budget request for that year shall contain a permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level equal to its 1986–87 authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level.
(b) If the department’s total project delivery plan for any year requires a permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime and contract services which exceed the 1986–87 authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime and contract services, the department’s budget request for that year shall contain a permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime equal to the 1986–87 authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime plus one-half of the excess over the 1986–87 authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime and contract services. The department may contract out, pursuant to Section 14131, an equal number of personnel year equivalents for each authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime which exceed the 1986–87 authorized permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level and personnel year equivalents for cash overtime.
(c) For purposes of this section, “permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level” means the department’s permanent and temporary capital outlay support staffing level funded by state and federal funds through the State Highway Account.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 525, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)