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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.10.

8879.10. Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) The sum which is necessary to carry out Section 8879.12, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.11.

8879.11. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312, for purposes of this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of this chapter, less any amount withdrawn pursuant to Section 8879.12. The board shall execute any documents as required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amount loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the California Transportation Commission in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.12.

8879.12. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of any amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the Seismic Retrofit Bond Fund of 1996. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds which would otherwise be deposited in that fund.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.13.

8879.13. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the electors of this act shall constitute approval of any refunding bonds issued pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1) by Stats. 1996, Ch. 124, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1997. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, and approved in Prop. 192 on March 26, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.14.

8879.14. Notwithstanding anything in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maximum maturity of any bonds authorized by this chapter shall not exceed 30 years from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each series shall be calculated from the date of each series.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.15.

8879.15. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.48 - Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.16.

8879.16. Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter that are subject to investment under Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4, the Treasurer may maintain a separate account for investment earnings, order the payment of those earnings to comply with any rebate requirement applicable under federal law, and may otherwise direct the use and investment of those proceeds so as to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 192 at the March 26, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8879.20.

8879.20. (a) This chapter shall be known as the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006.
(b) This chapter shall only become operative upon adoption by the voters at the November 7, 2006, statewide general election.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8879.22.

8879.22. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means any department receiving an allocation of bond proceeds pursuant to this chapter.
(b) “Committee” means the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Committee created pursuant to Section 8879.27.
(c) “Fund” means the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Fund of 2006 created pursuant to Section 8879.23.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.25.

8879.25. Bonds in the total amount of nineteen billion nine hundred twenty-five million dollars ($19,925,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, or so much thereof as is necessary, are hereby authorized to be issued and sold for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5. All bonds herein authorized which have been duly sold and delivered as provided herein shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the state, and the full faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.26.

8879.26. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4), except subdivision (a) of Section 16727 to the extent that subdivision is inconsistent with this chapter, and all of the other provisions of that law as amended from time to time apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.27.

8879.27. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Committee is hereby created. For the purposes of this chapter, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Treasurer, the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary of Transportation, or a designated representative of each of those officials. The Treasurer shall serve as the chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.
(b) The committee may adopt guidelines establishing requirements for administration of its financing programs to the extent necessary to protect the validity of, and tax exemption for, interest on the bonds. The guidelines shall not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.
(c) For the purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, any department receiving an allocation pursuant to this chapter is designated to be the “board.”
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 224. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352. Note: This section was added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, and approved in Prop. 1B on Nov. 7, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.28.

8879.28. Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for purposes of this chapter, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 8879.23, and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and are not required to be sold at any one time. Bonds may bear interest subject to federal income tax.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.29.

8879.29. There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as provided herein, and all officers required by law to perform any duty in regard to the collections of state revenues shall collect that additional sum.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.30.

8879.30. Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) The sum which is necessary to carry out Section 8879.32, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.31.

8879.31. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312, for purposes of this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of this chapter, less any amount withdrawn pursuant to Section 8879.32. The board shall execute any documents as required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amount loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.32.

8879.32. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of any amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Fund of 2006. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds which would otherwise be deposited in that fund.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.33.

8879.33. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the electors of this act shall constitute approval of any refunding bonds issued pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.34.

8879.34. Notwithstanding any provisions in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the maximum maturity of any bonds authorized by this chapter shall not exceed 30 years from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each series shall be calculated from the date of each series.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.35.

8879.35. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.36.

8879.36. Notwithstanding any provision of the State General Obligation Bond Law with regard to the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter that are subject to investment under Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4, the Treasurer may maintain a separate account for investment earnings, order the payment of those earnings to comply with any rebate requirement applicable under federal law, and may otherwise direct the use and investment of those proceeds so as to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.49 - The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 8879.37.

8879.37. All money derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 25, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, election.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 2 - State Route 99 Account › Section 8879.51.

8879.51. (a) Funds for the program contained in subdivision (b) of Section 8879.23 shall be deposited in the State Route 99 Account, which is hereby created in the fund. The funds in the account shall be available to the department, as allocated by the commission, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
(b) The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities relating to the administration of this program. The summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective October 8, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 3 - Port and Maritime Security Account › Section 8879.53.

8879.53. (a) Funds for the program contained in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 shall be deposited in the Port and Maritime Security Account, which is hereby created in the fund. For purposes of this section, “agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
(b) Funds in the account shall be available to the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Funds shall be made available as grants to eligible applicants, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23, for capital projects that include, but are not limited to, those projects described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.
(c) Prior to allocating funds to projects from the account, the office shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process for the distribution of funds. At least 30 days prior to adopting the guidelines, the office shall hold a public hearing on the proposed guidelines and shall provide opportunity for public review and comment.
(d) In allocating funds from the account, the office shall do the following:
(1) Address the state’s most urgent maritime security needs.
(2) Balance the demands of the various large and small ports.
(3) Provide reasonable geographic balance in the distribution of funds.
(e) The unencumbered balance of any funds appropriated to the office prior to June 30, 2009, for purposes of this section, shall remain available to the office for encumbrance pursuant to this section until June 30, 2012.
(f) The office’s activities to implement this section shall be incorporated into the report to the Legislature required in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 226. (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 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 4 - Transportation Facilities Account › Section 8879.54.

8879.54. For the program funded by funds deposited in the Transportation Facilities Account established in subdivision (e) of Section 8879.23, the commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities related to the administration of this program. The summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 6 - Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account › Section 8879.60.

8879.60. (a) For funds appropriated from the Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account for allocation to intercity and commuter rail operators eligible to receive funds pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8879.57, the Office of Emergency Services shall administer a grant application and award program for those intercity and commuter rail operators.
(b) Funds awarded to intercity and commuter rail operators pursuant to this section shall be for eligible capital expenditures as described in subdivision (c) of Section 8879.57.
(c) Prior to allocating funds to projects pursuant to this section, the office shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process for the distribution of funds described in this section. Prior to adopting the guidelines, the office shall hold a public hearing on the proposed guidelines.
(d) For each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section, the office shall issue a notice of funding availability no later than October 1.
(e) No later than December 1 of each fiscal year in which the notice in subdivision (d) is issued, eligible intercity and commuter rail operators may submit project nominations for funding to the agency for its review and consideration. Project nominations shall include all of the following:
(1) A description of the project, which shall illustrate the physical components of the project and the security or emergency response benefit to be achieved by the completion of the project.
(2) Identification of all nonbond sources of funding committed to the project.
(3) An estimate of the project’s full cost and the proposed schedule for the project’s completion.
(f) No later than February 1, the office shall select eligible projects to receive grants under this section. Grants awarded to intercity and commuter rail operators pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8879.57 shall be for eligible capital expenditures, as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of that section.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 230. (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 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 6 - Transit System Safety, Security, and Disaster Response Account › Section 8879.61.

8879.61. (a) (1) Entities described in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 8879.57 receiving an allocation of funds pursuant to this article shall expend those funds within three fiscal years of the fiscal year in which the funds were allocated. Funds remaining unexpended thereafter shall revert to the Office of Emergency Services for reallocation under this article in subsequent fiscal years.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for an allocation of funds made prior to June 30, 2011, to an entity described in subdivision (b) of Section 8879.57, that entity shall have four fiscal years from the last day of the fiscal year in which the funds were received by that entity to expend those funds.
(b) Entities that receive grant awards from funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8879.57 are not eligible to receive awards from the funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8879.57.
(c) Funds appropriated for the program established by this article in the Budget Act of 2007 shall be allocated consistent with the allocation schedule established in Section 8879.57.
(d) On or before May 1 of each year, the Office of Emergency Services shall report to the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing, the Assembly Committee on Transportation, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on its activities under this article. The report shall include a summary of the projects selected for funding during the fiscal year in which awards were made, the status of projects selected for funding in prior fiscal years, and a list of all transit entities that have not used funds allocated to the transit entities pursuant to Section 8879.57.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 231. (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 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 7 - Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account › Section 8879.62.

8879.62. (a) Funds deposited in the Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account established pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 8879.23 shall be appropriated to the department to provide the required match for federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Repair funds available to the state for seismic work on local bridges, ramps, and overpasses, as identified by the department.
(b) The commission shall allocate funds to the department based upon an annual request for funding submitted to the commission by the department on or before September 30 of each year and the level of appropriation provided by the Legislature to the program. The department may suballocate the funds to local agencies for project implementation, where appropriate.
(c) The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities related to the administration of this program. The summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 8 - Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account › Section 8879.63.

8879.63. (a) Prior to allocating funds appropriated from the Highway-Railroad Crossing Safety Account established pursuant to subdivision (j) of Section 8879.23, the commission, in cooperation with the Public Utilities Commission, the department, and the High-Speed Rail Authority, shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process to allocate funds to an eligible project in the program. The guidelines shall be adopted no later than February 15, 2008, and only after the commission holds a public hearing in northern California and a public hearing in southern California to review and to receive public comment on the proposed guidelines. The commission may incorporate the hearings on the proposed guidelines into its regularly scheduled hearings.
(b) Funds available under this section shall be used to provide the state match for local, federal, or private funds for high-priority grade separation and railroad crossing safety improvements in California. The commission shall adopt strategies to invest these funds in a manner to make railroad crossing safety improvements at any of the following:
(1) Crossings where freight rail and passenger rail share the affected guideway.
(2) Crossings with high incidents of motor vehicle-rail or pedestrian-rail accidents.
(3) Crossings with high vehicle-hours of delay.
(4) Crossings where an improvement will result in quantifiable emission benefits.
(5) Crossings where the improvement will improve the flow of rail freight to or from a port facility.
(c) The guidelines adopted by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a) shall articulate the amount of funds appropriated to the account that will be expended for purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 8879.23 and for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 8879.23.
(d) The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities related to the administration of this program. The summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 9 - Highway Safety, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Account › Section 8879.64.

8879.64. (a) Funds appropriated from the Highway Safety, Rehabilitation, and Preservation Account established in paragraph (1) of subdivision (k) of Section 8879.23 shall be available to the department, upon allocation by the commission, for improvements to the state highway system that are consistent with the 10-year State Highway Operation and Preservation Program (SHOPP) Plan prepared pursuant to Section 14526.5.
(b) As part of the program required to be developed for distribution of funds identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (k) of Section 8879.23, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) of the amount appropriated for this purpose shall be allocated to any city in the state with a population of over 3.5 million persons as of January 1, 2007, as determined by the Population Research Unit of the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 13073, that has a program for systemwide installation and upgrade of traffic signals within its jurisdiction. Funds shall be used for the purpose of upgrading and installing traffic signal synchronization and completing systemwide installation within its jurisdiction.
(c) The commission shall include in its annual report to the Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities related to the administration of this program. The summary should, at a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each project, the status of each project, and a description of the improvements the program is achieving.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.66.

8879.66. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 8879.23, to establish criteria and conditions for use of the funds in the State-Local Partnership Program Account in the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Fund of 2006. These criteria and conditions shall include, but need not be limited to, eligibility of applicants, eligibility of projects, timely use of funds, and relationship of funds in the account to other funds for transportation purposes.
(b) The purpose of the State-Local Partnership Program is to do both of the following:
(1) Reward “self-help” counties, cities, districts, and regional transportation agencies in which voters have approved fees or taxes solely dedicated to transportation improvements.
(2) Provide funds for a wide variety of capital projects that are typically funded in local or regional voter-approved expenditure plans and that provide mobility, accessibility, system connectivity, safety, or air quality benefits.
(c) It is further the intent of the Legislature that all funds available in the account, pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 8879.23, shall be made available for allocation by the commission over a period of five years.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.67.

8879.67. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Program” means the State-Local Partnership Program established in this article and funded pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 8879.23.
(b) “Uniform developer fees” means developer fees imposed pursuant to existing statutory authority, including, but not limited to, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000) of Division 1 of Title 7 and Article 5 (commencing with Section 66483) of Chapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 7. The developer fees must be imposed by a local ordinance or resolution adopted by a city, county, or city and county and must be dedicated to transportation purposes to address cumulative transportation impacts. The developer fees must be uniformly applied to new development within a defined area or jurisdiction, except in cases in which fees are waived, such as for affordable housing development. Developer fees imposed to mitigate onsite impacts related to a specific development project do not qualify as uniform developer fees under this subdivision.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.68.

8879.68. An eligible applicant under the program shall be a local or regional transportation agency that has responsibility for funding, procuring, or constructing transportation improvements within its jurisdiction, and that does either of the following:
(a) Has sought and received voter approval for the imposition of taxes or fees solely dedicated to transportation improvements and administers those taxes or fees.
(b) Has imposed uniform developer fees.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.69.

8879.69. Eligible local matching funds required to obtain funding under the program shall be obtained from revenues from any voter-approved local or regional tax or fee solely dedicated to transportation improvements, or from uniform developer fees. Tax or fee, for purposes of this section, means a countywide or citywide sales tax, a property or parcel tax in a county or counties or district, and voter-approved bridge tolls or voter-approved fees dedicated to specific transportation improvements.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.70.

8879.70. (a) Eligible projects shall include all of the following:
(1) Improvements to the state highway system, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) Major rehabilitation of an existing segment that extends the useful life of the segment by at least 15 years.
(B) New construction to increase capacity of a highway segment that improves mobility or reduces congestion on that segment.
(C) Safety or operational improvements on a highway segment that are intended to reduce accidents and fatalities or improve traffic flow on that segment.
(2) Improvements to transit facilities, including guideways, that expand transit services, increase transit ridership, improve transit safety, enhance access or convenience of the traveling public, or otherwise provide or facilitate a viable alternative to driving.
(3) The acquisition, retrofit, or rehabilitation of rolling stock, buses, or other transit equipment, including, but not limited to, maintenance facilities, transit stations, transit guideways, passenger shelters, and fare collection equipment with a useful life of at least 10 years. The acquisition of vans, buses, and other equipment necessary for the provision of transit services for seniors and people with disabilities by transit and other local agencies is an eligible project under this paragraph.
(4) Improvements to the local road system, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
(A) Major roadway rehabilitation, resurfacing, or reconstruction that extends its useful life by at least 15 years.
(B) New construction and facilities to increase capacity, improve mobility, or enhance safety.
(5) Improvements to bicycle or pedestrian safety or mobility with a useful life of at least 15 years.
(6) Improvements to mitigate the environmental impacts of new transportation infrastructure on a locality’s or region’s air quality or water quality, commonly known as “urban runoff,” including, but not limited to, the installation of catch basin screens, filters, and inserts, or other best management practices for capturing or treating urban runoff.
(b) For purposes of the program, a separate phase or stage of construction for an eligible project may include mitigation of the project’s environmental impacts, including, but not limited to, soundwalls, landscaping, wetlands or habitat restoration or creation, replacement plantings, and drainage facilities.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.71.

8879.71. (a) For purposes of distributing funds annually appropriated by the Legislature to the State-Local Partnership Program Account, the commission shall segregate the funds into two separate subaccounts, which are hereby created in the account, as follows:
(1) Ninety-five percent of the funds shall be deposited into the Voter-Approved Taxes and Fees Subaccount and shall be made available to eligible applicants as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 8879.68 for expenditure on eligible projects, as approved by the commission. Funds in this subaccount shall be distributed by formula, pursuant to Section 8879.72.
(2) Five percent of the funds shall be deposited into the Uniform Developer Fees Subaccount and shall be made available to eligible applicants as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8879.68 for expenditure on eligible projects, as approved by the commission. Funds in this subaccount shall be distributed through a competitive grant application process to be administered by the commission pursuant to Section 8879.73.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, the money in the subaccounts described in subdivision (a) are hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the commission for the purposes described in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.73.

8879.73. (a) To distribute funds from the Uniform Developer Fees Subaccount to eligible applicants, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8879.71, the commission shall administer a competitive grant application program pursuant to this section.
(b) Under this section, each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated for the program shall constitute a funding cycle. To ensure that as many eligible applicants as possible may benefit from the competitive portion of the program, no single project shall receive more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in a single funding cycle in which program funds are allocated by the commission.
(c) Each eligible applicant desiring to participate in the program in any funding cycle under this section shall submit to the commission all of the following:
(1) A description of the eligible project nominated for funding, including a description of the project’s cost, scope, and specific improvements and benefits it is anticipated to achieve.
(2) A description of the project’s current status, including the phase of delivery the project is in at the time it is nominated for funding and a schedule for the project’s completion.
(3) A description of the ways in which the project would support transportation and land use planning goals within the region.
(4) The amount of eligible local matching funds the applicant is committing to the project.
(5) The amount of program funds the applicant seeks from the program for the project.
(d) The commission shall review nominated projects under this section and their accompanying documentation to ensure that each nominated project meets the requirements of this article and to confirm that each project has a commitment of the requisite amount of eligible local matching funds as required in this article. Upon conducting the review of the requirements and determining the proposed projects to be in compliance with this article, the projects shall be deemed eligible.
(e) The commission shall adopt a program of projects under this section that is geographically balanced and provides cost-effective and multimodal safety, reliability, and environmental benefits. In allocating funds to specific projects, the commission shall give priority to projects that can do any of the following:
(1) Commence construction or implementation of the project in a manner to provide the public benefit at the earliest possible date.
(2) Enhance the leveragability of bond funds by utilizing a higher proportion of nonbond funds toward a project’s total cost than is otherwise required by this article.
(3) Demonstrate quantifiable air quality improvements, including, but not limited to, a demonstration that the project can result in a significant reduction in vehicle-miles traveled.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 83. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 12.491 - Implementation of the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 › ARTICLE 11 - State-Local Partnership Program › Section 8879.74.

8879.74. (a) The commission shall adopt a program of projects to receive allocations under this article for each funding cycle, with allocations to projects to be initially made at the commission’s meeting in April 2009, and to be made no later than the commission’s October meeting for subsequent years.
(b) Projects receiving an allocation under the program shall encumber funds no later than two years after the end of the fiscal year in which an allocation is made by the commission. The commission shall rescind an allocation to a project that fails to comply with these requirements. Rescinded allocations of funds shall, in the case of the program established pursuant to Section 8879.72, be made available for another eligible project proposed by the agency that nominated the original project for funding, and, in the case of the program established in Section 8879.73, be reallocated to other projects during the fiscal year following the year in which the applicable timely use of funds requirement was not met.
(c) The commission shall develop and adopt guidelines to implement this article, and to establish the process for allocating funds to eligible projects under the program, consistent with this article. Prior to adopting the guidelines, the commission shall hold one public hearing in northern California and one public hearing in southern California to review and provide an opportunity for public comment on the proposed guidelines. The commission may incorporate the hearings into its regular meeting schedule.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2008.)