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2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 151.

151. The department may make such regulations as may be required in the interests of public safety governing the use of any express highway or additional facilities constructed as provided in this article for the purpose of loading or unloading of passengers.
Nothing in this article or in this section shall be construed to authorize the operation of any vehicle in violation of any provision of the Vehicle Code or to deprive the Public Utilities Commission of any authority now or hereafter vested in it to regulate public motor carriers of passengers.
(Added by Stats. 1947, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 14.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 152.

152. The department may permit the placing of, and cooperate in the planning for, emergency water hydrants on or adjacent to state freeway rights-of-way wherever a public water system is available. The placing and maintenance of the hydrants shall be the responsibility of local agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 841.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 153.

153. The department may place and maintain or cooperate with local agencies or others in the placing and maintenance of emergency telephones or other communication facilities on or adjacent to state freeway rights-of-way.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 841.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 154.

154. The department shall encourage the construction and development by counties of portions of the county highways as official county scenic highways and may furnish to the counties any information or other assistance which will aid the counties in the construction or development of such scenic highways.
Whenever the department determines that any county highway meets the minimum standards prescribed by the department for official scenic highways, including the concept of the “complete highway,” as described in Section 261, it may authorize the county in which the highway is located to designate the highway as an official county scenic highway and the department shall so indicate the highway in publications of the department and in any maps which are prepared by the department for distribution to the public which show the highway.
If the department determines that any county highway which has been designated as an official county scenic highway no longer meets the minimum standards prescribed by the department for official scenic highways, it may, after notice to the county and a hearing on the matter, if requested by the county, revoke the authority of the county to designate the highway as an official county scenic highway.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 77, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 154.1.

154.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 154 or any other provision of law and subject to subdivision (b), if the department determines that the County of Los Angeles is in compliance with the standards developed and established pursuant to Section 261 as to the Malibu Canyon-Las Virgenes Highway (N1), from Route 1 to Lost Hills Road in Los Angeles County, the department shall designate that portion of that county highway a county scenic highway.
(b) A designation pursuant to subdivision (a) may only be made by the department if the County of Los Angeles applies for the designation, and includes in its application a formally adopted resolution acknowledging its desire to designate that portion of the county highway a county scenic highway.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 758, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 155.

155. The department may accept any gift of money or property from any person or group for the purpose of acquiring property for, and establishing and maintaining as a memorial to any person or group, a place adjacent to any state highway in the state scenic highway system established by Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 260) of Chapter 2, Division 1, at a point of special scenic, historical, or cultural interest, where motorists may stop to appreciate and enjoy the point of interest.
Any money which is received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Special Interest Stopping Place Fund, which fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Any money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years to carry out the purposes for which the money was received by the department.
The department shall, unless otherwise requested by the person or group from whom money or property is received for a stopping place, establish and maintain appropriate signs at the stopping places which indicate the name of the person or group in whose honor the place was established.
The right of eminent domain shall not be exercised by the department to acquire property, or any interest in property, pursuant to this section and the department may not acquire any real property for the purposes of this section unless the board of supervisors of the county in which such real property is located consents to such acquisition.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1235.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 155.5.

155.5. The commission, to the extent constitutionally permitted and if it determines that such actions constitute a highway purpose, may allocate funds from the State Highway Account to match on an equal basis the value of any gifts offered and accepted by the department for deposit in the Special Interest Stopping Place Fund and may in such cases, if appropriate, further allocate funds from the State Highway Account for the maintenance of property acquired pursuant to such gifts.
The amount matched for each gift shall be used in conjunction with the gift for the purpose for which the gift was accepted.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec. 30.7.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 155.6.

155.6. Unless prohibited by federal laws or rules and regulations, the department may authorize the installation of coin-operated binocular or telescopic viewing machines at the vista point on the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Any money received by the state for authorizing the placement of these viewing machines shall be transferred by the department to the State Highway Account.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 369, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3 - The Department of Transportation › Section 155.7.

155.7. (a) On or before April 1, 2018, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, shall establish a Transportation Permitting Task Force consisting of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her designee.
(2) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or his or her designee.
(3) The Chair of the California Transportation Commission or his or her designee.
(4) Representatives from the following:
(A) Department of Transportation.
(B) Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(C) The State Water Resources Control Board.
(D) Regional water quality control boards.
(E) The California Coastal Commission.
(F) Other relevant state or public entities.
(b) The taskforce shall develop a structured coordination process for early engagement of all parties in the development of transportation projects to reduce permit processing time, establish reasonable deadlines for permit approvals, and provide for greater certainty of permit approval requirements.
(c) (1) On or before December 1, 2019, the Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, a report of findings based on the efforts of the taskforce. The report shall include, but is not limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues:
(A) The existing permitting process for transportation projects in California, including a discussion of the points in the process where delays are most likely to occur.
(B) The utilization of existing positions in the various state resource agencies currently supported by transportation funds, including an analysis of the benefits of those positions to the state’s transportation programs relative to their costs.
(C) The process developed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(D) Resource levels needed at the resource agencies to implement the process developed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(E) Legislative or regulatory issues, if any, that need to be addressed to implement the process developed pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this subdivision shall be inoperative on December 1, 2023.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 204. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.

156. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Fish passage” means the ability of an anadromous fish to access appropriate habitat at all points in its life cycle, including spawning and rearing.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 589, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.1.

156.1. (a) The Director of Transportation shall prepare an annual report describing the status of the department’s progress in locating, assessing, and remediating barriers to fish passage. This report shall be given to the Legislature by October 31 of each year through the year 2025.
(b) Each report issued after October 31, 2016, shall include a status report on the remediation of barriers to fish passage on projects that have been identified pursuant to Section 156.5. The status report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information regarding a project identified pursuant to Section 156.5:
(1) Any updated information received by the department from the Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the barriers to fish passage on the project.
(2) Whether funding has been committed to the project.
(3) The source of any funding for the project.
(4) The budget summary of the project.
(5) The status of inspections of culverts to ensure they are functioning properly and any other actions by the department to assess or remediate barriers to fish passage on the project.
(6) The applicable program initiation document work plan review.
(7) The estimated completion date for the project.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 12, Sec. 8. (AB 95) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.2.

156.2. The department shall pursue development of a programmatic environmental review process with appropriate state and federal regulatory agencies for remediating barriers to fish passage that will streamline the permitting process for projects. The department shall include a description of its progress on this review process in the report specified in Section 156.1.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 589, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.3.

156.3. For any project using state or federal transportation funds programmed after January 1, 2006, the department shall ensure that, if the project affects a stream crossing on a stream where anadromous fish are, or historically were, found, an assessment of potential barriers to fish passage is done prior to commencing project design. The department shall submit the assessment to the Department of Fish and Game and add it to the CALFISH database. If any structural barrier to passage exists, remediation of the problem shall be designed into the project by the implementing agency. New projects shall be constructed so that they do not present a barrier to fish passage. When barriers to fish passage are being addressed, plans and projects shall be developed in consultation with the Department of Fish and Game.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 638. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.4.

156.4. For any repair or construction project using state or federal transportation funds that affects a stream crossing on a stream where anadromous fish are, or historically were, found, the department shall perform an assessment of the site for potential barriers to fish passage and submit the assessment to the Department of Fish and Game.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 589, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.5 - Barriers to Fish Passage › Section 156.5.

156.5. (a) The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall identify projects described in this article that present the most significant barriers to fish passage.
(b) The department shall prioritize and expedite the remediation of barriers to fish passage on projects identified pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) For the 2015–16 fiscal year, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for the identification and remediation of high-priority fish passages consistent with this section and Section 156.1.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 12, Sec. 9. (AB 95) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.

157. It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority granted to the Department of Transportation under this act is restricted to the specific program for which funds are appropriated in Item 2660-306-0942 of the Budget Act of 2008, and that the amount of State Highway Account funds committed to this program shall be limited to the amount appropriated in Item 2660-306-0942 of the Budget Act of 2008.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.1.

157.1. The department, through the Treasurer and the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, may issue Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for purposes of financing the acquisition and installation of solar energy systems, and related appurtenances thereto, at department facilities. For purposes of this article, Clean Renewable Energy Bonds are bonds issued subject to the conditions and terms of Section 1303 of the federal Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58; I.R.C. Sec. 54).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.2.

157.2. (a) The net proceeds of bonds issued under this article shall be deposited in the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Subaccount, which is hereby established as a special trust fund in the Special Deposit Fund created pursuant to Section 16370 of the Government Code.
(b) On or before July 1, 2015, any remaining moneys in the subaccount shall be transferred to the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 12, Sec. 10. (AB 95) Effective June 24, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.4.

157.4. (a) In conjunction with the issuance of bonds pursuant to Section 157.1, the department may, until January 1, 2014, enter into lease-purchase agreements, lease agreements, or similar agreements with the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority to secure financial assistance for the acquisition and installation of solar energy systems, and to arrange for the payment of debt service on the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds.
(b) The department may pledge the solar energy system property, or any interest therein, that is acquired or installed pursuant to this article as security for any payment in connection with the acquisition, leasing, or financing of that property or interest, subject to the purposes described in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.6.

157.6. The solar energy systems funded pursuant to this article may utilize, and shall comply with, either the net energy metering program allowable under Section 2827 of the Public Utilities Code or the feed-in-tariff program allowable under Section 399.20 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.7 - Clean Renewable Energy Bonds for the Department of Transportation › Section 157.8.

157.8. On or before March 1 of each fiscal year, and until maturity of the bonds issued pursuant to this article, the department shall report to the budget committees of each house of the Legislature with regard to the issuance of bonds and the acquisition and installation of solar energy systems under this article. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the status of each facility on which the department has installed solar energy systems; an accounting of the costs for each solar energy system installed or acquired by the department; a description of the energy savings the department has achieved by acquiring or installing a solar energy system or systems; and a review and analysis of the expected cost savings at the time of issuance of the bonds versus actual savings annually.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. Effective September 30, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.8 - Barriers to Wildlife Movement › Section 158.3.

158.3. On or before July 1, 2025, the department shall update appropriate design guidance, including the Highway Design Manual, to incorporate design concepts for wildlife passage features and related standard plans and specifications as appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 964, Sec. 2. (AB 2344) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.8 - Barriers to Wildlife Movement › Section 158.4.

158.4. (a) The Transportation Wildlife Connectivity Remediation Program is hereby established to be administered by the department, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, for the purposes of improving wildlife connectivity across transportation systems in connectivity areas.
(b) Upon appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the department shall develop a program of projects that support the remediation and improvement of wildlife connectivity across transportation systems, including the state highway system, in accordance with this section.
(c) (1) The department, in concurrence with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall develop guidelines for the implementation of the program, following one or more public workshops and an opportunity for the public to provide written comments. The guidelines for the program are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(2) The guidelines for the program shall establish selection criteria including the factors set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 158.1 with consideration given to funding wildlife connectivity improvements as standalone projects or funding those improvements on the department’s planned projects, including, but not limited to, maintenance and operations projects, to achieve efficiencies in addressing wildlife connectivity needs identified pursuant to subdivision (d).
(d) A project funded by the program shall address a wildlife connectivity need identified in the inventory of connectivity needs for the state highway system established pursuant to Section 158.1 or another documented wildlife connectivity need across transportation infrastructure in a connectivity area.
(e) A project funded by this program may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(1) The placement of exclusion and directional fencing.
(2) The use of advanced technology to improve the safety of wildlife crossing transportation infrastructure.
(3) The construction of wildlife-friendly underpasses, overpasses, culverts, and elevated sections of road in key wildlife connectivity areas.
(f) The department may receive compensatory mitigation credits pursuant to Section 1957 of the Fish and Game Code for the implementation of a project in this program if the Department of Fish and Wildlife concurs with the creation of those credits.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 964, Sec. 2. (AB 2344) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 3.8 - Barriers to Wildlife Movement › Section 158.5.

158.5. (a) The department shall submit a report to the relevant policy committees and the budget committees of the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before July 1, 2028, on the implementation of this article. The report shall include recommendations for this article and describe the status of the department’s progress in doing all of the following:
(1) Developing an inventory of wildlife connectivity needs on the state highway system pursuant to Section 158.1.
(2) Assessing transportation projects in connectivity areas for wildlife connectivity impacts pursuant to Section 158.2.
(3) Implementing wildlife connectivity improvements on transportation projects pursuant to Section 158.2.
(4) Updating appropriate design guidance, including the Highway Design Manual, to incorporate design concepts for wildlife passage features and related standard plans and specifications pursuant to Section 158.3.
(5) Implementing the Transportation Wildlife Connectivity Remediation Program pursuant to Section 158.4.
(6) Funding wildlife connectivity improvements, including total funding amount by fund source for these improvements and a list of improvements that have been funded since the enactment of this article.
(b) The report shall also include information regarding both of the following:
(1) A description of the consultation and concurrence process between the department, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other appropriate entities.
(2) Significant accomplishments or obstacles to meeting the objectives of the article.
(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2032, and, as of January 1, 2033, is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 964, Sec. 2. (AB 2344) Effective January 1, 2023. Inoperative July 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2033, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Standards › Section 160.

160. The width of the right-of-way for all state highways shall be at least 40 feet.
The department may maintain any state highway having a lesser width of right-of-way, but shall not expend any money thereon for major construction or improvement until the width of the right-of-way is at least 40 feet.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 48.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Standards › Section 161.

161. On construction projects, the department shall install on the surface of state highways upon which the operation of bicycles is permitted only those types of grates which are not hazardous to bicycle riders.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 49.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Standards › Section 162.

162. (a) Unless the commission finds that it would be impractical, any state highway exclusive and preferential lane for buses and other high occupancy vehicles constructed on new alignment or new structures shall be designed and constructed on horizontal and vertical alignments, including the grade, curvature, and horizontal and vertical clearances, so that the lane may readily be reconstructed as an exclusive public mass transit guideway, using the department’s rail transit design criteria.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), prior to designing a state highway in conformance with this section, the department shall consider all of the following:
(1) Cost effectiveness.
(2) Any added environmental impact.
(3) The likelihood of a guideway project ever being developed.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 50.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4 - Highway Standards › Section 162.5.

162.5. (a) The department shall develop revised seismic standards for earthquake resistance to be utilized in the design and construction of new state highways and bridges, and for the retrofit of existing highways and bridges.
(b) In the development of those standards, the department shall do all of the following:
(1) Thoroughly investigate and analyze the structural damage to highways and bridges resulting from the October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake, and utilize the experience of that earthquake in the development of revised standards.
(2) Incorporate in those standards, state of the art technology for designing and constructing highways and bridges to withstand extreme seismic activity, utilizing, where appropriate, the available technology and methodology from all engineering and scientific disciplines, including state of the art assessment tools and computer modeling techniques. Where appropriate, the department shall study and incorporate technologies utilized in other countries and proven technologies and accomplishments from other fields, such as those used in the design and construction of high-rise structures.
(3) Maintain contact and communication, and exchange information with, persons and organizations concerned with seismic engineering issues.
(c) The department shall continue to revise and update the standards periodically, so that they reflect the department’s latest findings.
(d) Upon completing the development of revised seismic standards, and whenever those standards are updated, the department shall make the standards, including the supporting data, available to all other public agencies in this state which are engaged in the design, construction, or inspection of streets, roads, highways, and bridges.
(Added by Stats. 1989, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 18, Sec. 3. Effective November 7, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 163.

163. The Legislature, through the enactment of this section, intends to establish a policy for the use of all transportation funds that are available to the state, including the State Highway Account, the Public Transportation Account, and federal funds. For the purposes of this section, “federal funds” means any obligational authority to be provided under annual federal transportation appropriations acts. The department and the commission shall prepare fund estimates pursuant to Sections 14524 and 14525 of the Government Code based on the following:
(a) Annual expenditures for the administration of the department shall be the same as the most recent Budget Act, adjusted for inflation.
(b) Annual expenditures for the maintenance and operation of the state highway system shall be the same as the most recent Budget Act, adjusted for inflation and inventory, or, when a maintenance plan has been enacted pursuant to Section 164.6, maintenance expenditures shall be based on planned expenditures in that plan.
(c) Annual expenditure for the rehabilitation of the state highway system shall be the same as the most recent Budget Act, or, when a long-range rehabilitation plan has been enacted pursuant to Section 164.6, shall be based on planned expenditures in that long-range plan.
(d) Annual expenditures for local assistance shall be the amount required to fund local assistance programs required by state or federal law or regulations, including, but not limited to, railroad grade crossing maintenance, bicycle transportation account, congestion mitigation and air quality, regional surface transportation programs, local highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation, local seismic retrofit, local hazard elimination and safety, and local emergency relief.
(e) After deducting expenditures for administration, operation, maintenance, local assistance, safety, and rehabilitation pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d), and for expenditures pursuant to Section 164.56, the remaining funds shall be available for capital improvement projects to be programmed in the state transportation improvement program.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 212, Sec. 5. Effective August 11, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.

164. (a) Funds made available for transportation capital improvement projects under subdivision (e) of Section 163 shall be programmed and expended for the following program categories:
(1) Twenty-five percent for interregional improvements.
(2) Seventy-five percent for regional improvements.
(b) Sixty percent of the funds available for interregional improvements under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be programmed and expended for improvements to state highways that are specified in Sections 164.10 to 164.20, inclusive, and that are outside the boundaries of an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000, and for intercity rail improvements.
(c) Not less than 15 percent of the amount of funds programmed under subdivision (b) shall be programmed for intercity rail improvement projects, including separation of grade projects.
(d) Funds made available under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed to facilitate interregional movement of people and goods. The projects may include state highway, intercity passenger rail, mass transit guideway, or grade separation projects.
(e) Funds made available under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed to improve transportation within the region. The projects may include, but shall not be limited to, improving state highways, local roads, public transit, intercity rail, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities, and grade separation, transportation system management, transportation demand management, soundwall projects, intermodal facilities, safety, and providing funds to match federal funds.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 596, Sec. 5. Effective September 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.1.

164.1. (a) Federal funds derived from apportionments made to the state under Section 1101(a)(11) of the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU; P.L. 109-59) for the coordinated border infrastructure program established under Section 1303 of that act shall be included and separately identified in the fund estimates prepared pursuant to Sections 14524 and 14525 of the Government Code, the interregional transportation improvement program submitted by the department pursuant to Section 14526 of the Government Code, and the state transportation improvement program adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 14529 of the Government Code. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), these funds shall be programmed, allocated, and expended in the same manner as other federal funds made available for capital improvement projects in the state transportation improvement program.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(1) The programming, allocation, and expenditure of the funds described in subdivision (a) may be for any purpose authorized under federal law, including projects in Mexico.
(2) The funds described in subdivision (a) shall not be subject to the distribution formulas and limitations described in Section 164.
(3) The nonfederal match for the funds described in subdivision (a) may be programmed from any available local source, or any available state transportation funding source, including other state transportation improvement program funding, if the regional transportation planning agency concurs.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 451, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.3.

164.3. The interregional road system shall include, and shall be limited to, those routes that are specified in Sections 164.10 to 164.20, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 622, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.10.

164.10. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 1.
Route 2, between the north urban limits of Los Angeles-Long Beach and Route 138.
Route 4, between the east urban limits of Antioch-Pittsburg and Route 89.
Route 5.
Route 6.
Route 7.
Route 8.
Route 9, between the north urban limits of Santa Cruz and the south urban limits of San Jose.
Route 10, between the east urban limits of San Bernardino-Riverside and the Arizona state line.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1154, Sec. 36. Effective September 30, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.11.

164.11. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 12.
Route 14.
Route 15.
Route 16, between the east urban limits of Sacramento and Route 49.
Route 17, between the north urban limits of Santa Cruz and the south urban limits of San Jose.
Route 18, between the City of San Bernardino and the junction with Routes 18 and 138 in Los Angeles County.
Route 20.
Route 25, between Route 146 in San Benito County and Route 101 in Santa Clara County.
Route 28.
Route 29.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.12.

164.12. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 36, between Route 5 and Route 395.
Route 37, between the east urban limits of San Francisco-Oakland near Novato and the west urban limits of San Francisco-Oakland near Vallejo.
Route 38, between the east urban limits of San Bernardino-Riverside and Route 18 west of Big Bear Lake.
Route 40.
Route 41, between Route 1 and Yosemite National Park.
Route 44, between the east urban limits of Redding and Route 36.
Route 46, between Route 1 and Route 99.
Route 49, between Route 41 and Route 89.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1154, Sec. 38. Effective September 30, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.13.

164.13. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 50.
Route 53.
Route 58, between Route 5 and Route 15.
Route 62.
Route 63, between the north urban limits of Visalia and Route 180.
Route 65, between the north urban limits of Bakersfield and Route 198 near Exeter, and between Route 80 and Route 99 near Yuba City.
Route 68.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1154, Sec. 39. Effective September 30, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.14.

164.14. For purposes of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include the following:
Route 70, between Route 99 north of Sacramento and Route 395.
Route 74.
Route 78.
Route 79, between Route 8 and Route 10.
Route 80.
Route 84, between Route 580 and Route 4.
Route 86, between Route 111 in Brawley and Route 10.
Route 88.
Route 89.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.15.

164.15. For purposes of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 94, except within the urban limits of the County of San Diego.
Route 95, between Route 10 and the Nevada state line.
Route 97.
Route 98, between Route 111 and Route 7.
Route 99, with routing to be determined via Route 70 or via Route 99 between Route 70 north of Sacramento and Route 149 north of Oroville.
Route 101.
Route 108, from Route 132 in Modesto to Route 120 east of Oakdale, and between Route 120 at Yosemite Junction and Route 395.
Route 111, between the Mexico border near Calexico and Route 10 near Whitewater.
Route 113, between Route 80 and Route 5.
Route 116, between Route 1 and Route 12.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 189, Sec. 1. (SB 532) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.16.

164.16. For purposes of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 120, between Route 5 and Route 395.
Route 126, between the east urban limits of Oxnard-Ventura-Thousand Oaks and Route 5.
Route 127.
Route 128.
Route 129, between Route 1 and Route 101.
Route 132, west of Route 99, and between Route 99 and Route 108.
Route 138, between Route 5 and Route 14 in Los Angeles County and between Route 14 in Los Angeles County and Route 18 near Crestline in San Bernardino County.
Route 139, between Route 299 and the Oregon state line.
Route 246, between Route 1 and Route 101.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (SB 532) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.17.

164.17. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 140, between the east urban limits of Merced and Yosemite National Park.
Route 146.
Route 149.
Route 152, between Route 101 and Route 99.
Route 154.
Route 156, between Route 1 and Route 152.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.18.

164.18. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 160, between the north urban limits of Antioch-Pittsburg and the south urban limits of Sacramento.
Route 168, between the east urban limits of Fresno and Route 168 at Florence Lake Road, and between Route 168 near Lake Sabrina and Route 395.
Route 178, between the east urban limits of Bakersfield and Route 14.
Route 180, between the east urban limits of Fresno and Kings Canyon National Park.
Route 188.
Route 190, between Route 65 and Route 127.
Route 198, between Route 5 and the Sequoia National Park.
Route 199.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.19.

164.19. For purposes of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include the following:
Route 203.
Route 205.
Route 207.
Route 215.
Route 239.
Route 243.
Route 267.
Route 299, between Route 101 and Route 89, and between Route 139 and Route 395.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 598, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.20.

164.20. For purposes of subdivision (e) of Section 164.3, the eligible interregional and intercounty routes include all of the following:
Route 330, between the north urban limits of San Bernardino-Riverside and Route 18.
Route 371.
Route 395.
Route 505.
Route 580.
Route 680.
Route 905, except within the urban limits of San Diego.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 105, Sec. 57. Effective July 10, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.53.

164.53. (a) A local agency may request authorization from the commission to make advance expenditures of funds, other than state or federal funds, for a project which is included in the priority list for the allocation of transit capital improvement funds pursuant to Section 99317 of the Public Utilities Code, or is included in the adopted state transportation improvement program, or is specifically authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99620) of Part 11.5 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b) If the commission approves a request submitted pursuant to subdivision (a), the approved advance expenditures shall be considered either part of the nonfederal share of project costs, or part of the match from public or private sources, for projects which are included in the transit capital improvement program pursuant to Section 99317 of the Public Utilities Code, or included in the state transportation improvement program, or which are authorized by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99620) of Part 11.5 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code.
(c) The commission’s approval of a request pursuant to subdivision (b) does not, in and of itself, constitute an obligation to allocate state funds for the project.
(d) The commission, in consultation with the department and local transportation officials, shall develop and adopt guidelines to implement this section. The guidelines shall include a requirement that the advance expenditure of funds will result in the completion of an operable segment of a transportation project. The acquisition of right-of-way needed either for a usable urban or commuter rail project or an operable segment of an urban or commuter rail project meets that requirement.
(e) The commission shall prepare a report on the progress and impact of the advance expenditure program authorized by this section and shall include the report as an element of the annual report to the Legislature required pursuant to Sections 14535 and 14536 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 175. (AB 1164) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 4.3 - Transportation Funding Plan › Section 164.56.

164.56. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to allocate seven million dollars ($7,000,000) annually to the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program Fund, which is hereby created.
(b) Local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofit entities may apply for and may receive grants, not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) for any single grant, to undertake environmental enhancement and mitigation projects that are directly or indirectly related to the environmental impact of modifying existing transportation facilities or for the design, construction, or expansion of new transportation facilities.
(c) Projects eligible for funding include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Urban forestry projects designed to offset vehicular emissions of carbon dioxide.
(2) Acquisition or enhancement of resource lands to mitigate the loss of, or the detriment to, resource lands lying within the right-of-way acquired for proposed transportation improvements.
(3) Projects to mitigate the impact of proposed transportation facilities or to enhance the environment, where the ability to effectuate the mitigation or enhancement measures is beyond the scope of the lead agency responsible for assessing the environmental impact of the proposed transportation improvement.
(d) Grant proposals shall be submitted to the Resources Agency for evaluation in accordance with procedures and criteria prescribed by the Resources Agency. The Resources Agency shall evaluate proposals submitted to it and prepare a list of proposals recommended for funding. The list may be revised at any time. Prior to including a proposal on the list, the Resources Agency shall make a finding that the proposal is eligible for funding pursuant to subdivision (f).
(e) Within the fiscal limitations of subdivisions (a) and (b), the commission shall annually award grants to fund proposals that are included on the list prepared by the Resources Agency pursuant to subdivision (d).
(f) Projects funded pursuant to this section shall be projects that contribute to mitigation of the environmental effects of transportation facilities, as provided for by Section 1 of Article XIX of the California Constitution.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 359, Sec. 1. (SB 99) Effective September 26, 2013.)