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2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 5 - Funds for Highway and Public Mass Transit Guideway Purposes › Section 203.

203. It is the intent of the Legislature that each annual proposed budget prepared pursuant to Section 165 include state funds from the State Highway Account for the California Transportation Research and Innovation Program, in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 14450) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. These funds shall be identified as a distinct line-item in each proposed budget and shall be in addition to existing research and development conducted by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 352, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 5 - Funds for Highway and Public Mass Transit Guideway Purposes › Section 207.

207. The commission may, by resolution, provide a plan under which the department may invest presently unneeded money in the State Highway Account in bonds or interest-bearing notes or obligations of the United States for which the faith and credit of the United States are pledged for the payment of principal and interest, in time bank deposits in eligible banks described in Section 16500 of the Government Code, in deposits in eligible savings and loan associations described in Section 16600 of the Government Code, or in any securities of federal agencies described in Section 16430 of the Government Code. The department may, with the approval of the State Treasurer, invest such excess funds in accordance with the resolution. All such bonds, notes, or obligations purchased under the provisions of this section shall be delivered to the State Treasurer, who shall keep them as a portion of the State Highway Account, and all interest thereon when collected shall be paid into and become a part of the State Highway Account.
All investments made under this section shall be liquidated as soon as the funds invested are required for state highway purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec. 49.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 5 - Funds for Highway and Public Mass Transit Guideway Purposes › Section 208.

208. The Controller shall, from time to time, determine whether any portion of the money or investment in the Department of Motor Vehicles Uncleared Collections Account in the Special Deposit Fund is not necessary for immediate use and, if so, the amount thereof shall thereupon be designated as “available money.” On demand of the Department of Transportation from time to time, the amounts demanded, not exceeding ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate, shall, on order of the Controller, be transferred to the State Highway Account from the “available money” and shall be available for the acquisition of properties to constitute rights-of-way for state highway purposes. On demand of the Controller, the money shall be retransferred to the Department of Motor Vehicles Uncleared Collections Account.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 61.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6 - Freeway Noise Attenuation › Section 215.6.

215.6. If any city or county contributes at least 33 percent of the estimated cost of any soundwall project included for the first time in the state transportation improvement program in 1992 or in subsequent years, that project shall be given priority over all other soundwall projects to be included for the first time in that state transportation improvement program. If, due to the accelerated priority given a project by this section, two or more projects each qualify for the highest priority, the relative ranking between the two projects shall be determined on the basis of their relative ranking prior to being accelerated.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1107, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6 - Freeway Noise Attenuation › Section 215.7.

215.7. (a) In the event of the destruction of any segment of a state highway due to a natural disaster, when that segment remains out of service for five years or more, the department may, for purposes of mitigating the effects of increased traffic and noise on alternate state highways, use funds from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund sufficient in amount to meet the state’s required matching share of the costs of construction of noise attenuation barriers on any alternate state highway where traffic has increased due to the destruction of that segment if the construction of those barriers is eligible for at least 25 percent funding from federal emergency relief funds and otherwise meets the requirements of Section 215.5. That amount is hereby appropriated to the department from that account, as a loan, that shall be repaid from funds made available under subdivision (d) of Section 215.5 for that construction.
(b) For purposes of this section, “natural disaster” has the meaning as defined in Section 8680.3 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1241, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6 - Freeway Noise Attenuation › Section 216.1.

216.1. As used in Section 216, “spaces used for pupil personnel services” means rooms that are used primarily for counseling, testing, or similar type services involving the presence of pupils.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 969.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6 - Freeway Noise Attenuation › Section 216.5.

216.5. (a) The department shall construct at least one demonstration noise attenuation barrier fabricated from rice straw upon meeting the conditions and requirements of this section.
(b) Prior to construction of the barrier specified in subdivision (a), the department shall identify an appropriate location, and shall develop separate cost estimates for constructing a barrier at that location using a standard noise attenuation barrier design and constructing the barrier using the rice straw design.
(c) If a noise barrier system fabricated from rice straw appears on the department’s list of approved noise barrier systems, the department shall, within one year, identify a suitable regularly programmed transportation project that includes a noise barrier element for construction of the demonstration noise barrier system. In making its project selection, the department shall consider projected completion schedules for potential candidate projects with the intent of completing the demonstration project expeditiously.
(d) The department shall not be required to construct the rice straw barrier specified in subdivision (a) until all the following have occurred:
(1) A noise barrier system fabricated from rice straw is approved by the department and appears on the department’s list of approved noise barrier systems.
(2) Funding has been secured and made available by the manufacturer of the selected rice straw system to offset any additional costs incurred by the department in using the rice straw barrier design based on the cost estimates prepared pursuant to subdivision (b).
(3) A location has been identified for construction of the rice straw barrier system that meets safety, environmental, and related project requirements, and sufficient funding has been programmed and is available for construction of the barrier based on the cost estimate for the standard noise barrier design.
(e) The department may select any approved rice straw barrier system for use in the demonstration project as long as the manufacturer of the selected system secures and provides the required funding specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). If no manufacturer of an approved rice straw barrier system provides the required funding, the department shall not be required to complete the demonstration project.
(f) The department shall, on or before January 1, 2005, transmit to the Legislature a report regarding the implementation of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 294. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6.5 - Job Order Contracting › Section 217.

217. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Adjustment factor“ means the job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the department’s prices as published in the unit price catalog.
(b) “Job order” means a firm, fixed-priced, lump-sum order issued by the department to a job order contractor for a definite project scope or work as compiled from the unit price catalog to be performed pursuant to a job order contract.
(c) “Job order” means a contract, awarded pursuant to this section, between the department and a licensed, bonded, and general liability insured contractor in which the contractor agrees to a fixed-period, fixed-unit price, and indefinite quantity contract that provides for the use of job orders for public works or maintenance projects.
(d) “Project” means the specific requirements and work to be accomplished by the job order contractor in connection with an individual job order.
(e) “Unit price catalog” means a book containing specific construction tasks and the unit prices to install or demolish that construction. The listed tasks shall be based on generally accepted industry standards and information, where available, for various items of work to be performed by the job order contractor. The prices shall include the cost of materials, labor, and equipment for performing the items of work. The prices shall not include overhead and profit. All unit prices shall be developed using local prevailing wages.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (SB 146) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of December 31, 2033, pursuant to Section 217.2.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 6.5 - Job Order Contracting › Section 217.2.

217.2. This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2033, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. (SB 146) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of December 31, 2033, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 6.5, commencing with Section 217.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 218.

218. The commission and the department shall plan, design, and construct a system of safety roadside rests on the state highway system outside of units of the state park system, and the cost thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account. The department shall maintain such safety roadside rests and the costs thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec. 56.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 219.

219. In planning such system of safety roadside rests, the department is directed to generally follow these criteria:
(a) Safety roadside rests should be provided so that, in combination with other stopping facilities, there shall be facilities available at intervals of approximately one-half hours normal driving time.
(b) On highway entrances to large metropolitan areas, safety roadside rests may be provided.
(c) On high-volume highways consisting of four or more lanes, safety roadside rests should be provided on both sides of the highways; on all other highways only single safety roadside rests should be provided.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), on high-volume highways more safety roadside rests may be planned at strategic locations where they appear to be necessary or desirable.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1132.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 220.

220. In designing safety roadside rests, the department shall design only those safety roadside rests which are reasonably economical and which will provide the motorist a place where he may stop for a short time during daytime and nighttime hours. The Legislature recognizes that the size of such safety roadside rests, together with the facilities therein, will differ according to location and potential use. Such safety roadside rests may contain, among other things, depending upon the size and use thereof, parking places for vehicles, picnic tables, sanitary facilities, telephones, water, landscaping, tourist information panels, traveler service information facilities, and facilities for the distribution of current news. Such safety roadside rests shall not contain camping or recreational facilities.
The safety roadside rests located on that portion of Route 5 in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area may also contain displays and examples of California agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 378.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 220.5.

220.5. (a) The department shall authorize the placement of vending machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by federal laws, rules, or regulations.
(b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20, 1936, commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the placement of vending machines in safety roadside rest areas along state highways to vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 19625) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest areas are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program and the appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the placement of the machines, and the department shall approve the design and construction of any shelter or structure that may be required for the machines.
(d) (1) The department shall determine the costs for any maintenance, operations, design review, or other activities related to the vending machines and, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues derived from the operation of the machines.
(2) (A) The department shall not be reimbursed for utility costs incurred by vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind and shall pay for those utility costs using state funds.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “utility costs” includes fees incurred for providing electricity service, water service, sewage service, or any other similar service.
(e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall be transferred to the State Highway Account.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 173, Sec. 1. (AB 1353) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 221.

221. The department shall, to the extent feasible, post at appropriate safety roadside rests information regarding missing children provided by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section 11114.1 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 249, Sec. 13. Effective July 3, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 223.

223. (a) The department may contract with other governmental agencies or private organizations or individuals for the construction and operation of traveler service information facilities and for the maintenance of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it deems it necessary or desirable.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 19130 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, the department may contract with public and private nonprofit organizations pursuant to Section 19404 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for the operation of traveler service information facilities and for the maintenance of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it deems it necessary or desirable. Contracts entered into pursuant to this subdivision shall not cause displacement of civil service employees. For purposes of this section, “displacement” includes layoff, demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base reductions. “Displacement” does not include changes in shifts or days off, or reassignment to other positions within the same class and general location.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 215. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 223.5.

223.5. (a) The department shall develop a policy for the use of restroom facilities at safety roadside rests by disabled travelers at those locations on state highways which have separate restroom facilities for disabled persons. The policy shall permit a disabled person to be accompanied in the restroom by his or her attendant, who may be a person of the opposite sex, to assist the disabled person.
(b) The policy shall provide for the design and placement of special signs at the safety roadside rests clearly indicating that it is permissible for a person of the opposite sex to accompany a disabled person into the restroom to assist the disabled person.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 713, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 224.

224. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any substance in a safety roadside rest other than in a receptacle provided for that purpose. It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in the receptacles provided for refuse in a safety roadside rest any refuse or waste from homes, farms, or commercial establishments, or other material which does not arise out of the use of the safety roadside rest by a member of the traveling public. The violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 42002 of the Vehicle Code, and all of the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 40300) of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code shall apply to an offense committed under this section the same as if such offense were made an offense by the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 992.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 225.

225. (a) The department may enact rules and regulations governing the time and manner of use of safety roadside rests, and all state laws and rules and regulations of the department shall be administered and enforced within the safety roadside rests by all employees of the state authorized by the department to do so and by all peace officers.
(b) No person shall engage in any activity within a safety roadside rest area or vista point prohibited by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.
(c) A violation of subdivision (b) is an infraction. A second or subsequent conviction of a violation of subdivision (b) is a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 275, Sec. 1. Effective July 15, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 225.5.

225.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 22520.5 or 22520.6 of the Vehicle Code, and except as specifically authorized by this article, no person shall display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or attempt to vend any merchandise, foodstuff, or service within any vista point or safety roadside rest area.
(b) No person shall solicit money within any vista point or safety roadside rest for any purpose.
(c) When requested by a uniformed member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or other peace officer, any person or persons and any property may be relocated to a specified area of a vista point or rest area, or may be required to quit the premises, as directed by that officer, if, in the opinion of the officer, the person’s presence or activity or the presence of the property, creates, or may reasonably be expected to create, a safety problem , hazard, or nuisance, either on or near the vista point or safety roadside rest area.
(d) To the extent the provisions of any regulations adopted by the department conflict with this section, those provisions are void, and permission given pursuant to those provisions for a person to engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of this section is revoked.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 633, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 226.

226. Areas comprising such safety roadside rests shall be deemed a part of the state highway right-of-way for all purposes, including those set forth in Section 731.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 992.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7 - Safety Roadside Rests › Section 226.5.

226.5. (a) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, the department, to promote public safety and convenience, may construct, operate, and maintain a maximum of six new safety roadside rest area units as a joint economic development demonstration project where there is a public need for a rest area, and the joint economic development proposal will result in an economic savings to the state.
(b) All of the following apply to the demonstration project safety roadside rest area units:
(1) Contracts for construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities in the demonstration project roadside rest areas shall be awarded on the basis of competitive bidding.
(2) The department may permit commercial operations within the units if the operations are traveler-related activities and no alcoholic beverages are sold within the rest area facility.
(3) Law enforcement responsibilities within the units are the same as are currently provided on the state highway system.
(4) The department shall submit a status report to the Assembly Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on Transportation one year following construction of the initial unit and annually thereafter.
(5) The department holds, or affords the opportunity for, a public hearing for each proposed unit so that local community members who may be affected by rest area economic development and other interested parties may comment on the proposed project.
(c) Any money received by the state for the demonstration project shall be deposited by the department in the State Highway Account.
(Added by renumbering Section 227 by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1228, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7.5 - Loma Prieta Earthquake-Cypress Neighborhood Relief Act › Section 227.

227. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) The neighborhood surrounding the former Cypress section of Route 880 in Oakland has suffered great and unusual hardship due to the freeway’s collapse during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake and its subsequent demolition.
(2) In addition to the hardship and suffering related to the freeway disaster, the Cypress neighborhood had endured for many years the pollution, noise, and environmental degradation of having a freeway cut through the neighborhood.
(3) The Cypress neighborhood will face additional hardships related to the Cypress freeway reconstruction project for, unlike other freeway projects elsewhere, this will be the second time that residents and businesses in that neighborhood will be required to endure freeway construction-related problems, dislocations, and sacrifices.
(b) In order to alleviate a portion of those problems for residents and businesses in the Cypress neighborhood, the Legislature has enacted this article.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1228, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1 - Administration › ARTICLE 7.5 - Loma Prieta Earthquake-Cypress Neighborhood Relief Act › Section 227.1.

227.1. (a) In acquiring property for the Cypress freeway reconstruction project from the owner of a small business, the department shall make no deduction from the compensation to be paid for the property for hazardous substance removal and related remedial activities if the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Alameda County Department of Health all determine that the hazardous substance does not threaten to degrade the beneficial use of waters of the state, and does not otherwise pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment.
(b) Nothing in this section relieves any prior owner from responsibility for any required cleanup or abatement action.
(c) For purposes of this section, “small business” means a for-profit enterprise having a net worth of not more than six million dollars ($6,000,000) and after tax profits of not more than four million dollars ($4,000,000).
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1228, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 1 - Scope › Section 229.10.

229.10. This chapter governs the administration, standards, eligibility, and fees concerning the tourist oriented directional sign program.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration and Standards › Section 229.18.

229.18. The department shall administer the generic tourist oriented directional sign program and collect the fees described in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration and Standards › Section 229.19.

229.19. (a) The design and installation of signs pursuant to this chapter shall conform to any federal standards applicable to the highway. In addition, the signs shall meet the standards and criteria prescribed by this chapter, and shall be posted only in rural areas on noncongested conventional highways where a sign would not pose any traffic dangers or disrupt the free-flowing movement of vehicles.
(b) The department shall not approve the placement of a sign under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Within the boundaries of any city.
(2) If the sign promotes gambling activities.
(3) Within any urbanized area having a population of more than 50,000 persons, as designated by the most recent census of the United States Bureau of the Census.
(4) If approval of the sign would violate any federal law, rule, or regulation and that violation would result in the loss of federal funds.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 374, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 2 - Program Administration and Standards › Section 229.20.

229.20. No signs authorized by this chapter shall be posted on any scenic highway, unless the county board of supervisors of the county in which the sign will be placed grants approval. Approval shall be given upon a modification of, and shall be consistent with, any existing corridor protection ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.25.

229.25. The department shall determine that the facilities and attractions for which generic tourist oriented directional signs are provided meet the minimum criteria set forth in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.26.

229.26. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the distance from the nearest highway intersection to the nearest facility or attraction shall not exceed 10 miles.
(b) The maximum distance from the signed intersection to the nearest facility or attraction shall not exceed the following:
(1) One mile for a service station.
(2) Three miles for food or lodging facilities.
(c) The requirement specified in subdivision (a) does not apply to tourist oriented directional signs to facilities or attractions located in the County of Tehama that are directly related to an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 9.1) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations located in that county.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 156, Sec. 2. (SB 1259) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.27.

229.27. Facilities for which signing is provided shall be located on a reasonably direct and maintained route and have sufficient signing to guide the motorist to the facility and back to the highway, as determined by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.275.

229.275. All sign contracts are for a two-year period and are subject to reevaluation by the department at the end of that period.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.28.

229.28. The number of generic tourist oriented directional signs shall not exceed three signs on an approach to an intersection from either direction. If more signs are requested than authorized by this section, the department shall select the three facilities or attractions receiving the highest rankings based on existing criteria and point ranking systems developed for other business signing programs. Based on the rankings, an existing sign posted pursuant to this chapter may be displaced by a new sign at the end of a two-year contract.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.281.

229.281. (a) The department shall also take into consideration whether a business, attraction, or facility has existing on-premise or off-premise advertising structures located on a nearby state highway when determining its eligibility for a generic tourist oriented directional sign.
(b) The decision to place generic tourist oriented directional signs is at the sole discretion of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 374, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.282.

229.282. (a) In any county having an active farm trails program that is recognized by the board of supervisors of that county, the individualized farm trail symbol may serve as the symbol on generic tourist oriented directional signs, if the farm trail signs comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, an active farm trails program means an organization of farmers and other rural enterprises that are in direct contact with the traveling public.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 374, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.285.

229.285. Tourist oriented directional signs erected pursuant to this chapter shall not identify particular businesses or services by name, but rather shall be generic and identify only the type or nature of the business or service available.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.286.

229.286. Signs identifying the location or proximity of gambling activities are not eligible for placement under this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.29.

229.29. In order to be eligible for a generic tourist oriented directional sign, an individual business or, if more than one business is to be included, then a majority of the businesses and attractions within 10 driving miles of the sign, shall conform to all of the following:
(a) Open to the public at least 40 hours per week and six days per week, for a minimum of three continuous months per year, and maintain regular hours and schedules.
(b) Seasonal businesses and attractions closed more than one week at a time shall have the sign covered or removed by the department during the period of closure.
(c) Possess any appropriate business license approved by the state and local agency regulating the particular business.
(d) Each business or attraction identified on a tourist oriented directional sign shall provide assurance of its conformity with all applicable laws concerning the public accommodation without regard to race, color, sex, culture, social origin or condition, or political or religious ideas.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 374, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.30.

229.30. If a business or attraction violates any provision of this chapter or regulations adopted by the department, it may lose its eligibility for a tourist oriented directional sign. The department may request the immediate removal of a generic tourist oriented directional sign if a business or attraction violates any section of this law or regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 3 - Eligibility › Section 229.31.

229.31. No business or attraction shall be eligible for a generic tourist oriented directional sign if it is adjacent to, and visible from, the highway.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Tourist Oriented Directional Signs › ARTICLE 4 - Fees › Section 229.35.

229.35. The department shall establish and charge a fee to place and maintain generic tourist oriented directional signs in an amount at least 25 percent above its estimated cost in designing, placing, and maintaining the signs. Funds derived from the imposition of the fee shall, upon appropriation, be used to fund all operations and related administrative functions of the department pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 231.

231. As used in this chapter, “route” means State highway route and the route numbers are those given the State highway routes or portions thereof by the commission. Each complete route is described in article 3 of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 233.

233. All title acquired by the public or by any governmental agency to any real property, or interests therein, used for rights of way of any highway heretofore or hereafter constituted a State highway is vested in the name of the people of the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 264.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 236.

236. (a) (1) The department shall prepare and make available on an annual basis on its internet website data and information about projects on the state highway system covering the prior fiscal year. The department shall make this data and information available no later than January 1, 2026, and January 1 of each year thereafter. The department, in consultation with the commission, shall develop a format for the data and information.
(2) For the data and information required to be made available no later than January 1, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall also include data and information about projects on the state highway system covering the 2023–24 fiscal year.
(b) The data and information shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) All of the data and information described in paragraphs (1) to (9), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 235.
(2) A quantification of an increase or decrease in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the lane miles added to the state highway system, if available.
(3) A quantification of an increase or decrease in vehicle miles traveled on the state highway system associated with the lane miles added to the state highway system.
(4) A quantification of the mitigation required by Section 21099 of the Public Resources Code as part of the projects that resulted in additional lane miles on the state highway system.
(5) The number of connections made with locally owned bike and walk facilities.
(c) The department shall present the data and information required by this section to the commission at a regularly scheduled commission meeting on or before April 1 of each year.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 629, Sec. 2. (SB 695) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 250.

250. It is hereby declared to be essential to the future development of the State of California to establish and construct a statewide system of freeways and expressways and connections thereto without regard to present jurisdiction over the highways, roads, and streets that might be included. It is the intent, further, that the California Freeway and Expressway System be completed with provision for control of access to the extent necessary to preserve the value and utility of the facilities to be constructed.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1062.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 251.

251. It is further declared to be essential to the future development of the State of California that the deficiencies on the State Highway System not a part of the California Freeway and Expressway System and deficiencies on connections to the State Highway System be corrected simultaneously with the highways in the California Freeway and Expressway System in proportion to the relative deficiencies and the needs of traffic service.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1062.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 252.

252. The Legislature recognizes that the dynamic growth of this State will require periodic review of the California Freeway and Expressway System. The Legislature recognizes further that all highway planning and construction work should be correlated with a plan to provide a comprehensive system of access-controlled freeways and expressways throughout the State, and that the California Freeway and Expressway System established by this article has been selected and developed as a result of scientific studies by all levels of government in the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1062.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 253.

253. The California Freeway and Expressway System is hereby established and shall be composed of the highways specified in this article.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 282.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 253.1.

253.1. The California freeway and expressway system shall include:
Routes 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 24, 28, 32, 34, 37, 40, 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 97, 100, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 118, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 134, 136, 139, 140, 145, 148, 149, 154, 156, 161, 163, 164, 179, 181, 183, 184, 199, 205, 210, 215, 217, 221, 223, 230, 232, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239, 241, 242, 247, 249, 251, 257, 258, 259, 261, 280, 330, 371, 380, 405, 505, 580, 605, 680, 780, 805, 880, and 980 in their entirety.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 835, Sec. 4. (SB 7) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 253.2.

253.2. The California freeway and expressway system shall also include:
Route 1 from:
(a) Los Angeles-Ventura county line to Route 101 near El Rio.
(b) Route 101 near Las Cruces to Route 227 south of Oceano.
(c) Route 101 near San Luis Obispo to San Simeon.
(d) The north limits of Carmel to the west city limits of Santa Cruz.
(e) The Higgins-Purisima Road to Route 280 south of San Francisco.
(f) Route 280 to the San Francisco county line.
(g) Route 101 near the southerly end of Marin Peninsula to the vicinity of Valley Ford.
(h) Route 128 near the mouth of the Navarro River to Route 101 near Leggett.
Route 2 from Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles County to Route 210.
Route 3 from Route 299 near Weaverville to Route 5 near Yreka.
Route 4 from:
(a) Route 80 in Hercules to Route 99 near Stockton.
(b) Route 99 near Stockton to Route 65.
Route 12 from:
(a) Route 1 near Valley Ford to Route 101 at Santa Rosa.
(b) Route 101 near Santa Rosa to Melita Road near Santa Rosa.
(c) Route 29 in the vicinity of Napa to Route 80 near Cordelia.
(d) Route 80 near Fairfield to Route 99 near Lodi via Rio Vista.
(e) Route 99 near Lodi to Route 88 near Lockeford.
(f) Route 88 near Clements to Route 49 near San Andreas.
Route 13 from:
(a) Route 61 near the Oakland International Airport to Route 24.
(b) Route 80 to Route 61 near Emeryville.
Route 16 from:
(a) Route 505 to Route 5 near Woodland.
(b) Route 50 near Perkins to Route 49 near Drytown.
Route 17 from:
(a) Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Granite Creek Road near Scott’s Valley.
(b) The south city limits of Los Gatos to Route 280 in San Jose.
Route 20 from Route 101 to Route 80 near Emigrant Gap.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. Effective July 31, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 253.3.

253.3. The California freeway and expressway system shall also include:
Route 22 from:
(a) Studebaker Road in Long Beach to Route 405.
(b) Route 405 to Route 55 near Orange.
Route 23 from:
(a) Route 101 in Thousand Oaks to Route 118.
(b) Route 118 to Route 126 near Fillmore.
Route 25 from:
(a) Route 180 near Paicines to Route 156 in Hollister.
(b) Route 156 in Hollister to Route 101 near Gilroy.
Route 26 from Route 99 near Stockton to Route 12.
Route 29 from:
(a) Route 80 near Vallejo to Oak Knoll Avenue north of the City of Napa.
(b) The Napa-Lake county line to Route 20.
Route 33 from:
(a) Route 101 near Ventura to Route 150.
(b) Route 150 to Route 166 near Maricopa.
(c) Route 152 west of Los Banos to Route 5 near Santa Nella.
Route 35 from Route 280 to Route 1 near Daly City.
Route 36 from Route 5 at Red Bluff to Route 395.
Route 38 from Route 10 near Redlands to Route 18 near Baldwin Lake.
Route 39 from Route 5 to Route 210.
Route 41 from:
(a) Route 1 near Morro Bay to Route 101 near Atascadero.
(b) Route 46 to Route 99 near Fresno.
(c) Route 99 near Fresno to Route 180.
(d) Route 180 to Yosemite National Park.
Route 43 from Route 5 to Route 99 near Selma.
Route 45 from Route 20 near Colusa to Route 32 near Hamilton City.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Streets and Highways Code - SHC › DIVISION 1 - STATE HIGHWAYS › CHAPTER 2 - The State Highway System › ARTICLE 2 - The California Freeway and Expressway System › Section 253.4.

253.4. The California freeway and expressway system shall also include:
Route 46 from Route 101 in San Luis Obispo County to Route 99 near Famoso.
Route 49 from:
(a) Route 41 near Oakhurst to Route 140 at Mariposa.
(b) Route 108 south of Jamestown to Route 108 near Sonora.
(c) Route 88 near Jackson to Route 50 near Placerville.
(d) Route 80 near Auburn to Route 20 in Grass Valley.
(e) Route 20 at Nevada City to Route 89 near Sattley.
(f) Route 89 near Sierraville to Route 70 near Vinton.
Route 58 from:
(a) Route 5 to Route 43.
(b) Route 43 to Route 99.
(c) Route 99 near Bakersfield to Route 15 near Barstow.
Route 62 from Route 10 near Whitewater to Route 247 near Yucca Valley.
Route 76 from Route 5 near Oceanside to Route 15.
Route 77 from Route 93 westerly of Moraga to Route 24 near Lafayette.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 409, Sec. 4.)