SECTIONS 8879.64 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 8879.64

8879.64. (a) Funds appropriated from the Highway Safety,
Rehabilitation, and Preservation Account established in paragraph (1)
of subdivision (k) of Section 8879.23 shall be available to the
department, upon allocation by the commission, for improvements to
the state highway system that are consistent with the 10-year State
Highway Operation and Preservation Program (SHOPP) Plan prepared
pursuant to Section 14526.5.
(b) As part of the program required to be developed for
distribution of funds identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (k)
of Section 8879.23, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000)
of the amount appropriated for this purpose shall be allocated to any
city in the state with a population of over 3.5 million persons as
of January 1, 2007, as determined by the Population Research Unit of
the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 13073, that has a
program for systemwide installation and upgrade of traffic signals
within its jurisdiction. Funds shall be used for the purpose of
upgrading and installing traffic signal synchronization and
completing systemwide installation within its jurisdiction.
(c) The commission shall include in its annual report to the
Legislature, required by Section 14535, a summary of its activities
related to the administration of this program. The summary should, at
a minimum, include a description and the location of the projects
contained in the program, the amount of funds allocated to each
project, the status of each project, and a description of the
improvements the program is achieving.