SECTIONS 179-179.3 - California Statutes

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE

SECTION 179-179.3

179. Effective June 30, 2002, all funds in the Seismic Safety
Retrofit Account in the State Transportation Fund are transferred to
the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund. Any
outstanding encumbrances as of June 30, 2002, in the Seismic Safety
Retrofit Account shall be paid from the State Highway Account.

179.1. The department may administer projects for local bridge
seismic safety retrofits consistent with the requirements of Chapter
9 (commencing with Section 2400) of Division 3.

179.2. The department may allocate State Highway Account funds in
lieu of the local matching requirements of subdivision (b) of Section
2413 to the extent funding for this purpose is included in the
annual Budget Act.

179.3. For purposes of this article:
(a) "Bridge" includes a publicly owned pedestrian bridge and a
publicly owned rail transit bridge.
(b) "Retrofit" includes both the structural modification of an
existing bridge and the replacement of an existing bridge by a newly
constructed bridge meeting seismic safety requirements.