SECTIONS 25150-25155 - California Statutes

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE

SECTION 25150-25155

25150. The board of directors shall as soon as practicable cause
the route of the highway or highways proposed to be improved by the
district, to be tentatively located. For this purpose the board may
employ all necessary engineering and other assistance and shall have
such preliminary surveys made as in the judgment of the board of
directors may be required.

25151. The district engineer shall make a preliminary report to the
board of directors setting forth the result of his preliminary
surveys and showing the tentative location of the highway or highways
proposed to be improved together with an estimate of the approximate
cost of improvement, the incidental expenses thereof and the
estimated cost of the acquisition of any necessary property or rights
of way therefor.

25152. In his preliminary report the district engineer shall also
recommend an apportionment of the construction and other costs among
the State, if any contribution is to be requested from it, and the
counties comprising the district. The district engineer shall also
recommend a method or methods for financing the project. Upon
completion of the preliminary report the district engineer shall file
it with the secretary of the board of directors.

25153. As soon as practicable after the filing of the engineer's
preliminary report, the board of directors shall give it full
consideration and shall formulate a report of the project or projects
for which the district is organized.

25154. The report of the board of directors shall contain the
following:
(a) A general description of the approximate route and location of
the highway or highways proposed to be improved.
(b) The estimated cost of the improvement.
(c) The general location and extent of any property or rights of
way necessary for the entire improvement or for the improvement of
the unit proposed to be immediately undertaken, together with the
estimated cost of acquisition.
(d) A statement and recommendation of the portion or unit of the
project which the board of directors recommends for immediate
improvement, which may be the whole or any part of the project
proposed.
(e) A statement of the estimated cost of each unit proposed to be
immediately improved in the event that the board of directors
determines upon the improvement of any unit less than the whole.
(f) A statement of the method of financing proposed by the board
of directors.
(g) A statement of the amount of contribution, if any, to be
requested of the State.
(h) A statement of the proportionate amounts of the cost of the
unit or units proposed to be borne within the several counties
composing the district, after deducting any contribution to be made
by the State.
(i) If any particular unit is proposed for immediate construction
and that unit is less than the whole project, a statement of a
proposed program for the improvement of the other units necessary to
complete the project.

25155. If highways are to be required or improved beyond the
boundaries of the district, the consent of the governing body
controlling the territory through which the proposed highways are to
pass shall be first obtained.