CHAPTER 4.6. Intercity Corridor Demonstration Program [2170. - 2182.1.]

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC 4.6.

in effect

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2170. Section 2170.

The Legislature finds as follows: (a) The Sacramento-Stockton-San Franciso corridor and the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor represent unique locations for multimodal transportation demonstration programs with modern low-capital intensive transportation improvement techniques to encourage greater utilization of ground public transportation facilities. (b) The conclusions and recommendations contained in the Sacramento-Stockton-San Francisco Bay Area Corridor Study, filed with the Legislature in February of 1975, contained a number of proposals that should be implemented on a demonstration basis. (c) The conclusions and recommendations contained in the report relating to the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor prepared pursuant to Chapter 1427 of the Statutes of 1974 also contained a number of proposals that should be implemented on a demonstration basis.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2170.5. Section 2170.5.

It is the intent of the Legislature that any statewide passenger rail planning shall include consideration of the California Passenger Rail Corridor defined in Section 14036.9 of the Government Code.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2171. Section 2171.

The department shall undertake three-year demonstration projects to encourage improved ground public transit services along the Sacramento-Stockton -San Francisco corridor and along the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor. The projects shall consist of the following three elements—project administration and evaluation as described in Section 2172, low-capital intensive improvement programs as described in Sections 2173 and 2176.5, and operating assistance as described in Sections 2174, 2175, and 2176.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2172. Section 2172.

The department shall be responsible for the administration, implementation, marketing, and evaluation of the projects. The department shall seek the assistance of an advisory group for each corridor. The director shall appoint the advisory groups, which shall include representatives from user groups, consumer groups, the various public and private transit operators serving the area in which the corridor is located, the transportation planning agencies having jurisdiction of the areas within the corridor, the Public Utilities Commission, and other public and private entities affected by projects in the corridor.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2173. Section 2173.

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall enter into an agreement with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, pursuant to Section 403(b) of the National Railroad Passenger Service Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. Sec. 563(b)), for improvement of railroad track and passenger facilities along the Sacramento-Oakland and Los Angeles-San Diego corridors. First priority shall be given to those improvements which the department determines make possible time savings, such as those identified in the report prepared pursuant to Chapter 1427 of the Statutes of 1974.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2174. Section 2174.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2174.5. Section 2174.5.

No funds shall be allocated for improvements along the Los Angeles-San Diego corridor until the director determines that an average of four or more passenger trains per day are operating over the facilities to be improved.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2175. Section 2175.

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake a program to provide feeder bus service between major population or activity centers and the nearest rail terminal served under Section 2174. The service shall be provided by operators, as defined in Section 99210 of the Public Utilities Code, or by passenger stage corporations, as defined in Section 226 of the Public Utilities Code.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2176. Section 2176.

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake a program to provide express bus service between Stockton and a station of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District selected by the department and the district or between Stockton and Sacramento. The service shall be provided by operators, as defined in Section 99210 of the Public Utilities Code, or by passenger stage corporations, as defined in Section 226 of the Public Utilities Code.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2176.5. Section 2176.5.

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department may undertake the construction of intermodal transfer facilities located in conjunction with other rail and bus facilities in communities between Stockton and communities in the San Francisco Bay area or between Stockton and Sacramento.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2177. Section 2177.

From funds appropriated by Section 4 of Chapter 1130 of the Statutes of 1975, the director shall make allocations to extend corridor rail services beyond the terminals identified in Section 2171 to population and activity centers which the director determines would give the greatest increase in patronage, relative to cost.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2178. Section 2178.

The department shall seek federal and local financial assistance in financing the projects.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2180. Section 2180.

When considering the feasibility of rail access from the San Francisco Bay area to Sacramento and Stockton, the department shall explore, for future development, the feasibility of providing such access through connection to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District transit system in the vicinity of corridors formed by State Highway Routes 4, 24, and 680. The department, in consultation with the district, shall also explore the feasibility of limited extension of the district’s rail system to the vicinity of Concord along the Sacramento Northern rights-of-way.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2182. Section 2182.

(a) The funds appropriated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.5 of the Government Code shall be allocated by the Controller to cities and counties for street and road maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. Four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) shall be allocated to the counties, including a city and county, and cities, including a city and county, as follows: (1) Fifty percent to the counties, including a city and county, in accordance with the following formulas: (A) Seventy-five percent of the funds payable under this paragraph shall be apportioned among the counties in the proportion that the number of fee-paid and exempt vehicles that are registered in the county bears to the number of fee-paid and exempt vehicles registered in the state. (B) Twenty-five percent of the funds payable under this paragraph shall be apportioned among the counties in the proportion that the number of miles of maintained county roads in each county bears to the total number of miles of maintained county roads in the state. For the purposes of apportioning funds under this subparagraph, any roads within the boundaries of a city and county that are not state highways shall be deemed to be county roads. (2) Fifty percent to cities, including a city and county, apportioned among the cities in the proportion that the total population of the city bears to the total population of all the cities in the state. (b) Funds received under this section shall be deposited as follows in order to avoid the commingling of those funds with other local funds: (1) In the case of a city, into the city account that is designated for the receipt of state funds allocated for transportation purposes. (2) In the case of a county, into the county road fund. (3) In the case of a city and county, into a local account that is designated for the receipt of state funds allocated for transportation purposes. (c) Funds apportioned to a city or county under this section shall be used only for street and highway pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of necessary associated facilities such as drainage and traffic control devices. Rehabilitation or reconstruction may include widening necessary to bring the roadway width to the desirable minimum pavement width consistent with accepted design standards for local streets and roads, but does not include widening or increasing the traffic capacity of a street or road. (d) For the purpose of allocating funds under this section to cities, counties, and a city and county, the Controller shall use the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance. For a city that incorporated after January 1, 1998, that does not appear on the most recent population estimates prepared by the Demographic Research Unit, the Controller shall use the population determined for that city under Section 11005.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 2182.1. Section 2182.1.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it intends cities and counties to use the funds made available under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.5 of the Government Code to supplement existing local revenues being used for maintenance and rehabilitation of local streets and roads. Cities and counties shall maintain their existing commitment of local funds for maintenance and rehabilitation of local streets and roads in order to remain eligible for allocation and expenditure of the additional four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) made available by Section 21 of the act that added this section. (b) In order to receive any allocation pursuant to Section 2182, the city or county shall annually expend from its general fund for street, road, and highway purposes an amount not less than the annual average of its expenditures from its general fund during the 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 fiscal years, as reported to the Controller pursuant to Section 2151. For purposes of this subdivision, in calculating a city’s or county’s annual general fund expenditures and its average general fund expenditures for the 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 fiscal years, any unrestricted funds that the city or county may expend at its discretion, including vehicle in-lieu tax revenues and revenues from fines and forfeitures, expended for street and highway purposes shall be considered expenditures from the general fund. One-time allocations that have been expended for street and highway purposes, but which may not be available on an ongoing basis, including revenue provided under the Teeter Plan Bond Law of 1994 (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), may not be considered when calculating a city’s or county’s annual general fund expenditures. (c) For any city incorporated after July 1, 1996, the Controller shall calculate an annual average of expenditure for the period between July 1, 1996, and December 31, 2000, that the city was incorporated. (d) For purposes of subdivision (b), the Controller may request fiscal data from cities and counties in addition to data provided pursuant to Section 2151, for the 1996–97, 1997–98, and 1998–99 fiscal years. Each city and county shall furnish the data to the Controller not later than 120 days after receiving the request. The Controller may withhold payment to cities and counties that do not comply with the request for information or that provide incomplete data. (e) The Controller may perform audits to ensure compliance with subdivision (b) when deemed necessary. Any city or county that has not complied with subdivision (b) shall reimburse the state for the funds it received during that fiscal year. Any funds withheld or returned as a result of a failure to comply with subdivision (b) shall be reallocated to the other counties and cities whose expenditures are in compliance. (f) If a city or county fails to comply with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a particular fiscal year, the city or county may expend during that fiscal year and the following fiscal year a total amount that is not less than the total amount required to be expended for those fiscal years for purposes of complying with subdivision (b). (g) The allocation made under Section 2182 shall be expended not later than the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the allocation was made, and any funds not expended within that period shall be returned to the Controller and shall be reallocated to the other cities and counties pursuant to the allocation formulas set forth in Section 2182.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026