(a) Funds deposited in the Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Account established pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 8879.23 shall be appropriated to the department to provide the required match for federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Repair funds available to the state for seismic work on local bridges, ramps, and overpasses, as identified by the department.
(b) The commission shall allocate funds to the department based upon an annual request for funding submitted to the commission by the department on or before September 30 of each year and the level of appropriation provided by the Legislature to the program. The department may suballocate the funds to local agencies for project implementation, where appropriate.
(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.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 181, Sec. 1. Effective August 24, 2007.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018