Article 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions

California Government Code — §§ 14556.50-14556.52

Sections (3)

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 35, Sec. 2. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2013.

(a)The Traffic Congestion Relief Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall include deposits of funds provided in the annual Budget Act, provided from the Transportation Investment Fund established under Section 7104 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or provided under any other statute. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the money in the fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, as follows:

(1)For allocation by the department, as directed by the commission pursuant to Section 14556.20, to the department and other regional and local transportation entities for the projects listed in Article 5 (commencing with Section

14556.40).

(2)For allocation by the commission to the funding exchange program authorized by Section 182.8 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon order of the Department of Finance, all or some of the state agencies collecting revenue for, or spending from, the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund shall adjust budgeting, accounting, and reporting systems and documents so that unliquidated encumbrances, payables, and other accruals are not reflected in the fund balance in the Governor’s Budget fund condition display or the fund balance in the financial statements submitted to the Controller for the Budgetary/Legal Basis Annual Report.

(2)For the purposes of the Governor’s Budget, the balance of cash advanced from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund

to the Transportation Revolving Account, as jointly determined by the Department of Finance and the state agencies referenced in paragraph (1), shall be deemed as resources and cash available to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for budgeting purposes.

(3)This method shall be effective with the 2013–14 Governor’s Budget development process and may be applied to the 2011–12 data.

§ 14556.50

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 656, Sec. 6. Effective September 26, 2000.

The grant authorized under paragraph (32) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40 shall be allocated as follows:

(a)(1) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to defray the administrative costs of the North Coast Railroad Authority, allocated directly to the authority as directed by the commission at its first scheduled meeting immediately upon enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(2)Two hundred

fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to defray the administrative costs of the authority, allocated directly to the authority as directed by the commission within six months from the date of enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(3)Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to defray the administrative costs of the authority, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission, within one year from the date of enactment of the Budget Act of 2000, if the commission determines that additional funding is needed by the authority as directed by the commission at its first scheduled meeting for administrative costs.

(b)Six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) to fund completion of the authority’s rail line from Lombard to Willits, allocated directly to the authority immediately upon enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(c)One million dollars ($1,000,000) to fund completion of the authority’s rail line from Willits to Arcata, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission, within six months from the date of enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(d)Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to fund the upgrade of the authority’s rail line to Class II or III status, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission.

(e)Four million one hundred thousand dollars ($4,100,000) for environmental remediation projects, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission, within six months from the date of enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(f)Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the authority’s debt reduction, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission, within six months from the date of

enactment of the Budget Act of 2000.

(g)One million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) for use by the authority as local match funds, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission.

(h)Five million five hundred thousand dollars ($5,500,000) to fund repayment of the authority’s federal loan obligations, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission.

(i)Thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000) for long-term stabilization projects, allocated to the authority as directed by the commission.

§ 14556.52

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 656, Sec. 7. Effective September 26, 2000.

(a)Before grants from the fund may be allocated to any of the three Alameda Corridor East Projects identified in paragraphs (54), (55), and (73) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40, a report shall be completed and submitted to the commission within one year of the operative date of this section. The report shall be prepared by a team consisting of the lead applicants for those projects and the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The report shall address regional mobility needs as well as regional, state, and national

economic impacts of the corridor. The team shall also evaluate and assess the technical merits, determine the phasing and delivery schedule, and identify a financing strategy for the proposed corridor improvements. Based on the good faith participation of the stakeholders, the commission shall allocate some or all of the available funds to one or more of the lead applicants for specific projects within the corridor that meet the requirements under this chapter.

(b)Funds may be allocated from the fund to produce the report required under this section.