The department shall publish annually a list of major new facility projects, exclusive public mass transit guideway projects, and operational improvement projects that are beyond the five-year program for the expenditure of state transportation funds, as set forth in the state transportation improvement program.

The list shall be made available to the commission, each transportation planning agency, and each county transportation commission not later than January 10th of each year. Not later than April 1st of each year, every transportation planning agency may comment on the projects contained in the list and submit such comments to the commission.

After taking into consideration the department’s list and the comments submitted by the transportation planning agencies, the commission shall review the list and may make any changes, including additions or deletions, to the list. The commission shall adopt the list on or before July 1st of each year.

On January 1, 1981, and quarterly thereafter, the department shall provide the report concerning the project development schedule and the advertising schedule as required pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter 1060 of the Statutes of 1979 to each transportation planning agency and each county transportation commission.

(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 340.)