Whenever provision is made by law for any project that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Boating and Waterways pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 65) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7000) of Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, the High-Speed Rail Authority, or the Department of General Services, the project shall be under the sole charge and direct control of the Department of Transportation.

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 132, Sec. 2. (AB 481) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: Stats. 1981, Ch. 306, enacted similar provisions in § 10107 of the Public Contract Code, and would have repealed this section but for the prevailing amendment by Ch. 540. Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, amended PCC Section 10107 to match, by including the changes that Stats. 1981, Ch. 540 made to this section.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 14255

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14002.5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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