California Government Code 14529.11 – (a) In order to assist in the delivery of high-priority …
(a) In order to assist in the delivery of high-priority transportation projects, as determined by the commission, or advance project development work, the commission shall adopt, not later than January 30, 2000, guidelines for an expedited process through which projects may comply with the requirement that a project study report be prepared in order for a project to be considered for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program. The expedited compliance process may be initiated whenever the commission finds it to be in the public interest.
(b) The guidelines required under subdivision (a) shall be developed in consultation with the department, the county agencies responsible for submission of projects for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program, and regional transportation planning agencies.
Terms Used In California Government Code 14529.11
- Commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Government Code 14501
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Government Code 14501
- Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(c) The guidelines developed by the commission shall require that any request for use of the expedited compliance process be approved by the county agency responsible for submission of projects for inclusion in the state transportation improvement program and that each county approval be reviewed and approved by the department before being considered by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 783, Sec. 7. Effective October 10, 1999.)