(a) Funds may be allocated by the commission for each project element during the fiscal year that is identified in the state transportation improvement program and the funds shall be available for expenditure during that fiscal year and the following two fiscal years. Any funds not allocated, or allocated but not encumbered, during the period specified in this section, shall remain in the State Highway Account or Public Transportation Account, or be returned to that particular account, as the case may be.

(b) Upon a finding that an unforeseen and extraordinary circumstance beyond the control of the responsible agency has occurred that justifies an extension, the commission may extend the deadlines specified in subdivision (a). The deadline extensions shall not exceed the period of delay directly attributed to the extraordinary circumstance and in no event be more than 20 months. The commission shall not grant more than one extension.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14529.8

  • Commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Government Code 14501
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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

(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 53, Sec. 5. Effective June 1, 1998.)

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