(a) The commission may amend the state transportation improvement program if the amendment meets both of the following conditions:

(1) The request for the amendment is made by the entity that submitted the project or projects that are in the program and are to be changed by the amendment.

Terms Used In California Government Code 14531

  • 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.
  • Commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Government Code 14501
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(2) The total amount programmed in each county for regional improvements does not exceed the county’s share prior to the amendment, or the total amount programmed in each county is treated as an adjustment to the share pursuant to § 188.11 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(b) Public notice of the proposed amendments to the program or the plan shall be made at least 30 days before the commission takes formal action on the proposed amendments. The notice shall include the text and complete description of the proposed amendments.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 715, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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