Upon a request from the department the governing body of any city may acquire any real property or interest therein needed for state highway purposes and lying within such city. The title to such real property or interest therein may be taken in the name of the State or of the city.

Any city may aid in the construction, improvement or maintenance of any state highway located in whole or in part within its boundaries by contributing any part of the expense thereof to the department out of any city funds available or to become available for construction, improvement or maintenance of streets within the city.

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 113

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State highway: means any highway which is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved or maintained as a State highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization. See California Streets and Highways Code 24

(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 902.)

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