The portion of the proposed budget to be funded from the State Highway Account shall be included in the printed fiscal year budget submitted to the Legislature. The degree of detail contained in the portion of the proposed budget shall be established jointly by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Finance. That portion of the proposed budget shall be, for the State Highway Account, the complete and detailed budget as required by § 13320 of the Government Code. In case of inconsistency between that section and this article, the provisions of this article shall control.

Notwithstanding § 13321 of the Government Code, the Department of Transportation, in administering the budget of the State Highway Account, shall be responsible for determining the expenditures or incurrence of obligations by quarter or other period of the fiscal year.

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 166

  • Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
  • 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.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • 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
  • State Highway Account: means the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund. See California Streets and Highways Code 30

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 52.)

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