(a) Investments in traffic signal synchronization may be eligible for an allocation of moneys pursuant to § 39712 of the Health and Safety Code as a component of an eligible sustainable infrastructure project if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The sponsoring agency’s legislative or governing body makes a finding that the traffic signal synchronization component is designed and implemented to achieve cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

(2) The traffic signal synchronization component includes specific emissions-reduction targets and metrics to evaluate the traffic signal synchronization component’s effect.

(b) A traffic signal synchronization component of a sustainable infrastructure project receiving an allocation of moneys pursuant to subdivision (a) shall meet the requirements of § 16428.9 of the Government Code and § 39712 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 594, Sec. 2. (AB 1447) Effective January 1, 2015.)