Except as otherwise provided by law, the commission at any time and from time to time may:

(a) Select, adopt, and determine the location for State highways on routes authorized by law.

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 75

  • commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

(b) Allocate, from the funds available therefor, moneys for the construction, improvement or maintenance of the various highways or portions thereof under the jurisdiction of the department. The commission may determine in each case the maximum sum of money that shall be made available therefor.

(c) Authorize preliminary surveys to determine the advisability of including in or excluding from the State highway system any highway or portion thereof.

(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)