§ 2384. — 2384. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 788, Sec. 3.)

California § 2384.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code SHC: Streets and Highways Code - SHC
• Div. 3.: DIVISION 3. APPORTIONMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF HIGHWAY FUNDS
• Ch. 8.: CHAPTER 8. Active Transportation Program

Text

(a)
The commission shall adopt a program of projects to receive allocations under this chapter. The guidelines for an initial two-year program of projects shall be adopted within six months of the enactment of the act enacting this section. The commission shall adopt each program by no later than July 1 of each odd-numbered year, but may alternatively elect to adopt a program annually. Each subsequent program shall cover a period of four fiscal years, beginning July 1 of the year of adoption, and shall be a statement of intent by the commission for the allocation or expenditure of funds during those four fiscal years. The commission shall form a multidisciplinary advisory group to assist it in evaluating project applications.
(b)
On and after January 1, 2026, the program of projects shall not add a project that creates a Class III bikeway, as described in Section 890.4, or the marking in Figure 9C-9 of the 2014 California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Revision 8, unless any of the following apply:
(1)
The Class III bikeway or marking is on a highway with a design speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less.
(2)
The project will implement improvements to reduce the design speed limit to 25 miles per hour or less.
(3)
The project applicant demonstrates that the use of the Class III bikeway or marking is appropriate for the local community context and advances a lower stress
environment or a low-stress network.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 788, Sec. 3. (SB 1216) Effective January 1, 2025.