Section 2414 Of Article 2. Administration From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the
state's vital interest to participate fully in the federal highway
bridge replacement program.
(b) The department shall, with its available resources, expedite
bridge replacement projects in order that federal funds be used to
full advantage as soon as they become available.
(c) The commission, in allocating funds, and the department, in
expending funds, for bridge replacement projects, shall follow
federal design standards so that the projects will be eligible for
federal funds, except that this subdivision shall not apply to a
project if the commission finds by resolution, after a public
hearing, that application of the federal design standards would
adversely affect public health or safety or would significantly
increase the cost of the project to the state.
(d) Nothing in this section shall affect the authority of the
department to negotiate with the appropriate federal agency for the
purpose of gaining approval of a project.