Chapter 8. State Approval And Contribution of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 16. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 8.

If the report of the project, as adopted by the board of directors, contains a request for contribution from the state, the board shall, immediately upon its adoption, file a certified copy thereof with the Director of Transportation.

Within 90 days after its receipt, the Department of Transportation, through its proper officers, shall consider and pass upon the report so filed. It may approve or reject the request for contribution, and may reject, approve, or modify the report, in whole or in part, or may suggest modifications thereof. Failure of the department to act on the report within the 90-day period shall operate as a rejection on the part of the state.

If the whole or any part of the project proposed in the report is approved and a contribution by the state is recommended, the California Transportation Commission shall thereupon adopt a resolution setting forth the amount of the contribution, the time and manner of payment thereof, and the purposes for which the contribution shall be used, and the state shall be committed and obligated to make the specified contribution out of any funds which are then or thereafter available for joint highway purposes.

The Director of Transportation shall issue and transmit to the secretary of the district a certificate of commitment showing the decision of his department upon the report and setting forth the amount of contribution, if any, and the terms relative to the payment thereof.

The board of directors may amend its report of the project to conform with any suggestions, modifications, or recommendations of the Department of Transportation or the California Transportation Commission.

The obligation of the State for any contribution shall be contingent upon the approval by all counties comprising the district of the balance of the costs of the project, or of the particular unit thereof proposed to be immediately improved.