Section 164.1 - Funds for coordinated border infrastructure program(a) Federal funds derived from apportionments made to the state under Section 1101(a)(11) of the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU; P.L. 109-59) for the coordinated border infrastructure program established under Section 1303 of that act shall be included and separately identified in the fund estimates prepared pursuant to Sections 14524 and 14525 of the Government Code, the interregional transportation improvement program submitted by the department pursuant to Section 14526 of the Government Code, and the state transportation improvement program adopted by the commission pursuant to Section 14529 of the Government Code. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), these funds shall be programmed, allocated, and expended in the same manner as other federal funds made available for capital improvement projects in the state transportation improvement program.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law:(1) The programming, allocation, and expenditure of the funds described in subdivision (a) may be for any purpose authorized under federal law, including projects in Mexico.(2) The funds described in subdivision (a) shall not be subject to the distribution formulas and limitations described in Section 164.(3) The nonfederal match for the funds described in subdivision (a) may be programmed from any available local source, or any available state transportation funding source, including other state transportation improvement program funding, if the regional transportation planning agency concurs.Ca. Sts. and High. Code § 164.1
Added by Stats 2006 ch 451 (SB 1282),s 1, eff. 9/25/2006.