CHAPTER 1. General Duties and Powers
Heading of Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1404.
§§ 13975–13987 · 19 sections
- § 13975 There is in the state government the Transportation Agency. The agency consists of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the California…
- § 13976 The agency is under the supervision of an executive officer known as the Secretary of Transportation. He or she shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to…
- § 13977 Before entering upon the duties of his office the secretary shall execute an official bond to the state in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)…
- § 13978 The secretary has the power of general supervision over, and is directly responsible to the Governor for, the operations of each department, office, and unit…
- § 13978.2 The Secretary of Transportation shall advise the Governor on, and assist the Governor in establishing, major policy and program matters affecting each…
- § 13978.4 The Secretary of Transportation shall exercise the authority vested in the Governor in respect to the functions of each department, office, or other unit…
- § 13978.8 (a) The Transportation Agency shall prepare a state freight plan. The state freight plan shall comply with the relevant provisions of the federal Moving Ahead…
- § 13979 The secretary shall develop and report to the Governor on legislative, budgetary, and administrative programs to accomplish comprehensive, long-range,…
- § 13979.1 With respect to coordinated planning and policy formulation in transportation and housing policies, the secretary shall be responsible for resolving…
- § 13979.2 (a) The secretary, on behalf of the agency, and any department, office, or other unit within the agency with the authority to implement transportation…
- § 13979.3 (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the agency shall establish and convene the Transit Transformation Task Force. (b) The task force shall include, but is not…
- § 13979.4 (a) (1) Consistent with, and subject to the requirements of, any memorandum of understanding between the state and federal government, the secretary, upon the…
- § 13980 For the purpose of administration, the secretary shall review the organization of the agency and report to the Governor on such changes as he deems necessary…
- § 13981 The secretary and any other officer or employee within the agency designated in writing by the secretary shall have the power of a head of a department…
- § 13982 Whenever a power is granted to the secretary, the power may be exercised by such officer or employee within the agency as designated in writing by the…
- § 13983 The secretary shall conduct a program relating to the medical aspects of traffic injury and accident control.
- § 13984 In order to ensure that Section 10240.3 of the Business and Professions Code and Sections 327, 22171, and 50333 of the Financial Code are applied consistently…
- § 13986 (a) The secretary shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission to identify available funding in state…
- § 13987 (a) Subject to the appropriation of funds for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in the Budget Act of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027, the agency…