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PART 4.5. TRANSPORTATION AGENCY

Heading of Part 4.5 amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 401, Sec. 40.

§§ 13975–13989.6 · 28 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. General Duties and Powers §§ 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…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Intellectual Property §§ 13988–13988.4 · 5 sections
    • § 13988 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state is home to many of the world’s top research universities, national laboratories, and…
    • § 13988.1 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Department of…
    • § 13988.2 (a) The department shall perform all of the following functions: (1) Commencing January 1, 2015, and every three years thereafter, track intellectual property…
    • § 13988.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, state agencies and departments may, upon request, share records and information related to intellectual property generated…
    • § 13988.4 (a) This chapter shall not apply to intellectual property or intellectual property related agreements administered by the Regents of the University of…
  3. CHAPTER 2.5. State-Funded Research §§ 13989–13989.6 · 4 sections
    • § 13989 This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act.
    • § 13989.2 For the purposes of this chapter the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Peer-reviewed manuscript” means a manuscript after it has been peer reviewed and…
    • § 13989.4 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The state is home to many of the world’s top research universities, national laboratories, and…
    • § 13989.6 (a) (1) A grantee that receives funding, in whole or in part, in the form of a research grant from a state agency shall provide for free public access to any…