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2005 California Streets and Highways Code Sections 179-179.3 Article 4.8. Local Bridge Seismic Safety Retrofit
STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODESECTION 179-179.3
179. Effective June 30, 2002, all funds in the Seismic Safety Retrofit Account in the State Transportation Fund are transferred to the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund. Any outstanding encumbrances as of June 30, 2002, in the Seismic Safety Retrofit Account shall be paid from the State Highway Account. 179.1. The department may administer projects for local bridge seismic safety retrofits consistent with the requirements of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 2400) of Division 3. 179.2. The department may allocate State Highway Account funds in lieu of the local matching requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 2413 to the extent funding for this purpose is included in the annual Budget Act. 179.3. For purposes of this article: (a) "Bridge" includes a publicly owned pedestrian bridge and a publicly owned rail transit bridge. (b) "Retrofit" includes both the structural modification of an existing bridge and the replacement of an existing bridge by a newly constructed bridge meeting seismic safety requirements.
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