2007 California Streets and Highways Code Article 3. Other Highway Funds

CA Codes (shc:1622-1630)

1622.  All amounts paid to each county, out of money derived from
the Highway Users Tax Fund shall be deposited in a "road fund" which
each board of supervisors shall establish for that purpose.
   Interest received by a county from the investment of money in its
road fund shall be deposited in the fund and shall be used for road
purposes.



1623.  The board of supervisors of any county may expend any portion
of the amounts thus received by that county in the construction,
maintenance, improvement or repair of streets, bridges, and culverts
within those cities in the county the governing bodies of which by
ordinance or resolution authorize such work of acquisition of any
real property or interest therein, or rights-of-way, construction,
maintenance, improvement or repair.  For this purpose each board of
supervisors shall provide by ordinance the basis and conditions upon
which allocations will be made from its road fund for expenditure
upon streets, bridges, and culverts in cities within the county.



1623.5.   None of the amounts paid to the counties shall be used for
the construction or improvement of any highway or street if the
contract for such construction or improvement specifies the use of
any patented or proprietary paving material, unless the contract has
been awarded to the lowest responsible bidder therefor after
alternate bids have been called for and opportunity afforded for bids
to be submitted for nonpatented or nonproprietary paving material in
competition with an equal thickness and like design of such patented
or proprietary paving material.  This section shall not be deemed
nor construed to prohibit the use of any patented or proprietary
paving material in the maintenance of any highway or street when such
highway or street has been constructed of such material and, in the
opinion of the body, board or officer ordering such maintenance, it
would be impractical to use a different paving material for such
maintenance.


1624.  The board of supervisors of any county may, as provided in
Section 1625, expend any portion of the amounts paid to that county,
and deposited in the road fund, for the acquisition of rights-of-way
and the construction of any public highway outside of its county
limits, whenever such construction is authorized by ordinance or
resolution of the board of supervisors of the county in which the
highway is to be constructed or for the acquisition of rights-of-way
for, or the construction, improvement or maintenance of, any State
highway pursuant to a contract made as provided in Section 130.



1625.  Where such authorization is given, the board of supervisors
of the county desiring the construction may:
   (a) Expend, through its own officers or agencies, the amounts
authorized by section 1624.
   (b) By resolution transfer such amounts to the account of the
commission or to the account of the Secretary of Agriculture of the
United States, and may by such resolution specify and determine the
location and type of construction of such highway.  The amount thus
transferred shall, if accepted by the Commission or the Secretary of
Agriculture, be expended exclusively for the purpose specified and
determined in the resolution.



1626.  Power hereby is granted to the board of supervisors of any
county, to construct, maintain, improve and repair any county highway
which in whole or in part forms the boundary line between said
county and another county in this State or any other state, or which
in its meanderings crosses and recrosses such boundary line; and to
acquire by purchase or condemnation any lands or rights-of-way within
this State, necessary for such boundary highway; and to enter into
joint contracts with authorities of adjoining counties within or
without the State, for the construction, maintenance, improvement and
repair of such highways.  Any such highway shall be considered a
county highway and expenditures may be made thereon from funds
received by the county from the Highway Users Tax Fund to the extent
provided by law for county highways.



1627.  The board of supervisors of any county, by resolution adopted
by four-fifths of the members thereof, may establish a county
highway right of way acquisition revolving fund, to be used in
acquiring rights of way for county highway purposes through purchase
or condemnation.  Money on deposit in said fund shall at no time
exceed one-half of 1 percent of the assessed valuation of the county.



1628.  The board of supervisors of any county which has established
a county highway right of way acquisition revolving fund, may by
resolution call an election to obtain authorization for the issuance
and sale of bonds to finance the acquisition of rights of way for
county highway purposes.  Such bonds may be issued if approved by
two-thirds of the electors voting at any regular or special election
called for such purpose, and shall be limited in amount to one-half
of 1 percent of the current assessed valuation of the county.



1629.  The board of supervisors of any county which has established
a county highway right of way acquisition revolving fund may place on
deposit in such fund any moneys available to such county for county
highway purposes.


1630.  The board of supervisors may use any appropriate method of
funding the planning, designing, acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and operation of the
county expressway system designated pursuant to Section 941.4.