2009 California Government Code - Section 15500-15506 :: Part 8. Local Agency Allocation Law

15500.  This part may be cited as the Local Agency Allocation Law.

15501.  As used in this part:
   (a) "Local agencies" means cities, counties, housing authorities,
districts, and any other local public agencies.
   (b) "Public works projects" means acquisition and improvement of
sites, construction, modification, and alteration of public
buildings, airports, water supply systems (including when incidental
to a public works project (1) highways, streets, bridges, and other
street and highway structures, and (2) plan preparation and
equipment), and publicly owned and operated facilities, including but
not limited to sewage treatment and disposal plants and sanitary
facilities.
   (c) "Board" means State Allocation Board.

15502.  Whenever the Legislature makes an appropriation of state or
federal funds for apportionment or allocation to any class or classes
of local agencies for public works projects, or whenever any state
officer or agency is authorized by law to receive or accept any money
from the Federal Government or from other sources for the purpose of
making such apportionments or allocations, and if no state officer
or agency, other than the State Allocation Board, is authorized and
empowered by law to make the allocations or apportionments, they
shall be made solely by the board.

15503.  Whenever the board is required to make allocations or
apportionments under this part, it shall prescribe rules and
regulations for the administration of, and not inconsistent with, the
act making the appropriation of funds to be allocated or
apportioned. The board shall require the procedure, forms, and the
submission of any information it may deem necessary or appropriate.
   Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation act, the board may
require that applications for allocations or apportionments be
submitted to it for approval.

15504.  The Director of General Services shall provide the board
with the assistance it may require in order to carry out the
provisions of this part.

15505.  Any money appropriated for allocation or apportionment upon
a fixed formula basis or upon a basis not requiring the exercise of
judgment or discretion as to the amount of or the terms and
conditions under which allocations and apportionments are to be made
is exempt from this part unless the Legislature expressly provides
otherwise.

15506.  This part shall not be construed as affecting or changing
any authority or practice existing on May 24, 1949 whereby any state
officer or agency is allocating or apportioning money to local
agencies.