Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The board shall appoint an executive officer who shall hold office at its pleasure. It may also employ those personnel, including examiners, as it deems necessary for the performance of its duties. (b) The executive officer shall execute those duties and responsibilities as m…

The executive officer, or his or her designee, shall keep a full and true record of all proceedings of the board, issue all necessary process, writs, warrants, and notices, and perform those other duties as the board prescribes. The executive officer and the deputy executive offi…

The examiners may administer oaths, examine witnesses, issue subpenas, and receive evidence, under such rules and regulations as the board may adopt. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 112.)

The board shall hold regular meetings in Sacramento and may hold other meetings at the times and places within the state as a majority of the board directs. At any meeting the board may transact any business and perform all duties imposed upon it. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 112…

The board may adopt regulations pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 governing any matter over which it has jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 25. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)

There is in the state government the Transportation Agency. The agency consists of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the California Transportation Commission, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Transportation, the High-Speed Rail Authority, and the…

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 confirmation by the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the secretary is …

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) conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)

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 within the agency. The secretary may issue such orders as the secretary deems appropriate to exercise any power or jurisdi…

The Secretary of Transportation shall advise the Governor on, and assist the Governor in establishing, major policy and program matters affecting each department, office, or other unit within the agency, and shall serve as the principal communication link for the effective transm…

The Secretary of Transportation shall exercise the authority vested in the Governor in respect to the functions of each department, office, or other unit within the agency, including the adjudication of conflicts between or among the departments, offices, or other units; and shal…

(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 for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141. The agency shall develop a state freight plan that pro…

The secretary shall develop and report to the Governor on legislative, budgetary, and administrative programs to accomplish comprehensive, long-range, coordinated planning and policy formulation in the matters of public interest related to the agency. To accomplish this end, the …

With respect to coordinated planning and policy formulation in transportation and housing policies, the secretary shall be responsible for resolving significant policy conflicts among state, local, and federal housing plans and programs and state, local, or federal transportation…

(a) The secretary, on behalf of the agency, and any department, office, or other unit within the agency with the authority to implement transportation projects, may assume responsibilities under the federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.) a…

(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 limited to, representatives from transit operators, both small and large operating in urban and rural jurisdictions, the De…

(a) (1) Consistent with, and subject to the requirements of, any memorandum of understanding between the state and federal government, the secretary, upon the request of a local or regional agency with the authority to implement transportation projects, may assume responsibilitie…

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 properly to segregate and conduct the work of the agency. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)

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 pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. (Amended…

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 secretary. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)

The secretary shall conduct a program relating to the medical aspects of traffic injury and accident control. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)

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 to all California entities engaged in the brokering, originating, servicing, underwriting, and issuance of nontraditional…

(a) The secretary shall coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the California Transportation Commission to identify available funding in state transportation programs in existence as of January 1, 2024, including, but not limited to, competitive grant programs admin…

(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 shall develop and administer an accountability program related to the distribution of funds from the following sources: …

There is in the Transportation Agency a California Transportation Commission. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 290. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission. (b) “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)

The commission consists of 13 members appointed as follows: (a) Nine members shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. One member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rul…

(a) Other than ex officio members, the members of the commission shall hold office for terms of four years, and until their successors are appointed, except as otherwise provided in this section. (b) In the case of the members initially appointed by the Governor, three shall be a…

(a) In appointing members, the Governor shall make every effort to ensure both of the following: (1) That there is a geographic balance of representation on the commission as a whole, with members from the northern and southern areas and from the urban and rural areas of the stat…

The commission shall elect one of its members as a chairman who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairman who shall preside in the absence of the chairman. The chairman shall serve a term of one year. No member may serve as chairman for more than two successive terms. (A…

After consulting with members of the commission, the chairman of the commission shall appoint the members of all the committees of the commission, including those committees created pursuant to Section 14506. Each committee shall elect one of its members other than the chairman o…

In order to perform its duties and functions, the commission shall organize itself into at least the following four committees: (a) The Committee on Aeronautics, which shall consider issues related to aeronautics. (b) The Committee on Streets and Highways, which shall consider is…

The chairman shall appoint a Technical Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, after consultation with members of the aviation industry, airport operators, pilots, and other aviation interest groups and experts, as appropriate. This Technical Advisory Committee shall give technical ad…

The commission shall not form a committee for the purpose of considering budgetary and related fiscal matters. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)

The chairman shall not serve on any of the committees except in an ex officio capacity. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)

Each member shall receive a compensation of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, but not to exceed eight hundred dollars ($800) for any commission business authorized by the commission during any month, when a majority of the commission approves the compensation by a recorded vote…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, each member of an advisory committee to the commission who is not a commission member shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually spent in the discharge of authorized advisory committee duties, and shall also be …

The commission shall appoint an executive director for the commission who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission. The executive director shall receive the salary established by the Director of Finance for exempt officials. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 977.)

The executive director shall administer the affairs of the commission as directed by the commission and shall direct the staff of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 977.)

The executive director may appoint, with the approval of the commission, such staff as necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. The commission may request the department, and the department shall have the authority, to perform such work as the commission deems necessar…

The commission may employ its own legal staff or contract with other state agencies for legal services, or both. (Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 350, Sec. 1.)

The commission may sue or be sued. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1106.)

Except where a statute expressly provides that the commission itself shall hold a public hearing, the commission may delegate functions such as listening to argument, taking of evidence, and finding of facts to committees or staff members of the commission. The committee or staff…

The commission, the State Air Resources Board, and a representative from the Department of Housing and Community Development shall hold at least two joint meetings per calendar year to coordinate their implementation of policies that jointly affect transportation, housing, and ai…

(a) (1) The commission, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, Public Utilities Commission, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, and Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, shall develop the Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency…

(a) (1) The commission shall prepare, in consultation with the Transportation Agency and the department, a needs assessment of the cost to operate, maintain, and provide for the necessary future growth of the state and local transportation system for the next 10 years. As part of…