BILL NUMBER: AB 619INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Blumenfield FEBRUARY 25, 2009 An act to add Section 2303 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 619, as introduced, Blumenfield. Transportation projects: federal funds: delays. Existing law provides that the Department of Transportation has full possession and control of the state highway system. Existing law provides for allocation of federal transportation funds made available to the state. This bill would require the department to notify the Legislature within 30 days of making a determination that a project, including a project designated in the National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program, will be delayed beyond its scheduled completion date due to state cashflow or other funding issues, if the delay places at risk federal funds, including funds earmarked for the project. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2303 is added to the Streets and Highways Code, to read: 2303. The department shall notify the Legislature within 30 days of making a determination that a project, including a project designated in the National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Program, as established in Section 1302 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act-A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU; Public Law 109-059), will be delayed beyond its scheduled completion date due to state cashflow or other funding issues, if the delay places at risk federal funds, including funds earmarked for the project.