BILL NUMBER: AB 1369INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Patterson FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1369, as introduced, Patterson. Transportation capital projects: intercity rail: programming. Existing law provides for programming of various transportation funds that are available for transportation capital projects through the state transportation improvement program process administered by the California Transportation Commission. Under these provisions, 75% of available resources are programmed for regional improvement projects nominated by regional transportation agencies, and 25% of available resources are programmed for interregional improvement projects nominated by the Department of Transportation. Existing law requires 60% of the funds available for interregional improvement projects to be programmed for state highway projects in rural areas and for intercity rail improvement projects, with a requirement for at least 15% of those funds to be programmed for intercity rail improvement projects. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 164 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 164. (a) Funds made available for transportation capital improvement projects under subdivision (e) of Section 163 shall be programmed and expended for the following program categories: (1) Twenty-five percent for interregional improvements. (2) Seventy-five percent for regional improvements. (b) Sixty percent of the funds available for interregional improvements under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be programmed and expended for improvements to state highways that are specified in Sections 164.10 to 164.20, inclusive, and that are outside the boundaries of an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000, and for intercity rail improvements. (c) Not less than 15 percent of the amount of funds programmed under subdivision (b) shall be programmed for intercity rail improvement projects, includingseparation ofgrade separation projects. (d) Funds made available under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed to facilitate interregional movement of people and goods. The projects may include state highway, intercity passenger rail, mass transit guideway, or grade separation projects. (e) Funds made available under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be used for transportation improvement projects that are needed to improve transportation within the region. The projects may include, but shall not be limited to, improving state highways, local roads, public transit, intercity rail, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities, and grade separation, transportation system management, transportation demand management, soundwall projects, intermodal facilities, safety, and providing funds to match federal funds.